• Mission and Vision
• Program Educational Objectives
• Program Outcomes
• Degree Requirements

The Master of Science in Construction Management (MSCM) program will be offered beginning in the fall 2009. The program employs a blended-delivery model that incorporates on-line, classroom and resident instruction.

The program consists of 36 credit hours or 12 each, 3-credit courses. The program will be completed in a two-year period with students (operating as a cohort) beginning in the fall semester by taking two courses; an on-line course and a classroom course at RWU.

This course combination would be repeated during the spring semester and both semesters of the following year (for a total of eight courses and 24-credit hours.) Students will attend, in residence at RWU, a two week seminar program during January between the fall and spring semesters of each year. These winter intersession courses will include a combination of lecture, seminar and practicum.

In addition to the disciplinary educational benefits, the winter intersession courses will serve as team building sessions. During the first summer, students will take one course either on-line or in residence. During the second summer students would have the option of taking a final (12th course) or writing a masters report.

Mission and Vision

The mission of the MSCM Program is to provide a superior post-graduate educational experience that will significantly enhance the graduate’s ability to contribute to the construction enterprise at the highest levels.

The vision for the MSCM program is to be nationally recognized as the premier post-graduate program for construction professionals.

Program Educational Objectives

During the first few years after graduation, we expect our graduates to:

• Demonstrate exemplary technical and leadership knowledge and skills while achieving success as a construction executive within a design, construction or owner organization, always displaying the highest standards of ethical conduct.
• Value the concept of life-long learning and continue to grow intellectually while keeping informed of new concepts and developments in the construction industry.
• Assume a leadership role in the advancement of the construction management profession and community outreach activities, while serving as a role model for the future generation of constructors and the Roger Williams University Construction Management students.

Program Outcomes

We expect our graduating students to possess:

• The ability to optimize the value of change in a global construction marketplace.
• The skill to command multiple interdisciplinary teams, on multiple projects through the preconstruction, construction, and close-out stages of a project.
• The disciplinary and interpersonal expertise required to facilitate the execution of construction in a global, economic, environmental and societal context.
• Excellent research and problem solving skills applied to construction executive level tasks.

Degree Requirements