Graduates of this master's track in Program Management will be exceptionally qualified to manage construction projects from start to finish on behalf of owner organizations (developers, corporations, institutions) either as employees or as consultants functioning as owner's representatives. Students will develop a diverse set of skills which will equip them with the expertise to manage a variety of construction projects; courses are designed to develop students' comprehensive understanding of how to manage the processes required to acquire a building or infrastructure project, including project finance, programming, the architectural and engineering professions and processes, procurement of design and construction, managing the construction process, contracts, codes, zoning, scheduling, and cost control.
This Program Management program is offered by Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech). Thousands of people engage in these program management activities worldwide; however, very few graduate programs exist that are aimed at teaching these comprehensive skills. Georgia Tech's graduate program aims to train the next generation of program managers who will need advanced training to more efficiently and effectively manage the large-scale, more complicated building projects of the future.
Potential graduate students will come from varying educational and professional backgrounds, including architecture, engineering, building construction, management, and real estate development. This track is ideal for professionals who wish to progress from an involvement in a single segment, such as design or construction management, to the overall management of the entire building acquisition process.
Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech), United States
Graduates of this master's track in Program Management will be exceptionally qualified to manage construction projects from start to finish on behalf of owner organizations (developers, corporations, institutions) either as employees or as consultants functioning as owner's representatives. Students will develop a diverse set of skills which will equip them with the expertise to manage a variety of construction projects; courses are designed to develop students' comprehensive understanding of how to manage the processes required to acquire a building or infrastructure project, including project finance, programming, the architectural and engineering professions and processes, procurement of design and construction, managing the construction process, contracts, codes, zoning, scheduling, and cost control.
This Program Management program is offered by Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech). Thousands of people engage in these program management activities worldwide; however, very few graduate programs exist that are aimed at teaching these comprehensive skills. Georgia Tech's graduate program aims to train the next generation of program managers who will need advanced training to more efficiently and effectively manage the large-scale, more complicated building projects of the future.
Potential graduate students will come from varying educational and professional backgrounds, including architecture, engineering, building construction, management, and real estate development. This track is ideal for professionals who wish to progress from an involvement in a single segment, such as design or construction management, to the overall management of the entire building acquisition process.
Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech), United States