Professional electives are upper level courses selected to develop and enhance a student’s knowledge of a specific specialty area in the science of construction.
Students MUST take at least 2 credit hours from the following list of Construction topics:
| ARE | 630 | Introduction to LEED (2) (Int) |
| CNS | 545 | Heavy Construction Methods (1 of 3) (F) |
| CNS | 634 | Building Systems Commissioning (2) (F) |
| CNS | 610 | Pre-Engineered Metal Buildings (1 of 2) (Int) |
| CNS | 738 | Mechanical and Electrical Estimating (2) (F, S) |
| DEN | 300 | Intro to Total Quality Management (1) (S, Int) |
| PLAN | 753 | Planning Law (2 of 3) (F, Pr.: PLAN 315) |
Students may take any of the courses on the approved list above or on the approved list below to meet the remainder of their professional elective requirements. Students are responsible for checking prerequisites and meeting any such requirements prior to enrolling in any of the following courses.
| ARE | 311 | CAD in Engineering and Construction (2) (S, Int) |
| ARE | 540 | Building Mechanical Systems (3) (F, S) |
| ARE | 630 | Introduction to LEED (V) (Int) |
| ARE | 710 | Building Energy Analysis (2) (F) |
| ARE | 724 | Advanced Sanitation Systems (3) (F) |
| ARE | 725 | Cold-Formed Steel Design (V) (Int) |
| ARE | 731 | Advanced Lighting Design (3) (S) |
| ARE | 734 | Advanced Mechanical Systems Design (3) (F, S) |
| ARE | 735 | Electrical Systems Design (3) (F, S) |
| ARE | 740 | Environmental Control Systems in Buildings (3) (S) |
| ARE | 741 | Building Communications Systems (3) (F) |
| ARE | 760 | Masonry Structural Design (3) (S) |
| CNS | 499 | Honors Research in Construction Science (Var) |
| CNS | 544 | Problems in Construction Science (Var) |
| CNS | 545 | Heavy Construction Methods (3) (F) |
| CNS | 629 | Tilt-up Concrete Structures in Construction Management (2) (Int) |
| CNS | 610 | Pre-Engineered Metal Buildings (2) (Int) |
| CNS | 634 | Building Systems Commissioning (2) (F) |
| CNS | 644 | Topics/Construction Management (V) |
| CNS | 738 | Mechanical and Electrical Estimating (2) (F, S) |
| DEN | 300 | Intro to Total Quality Management (1) (S, Int) |
| IMSE | 530 | Engineering Economics Analysis (2 or 3) (F, S) |
| PLAN | 655 | Land Development Planning (2) (S) |
| PLAN | 315 | Planning Principles (3) (F) |
| GEOG | 360 | Sustainability Science (3) |
Course offerings: F = Fall, S = Spring, U = Summer, Int = Intersession