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Specialization may be in such areas as construction
management, sustainable construction, information systems,
construction safety, and construction law. Requirements for the
M.B.C., M.S.B.C., M.I.C.M., and Ph.D. degrees are given in the
General Information section of this catalog.
Master of Building Construction (M.B.C.) or Master of Science
in Building Construction (M.S.B.C.): To be eligible for admission
to the M.B.C. or M.S.B.C. programs, a student must hold a 4-year
undergraduate degree in building construction or its equivalent in
related fields. "Equivalent in related fields" should include studies in
construction materials and methods, structures, and management.
Students with deficiencies in these related fields may need longer
residence for the master's degree, as they will be required to take
specified basic courses to provide a foundation for advanced
courses. There is no foreign language requirement.
No more than 3 credits of BCN 6971 may be used to satisfy the
credit requirements for the M.S.B.C. degree without written
permission of the Director of Graduate and Distance Education
Programs.
Master of International Construction Management (M.I.C.M.):
This program prepares students to assume upper-level management
responsibilities in a multinational company. To be eligible for
admission to the M.I.C.M. program, a student must have:
--A 4-year undergraduate degree
--At least 5 years of meaningful, supervisory-level construction
management experience
--Acceptable GRE scores (verbal, quantitative, and analytical
writing)
--A grade point average of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale
--Employer sponsorship
--International students must submit an acceptable score on one of
the following: TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language:
computer=213, paper=550, web=80), IELTS (International English
Language Testing System: 6), MELAB (Michigan English Language
Assessment Battery: 77), or successful completion of the UF English
Language Institute program.
No more 3 credits of ICM 6934 may be used to satisfy the credit
requirements for the M.I.C.M. without written permission of the
Director. All candidates are required to take ICM 6930. In addition
to these 6 research-oriented graduate credit hours, the student
selects one or two areas of emphasis and then takes the rest of the
required 33 credit hours from the remaining courses and special
electives. All candidates are required to pass a comprehensive oral
and/or written examination at the completion of the course work
and their master's research report/project.