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Concrete Industry Management
Concrete Industry Management
Concrete Industry Management (CIM) is a hands-on technology discipline that prepares students for a wide range of exciting technical and managerial careers in the concrete and related industries. Texas State is one of five universities in the nation to offer this innovative degree program. The goal of this industry-driven program is to produce broadly education, articulate graduates who are grounded in basic construction management, knowledgeable in concrete technology and techniques, and able to management people and systems to promote products and services related to the concrete industry.
Faculty
| Name | |
|---|---|
| Gaedicke, Cristian | mg76@txstate.edu |
| Hu, Jiong | jiong.hu@txstate.edu |
| Kim, Yoo-jae | yk10@txstate.edu |
Courses
| General Education Core | CIM Major Core | |
|---|---|---|
| Communication | Business Minor (15 semester hours) | |
| English 1310 & 1320 | CIM (21 semester hours) | ACC 2301 – Acc. in Organizations & Society |
| Communications 1310 | CIM 3330 – Concrete Construction Methods | BLAW 2361 – Legal Environment of Business |
| Mathematics | CIM 3340 – Understanding the Conc. Const. System | *ECO 2301 – Eco of Contemporary Issues |
| Math 2417 | CIM 3366 – Applications of Concrete in Construction | FIN 3325 – Fundas of Financial Planning |
| Natural Science | CIM 3420 – Fundas of Concrete: Properties & Testing | MGT 3303 – Principles of Management |
| Chemistry 1141 & 1341 | CIM 4210 – Senior Concrete Lab | MKT 3343 – Principles of Marketing |
| Physics 1410 | CIM 4340 – Concrete Problems | |
| Humanities,Visual & Performing Arts | CIM 4398 – Capstone | Math & Science (10 semester hours) |
| Art, Dance, Music or Theatre Arts 2313 | MATH 2321 – Calculus for Life Science I | |
| English Literature (3 hours) | Technology (26 semester hours) | MATH 2328 – Elementary Statistics |
| Philosophy 1305 | TECH 1260 – Intro to the Const. & Concrete Industry | PHYS 1420 – General Physics II |
| Social and Behavioral Sciences | TECH 2313 – Fundamentals of Architectural Problems | |
| Economics 2301 | TECH 2342 – Construction Materials and Processes | Other Requirements (3 semester hours) |
| History 1310, 1320 | TECH 2351 – Statics and Strength of Materials | ENGR 3315 – Engineering Economic Analysis |
| Political Science 2310, 2320 | TECH 3360 – Structural Analysis | |
| Texas State Component | TECH 3367– Mech., Elect. & Plumbing Systems | |
| PFW (2 Courses) | TECH 4345 – Methods Engineering and Ergonomics | |
| University Seminar 1100 | TECH 4369 – Construction Contracts, Liability and Ethics | |
| TECH 4390 – Internship |
Year to Year Outline
| Freshmen year 1st semester | Hours | Freshman year 2nd semester | Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| US 1100 | 1 | ENG 1320 | 3 |
| ENG 1310 | 3 | HIST 1310 | 3 |
| POSI 2310 | 3 | BLAW 2361 | 3 |
| ECO 2301 | 3 | MATH 2417 | 4 |
| CHEM 1141, 1341 | 4 | PHYS 1410 | 4 |
| TECH 1260 | 2 | ||
| Total | 16 | Total | 17 |
| Sophomore year 1st semester | Hours | Freshmen year 2nd semester | Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| ENG Literature (see general req. 2) | 3 | POSI 2320 | 3 |
| HIST 1320 | 3 | CIM 3420 | 4 |
| MATH 2321 | 3 | ACC 2301 | 3 |
| PHYS 1420 | 4 | TECH 2313 | 3 |
| TECH 2342 | 3 | CIM 3420 | 4 |
| PFW one course | 1 | ||
| Total | 16 | Total | 17 |
| Junior year 1st semester | Hours | Junior year 2nd semester | Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| MGT 3303 | 3 | ART, DAN, MU, or TH 2313 | 3 |
| MATH 2328 | 3 | FIN 3325 | 3 |
| TECH 2351 | 3 | PHIL 1305 | 3 |
| PFW one course | 1 | CIM 3366 | 3 |
| CIM 3330 | 3 | PFW one course | 1 |
| CIM 3340 | 3 | ||
| Total | 16 | Total | 13 |
| Senior year 1st semester | Hours | Senior year 2nd semester | Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| MKT 3343 | 3 | ENGR 3315 | 3 |
| CIM 4330 | 3 | TECH 3360 | 3 |
| TECH 3367 | 3 | CIM 4210 | 2 |
| TECH 4369 | 3 | CIM 4398 | 3 |
| TECH 4345 | 3 | ||
| Total | 15 | Total 13 | 13 |
| Senior year Summer Section Hours | |||
| TECH 4390 | 3 | ||
| Total | 3 |
General Requirements
The CIM major requires 123 hours of study. Coursework is drawn from concrete technology, business, construction management, engineering, math, science, arts, humanities and social sciences. Most the CIM and technology courses involve laboratory work in which students learn by doing.
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