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    Building Science

    A degree from our McWhorter School of Building Science prepares students to be construction managers in the global construction industry, who will plan, execute, and manage construction projects of all sizes with companies across the globe. Auburn’s Bachelor of Science in Building Construction (BSCI) Program is a four-year ACCE accredited program focused on construction management including specialized training in estimating, scheduling, project management, safety, surveying, sustainable construction, and structures.

    With both service learning and experiential learning opportunities, students are exposed to global practices in construction science that allows them to put into practice what they are learning in the classroom. Every student participates in a hands-on, construction service project that allows for real world use of material taught in the classroom in addition to meeting a need in the community. Competition teams, the Construction Visualization Lab (VDC), and the Robins & Morton Construction Field Lab are all experiential learning programs offered in the BSCI Program. 

    The Program also offers Study Abroad opportunities, with some past locations including Ecuador, China, Australia, New Zealand, England, France, Germany, Italy, and Spain.

    Each semester, the McWhorter School of Building Science hosts a career fair with various companies from all over the United States. These fairs usually have between 80-100 companies represented. Our Building Science Career Specialist works to ensure all Building Science students are prepared for the job and internship search. Most students complete at least two internships or a co-op during the program. In addition to hosting the career fair each semester, the Building Science Career Specialist also hosts industry lunches and works with faculty to arrange guest lecturers from our industry partners. The industry connections within our program allow our students to begin setting goals for post-graduation early and be fully ready to enter the industry after college.

    Building science prepares our students for a career in construction management. Our graduates become estimators and virtual design construction managers determining cost and time building the building in rendering systems before it is built in real life. They also can become project managers and superintendents, overseeing job sites and managing the day to day build of a structure at large scale, general contracting companies all over the United States. The Building Science program currently has six different study abroad opportunities every year. And these range from short service learning based programs that usually go over the fall and spring break to semester long programs where they just stay in one place in the country and get accustomed to that country.

    We try and stay really up to date on the most current technology here at the McWhorter School of building science. So once you're in the professional program, you take two CIT or construction information technology classes, and so you're learning how to use the most up to date industry software like Procore, Blue Beam, Revit, Navisworks. You get really proficient Excel. They teach you real fast, but you're going to use that for the rest of your career. And we have an industry advisory board who is made up of alumni from the McWherter School of building science and prominent leaders in construction companies in our industry. That's really great to know that we're learning exactly what the industry wants us to know to be successful. We also have our own dedicated career placement specialist, and that person is in that role specifically to help support students in understanding these things. What are my options for my future in construction management? How can I leverage myself to be more appealing to future employers, whether it's for an internship or a permanent job.

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