Our Program

To meet the needs of the construction industry in Ontario, the School of Construction Management and Trades delivers the province’s only degree program in construction science and management. In Ontario’s increasingly specialized and complex construction industry, successfully managing a construction project now requires a solid education in building and environmental sciences as well as practical business and managerial training, including strong negotiating, organizational and interpersonal skills. Graduates of the Construction Science and Management degree program will bring to Ontario’s vital construction industry the innovation and specialized skills required to keep the province competitive, successful and sustainable.

Your summer co-op semester, following semester 6, includes a mandatory co-op work term in a job related to your future career.

Students must pay an additional co-op fee in the spring of their third year.

CO-OP OPPORTUNITIES

An integral component of this applied degree in Construction Science and Management is a mandatory co-op work term in the spring/summer of the third year of the program. Our Industry Liaison Office facilitates this for both our students and prospective employers. Students participate in job preparation courses that cover areas such as resumé writing, job search strategies, interview and practice to enable them to communicate clearly.

ACADEMIC ACCREDITATIONS

Graduates are exempted from all academic requirements for the Professional Quantity Surveyor (PQS) designation from the Canadian Institute of Quantity Surveyors (CIQS) and for the Member of the Chartered Institute of Building (MCIOB) designation from the Chartered Institute of Building.

Graduates receive 30 credits toward the Gold Seal certification offered by the Canadian Construction Association (CCA).

“I owe a big thank you to the Centre for Construction and Engineering Technologies at George Brown College for giving me the opportunity to interview with so many large construction firms. With the help of the Industry Liaison Office and my professor, I was interviewed by nine construction firms for the co-op semester. By my sixth interview, I already had four job offers. I know that without the relationship between the school and the companies, I would never have had interviews with them. The skills I have learned here and my co-op experience help guarantee my future success. I’ve seen it around the city and I can say it myself: ‘George Brown (really does) get you the job.’”

Jonathan Graf (student, Construction Science and Management)

Check the availability and status of this program

Call the George Brown School of Construction Management and Trades at 416-415-5000, ext. 4398.

E-mail construction@georgebrown.ca

or call 416-415-2000 (TTY 1-877-515-5559) or long distance 1-800-265-2002.

If you are an International Visa student, please contact the International Centre - 416-415-5000 ext. 2115 or international@georgebrown.ca.

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