BUILDING INFORMATION MODELING (BIM)

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: CIV ENGR 159 , M E 231 , graduate/professional standing, or member of Engineering Guest Students Course Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Identify concepts and principles of building information modeling Audience: Undergraduate 2. Explain construction management with 3-dimensional (3D) and 4D building information models Audience: Undergraduate 3. Use computer tools to model a building Audience: Undergraduate 4. Use communication and teamwork skills in multi-disciplinary building design modeling Audience: Undergraduate 5. List, examine, and critique modeling challenges Audience: Graduate 6. Develop innovative solutions to modeling challenges so that construction inefficiencies are minimized Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Identify concepts and principles of building information modeling Audience: Undergraduate 2. Explain construction management with 3-dimensional (3D) and 4D building information models Audience: Undergraduate 3. Use computer tools to model a building Audience: Undergraduate 4. Use communication and teamwork skills in multi-disciplinary building design modeling Audience: Undergraduate 5. List, examine, and critique modeling challenges Audience: Graduate 6. Develop innovative solutions to modeling challenges so that construction inefficiencies are minimized Audience: Graduate