The Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) recently accredited the facility management (FM) program within the Georgia Tech Master of Science in Building Construction and Facility Management degree. This program is also an approved Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) degree, so international students can extend their Optional Practical Training (OPT) experience for up to three years. Its integrated approach towards program management, construction management, and facility management has been a magnet for local part-time students, in addition to its hands-on technology applications courses, leadership and communications, and capstone experience.
The Master of Real Estate Development (MRED) has established itself as the go-to program for students interested in the academic trinity for learning the sustainable utilization of land for human development: technology, business, and public policy. This degree, offered in collaboration with the School of City and Regional Planning and the School of Architecture, allows faculty and students to engage in cutting edge real estate development debates and practices that influence urban development locally, nationally, and throughout the world. The program also includes elective courses from the Scheller College of Business.
The Professional Masters in Occupational Safety and Health Online (PMOSH) was recently approved by the Board of Certified Safety Professionals (BCSP) as a Qualified Academic Program (QAP). This approval is a praiseworthy milestone for the PMOSH program, developed in response to a growing need for a highly qualified workforce in the occupational safety and health field, and saw its first cohort graduate in the fall of 2019.
The Ph.D. in Building Construction has been instrumental for faculty and students to contribute to the community by publishing in scientific journals and proceedings, presenting at conferences, attracting research grants, bringing research to the classroom, and graduating Ph.D. candidates who end up teaching in national construction programs and abroad.
