{"152311":{"#nid":"152311","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Undergraduate Building Construction Program to Transition to School of Civil and Environmental Engineering","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EIn response to a committee report on ways to strengthen undergraduate construction education at Georgia Tech, Provost Rafael L. Bras has authorized a curriculum transition out of the School of Building Construction and into the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering. The decision follows a recent external accreditation review of the School of Building Construction and in consultation with alumni in the construction industry.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe committee proposed a four-year transition plan that will embed the construction curriculum within the Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering degree. Graduate programs and research initiatives within the School of Building Construction will continue.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ECurrent students will not be affected by the change, as they will be able to complete the Bachelor of Science in Building Construction as planned or pursue the Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering. To help clarify further, the School has put together a \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.bc.gatech.edu\/node\/917\u0022\u003Eset of commonly asked questions\u003C\/a\u003E as a resource.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAs one of the nation\u2019s top civil engineering programs, the change is expected to bridge natural synergies between engineering, construction and architecture, allowing for a more holistic learning experience.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EA joint advisory board will lead this transition and seek approval from the Institute and the University System of Georgia Board of Regents where applicable.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EIn response to a committee report on ways to strengthen undergraduate construction education at Georgia Tech, Provost Rafael L. Bras has authorized a curriculum transition out of the School of Building Construction and into the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering. The decision follows a recent external accreditation review of the School of Building Construction and in consultation with alumni in the construction industry.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Change is expected to bridge natural synergies between engineering, construction and architecture"}],"uid":"27299","created_gmt":"2012-09-06 15:36:17","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:12:47","author":"Michael Hagearty","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2012-09-06T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2012-09-06T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.cee.gatech.edu\/","title":"School of Civil and Environmental Engineering"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.bc.gatech.edu\/","title":"School of Building Construction"}],"groups":[{"id":"1317","name":"News Briefs"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"}],"keywords":[{"id":"1461","name":"Building Construction"},{"id":"1897","name":"Civil Engineering"},{"id":"937","name":"provost"},{"id":"1556","name":"undergraduate"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}