Due to the growing need for qualified individuals in the construction career surrounding DFW, Tarleton State University has approved a new degree. Construction Science was approved during October’s board meeting and is now being offered by Tarleton’s Department of Engineering Technology.

“This degree is specifically focused on allowing students to go to work in the construction industry. If you’re looking to work as a project manager, run contractors at a construction job, or own your own business being a sub-contractor, this is the degree you need,” said Dr. George Mollick, Department Head for Engineering and Technology.

The growing amount of jobs required by the construction industry in the state of Texas has helped with Tarleton’s decision to offer this degree. Students who pursue this degree are able to make approximately $70-80,000 a year starting out, that’s 40% higher than the average annual earnings in Texas. 

“This is a very popular and lucrative degree. I think after the financial collapse, parents are sending their children to school to look for degrees that will result in a guaranteed job after graduation. This is a safe degree because they know there is a market out there to get a job,” commented Dr. Mollick on the benefits of the degree.

This degree will allow students hands on labs to experience what it is like to build and create the things they will be building in the future. 

This inherently creative degree is just one of five that the department is seeking approval for. The department recently approved a Master’s degree in Quality and Engineering Management and a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering Technology. They are currently working to get the approval of a Mechatronics Program, which is building automated machines for manufacturing, and an energy degree that will focus on power generation and distribution.

For more information on this degree and the ones being offered in the future, contact the Department of Engineering Technology at (254) 968-9010.