What classes will I take?

Architectural Drafting and Design presents basic architectural technology and drafting techniques through the drawing of plans, elevations, sections, details and schedules as used in residental construction documents.

Construction, Materials and Methods covers construction, materials, and methods of use as they relate to the overall building industry with major emphasis on the areas of soils, concrete, brick, masonry, steel, non-ferrous metals, timber and plastics.

Graphics for Architectural Design introduces the drawing techniques for the architectural design process, including both conceptual visualization and finished drawings.

Introduction to CAD using AutoCAD presents an introduction to the basic elements of computer-aided drafting.

Advanced CAD using AutoCAD emphasizes the more advanced computer-aided drawing and editing commands, symbols libraries, attributes, and basic three-dimensional drawing commands.

Structural Design I introduces the elastic design of structural steel framing members.

Statics & Strength of Materials presents the fundamental principles of engineering mechanics including the analysis of force systems on rigid bodies in static equilibrium. Lab illustrates the physical properties of materials, the physical basis of stress and strain analysis and the techniques of materials testing using laboratory experiments.

Contracts and Specifications studies the interpretation and preparation of specifications and other contract documents.

Cost Estimating & Planning includes the preparation of material lists and take-off quantities of materials and labor costs from plans, working drawings and specifications.

Architectural Design Studio introduces the design process using abstract and applied projects in three-dimensional form.

Engineering Construction Drafting studies the application of technical drafting skills to various types of engineering construction documents.

Advanced Architectural Construction Documents trains the student in architectural construction document development with an emphasis on the design development process and uses CAD application software to prepare finished construction documents.