Dec 04, 2024

Yakima Valley College Catalog 2016-2017

Yakima Valley College Catalog 2016-2017 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Construction Design, AAS

This degree will provide students with professional-level skills on AutoCAD. They will also learn many skills essential to the light construction trade.

Many CAD courses use a drawing studio format, and students create portfolios of their work as a basic course or program goal. With this degree, students will be highly competitive with respect to job placement in the construction design field.

Required Courses

ENGR 101:&nbsp;Project Management 5 Cr ■
ENGR 104:&nbsp;Engineering Graphics 5 Cr
ENGR 110:&nbsp;CAD I 3 Cr
ENGR 111:&nbsp;Mechanical CAD 3 Cr
ENGR 112:&nbsp;3-D CAD 3 Cr
ENGR 115:&nbsp;Blueprint Reading & Drafting Standards 2 Cr
ENGR 118:&nbsp;Microstation 2D 4 Cr
ENGR 132:&nbsp;Problem Analysis 5 Cr
ENGR 160:&nbsp;Introduction to Revit Architecture 3 Cr
ENGR 190:&nbsp;Co-op Field Experience I Variable Cr *
ENGR 191:&nbsp;Co-op Field Experience II Variable Cr *
ENGR 192:&nbsp;Co-op Field Experience III Variable Cr *
ENGR 193:&nbsp;Co-op Field Experience IV Variable Cr *
ENGR 200:&nbsp;Plane Survey 3 Cr
ENGR 222:&nbsp;Regulatory Forms for Construction 2 Cr
ENGR 230:&nbsp;Engineering Design Project 5 Cr *
ENGR 231:&nbsp;Engineering Design Project 5 Cr *
ENGR 232:&nbsp;Engineering Design Project 5 Cr *
ENGR 251:&nbsp;Estimates and Costs 4 Cr
ENGR 260:&nbsp;Soils and Foundations 4 Cr
ENGR 263:&nbsp;Basic Structural Design 4 Cr
ENGR 266:&nbsp;Advanced Surveying 2 Cr
ENGR 267:&nbsp;Geographic Information Systems (GIS) 2 Cr
ENGR 268:&nbsp;AutoCAD Civil 3D 4 Cr
ENGR 282:&nbsp;Building Code 3 Cr
ENGR 283:&nbsp;Building Systems 3 Cr
ENGR 286:&nbsp;Structural CAD 4 Cr
MATH& 141:&nbsp;Precalculus I 5 Cr ♦
MATH& 142:&nbsp;Precalculus II 5 Cr
PHYS 115:&nbsp;General Physics I Lecture 3 Cr
PHYS 125:&nbsp;General Physics I Lab 2 Cr
PHYS 116:&nbsp;General Physics II Lecture 3 Cr
PHYS 126:&nbsp;General Physics II Lab 2 Cr
Elective 3 Cr **

One of the following three 5 Credits

BA 138:&nbsp;Written Business Communication 5 Cr •
PTECH 120:&nbsp;Technical Writing 5 Cr •
ENGL& 101:&nbsp;English Composition I 5 Cr •

Total Credits 108

* Choose 9 credits from ENGR 230 , ENGR 231 , ENGR 232 or ENGR 190 , ENGR 191 , ENGR 192 , ENGR 193 .

** Choose 3 credits from IT 100 , IT 111 , IT 115 , IT 221 .

Core Competency Codes

♦ Computation
• Communication
■ Human Relation