Nov 27, 2024

Yakima Valley College Catalog 2018-2019

Yakima Valley College Catalog 2018-2019 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Construction Design, AAS

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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 regarding job placement in the construction design field.

Required Courses

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

One of the following three 5 Credits

BA 138: Written Business Communication 5 Cr •
PTECH 120: Technical Writing 5 Cr •
ENGL& 101: 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 , and IT 221 .

Core Competency Codes

♦ Computation
• Communication
■ Human Relation