Course provides working knowledge of current computer aided design software related to architecture and building construction. Lab work concentrates on learning to use a B.I.M. (Building Information Modeling) computer application applicable to the design process. Students will learn to apply virtual building technology to design, production and information analysis of a project.

An introduction to principles, methods and applications of architectural drawing. Basic drafting tools will be used to learn orthographic projection to draw multi-view drawings including architectural design floor plans, elevations and sections, single-view drawings including paraline axonometric drawings and perspective drawings including one- and two- point.

This course covers basic two and three-dimensional design fundamentals, architectonic principles and architectural design skills. Techniques of model making, are learned through explorations in defining and analyzing architectural space.

This course furthers the study of three- dimensional design fundamentals, architectural space and architectural principles through the application of more advanced model making techniques, orthographic drawing and one and two point perspectives. The architectural design process is studied through the analysis and resolution of basic building programs and basic natural and man-made environmental factors.

A general introduction to the social, political, economic, technological and cultural factors which have generated architecture from prehistoric times through the Fifteenth Century. ARC1701 is a writing credit course. Students must earn a minimum grade of C to meet the requirements of the Gordon Rule for writing. ARC1701 meets the International/Intercultural competency requirement.

This course introduces architectural theory and defines architectonic elements, principles and aesthetics in architecture. It analyzes their application in contemporary and historical architecture and relates their application to architecture design studio solutions. The course also covers the work and philosophies of contemporary architects. ARC2201 is a writing credit course. Students must earn a minimum grade of C to meet the requirements of the Gordon Rule for writing. ARC2201 meets the International/ Intercultural competency requirement.

This course emphasizes the analysis and resolution of the natural and man-made environmental context as a generator of architectural design ideas. The analysis of architectural building programs and architectonic principles are applied to further define the organization, form, circulation and function of architectural space in buildings. A portfolio is created from each student's best work for the purpose of transfer admission to an upper division university program.

This course covers the development of architectonic conceptual ideas from program requirements and contextual factors as generators of architectural design. Architectonic principles of enclosure, massing, articulation of form, proportions, geometry, scale and structures are applied in the development of imagery for building design. A portfolio is created from each student's best work for the purpose of transfer admission to a university program.

Introduction to materials and methods of construction covering the evaluation of construction materials, functional applications and code requirements in the use of wood, masonry, concrete, steel and other materials.

Basic study in the principles and evaluations of structures as applied to architecture. Major topics of study include statics, stress, and the characteristics of beam and column behavior. This course will enable the student to develop a structural sense in creating architectural solutions.