MCCCD Program Description

Major: 3802 Catalog Year: 2023-2024 Effective Term: 2017 Fall Last Admit Term: (Mor) Award: AAS Total Credits: 67 CIP Code: 15.1303	Primary College: Initiating College: Mesa Community College Program Availability: Not Found Program Availability: College-Specific (Mor) Program Availability: Field of Interest: Not Found Instructional Council: Drafting (24) GPA: 2.00
SOC Code: 17-3011?

Description: The Associate of Applied Science (AAS) in Architecture prepares students to work as technicians in the areas related to architectural design or architectural drafting or urban development. An architecture design and architecture drafting technician may work in many types of design related (architecture, engineering, construction, and interior design) firms/agencies using board and/or computer in designing and documenting residential and/or commercial buildings. An urban development technician may work for an urban planning or land development or real estate or landscape companies / agency.

Required Courses

ARC120 Design Fundamentals I 3
ARC160 Site Planning 3
CNS130 Computer Aided Design and Drafting 3
CNS180 Building Construction Methods, Materials, and Equipment 3
CNS181 Cost Estimating I 3

MAT150 College Algebra / Functions (5) OR
MAT151 College Algebra / Functions (4) OR
MAT152 College Algebra / Functions (3) 3-5

Credits: 18-20

Restricted Electives
Students will choose one of the three tracks Track I-Architecture Design: 27 credits AGL189 Landscape Design I 3 ARC100 Introduction to Environmental Design 3 ARC140 Rendering and Portfolio Development 3 + ARC161 Residential Architecture Drafting I: Computer and Board 3 + ARC162 Advance Residential Architecture Drafting II: Computer and Board 3 + ARC163 Commercial Architecture Drafting I: Computer and Board 3 + ARC164 Advance Commercial Architecture Drafting II: Computer and Board 3 ARC165 Introduction to Architecture Professional Practice and Ethics 3 + ARC225 Fundamentals of Architectural Detailing 3 + ARC282++ Volunteerism for Architecture: A Service Learning Experience 1-3 + ARC290++ Architecture Internship 1-3 + ARC296++ Cooperative Education 1-4 + ARC298++ Special Projects 1-3 BLT140 Environmentally Responsible Building 3 BLT262 Residential Building Code 3 + CNS201 Construction Management (Office Operation) 3 + CNS230 Computer Aided Design and Drafting II 3 + CNS240 Computer Aided Design and Drafting III 3 + CNS285 Introduction to Residential Plan Review 3 Track II-Architectural Drafting: 27 credits ARC140 Rendering and Portfolio Development 3 + ARC150 Architectural Desktop I 3 + ARC161 Residential Architecture Drafting I: Computer and Board 3 + ARC162 Advance Residential Architecture Drafting II: Computer and Board 3 + ARC163 Commercial Architecture Drafting I: Computer and Board 3 + ARC164 Advance Commercial Architecture Drafting II: Computer and Board 3 ARC165 Introduction to Architecture Professional Practice and Ethics 3 + ARC225 Fundamentals of Architectural Detailing 3 + ARC226 Advanced Architectural Detailing 3 + ARC282++ Volunteerism for Architecture: A Service Learning Experience 1-3 + ARC290++ Architecture Internship 1-3 + ARC296++ Cooperative Education 1-4 + ARC298++ Special Projects 1-3 BLT140 Environmentally Responsible Building 3 BLT262 Residential Building Code 3 + CNS201 Construction Management (Office Operation) 3 + CNS230 Computer Aided Design and Drafting II 3 + CNS240 Computer Aided Design and Drafting III 3 + CNS285 Introduction to Residential Plan Review 3 Track III - Urban Development: 27 credits AGL189 Landscape Design I 3 + ARC161 Residential Architecture Drafting I: Computer and Board 3 + ARC162 Advance Residential Architecture Drafting II: Computer and Board 3 + ARC282++ Volunteerism for Architecture: A Service Learning Experience 1-3 + ARC290++ Architecture Internship 1-3 + ARC296++ Cooperative Education 1-4 + ARC298++ Special Projects 1-3 BLT140 Environmentally Responsible Building 3 BLT262 Residential Building Code 3 BLT263 General Building Code 3 CNS175 Working Drawing Analysis, Blue Print Reading 3 + CNS201 Construction Management (Office Operation) 3 + CNS230 Computer Aided Design and Drafting II 3 + CNS240 Computer Aided Design and Drafting III 3 + CNS285 Introduction to Residential Plan Review 3 + CNS286 Introduction to Commercial Plan Review 3 REA179 Real Estate Principles I 3 + REA180 Real Estate Principles II 3 + REA281 Principles of Real Estate 3			Credits: 27

General Electives
	Credits:

General Education Requirements

General Education Requirement	Credits: 22

General Education Core	Credits: 12

First-Year Composition	Credits: 6
Any approved general education course in the First-Year Composition area

Oral Communication	Credits: 3
COM100 Introduction to Human Communication

Critical Reading	Credits: 3
+ CRE101 Critical and Evaluative Reading I (3) or Equivalent as indicated by assessment

Mathematics	Credits: 0
Met by MAT150, MAT151, or MAT152, in required courses area

General Education Distribution	Credits: 10

Humanities, Arts and Design	Credits: 3
Any approved general education course in the Humanities and Fine Arts area

Social-Behavioral Sciences	Credits: 3
Any approved general education course from the Social and Behavioral Sciences area

Natural Sciences	Credits: 4
PHY111 General Physics I

Program Competencies
1. Demonstrate visual literacy in solving problems graphically. (ARC120) 2. Apply design techniques to sites and land development. (ARC160) 3. Draw objects with various methods of documentation and design, using the computer and/or board. (CNS130) 4. Identify and describe common methods, materials, and equipment used in construction. (CNS180) 5. Prepare detailed estimates of the costs associated with the construction of a residential and/or light commercial building. (CNS181) 6. Apply mathematical concept) in solving common construction related problems. (MAT150, MAT151, MAT152)
+ indicates course has prerequisites and/or corequisites. ++ indicates that any suffixed course may be selected. MCCCD Governing Board Approval Date: 03-24-09

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