Architecture

Curriculum ARC.ARC.AAS (C248A)

The architecture concentrations are designed to provide students with the skills necessary to obtain an entry-level position in an architectural or construction firm based on the concentration of study. The architecture concentrations also offer courses required in the first two years of a bachelor's degree program in architecture or construction management. Students should note that four-year colleges and universities vary in specific course and transfer requirements. Therefore, it is important for the student to consult the architecture program coordinator, as well as the catalog and/or admissions advisor at the four-year college or university to which transfer is intended.

The goal of the Architecture program is to help students develop critical thinking skills, develop creativity, problem solving skills and excellent visual graphic and verbal skills.

Having completed or taken courses in Architecture, students will be able to:

participate in student presentations and share opinions about their own and other students' projects;
demonstrate self evaluation skills to faculty through reflective paper or oral presentation;
analyze project requirements;
demonstrate proficiency in software programs used in professional practice;
interpret owners' needs based on project requirements and budgetary limitations.

Associate in Applied Science Degree


Semester One			Credit Hours
	ARC 109◊	Architectural Drafting Fundamentals		2
	ARC 189◊	Computer Graphics for Architecture I		3
	HTH 104◊	Science of Personal Health or
	HTH 281◊	First Aid & CPR		2
#	RHT 101◊	Freshman Rhetoric & Composition I²		3
		Selection from appropriate concentration		6
				16

Semester Two

#	ARC 110◊	Wood and Masonry Construction Technology	5
#	MAT 101◊	Quantitative Literacy¹ or
#	MAT 102◊	Liberal Arts Mathematics¹ or
#	MAT 110◊	College Algebra¹ or
#	MAT 111◊	Pre-Calculus¹ or
#	MAT 114◊	Plane Trigonometry¹	3-5
	PHL 101◊	Introduction to Philosophy	3
#	RHT 102◊	Freshman Rhetoric & Composition II² or
#	SPE 101◊	Principles of Effective Speaking²	3
		Selections from appropriate concentration	3
			17-19

Semester Three

#	ARC 120◊	Steel Construction Technology	5
#	ARC 130◊	Concrete Construction Technology	5
	ARC 261◊	Revit	3
		Selection from appropriate concentration	3
			16

Semester Four

#	ARC 140◊	MEP Construction Technology	5
#	ARC 200	Sustainable Design and Construction	3
	HIS 152◊	History of the U.S. since 1877	3
		Selection from appropriate concentration	5
			16
		Total credits required for graduation	65-67

Choose from one of the following concentrations:

Design and Technology

	ARC 104	Introduction to Architecture	3
#	ARC 171◊	Architectural Design I	3
#	ARC 172◊	Architectural Design II	5
	ARC 187◊	Architectural Drawings and Models	3
#	ARC 210◊	Introduction to the History of Architecture³	3
			17

Construction Management

ARC 107◊	Construction Print and Specification Reading	3
ARC 146◊	Construction Contract Documents	3
ARC 258◊	Construction Cost Estimating	3
ARC 292◊	Site Design and Construction	3
COT 248◊	Construction Planning and Scheduling	3
COT 269◊	Surveying	3
		18

See ARC course descriptions.

See COT course descriptions.

¹MAT 101◊, MAT 102◊, MAT 110◊, MAT 111◊ or MAT 114◊ meets the Science and Mathematics general education requirement. Students intending to transfer to UIC, UIUC or SIUC must also take MAT 131◊ and PHY 101◊.

²Students intending to transfer are encouraged to complete all three courses: RHT 101◊, RHT 102◊ and SPE 101◊ to meet university requirements.

Coordinator: Jo Beth Halpin, Ext. 3601

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