Program Curriculum
Engineering
Design/Tech Prep Program
(66
semester credit hours)
An
Associate
of
Applied
Science degree program offered by the Technology and
Business Division.
The program in engineering
design is a four-semester course of study leading to an Associate in Applied
Science degree. Specialized
learning experiences include the implementation of computer-aided design
software in various design disciplines. Instruction
emphasizes the development of technical knowledge and drafting skills that are
essential to the successful entrance in the job market as a design technician.
Former
students have been employed as pipe designers, architectural designers, tool
designers, civil designers, structural detail designers, electrical designers,
and job estimators.
The
Engineering Design program provides work-place experiences recommended by the
U.S. Department of Labor Secretary's Commission on Achieving Necessary Skills
(SCANS).
Some upper level
universities will allow you to transfer anywhere from 24-44 hours of your
technical credit toward a Bachelor of Applied Arts or Science degree.
Contact your transfer university for information.
Course
|
Course
Title |
Semester
Hours
|
|
First Year, First Semester:* |
||
|
**DFTG
1405 |
Technical
Drafting |
4 |
|
**DFTG
1409 |
Basic
Computer-Aided Drafting |
4 |
|
MATH
1314 |
College
Algebra |
3 |
|
ENGL
1301 |
Composition
I |
3 |
|
|
14
sem.
hrs |
|
|
First Year, Second Semester: |
||
|
MATH
1316 |
Trigonometry |
3 |
|
DFTG 1410 |
Specialized Basic Computer Aided Drafting (CAD) |
4 |
|
DFTG
1417 |
Architectural
Drafting, Residential |
4 |
|
DFTG
2419 |
Intermediate
Computer-Aided Drafting |
4 |
|
|
15
sem.
hrs |
|
|
Second Year, First Semester: |
||
|
DFTG
1494 |
Special
Topics in Electrical/Electronics Drafting |
4 |
|
DFTG
1493 |
Special
Topics in Civil Drafting |
4 |
|
DFTG
2406 |
Machine
Design |
4 |
|
DFTG
2436 |
Computer-Aided
Drafting Programming |
4 |
|
ENGL
1302 |
Composition
II |
3 |
|
|
19 sem.
hrs |
|
|
Second Year, Second Semester: |
||
|
DFTG
2423 |
Pipe
Drafting |
4 |
|
DFTG
2440 |
Solid
Modeling/Design |
4 |
|
DFTG
2432 |
Advanced
Computer-Aided Drafting |
4 |
|
***Social
Science |
Social
Science course |
3 |
|
Humanities or Performing/Visual Arts |
3 |
|
|
|
18
sem.
hrs |
|
*Students
entering the program must take all three parts of the THEA test to determine if
any remediation is necessary.
**These
courses may be taken during the 11th and 12th grade, in high school, as part of
a Tech-Prep Contract. Credit will
be granted for DFTG 1409 only if the high school course is taught on identical
CAD software.
***This
elective must be selected from the list of core requirements social and behavioral science courses.
Computer-Aided
Drafting (CAD) Certificate
(20
semester credit hours)
A
certificate program offered by the Division of Technology and Business.
The
certificate program in computer-aided drafting is recommended for the individual
who has prior drafting experience and wishes to update his/her skills.
Manual drafting skills recommended through Tech-Prep, college transfer,
high school courses or work experience.