ARCHITECTURAL TECHNOLOGY (ARC) (HEGIS 5304)
This program prepares graduates for employment opportunities in the field of architecture. In addition to being architectural technicians, graduates will be qualified to be draftspersons, engineering aides, building materials and manufacturing representatives, planning aides, and detailers, and to work with city building departments and renewal and redevelopment agencies. Dutchess Community College graduates are also able to transfer many of their credits to accredited architectural colleges. Students should have completed Sequential Math Course III prior to entry into the Architectural program.
The Associate in Applied Science (A.A.S) degree is awarded upon completion of the requirements for this program.
Upon successful completion of the ARC program, graduates can be expected to have knowledge in the following areas of study.
- Communications: Students will be able to graphically, orally and in writing present architectural ideas.
- Technology: Students will have an understanding of structures, material and methods and environmental systems.
- Practice: Students will be able to move from architectural programming and predesign activities through design and construction documentation and will have an understanding of the activities, organization and ethics of the profession.
- History/Theory: Students will have awareness about precedent,
ideas, culture and history of architecture. - Design: Students will be able apply information from all other areas of study to solve a specific architectural problem or program.
Students should select courses in consultation with an advisor.
FIRST SEMESTER
| Course No. | Descriptive Title | Cr.Hrs. |
|---|---|---|
| ENG 101 | Composition I | 3 |
| MAT 132 | Technical Mathematics II (a) | 3 |
| ARC 103 | Basic Architectural Drawing (b) | 3 |
| ARC 105 | Bldg. Materials and Const. I | 3 |
| ARC 104 | Introduction to Computer Graphics | 1 |
| ARC 113 | Architecture Introduction Seminar | 1 |
| ART Elective :ART 110, 111, or 112 | 3 | |
| Total | 17 |
SECOND SEMESTER
| Course No. | Descriptive Title | Cr.Hrs. |
|---|---|---|
| ENG 102 | Composition II | 3 |
| ARC 106 | Bldg. Materials and Const. II | 4 |
| ARC 110 | Architectural Drawing (c) | 3 |
| ARC 122 | Architectural Presentation I | 2 |
| ARC 216 | Design Theory | 2 |
| WFE 101 | Lifetime Wellness and Fitness | 3 |
| Total | 17 |
THIRD SEMESTER
| Course No. | Descriptive Title | Cr.Hrs. |
|---|---|---|
| ECO 105, GOV 121, HIS 104, or HIS 108 | 3 | |
| ARC 202 | Mechanics of Structures | 2 |
| ARC 123 | Architectural Presentation II | 2 |
| ARC 203 | Architectural Design | 5 |
| ARC 205 | Working Drawings I | 5 |
| ARC 211 | Mechanical and Electrical Systems in Buildings | 2 |
| Total | 17 |
FOURTH SEMESTER
| Course No. | Descriptive Title | Cr.Hrs. |
|---|---|---|
| BHS 103 | Social Problems in Today's World | 3 |
| ARC 206 | Working Drawings II | 5 |
| ARC 207 | Structural Analysis | 3 |
| ARC 214 | Office Practice | 2 |
| Free Elective (d) | 3-4 | |
| Total | 16-17 |
TOTAL CREDIT HOURS 67
Courses outside the Architectural program may be selected in lieu of those recommended if a student is planning a specialized program. Such changes require the approval of the Architectural Technology chairperson.
a. Students whose mathematics background does not include intermediate
algebra and trigonometry or Sequential Math Course III must first take MAT 131.
Qualified students may take a more advanced mathematics course.
b. ARC 100
and ARC 101, in combination, may be taken in place of ARC 103.
c. ARC 107 and
ARC 109, in combination, may be taken in place of ARC 110.
d. See page 98 of
the college catalog for a full discussion of the free elective requirement.
The subject area for the Architectural Technology program includes all courses labeled ARC.
