Architecture (ARCH)
ARCH 001 Intro to Architectural Professions Units: 3
This course provides students with an overview of professional occupations in Architecture, Construction Management, Building Inspection Technology, City and Regional Planning, Architectural Engineering and Landscape Architecture.
Lecture Hours: 54 Lab Hours: None Repeatable: No
Grading: Letter
Prerequisite: None
Advisory: RDG 061.
Limitation on enrollment: None
Transfer Status: CSU/UC Degree Applicable: AA/AS
COD GE: None CSU GE: None IGETC: None
ARCH 002 Materials of Construction Units: 4
This course is an introduction to construction materials and processes. Lab demonstrations in construction techniques and field trips to construction sites will be utilized to assist students' understanding of construction principles and practices. Emphasis on the selection of materials in a design context will help develop students' spatial and three dimensional skills.
Lecture Hours: 54 Lab Hours: 54 Repeatable: No
Grading: Letter
Prerequisite: None
Advisory: ENG 061.
Limitation on enrollment: None
Transfer Status: CSU Degree Applicable: AA/AS
COD GE: None CSU GE: None IGETC: None
ARCH 003A Architectural Practice I Units: 3
This is an introductory course in wood construction methods and processes. It focuses on the use of drafting tools, office equipment and references to assist in selection and drawing of architectural details, including foundation, floors, walls and roofs.
Lecture Hours: 36 Lab Hours: 54 Repeatable: No
Grading: Letter
Prerequisite: DRA 001.
Advisory: None
Limitation on enrollment: None
Transfer Status: CSU Degree Applicable: AA/AS
COD GE: None CSU GE: None IGETC: None
ARCH 003B Architectural Practice II Units: 3
This is an advanced drafting course and a continuation of the content and issues introduced in ARCH 003A which includes the development of site plan, floor plans, exterior elevations, roof plan, sections and architectural details. In addition, this course also incorporates a comprehensive study of the development of construction documents.
Lecture Hours: 36 Lab Hours: 54 Repeatable: No
Grading: Letter
Prerequisite: ARCH 003A.
Advisory: None
Limitation on enrollment: None
Transfer Status: CSU Degree Applicable: AA/AS
COD GE: None CSU GE: None IGETC: None
ARCH 005A Introduction to Drawing & Perspective Units: 3
This course is the first in a series of two graphics courses. It is an introduction to basic techniques used for graphic communication in the design profession. It includes the study of orthographic and isometric projections, mechanical and freehand perspectives, shading, shadows and reflection. Students begin the process of compiling work to implement into a comprehensive portfolio.
Lecture Hours: 18 Lab Hours: 108 Repeatable: No
Grading: Letter
Prerequisite: DRA 001.
Advisory: None
Limitation on enrollment: None
Transfer Status: CSU/UC Degree Applicable: AA/AS
COD GE: None CSU GE: None IGETC: None
ARCH 005B Architectural Delineation Units: 3
This course is a continuation of ARCH 005A. It focuses on drawing and sketching as a communication tool in the field of environmental design. Student development of basic skills in architectural illustration and proper use of various drawing media are emphasized. Students finalize the design portfolio in preparation for employment or for admission to a transfer institution.
Lecture Hours: 18 Lab Hours: 108 Repeatable: No
Grading: Letter
Prerequisite: ARCH 005A.
Advisory: None
Limitation on enrollment: None
Transfer Status: CSU/UC Degree Applicable: AA/AS
COD GE: None CSU GE: None IGETC: None
ARCH 008 Architectural Design Fundamentals I Units: 3
This course is an introductory study of design problems in three dimensions. The concept of space, form, structure, color and materials are studied in addition to the universal principles common to all design disciplines. This course focuses on the analysis of design techniques, and exercises to develop students' skills.
Lecture Hours: 18 Lab Hours: 108 Repeatable: No
Grading: Letter
Prerequisite: None
Advisory: DRA 001.
Limitation on enrollment: None
Transfer Status: CSU/UC Degree Applicable: AA/AS
COD GE: None CSU GE: None IGETC: None
ARCH 009 Architectural Design Fundamentals II Units: 3
This is the second in a three-semester sequence of design courses. This course is a case-study application of design theories of the 20th Century and their impact on contemporary spatial and conceptual ideas permeating architecture, art and the environment.
Lecture Hours: 18 Lab Hours: 108 Repeatable: No
Grading: Letter
Prerequisite: ARCH 008.
Advisory: None
Limitation on enrollment: None
Transfer Status: CSU/UC Degree Applicable: AA/AS
COD GE: None CSU GE: None IGETC: None
ARCH 010 Environmental Control Systems Units: 3
This course is an introduction to the physical relationships between people and their environment. It includes a study of the physical phenomena of heat, light, and sound. This course also examines the climatological relationship between vernacular building solutions and the natural conditioning systems of architecture.
Lecture Hours: 36 Lab Hours: 54 Repeatable: No
Grading: Letter
Prerequisite: ARCH 002.
Advisory: None
Limitation on enrollment: None
Transfer Status: CSU Degree Applicable: AA/AS
COD GE: None CSU GE: None IGETC: None
ARCH 011 Architectural Blueprint Reading Units: 3
This course is a study of basic information for reading blueprints and construction drawings. It is designed for those who must assimilate information found in working drawings and specifications.
Lecture Hours: 54 Lab Hours: None Repeatable: No
Grading: Letter
Prerequisite: None
Advisory: DRA 001 & RDG 061.
Limitation on enrollment: None
Transfer Status: CSU Degree Applicable: AA/AS
COD GE: None CSU GE: None IGETC: None
ARCH 014 History of Architecture I Units: 3
This is an introductory course in the history of architecture. It examines Western ideals from the beginning of time to Classical Greece and Rome. The course covers architecture from the birth of Christianity and the Age of Reason, through the discovery of the New Worlds and periods of transition to Modernism and Post-Modernism, to the present.
Lecture Hours: 54 Lab Hours: None Repeatable: No
Grading: Letter
Prerequisite: None
Advisory: RDG 061.
Limitation on enrollment: None
Transfer Status: CSU/UC Degree Applicable: AA/AS
COD GE: C3 CSU GE: C1 IGETC: None
ARCH 017 Architectural Design Fundamentals III Units: 3
This is the final course in a three-semester design series. It focuses on the application of both theoretical and environmental issues involved in the Student Design Competitions. Students study site and environmental issues and architectural programming as design stimulus.
Lecture Hours: 18 Lab Hours: 108 Repeatable: No
Grading: Letter
Prerequisite: ARCH 009 & ARCH 010.
Advisory: None
Limitation on enrollment: None
Transfer Status: CSU/UC Degree Applicable: AA/AS
COD GE: None CSU GE: None IGETC: None
ARCH 095A Architecture Work Experience Units: 1-5
This work experience course of supervised employment provides students the opportunity to connect academics to applied experiential learning in the workplace. It assists students in developing transferable employability skills, career awareness, learning industry culture, competencies and norms, and developing professional networks that support career mobility. To enroll, students must have a job or internship placement in a part-time or full-time capacity. Credit may be accrued at the rate of one to five (1-5) units per semester based on the student's ability to meet the hours required per unit enrolled. Students must work 54 hours per unit earned. This Work Experience course is available to students whose job or internship placement is directly related to Architecture.
Lecture Hours: None Lab Hours: 270 Repeatable: Yes
Grading: Letter
Prerequisite: None
Advisory: None
Limitation on enrollment: None
Transfer Status: CSU Degree Applicable: AA/AS
COD GE: None CSU GE: None IGETC: None
ARCH 100 Introduction to Design Theories and,Methods Units: 3
This foundational, First-Year Experience course introduces students to 'design thinking,' exploring the nature of design as a rational, problem-solving activity and the advantages and disadvantages of various systematic approaches. Includes typical modes of reasoning; philosophies and styles of design; and tools, techniques, and methods relevant in the design process.
Lecture Hours: 36 Lab Hours: 54 Repeatable: No
Grading: Letter
Prerequisite: None
Advisory: None
Limitation on enrollment: None
Transfer Status: CSU Degree Applicable: AA/AS
COD GE: None CSU GE: None IGETC: None
ARCH 120 Visual Literacy and Civilization: An,Architect's View Units: 3
This course focuses on the role of visual explanation in Western European civilization, while also emphasizing its cultural relativity. It analyzes the rules of representational conventions in the context of their rich cultural history and contrasts them with non-western traditions. The course introduces several 20th-century schools of thought that have been critical of the hegemonic visual regime of modernity, and its role in colonial expansion and domination of non-western cultures.
Lecture Hours: 36 Lab Hours: 54 Repeatable: No
Grading: Letter
Prerequisite: None
Advisory: None
Limitation on enrollment: None
Transfer Status: CSU Degree Applicable: AA/AS
COD GE: None CSU GE: None IGETC: None
ARCH 150 Foundation Digital Design Units: 3
Facilitates student access to digital design drawing and modeling, tools, skills and concepts actively used in concurrent design studio. Assignments support concurrent design studio. Discussion with an emphasis on introductory digital design drawing. This course will provide a theoretical and practical step-by-step introducton to current digital 3D design modeling software paired with 2D editing software. In addition, students will be introduced to compositional and diagram making techniques as well as the use of info graphics.
Lecture Hours: None Lab Hours: 162 Repeatable: No
Grading: Letter
Prerequisite: None
Advisory: None
Limitation on enrollment: None
Transfer Status: CSU Degree Applicable: AA/AS
COD GE: None CSU GE: None IGETC: None
ARCH 202 Second Year Design 2 Units: 3
A continuation of basic design exercises focusing on simple buildings and their relationship to site and program. Introduction to architectural programming and the influence of context. Students will meet with an instructor in a lab setting to conduct research and to develop an architectural project. Typically the studio will follow a structure of 1) research and analysis of the design problem 2) development of a design idea 3) iterative development that incorporates material studies; additional research, and external feedback and 4) representation of project through drawings, models and other media.
Lecture Hours: 18 Lab Hours: 108 Repeatable: No
Grading: Letter
Prerequisite: ARCH 017.
Corequisite: ARCH 220.
Advisory: None
Limitation on enrollment: None
Transfer Status: CSU Degree Applicable: AA/AS
COD GE: None CSU GE: None IGETC: None
ARCH 210 Introduction to Sustainable,Architectural Design Units: 3
Basic principles for the design of sustainable, low carbon environments at the urban, site and building scale. Emphasis on site design and the design of sustainable buildings and their connection to the environment such as energy, materials, water and waste management.
Lecture Hours: 54 Lab Hours: None Repeatable: No
Grading: Letter
Prerequisite: None
Advisory: None
Limitation on enrollment: None
Transfer Status: CSU Degree Applicable: AA/AS
COD GE: None CSU GE: None IGETC: None
ARCH 220 Architectural Programming Units: 3
Study of the role that architectural programming and behavioral factors play in the design of buildings. Architect's responsibility to respond to the physical, social and regulatory conditions of the building site and context.
Lecture Hours: 54 Lab Hours: None Repeatable: No
Grading: Letter
Prerequisite: ARCH 017 & ARCH 210.
Advisory: None
Limitation on enrollment: None
Transfer Status: CSU Degree Applicable: AA/AS
COD GE: None CSU GE: None IGETC: None
ARCH 230 Structures 1 Units: 3
Theories of structural design and the relationship of structure to form, function and economics. Analysis of structural systems including statics, strength of materials and structural properties as well as the demonstration of forces and stresses.
Lecture Hours: 36 Lab Hours: 54 Repeatable: No
Grading: Letter
Prerequisite: MATH 005 PH 002A.
Advisory: None
Limitation on enrollment: None
Transfer Status: CSU Degree Applicable: AA/AS
COD GE: None CSU GE: None IGETC: None
ARCH 250 Intermediate Digital Design Units: 3
Facilitates student access to digital design drawing and modeling, tools, skills and concepts actively used in concurrent design studio. Use of sketching and digital modeling for design study, iteration and variation. Students work individually on weekly assignments, software training, and the application of acquired software skills in an exercise within their concurrent design studio project.
Lecture Hours: None Lab Hours: 162 Repeatable: No
Grading: Letter
Prerequisite: ARCH 150.
Advisory: None
Limitation on enrollment: None
Transfer Status: CSU/UC Degree Applicable: AA/AS
COD GE: None CSU GE: None IGETC: None
