Drafting Technology, A.A.S.

Drafting Technology

The Drafting program prepares students for careers as draftsmen in engineering related trades or as technicians who link the skilled worker and the engineer or architect. Instruction includes fundamentals of drafting, orthographic projection, multi-view drawing, dimensioning, and pictorial drawing. The program also emphasizes engineering production drafting, machine drafting, structural steel detailing, industrial pipe drafting, civil and map drafting, and architectural drafting. Students will also receive training on the latest computer-aided drafting software by AutoCAD and others.

Area I - Written Composition: 3 Semester Hours

• ENG 101 - English Composition I 3 Hrs.

Area II- Humanities and Fine Arts: 6 Semester Hours

• SPH 106 - Fundamentals of Oral Communication 3 Hrs. or
• SPH 107 - Fundamentals of Public Speaking 3 Hrs.

Area III - Natural Science or Mathematics: 9-10 Semester Hours

• MTH 100 - Intermediate College Algebra 3 Hrs. or
• MTH 116 - Mathematical Applications 3 Hrs.

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• CIS 146 - Microcomputer Applications 3 Hrs. or
• demonstrated computer literacy skills or the integration of computer proficiencies within a required discipline-specific course.

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• Computer Science, Math or Natural Science Elective 3-4 Hrs.

Area IV - History, Social, and Behavioral Sciences: 3 Semester Hours

Choose from:

• Anthropology
• Economics
• Geography
• History
• Political Science
• Psychology
• Sociology

Area V - Technical Concentration and Electives: 52 Semester Hours

• ORI 101 - Orientation To College 1-2 Hrs.
• DDT 104 - Basic Computer–Aided Drafting 3 Hrs.
• DDT 111 - Fundamentals of Drafting and Design Technology 3 Hrs.
• DDT 122 - Advanced Technical Drawing 3 Hrs.
• DDT 124 - Basic Technical Drawing 3 Hrs.
• DDT 127 - Intermediate Computer Aided Drafting and Design 3 Hrs.
• DDT 128 - Intermediate Technical Drawing 3 Hrs.
• DDT 131 - Machine Drafting Basics 3 Hrs.
• DDT 132 - Architectural Drafting 3 Hrs.
• DDT 134 - Descriptive Geometry 3 Hrs.
• DDT 150 - Theory Of Residential Drawing and Design 3 Hrs.
• DDT 213 - Civil Drafting, Plat Maps 3 Hrs.
• DDT 214 - Pipe Drafting 3-4 Hrs.
• DDT 225 - Structural Steel Drafting 3 Hrs.
• DDT 231 - Advanced Computer Aided Drafting (CAD) 3-4 Hrs.

Total Hours Required for Degree: 73-74