Drafting Technology Short-Term Certificate

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.

Technical Concentration and Electives: 24 Semester Hours

• DDT 104 - Basic Computer–Aided Drafting 3 Hrs.
• DDT 111 - Fundamentals of Drafting and Design Technology 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 134 - Descriptive Geometry 3 Hrs.

DDT Electives: 6 Semester Hours

Recommended Electives:

• DDT 118 - Basic Electrical Drafting 3 Hrs.
• DDT 122 - Advanced Technical Drawing 3 Hrs.
• DDT 131 - Machine Drafting Basics 3 Hrs.
• DDT 132 - Architectural Drafting 3 Hrs.
• DDT 133 - Basic Surveying 3 Hrs.
• DDT 134 - Descriptive Geometry 3 Hrs.
• DDT 150 - Theory Of Residential Drawing and Design 3 Hrs.
• DDT 181 - Special Topics in Drafting and Design Technology 3 Hrs.
• DDT 212 - Intermediate Architectural Drafting 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 Short-Term Certificate: 24