Architecture (ARCH)

ARCH 310 History of Architecture 3 Units
Prerequisite: None.
Advisory: Eligibility for ENGWR 101
General Education: AA/AS Area I; CSU Area C1
Course Transferable to UC/CSU
Hours: 54 hours LEC
Architecture design theories and practices of the late 19th and 20th century to the present including the Beaux Arts, Art Nouveau, Expressionism, De Stijl international style, Fascist Ideologies, Regionism, Post World War II Amalgamations of Twentieth Century idioms and recent reactions to contemporary standardization.

ARCH 320 Architectural Design and Communication I 3.5 Units
Prerequisite: None
Course Transferable to UC/CSU
Hours: 54 hours LEC ; 27 hours LAB
This course includes the principles, concepts, methods and skills pertaining to the freehand and drafted construction of drawings employing orthographic, axonometric, oblique, and lineal perspective drawing systems to represent ideas, objects and environments. The principles and concepts of two and three-dimensional visual and architectural design are included. This course is required of all beginning architectural students.

ARCH 321 Architectural Design and Communication II 3.5 Units
Prerequisite: ARCH 320. Grade of "C" or better required to meet prerequisite.
Course Transferable to UC/CSU
Hours: 54 hours LEC ; 27 hours LAB
This course is a continuation and development of the content and issues introduced in ARCH 320 plus the principles, concepts, methods and skills pertaining to the freehand and drafted construction of shadows, physical model building, entourage and color theory.

ARCH 495 Independent Studies in Architecture 1-3 Units
Prerequisite: None
Course Transferable to CSU
Hours: 18 hours LEC

ARCH 498 Work Experience in Architecture 1-4 Units
Prerequisite: None.
Advisory: ENGWR 101
General Education: AA/AS Area III(b)
Enrollment Limitation: Student must be in a paid or non-paid internship, volunteer opportunity, or job related to career interests.
Course Transferable to CSU
Hours: 60-300 hours LAB
This course provides students with opportunities to develop marketable skills in preparation for employment or advancement within their current job. Course content will include understanding the application of education to the workforce; completion of required forms, which document the student’s progress and hours spent at the work site; and developing workplace skills and competencies. During the course of the semester, the student is required to fulfill a 16 hour orientation and 75 hours of related paid work experience, or 60 hours of unpaid work experience, for one unit. An additional 75 or 60 hours of related work experience is required for each additional unit. The course may be taken four times for credit, when there is new or expanded learning on the job, for a maximum of 16 units.

ARCH 499 Experimental Offering in Architecture .5-4 Units
Prerequisite: None
Course Transferable to CSU
Hours: 18 hours LEC ; 54 hours LAB

updated 08/09/10