Drafting and Design Technology: Associate In Occupational Studies Degree
Albany, NY Campus

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Objectives

This program exposes students to a variety of fundamental skills utilized in entry-level computer aided-drafting (CAD) and design positions. Students are exposed to CAD technologies and conventional drafting methods to produce various designs, working drawings, charts, forms and records. Students will be exposed to both classroom theory and laboratory projects.

Career Opportunities

This program offers graduates an opportunity to develop knowledge and skills that can help them pursue careers in a variety of entry-level positions involving drafting and design, and may include mechanical drafting and design, Building Information Modeling (BIM), architectural drafting and design, parametric modeling, civil drafting and design and structural detailing.

Graduates who have difficulty distinguishing colors may not be able to perform the essential functions of various positions involving drafting and design technology.

Admission Requirements

Refer to the Admission section of this catalog for information relating to the Admission Requirements and Procedures for this program.

School Equipment

Throughout the program students will use portable drafting tables and parallel edges. The CAD laboratory is equipped with computers, design software and plotters. Students regularly use smaller tools such as drafting instruments, scales and calculators.

Class Size

Classes generally range in size from 15 to 35 students. Depending on the course subject matter, certain classes may contain a greater or lesser number of students.

Program Outline

Course Number	Course	Credit Hours
Program Total		93.0
Core Courses Subtotal 49.5 DT1110 Introduction to Drafting and Design Technology 4.5 DT1210 Rapid Visualization Techniques 4.5 DT1230 CAD Methods 4.5 DT1320 Building Information Modeling (BIM) 4.5 DT1325 Sustainability in Design 4.5 DT1410 Materials and Processes in Design 4.5 DT1430 Parametric Modeling 4.5 DT2510 Advanced CAD Methods 4.5 DT2520 3D Civil Drafting 4.5 DT2630 3D Modeling and Visualization 4.5 DT2799 Drafting and Design Technology Capstone Project 4.5
Elective Courses ---------- Unspecified Elective course* 3.0
General Education Courses Subtotal 31.5 CO2520 Communications 4.5 EN1320 Composition I 4.5 EN1420 Composition II 4.5 ES2555 Survey of Economics 4.5 MA1210 College Mathematics I 4.5 MA1310 College Mathematics II 4.5 PH2530 Physics 4.5
General Studies Courses Subtotal 9.0 GS1140 Problem Solving Theory 4.5 GS1145 Strategies for the Technical Professional 4.5

Courses offered at this school that satisfy the Unspecified Elective course requirement are GS2745 and DT2740. The course descriptions for these courses are in the Course Descriptions section of the catalog

NOTE: The course descriptions for the courses in this program are in the Course Descriptions section of this catalog. The school may, at any time in its discretion, vary the offering and/or sequence of courses in this program, revise the curriculum content of the program or any course in the program and change the number of credit hours in the program or in any program course.