Architecture

Effective: Fall 2020
Associate in Arts Program Map
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This program map from the 2024-2025 catalog year represents one possible pathway to complete this program. Your pathway may vary depending on your transfer plans and also previous college credit, including AP Test scores, concurrent enrollment courses and high school articulated courses.

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Program Description
The Chabot College Architecture Program provides upgraded Building Information Modeling (B.I.M) computer labs and drafting studios with state-of-the-art computer drafting software for students to complete. Required courses cover design studio, both hand and digital drafting, building code, construction materials, interior design, graphics, 3-D modeling, sustainable design and California building history.

What can I do with this major?
Students who obtain this degree will be able to work with Architects, Landscape Architects, Developers, Interior Designers, Historic Preservation and Government Agencies. It is also designed as basic coursework for transferring into advanced degree programs in architecture and related fields.

Learning and Career Pathway
  • Arts and Design

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= Critical Course = Prerequisite for Other Courses = Prerequisite Required = Required for Major GE = General Education

Semester 1

14-16 units

ARCH 2A
Architectural Graphics in Drawing and Sketching

3 units
Introduction to freehand and mechanically constructed drawings employing orthographic, axonometric and linear perspective drawing systems to represent three-dimensional form and environments on two-dimensional surfaces. Emphasis on the understanding of basic drawing conventions, their implications and applications.
Course Details:

ARCH 3
Digital Tools for Design and Visual Communication

3 units
Introduction to digital tools with computer-aided design drafting. Ability to effectively use basic design principles in two dimensions. Topics include command basics including drawing entity creation and modification, industry layering standards, text and dimensioning systems appropriate to architecture, creating symbol libraries, external reference techniques, model and paper space commands, and plotting techniques.
Course Details:

English 1- Critical Reading and Composition

4 units
GE

Math Course for General Education: see a counselor to choose the appropriate course.

3-5 units
GE

General Education Course- see a counselor to choose the appropriate general education pattern and general ed course option for this term.

1 unit
GE
PE course recommended

Semester 2

16 units

ARCH 2B
Architectural Graphics in Color Rendering

3 units
Continuation of the content and issues introduced in Architecture 2A plus the theories and methods for applying shadows, reflections, materials, entourage, and color in a variety of drawing types. Layout and integration of composite drawings in support of the process and presentation of architectural designs.
Course Details:
  1. Prerequisite: ARCH 2A

ARCH 14
California Architecture and Urban Design

3 units
California architecture and urban design from indigenous beginnings to the contemporary avant garde. Historic, cultural, and environmental influences on the shaping California’s distinctive buildings and cities. Work reviewed ranges from anonymous adobes to historic masterpieces by Maybeck and Morgan to new works by Gehry, Moss, and others.
Course Details:

ARCH 33
Digital Communication in Modeling

3 units
Introduction to 3-dimensional digital modeling using 3-dimensional software. Emphasis on learning basic commands to create 3-dimensional objects including building interiors and exteriors, and defining photo-realistic views with appropriate light sources.
Course Details:
  1. Strongly Recommended: ARCH 68
    2. or
  2. Strongly Recommended: ID 49

General Education Course- see a counselor to choose the appropriate general education pattern and general ed course option for this term.

4 units
GE

General Education Course- see a counselor to choose the appropriate general education pattern and general ed course option for this term.

3 units

Semester 3

16 units

ARCH 8A
Fundamentals of Architectural Design I

4 units
Introduction to the theories, principles, and methods of architectural design using traditional and digital media. Studio projects emphasize composing two- and three-dimensional organizations to convey intended concepts and meanings. Aesthetic, environmental, social, and technological factors which inform architectural design are investigated. Course work is supplemented with lectures, discussions, and readings.
Course Details:
  1. Prerequisite: ARCH 2B

ARCH 4A
Architectural Drafting Principles I

3 units
Introduction to principles and practice of architectural drafting with emphasis on working drawings for wood frame construction; introduction to drafting concepts and conventions for architectural working drawings, basic building systems, and architectural applications of computer-aided drafting technology.
Course Details:
  1. Prerequisite: ARCH 3
  2. Prerequisite: ARCH 68
    3. or
  3. Prerequisite: ID 49

ARCH 12
Construction Materials and Methods

3 units
Introduction to the methods and materials used in contemporary and historical building construction. Wood, steel, masonry, and concrete structural systems will be explored, as will major interior and exterior finish systems. The relationships between occupancy and construction types will be reviewed as will the influence of building codes, climate, labor supply, and economic factors.
Course Details:

General Education Course- see a counselor to choose the appropriate general education pattern and general ed course option for this term.

3 units
GE

General Education Course- see a counselor to choose the appropriate general education pattern and general ed course option for this term.

3 units
GE

Semester 4

13 units

ARCH 8B
Fundamentals of Architectural Design II

4 units
Continuation of the content and issues introduced in Architecture 8A. Emphasis on generating and developing design concepts, incorporating structure, materials, and energy considerations as determinates of form. Emphasis on applied traditional and digital graphic communications tools, including scale models to convey intended concepts and meanings.
Course Details:
  1. Prerequisite: ARCH 8A

ARCH 16
People and Environmental Design

3 units
Principles of landscape architecture emphasizing design concepts as they relate to site, building, and client requirements. Includes site analysis, land use patterns, circulation, layout, planting materials, irrigation. The general design process and outcome are examined in context of relationships between people and the environments, both natural and man-made, with focus on sustainable design principles applied to passive environmental control, landscaping, functional adaptation, social and economic impacts, integrating their influences in community development and urban planning.
Course Details:

ARCH 4B
Architectural Drafting Principles II

3 units
Continuation of Architecture 4A with emphasis on architectural working drawings for non-residential buildings with wood, masonry, steel and concrete structures. Application of advanced computer-aided drafting techniques for architectural construction documents will be reviewed, as will the use of electronic/web-based information sources, including Architectural Graphic Standards, Sweets Catalogs, and the Uniform Building Code.
Course Details:
  1. Prerequisite: ARCH 4A

General Education Course- see a counselor to choose the appropriate general education pattern and general ed course option for this term.

3 units
GE
Total Units: 59-61 units
This program map is not a guarantee of course availability or financial aid applicability.