Academic Catalog

Architectural Drafting and Design (CERT)

Department website: https://www.cerritos.edu/architecture/default.htm

CERTIFICATE OF ACHIEVEMENT

The Architectural Drafting and Design Certificate prepares students to work as drafters/designers in industry and to upgrade the skills of persons presently employed as drafters/designers. This 14-unit certificate will train students in the drafting/design techniques utilized in industry.

Program Student Learning Outcomes

  • Students can create a 3-D modeling environment with multiple views and dynamically view-edit a 3-D model.
  • Students can use 3-D architectural software to design, model and document with given conditions appropriate for a project.
  • Students demonstrate the ability to produce competent construction documents for building projects utilizing manual and digital drafting techniques.
  • Students design, develop, virtually construct and administrate multi-disciplinary projects using BIM (Building Information Modeling) technology.

Program Requirements

Code Number Course Title Units
Required Courses
ARCH 111Architectural Drafting and Design I3.0
ARCH 121Architectural Drafting and Design II3.0
ARCH 122Architectural Delineation2.0
ARCH 212Architectural Design Theory I3.0
ARCH 222Architectural Design Theory II3.0
Total Units14