May 03, 2024  
2016 - 2018 CNM Catalog, Volume 49 
    
2016 - 2018 CNM Catalog, Volume 49 [The CNM Academic Year includes Fall, Spring, Summer Terms]

Course Descriptions


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Asian American Studies

  
  • AAST 1150 - Introduction to Asian American Studies

    3 credit hour(s)
    Pre- or corequisite: IRW 0970  or appropriate placement score .
    Investigates present-day perspectives and historical and social conditions that have shaped and affected the lives of Asian Americans.


Accounting

  
  • ACCT 1096-1996 - Special Topics

    1-6 credit hour(s)
    Presents various topics.

    Note(s):
    All courses ending in 96 are special topics. (See Schedule of Classes.)
  
  • ACCT 1109 - Business Math

    3 credit hour(s)


    Pre- or corequisite: MATH 0970  or higher or appropriate placement score .*
    Applies basic mathematical operations to business and accounting applications.

    * Students need to have basic math skills for this course.

    Note(s):

    • This course is a Pre- or corequisite for ACCT 1115 .

  
  • ACCT 1110 - Introduction to Financial Accounting

    6 credit hour(s)


    Pre- or corequisite: MATH 1315  or higher.
    Recommended: IRW 0980 .*

    This course is offered via distance learning only. Students analyze and record business transactions, implement accrual basis accounting and prepare basic financial statements. In addition, students apply generally accepted accounting principles to the elements of the balance sheet. This class is fast-paced (double the normal pace of ACCT 1111  or ACCT 1112 ).

    * Students need to have basic reading skills for this course.

    Note(s):

    • Last offered Spring 2016.  Students graduating under catalogs prior to Fall 2016 will need to take ACCT 1115 in lieu of this course.  Students will need to contact BIT School Advisor to request waiver of 3 credit hours.

  
  • ACCT 1111 - Introduction to Financial Accounting IA

    3 credit hour(s)


    Recommended: MATH 0970  + IRW 0980  or appropriate placement score .*

    Students analyze and record business transactions, implement accrual basis accounting and prepare basic financial statements. 

    * Students need to have basic math and reading skills for this course.

    Note(s):

    • Last offered Summer 2016.  Students graduating under catalogs prior to Fall 2016 will need to take ACCT 1115  in lieu of this course.

  
  • ACCT 1112 - Introduction to Financial Accounting IB

    3 credit hour(s)
    Prerequisite: ACCT 1111 .
    Pre- or corequisite: ACCT 1109  or MATH 1315  or higher.
    Applies basic generally accepted accounting principles to the elements of the balance sheet.

    Note(s):
    • Last offered Fall 2016.  Students graduating under catalogs prior to Fall 2016 who have not taken ACCT 1112 by the end of Fall 2016 will need to take ACCT 1115  and contact BIT School Advisor to request appropriate substitution or waiver.
  
  • ACCT 1115 - Introduction to Financial Accounting

    3 credit hour(s)


    Pre- or corequisite: ACCT 1109  or approved MATH course .
    Recommended: IRW 0980 .*

    Analyze business transactions in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), their effects on the financial statements, financial analysis, and the interrelationships of the financial statements. 

    * Students need to have basic reading skills for this course.

  
  • ACCT 1120 - Payroll Accounting

    3 credit hour(s)
    Prerequisite: ACCT 1110  or ACCT 1111  or ACCT 1115 .
    Pre- or corequisite: ACCT 1140  + IT 1010 .
    Covers payroll accounting procedures and controls, tax and employment laws, and tax reports that form the core of payroll responsibilities.

  
  • ACCT 1140 - Accounting Applications

    3 credit hour(s)
    Prerequisite: (ACCT 1110  or ACCT 1112  or ACCT 1115 ) + IT 1010 .
    Pre- or corequisite: BA 1121  or ENG 1101 .
    Applies the complete accounting process and practical problems to expand skills in the performance of accounting functions.

  
  • ACCT 1210 - Introduction to Managerial Accounting

    3 credit hour(s)
    Prerequisite: (ACCT 1110  or ACCT 1112  or ACCT 1115 ) + IT 1010 .
    Presents utilization of accounting information for decision making by management in planning and controlling business activities.

  
  • ACCT 1301 - Volunteer Tax Preparation

    2 credit hour(s)


    Recommended: IT 1010 .*

    Introduces basic tax return preparation issues and the software to do basic tax returns for low-income and elderly taxpayers.

    * Student should have basic computer skills for this course.

    Note(s):

    • Offered spring term.

  
  • ACCT 1398 - Volunteer Tax Internship

    1 credit hour(s)
    Pre- or corequisite: ACCT 1301 .
    Students apply current tax code to prepare individual tax returns for low-income and elderly taxpayers. Volunteers must meet VITA volunteer eligibility requirements as defined by the IRS. A minimum of thirty hours of volunteer tax return preparation work during the spring term at one of CNM’s Tax Help locations is required along with passing a certification examination.

  
  • ACCT 1401 - Volunteer Tax Updates

    1 credit hour(s)
    Prerequisite: ACCT 1301 .
    To ensure returning volunteers are updated on any new changes to the current tax code, and are refreshed on the tax software necessary to prepare individual tax returns for low-income and elderly taxpayers.  Students must pass the certification examination to receive credit for the course.

    Note(s):
    • Offered Spring term.
  
  • ACCT 1410 - QuickBooks Complete

    3 credit hour(s)


    Recommended: ACCT 1111  or ACCT 1115 .

    Covers QuickBooks software for small business. Includes transaction recording for service and merchandising businesses, bank reconciliation, payroll and end-of-period procedures, financial reporting and conversion of business records into QuickBooks.

    * Student should have basic accounting skills for this course.

    Note(s):

    • Course taught in a computer lab

  
  • ACCT 1498 - Volunteer Tax Internship II

    1 credit hour(s)
    Prerequisite: ACCT 1398 .
    Pre- or corequisite: ACCT 1401 .
    An opportunity for returning volunteers to receive credit while preparing individual tax returns for low-income and elderly taxpayers.  Volunteers must meet VITA volunteer eligibility requirements as defined by the IRS and have passed the certification examination.  A minimum of forty five hours of volunteer tax return preparation work during the spring term at an approved site location is required.

    Note(s):
    • Offered Spring term.
  
  • ACCT 2095 - Cooperative Education

    3 credit hour(s)
    Prerequisite: ACCT 1140  + department approval.
    Provides students the opportunity to work a minimum of 135 hours in a new job experience in accounting or training-related supervised work. Student trainees are paid by the cooperating firm and supervised jointly by CNM and the employer.

  
  • ACCT 2096-2996 - Special Topics

    1-6 credit hour(s)
    Presents various topics.

    Note(s):
    All courses ending in 96 are special topics. (See Schedule of Classes.)
  
  • ACCT 2097 - Independent Study

    1-8 credit hour(s)
    Prerequisite: Department approval.
    Requires the student and instructor to define a specific problem in the area of the student’s interest and directly related to the program. Student develops and executes a solution applying analytical techniques and critical thinking to the problem. An oral presentation may be required.

  
  • ACCT 2098 - Internship

    3 credit hour(s)
    Prerequisite: ACCT 1140  + department approval.
    Provides students the opportunity to work a minimum of 135 hours in a new job experience in accounting or training-related supervised workstations. Students are not paid for their work but are supervised jointly by CNM and the company.

  
  • ACCT 2101 - Intermediate Accounting IA

    3 credit hour(s)
    Prerequisite: ACCT 1140 .
    Pre- or corequisite: AAS Written Communication Requirement  + AAS Mathematics Requirement .
    Presents accounting theory, concepts, practical application and use of accounting facts and procedures in business contexts. Emphasis is on the rationale behind business transactions, the development of professional judgment and critical-thinking skills with regard to assets.

  
  • ACCT 2102 - Intermediate Accounting IB

    3 credit hour(s)
    Prerequisite: ACCT 2101 .
    Continues ACCT 2101  and completes the focus on the asset side of the balance sheet and starts the study of liabilities and stockholders’ equity issues.

  
  • ACCT 2103 - Intermediate Accounting II

    3 credit hour(s)
    Pre- or corequisite: ACCT 2102 .
    Completes the accounting theory framework started in ACCT 2101  and ACCT 2102  with the remaining liabilities, stockholder equity issues and special topics.

  
  • ACCT 2230 - Cost Management Accounting

    3 credit hour(s)
    Prerequisite: (ACCT 1210  + CIS 1173 ) or (ACCT 1210  + department approval).
    Expands the student’s ability to use job order and process costing systems as well as the student’s ability to apply and analyze accounting information for decision making in planning and controlling business activities. This includes the collecting of cost information, cost estimation and allocation, standard costs, budgeting and cost-volume-profit relationships.

  
  
  • ACCT 2341 - Tax Accounting II

    3 credit hour(s)


    Prerequisite: ACCT 1110  or ACCT 1111  or ACCT 1115 .
    Recommended: ACCT 2340 .*

    Covers fundamental characteristics of income taxes for corporations, partnerships, sub-chapter S corporations and fiduciaries.

    * Business related tax concepts taught in ACCT 2340 are helpful to students in understanding tax concepts in this course.

  
  • ACCT 2420 - Computerized Accounting

    3 credit hour(s)
    Prerequisite: ACCT 1140  or ACCT 2101 .
    Employs integrated accounting software for payroll, inventory control, accounts payable, accounts receivable and general ledger functions. Course reviews the accounting cycle.

    Note(s):

    • Course taught in a computer lab
  
  • ACCT 2510 - Governmental Accounting

    3 credit hour(s)
    Pre- or corequisite: ACCT 2101 .
    Examines fund accounting for governmental entities.

  
  • ACCT 2520 - Auditing

    3 credit hour(s)
    Pre- or corequisite: ACCT 2101 .
    Surveys auditing concepts that include audit standards, reports, professional ethics, legal liability, evidence accumulation, audit planning, internal control, transaction cycles, other engagements and operational auditing.

  
  • ACCT 2999 - Capstone Course

    1 credit hour(s)
    Prerequisite: Department approval.
    Focuses on assessment of student learning outcomes for the Accounting program of study. 

    Note(s):
    • Should be taken in student’s last term.

Air Force Aerospace Studies

  
  • AFAS 1120 - The Foundation of the United States Air Force I

    1 credit hour(s)
    Corequisite: AFAS 1192  + concurrent enrollment in leadership laboratory required for cadet status.
    Introduces students to the United States Air Force (USAF), providing an overview of the basic characteristics, missions and organization of the USAF.

    Note(s):
    • Meets once weekly
    • Fall only
  
  • AFAS 1121 - The Foundation of the United States Air Force II

    1 credit hour(s)
    Corequisite: AFAS 1292  + concurrent enrollment in leadership laboratory required for cadet status.
    Provides an introduction to the USAF, including an overview of basic characteristics, missions and organization of the USAF.

    Note(s):
    • Meets once weekly
    • Spring only
  
  • AFAS 1192 - Leadership Laboratory I

    1 credit hour(s)
    Develops personal leadership and managerial abilities. Examines Air Force customs and courtesies and requires demonstration of related abilities as well as participation in drill and ceremonies. Emphasizes standards of discipline and conduct.

    Note(s):
    • Enrollment in the laboratory is required with AFAS 1120  course
    • Graded CR/NC
    • Fall only
  
  • AFAS 1292 - Leadership Laboratory II

    1 credit hour(s)
    Continues course of study begun in AFAS 1120  and AFAS 1192 

    Note(s):
    • Enrollment in the laboratory is required with AFAS 1121  course
    • Graded CR/NC
    • Spring only
  
  • AFAS 2192 - Leadership Laboratory III

    1 credit hour(s)
    Provides application of elements of personal leadership. Provides students an opportunity to demonstrate command and leadership abilities and knowledge of Air Force operating procedures. 

    Note(s):
    • Enrollment in the laboratory is required with AFAS 2250  
    • Graded CR/NC
    • Fall only
  
  • AFAS 2229 - Field Training Fitness Prep

    1 credit hour(s)
    Pre- or corequisite: AFAS 1192  or AFAS 1292 .
    Prepares cadets for leadership through various methods of military fitness training. Course instills Air Force physical fitness standards and provides training in all aspects of health, including physical fitness, nutritional awareness, stress management, and other aspects of health. Requires lab activities in the fitness center.

  
  • AFAS 2250 - The Evolution of USAF Air and Space Power I

    1 credit hour(s)
    Corequisite: AFAS 2192 . Concurrent enrollment in leadership laboratory required for cadet status.
    Introduces topics on Air Force heritage and leaders; introduces air and space power through examination of competencies and functions; and continues application of communication skills. Designed to instill an appreciation of the development and employment of air power and to motivate sophomore students to make transition for AFROTC cadet to AFROTC officer candidate. In addition, aspects of the AS 200 course begin to prepare students for field training exercises.

    Note(s):
    • Meets once weekly
    • Fall only
  
  • AFAS 2251 - The Evolution of USAF Air and Space Power II

    1 credit hour(s)
    Corequisite: AFAS 2292  + concurrent enrollment in leadership laboratory required for cadet status.
    Introduces topics on Air Force heritage and leaders; introduction to air and space power through examination of competencies and functions; and continued application of communication skills. Course is designed to instill an appreciation of the development and employment of air power and to motivate sophomore students to make transition from AFROTC cadet to AFROTC officer candidate. In addition, aspects of the AS 200 course begin to prepare students for field training exercises.

    Note(s):
    • Meets once weekly
    • Spring only
  
  • AFAS 2292 - Leadership Laboratory II

    1 credit hour(s)
    Continues course of study begun in AFAS 2250  and AFAS 2192 

    Note(s):
    • Enrollment in the laboratory is required with AFAS 2251  
    • Graded CR/NC
    • Spring only

African American Studies

  
  • AFST 1150 - Introduction to African American Studies

    3 credit hour(s)
    Pre- or corequisite: IRW 0970  or appropriate placement score .
    Investigates present-day perspectives and historical and social conditions that have shaped and affected the lives of African Americans.


American Sign Language

  
  • ASL 1101 - Beginning American Sign Language

    4 credit hour(s)
    Pre- or corequisite: IRW 0980  or  appropriate placement score  .
    Introduces the dynamic language of American Sign. Basic level vocabulary, with the aim of fostering a maximum interaction among students during class time. Students will be provided immediately with useful language skills to be employed in real situations and in effective task-based communications. 


Anthropology

  
  • ANTH 1101 - Intro Anthropology

    3 credit hour(s)
    Pre- or corequisite: IRW 0980  or appropriate placement score  or CSE 1101 .
    Surveys the breadth of anthropology, including archaeology, biological anthropology, cultural anthropology and linguistic anthropology.

  
  • ANTH 1110 - Language Culture and the Human Animal

    3 credit hour(s)
    Pre- or corequisite: IRW 0980  or appropriate placement score  or CSE 1101 .
    Introduces concepts and practices of linguistics and anthropology. Study of the systematic nature of language: phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics and pragmatics.

  
  • ANTH 1120 - Archaeology: Discovering Our Past

    3 credit hour(s)
    Pre- or corequisite: IRW 0980  or appropriate placement score  or CSE 1101 .
    Surveys archaeological theory and methods including data from selected archaeological sites in various geographical areas and from different time periods.

  
  • ANTH 1121/1192 - Archaeological Field Methods with Laboratory

    4 credit hour(s)
    Pre- or corequisite: IRW 0980  or appropriate placement score  or CSE 1101 .
    Archaeological Field Methods with Laboratory surveys the scientific techniques and methods used by archaeologists to make inferences about the human past. Students will learn how and why archaeologists design research projects, and receive hands-on training in field techniques, artifact identification, and archaeological analysis. In addition, the course will cover ethical issues in archaeology as well as explain federal and state preservation laws and describe their impact on archaeological sites.

    Note(s):
    • 45 theory hours
    • 45 lab hours
  
  • ANTH 1130 - Cultures of the World

    3 credit hour(s)
    Pre- or corequisite: IRW 0980  or appropriate placement score  or CSE 1101 .
    Surveys basic concepts of cultural anthropology as well as cultural characteristics illustrated by a variety of existing cultures in their native environments with societal examples in cross-cultural comparisons.

  
  • ANTH 1150 - Evolutionary Anthropology

    3 credit hour(s)
    Pre- or corequisite: IRW 0980  or appropriate placement score  or CSE 1101 .
    Introduces field of biological anthropology and concepts of organic evolution. Emphasizes fossil history of primates, prehistory of man and human genetics within a paleoecological context, modern primate behavior and its relevance to human evolution.

  
  
  • ANTH 2222 - Ancient Mesoamerica

    3 credit hour(s)
    Prerequisite: IRW 0980  or appropriate placement score .
    Traces Mesoamerican archaeology from the earliest inhabitants through the Aztec period. Emphasizes cultural processes and dynamics of cultural evolution.

    Note(s):
     

    • Typically offered Spring semester only.
  
  • ANTH 2231 - North American Indians

    3 credit hour(s)
    Pre- or corequisite: IRW 0980  or appropriate placement score .
    Presents comparative ethnology of North American Indian tribes on geographic, ecologic and cultural bases and explores life of North American Indians before European influence and the diversity of cultures existing on the North American continent.

  
  • ANTH 2238 - Cultures Of the Southwest

    3 credit hour(s)
    Prerequisite: IRW 0980  or appropriate placement score .
    Presents basic concepts related to cultural patterns of the American Southwest from A.D. 1600 to the present and interactions of the ethnic groups that populate the Southwest.

  
  • ANTH 2251 - Forensic Anthropology

    3 credit hour(s)


    Prerequisite: IRW 0980  or appropriate placement score .
    Recommended: ANTH 1150 .*

    Examines human skeletal anatomy in detail, with special emphasis on the characteristics relevant to forensic scientists. Introduces the processes and issues surrounding the discovery and identification of human skeletal remains (including human rights issues).

    * Successful completion of ANTH 1150  before taking ANTH 2251 is encouraged.

  
  • ANTH 2255 - Southwestern Archaeology

    3 credit hour(s)
    Prerequisite: IRW 0980  or appropriate placement score .
    Presents interpretations and dynamics of Southwestern archaeology from the time of the earliest inhabitants until European contact.

    Note(s):
     

    • Typically offered Spring semester only.
  
  • ANTH 2265 - The Anthropology of Drugs

    3 credit hour(s)
    Prerequisite: IRW 0980  or appropriate placement score .
    Examines the nature and use of mind-altering drugs from a cross-cultural perspective, including study of the varieties and effects of such drugs around the world, socio-cultural contexts and functions of drugs, the social control of drugs and political economy of world trade in both licit and illicit drugs.

  
  • ANTH 2290 - Anthropology Practicum

    Variable credit hour(s)
    Prerequisite: Department approval.
    Provides opportunities for students in anthropology practice by working with professionals conducting theoretical, laboratory, and/or field research in cultural, linguistic, physical/biological anthropology and archaeology. 


Arabic

  
  • ARBC 1101 - Beginning Arabic I

    4 credit hour(s)
    Pre- or corequisite: IRW 0980  or appropriate placement score .
    Introduces listening, speaking, writing, grammatical skills and cultural understanding for students with no previous exposure to Arabic.

  
  • ARBC 1102 - Beginning Arabic II

    4 credit hour(s)
    Prerequisite: ARBC 1101  or department approval.
    Continues course of study begun in Arabic I: listening, speaking, writing, grammatical skills and cultural understanding.

  
  • ARBC 2096-2996 - Special Topics

    1-6 credit hour(s)
    Presents various topics.

    Note(s):


Architecture

  
  • ARCH 1109 - Introduction to Architectural Studio

    3 credit hour(s)
    Pre- or corequisite: ARCH 1111  or ARCH 1121 .
    Provides an introductory design studio format focused on the development of student-led projects coupled with critical evaluation of graphic skills and architectural intent.

    Note(s):
    • 30 theory hours
    • 60 studio hours
  
  • ARCH 1111 - Architectural Graphics I

    3 credit hour(s)
    Pre- or corequisite: IRW 0980  or appropriate placement score .
    Provides an introduction to the tools and methods of representing architecture. Emphasis will be given to 2 and 3 dimensional representation to communicate architectural concepts. This class prepares students for continued architectural study and begins the process of assembling a portfolio.

    Note(s):
    • 30 theory hours
    • 60 studio hours
  
  • ARCH 1121 - Introduction to Architecture

    3 credit hour(s)
    Pre- or corequisite: IRW 0980  or appropriate placement score .
    Lays a foundation for a general understanding of Architecture. Provides a fluency and vocabulary for fundamental understanding of educational processes, professional practice, and the art and science of architecture. Discusses architecture as a product of social, historical, technological, and creative forces.


Architectural Drafting

  
  • ARDR 1010 - CAD Analysis I

    2 credit hour(s)
    Pre- or corequisite: CAD 1001 .
    Applies the usage of CAD to Architectural/Engineering drafting.

  
  • ARDR 1101 - Building Materials and Methods I

    3 credit hour(s)
    Prerequisite: IRW 0980  or appropriate placement score .
    Studies construction materials and methods with an emphasis on foundations, wood, and exterior and interior finishes for light frame construction. Students must provide their own construction hard hats.

    Note(s):
    • 30 theory hours
    • 45 lab hours
  
  • ARDR 1110 - Architectural Mathematics

    3 credit hour(s)
    Prerequisite: MATH 0970  or appropriate placement score .
    Corequisite: ARDR 1010 .
    Covers basic concepts of problem solving, mathematics and geometry with an emphasis on architectural and engineering applications and calculator use. Students must provide a full-function scientific calculator with a ten-digit display.

    Note(s):
     

    • 30 theory hours
    • 45 lab hours
  
  • ARDR 1115 - Residential Drafting

    4 credit hour(s)
    Pre- or corequisite: ARDR 1010  + ARDR 1101  + IT 1010 .
    Introduces the fundamentals of architectural graphic representation as the foundation of all A/E drafting courses. Introduces computer-aided drafting to the production of architectural design development drawings for residential construction. Students must provide their own drafting kits.

    Note(s):

    • 15 theory hours
    • 135 lab hours
  
  • ARDR 1201 - Building Materials and Methods II

    3 credit hour(s)
    Prerequisite: ARDR 1010  + ARDR 1101 .
    Pre- or corequisite: ARDR 1115 .
    Continues ARDR 1101  studying construction materials and methods with an emphasis on masonry, roofing, glass and glazing, and exterior cladding systems.

    Note(s):

    • 30 theory hours
    • 45 lab hours
  
  • ARDR 1215 - Commercial Drafting (Bearing Wall)

    4 credit hour(s)
    Prerequisite: ARDR 1115 .
    Pre- or corequisite: ARDR 1201 .
    Corequisite: ARDR 1221 .
    Applies computer-aided drafting to the production of architectural design development drawings for commercial building with an emphasis on load bearing wall construction.

    Note(s):

    • 15 theory hours
    • 135 lab hours
  
  • ARDR 1221 - Commercial Drafting Software Applications (Bearing Wall)

    2 credit hour(s)
    Prerequisite: ARDR 1010  or department approval.
    Corequisite: ARDR 1215  or department approval.
    Applies current software applications to the production of A/E construction drawings in support of ARDR 1215 - Commercial Drafting (Bearing Wall) .

    Note(s):

    • 15 theory hours
    • 60 lab hours
  
  • ARDR 1301 - Building Materials and Methods III

    3 credit hour(s)
    Pre- or corequisite: ARDR 1115 .
    Continues ARDR 1101  studying construction materials and methods with an emphasis on steel and concrete systems.

    Note(s):

    • 30 theory hours
    • 45 lab hours
  
  • ARDR 1315 - Commercial Drafting (Skeletal Frame)

    4 credit hour(s)
    Prerequisite: ARDR 1115 .
    Pre- or corequisite: ARDR 1301 .
    Corequisite: ARDR 1321 .
    Applies computer-aided drafting to the production of architectural design development drawings for commercial building with an emphasis on skeletal frame construction.

    Note(s):

    • 15 theory hours
    • 135 lab hours
  
  • ARDR 1316 - Building Information Modeling Applications

    3 credit hour(s)
    Pre- or corequisite: ARDR 1315  + ARDR 1321 .
    A supervised practical application of Building Information Modeling (BIM) commands and processes used to produce architectural design development drawings for commercial building.

    Note(s):

    • 30 theory hours
    • 45 lab hours
  
  • ARDR 1321 - Commercial Drafting Software Applications (Skeletal Frame)

    2 credit hour(s)
    Prerequisite: ARDR 1010  or department approval.
    Corequisite: ARDR 1315  or department approval.
    Applies current software applications to the production of A/E construction drawings in support of ARDR 1315 - Commercial Drafting (Skeletal Frame) .

    Note(s):

    • 15 theory hours
    • 60 lab hours
  
  • ARDR 1480 - Architectural Design

    2 credit hour(s)
    Pre- or corequisite: ARDR 1115 .
    Presents design principles, theories, methods and processes. Facilitates learning through student designed projects.

    Note(s):
    • 15 theory hours
    • 60 lab hours
  
  • ARDR 2096-2996 - Special Topics

    1-7 credit hour(s)
    Presents various topics.

    Note(s):
  
  • ARDR 2105 - Structural Systems CAD

    4 credit hour(s)
    Prerequisite: ARDR 1215  + ARDR 1315 .
    Corequisite: ARDR 2110  + ARDR 2120 .
    Develops standard structural engineering drawings in steel, concrete and/or wood structural systems.

    Note(s):

    • 15 theory hours
    • 135 lab hours
  
  • ARDR 2110 - Structural Systems Analysis

    3 credit hour(s)
    Corequisite: ARDR 2105  + ARDR 2120 .
    Introduces structural design and graphics in wood, steel and concrete and elementary beam design problems.

    Note(s):

    • 30 theory hours
    • 45 lab hours
  
  • ARDR 2120 - Structural Systems Software Applications

    2 credit hour(s)
    Prerequisite: ARDR 1221  + ARDR 1321 .
    Corequisite: ARDR 2105  + ARDR 2110 .
    Introduces computer software applications used for the preparation of commercial structural documents.

    Note(s):

    • 15 theory hours
    • 60 lab hours
  
  • ARDR 2180 - Site Analysis

    2 credit hour(s)
    Pre- or corequisite: ARDR 1115 .
    Examines analytical factors of site design, such as orientation and view, sound and light intrusions, contours and grading, drainage and foliage. Introduces planning aspects of site size.

    Note(s):
    • 15 theory hours
    • 60 lab hours
  
  • ARDR 2205 - Mechanical/Electrical/Plumbing Systems CAD

    4 credit hour(s)
    Prerequisite: ARDR 1215  + ARDR 1315 .
    Corequisite: ARDR 2210  + ARDR 2220 .
    Reviews conventional drafting methods for mechanical and electrical systems, including overlaying electrical, heating, ventilation and plumbing systems on architectural views. Develop engineering drawings using engineering graphic skills.

    Note(s):

    • 15 theory hours
    • 135 lab hours
  
  • ARDR 2210 - Mechanical/Electrical Systems Analysis

    3 credit hour(s)
    Corequisite: ARDR 2205 .
    Studies general theory and layout information and code requirements for non-residential systems. Includes lighting, plumbing and air conditioning.

    Note(s):

    • 30 theory hours
    • 45 lab hours
  
  • ARDR 2220 - Mechanical/Electrical/Plumbing Systems Software Applications

    2 credit hour(s)
    Prerequisite: ARDR 1221  + ARDR 1321 .
    Corequisite: ARDR 2205  + ARDR 2210 .
    Introduces computer software applications used for the preparation of commercial mechanical/electrical/plumbing (MEP) documents.

    Note(s):

    • 15 theory hours
    • 60 lab hours
  
  • ARDR 2295 - Cooperative Education

    3 credit hour(s)
    Prerequisite: Department approval.
    Provides opportunity for the student to work for one term on a cooperative basis in an appropriate, defined training program. The position is paid.

  
  • ARDR 2297 - Independent Study

    1-7 credit hour(s)
    Prerequisite: Department approval.
    Defines a specific problem in the area of the student’s interest and directly related to the program. The student develops and executes a solution using analytical and drafting techniques. An oral presentation may be required.

  
  • ARDR 2298 - Internship

    1-4 credit hour(s)
    Prerequisite: Department approval.
    In cooperation with local industry, the student works for one term in an appropriate, defined, training program. The position is not paid.

  
  • ARDR 2316 - AutoCAD Applications

    3 credit hour(s)
    Prerequisite: ARDR 1215  + ARDR 1221 .
    A supervised practical application of AutoCAD commands and processes used to produce architectural design development drawings for commercial building.

    Note(s):

    • 30 theory hours
    • 45 lab hours
  
  • ARDR 2999 - ARDR Seminar II

    1 credit hour(s)
    Prerequisite: Department approval.
    Focuses on assessment of exit competencies for program of study. Students prepare documents and practice skills necessary for a job search. This class should be taken in student’s last term.

    Note(s):

    • 45 lab hours

Art History

  
  • ARTH 1101 - Introduction to Art

    3 credit hour(s)
    Prerequisite: IRW 0980  or appropriate placement score .
    Presents fundamental concepts of visual arts - the language of form and media of artistic expression. Possible museum exhibition attendance.

  
  • ARTH 2096-2996 - Special Topics

    3 credit hour(s)
    Presents various topics.

    Note(s):

  
  • ARTH 2200 - Women in Art

    3 credit hour(s)
    Prerequisite: IRW 0980  or appropriate placement score .
    Examines the creative achievements of women artists, exploring the social and cultural contexts related to women’s artwork in relationship to the history and contemporary practices or art.

  
  • ARTH 2201 - History of Art I

    3 credit hour(s)
    Prerequisite: IRW 0980  or appropriate placement score .
    Surveys Near Eastern, Egyptian, Greek, Roman, early Christian, Byzantine, early Medieval, Romanesque and Gothic art and architecture.

    Note(s):
    • This course typically offered Fall and Summer terms only
  
  • ARTH 2202 - History of Art II

    3 credit hour(s)
    Prerequisite: IRW 0980  or appropriate placement score .
    Surveys Italian and Northern Renaissance, Baroque, Rococo and 19th century Western European painting, sculpture and architecture.

    Note(s):
    • This course offered Spring and Summer terms only
  
  • ARTH 2250 - Modern Art

    3 credit hour(s)
    Prerequisite: IRW 0980  or appropriate placement score .
    Surveys major figures, movements, and stylistic developments in Western art from 1850 to the present.

  
  • ARTH 2251 - Art of the American Southwest

    3 credit hour(s)
    Prerequisite: IRW 0980  or appropriate placement score .
    Presents interrelationships of three Southwestern cultures emphasizing major forms of expression in pottery, textiles, jewelry, architecture, painting and photography.

  
  • ARTH 2260 - Architectural History: Ancient through Modern

    3 credit hour(s)
    Prerequisite: IRW 0980  or appropriate placement score .
    Surveys the history of Western architecture from the pyramid to the post-modernist house; technological, stylistic and functional characteristics of monuments within their cultural contexts.


Art Studio

  
  • ARTS 1102 - Introduction to Studio Arts

    3 credit hour(s)
    Pre- or corequisite: IRW 0970  or appropriate placement score .
    Covers techniques, materials and terminology in two- dimensional and three-dimensional image-and form-making, in hands-on studio format. Includes major studio concepts in design, drawing, painting, printmaking, ceramics, photography and sculpture.

    Note(s):
    • 30 theory hours
    • 60 studio hours
  
  • ARTS 1106 - Drawing I

    3 credit hour(s)
    Pre- or corequisite: IRW 0970   or appropriate placement score .
    Provides direct experience in exploring basic drawing concepts. Introduces the fundamentals of drawing, including language of drawing, the use of drawing media (both wet and dry) and techniques associated with direct observational drawing skills.

    Note(s):
    • 30 theory hours
    • 60 studio hours
  
  • ARTS 1121 - Two-Dimensional Design

    3 credit hour(s)
    Pre- or corequisite: IRW 0980  or appropriate placement score .
    Emphasizes visual awareness through direct experience with visual form-elements of line, shape, value, texture, color theory, space and volume, painting principles and visual vocabulary.

    Note(s):
     

    • 30 theory hours
    • 60 studio hours
  
  • ARTS 1122 - Three-Dimensional Design

    3 credit hour(s)


    Pre- or corequisite: IRW 0980  or appropriate placement score  +  .
    Presents concepts, techniques, processes and vocabulary involved in working in the third dimension and emphasizes a variety of media and issues of space, form, mass and volume, line, texture, scale, proportion and the making of objects and spatial contexts.

    Note(s):
    • 30 theory hours
    • 60 studio hours
    • Typically offered Fall and Spring terms only.

     

  
  • ARTS 1125 - Art Practices I

    3 credit hour(s)
    Pre- or corequisite: IRW 0980  or appropriate placement score .
    This is an interdisciplinary course, exploring the processes, ideas and diverse media of visual arts. The course addresses the thematic concepts that are central to the nature of art making today. Students will investigate issues of LIGHT, FRAME, and MARK while developing an understanding of the elements and principles of design.

    Note(s):
    • 30 theory hours
    • 60 studio hours
  
  • ARTS 1126 - Art Practices II

    3 credit hour(s)


    Pre- or corequisite: IRW 0980  or appropriate placement score .
    This is an interdisciplinary course, exploring the processes, ideas and diverse media of visual arts. The course addresses the thematic concepts that are central to the nature of art making today. Students will investigate issues of MOTIVE and CHANGE while developing concepts, techniques, and processes involved in working in the third dimension.

    Note(s):
    • 30 theory hours
    • 60 studio hours

     

  
  • ARTS 1130 - Digital Studio Fundamentals

    3 credit hour(s)
    Pre- or corequisite: IRW 0980  or appropriate placement score .
     Examines and applies the elements of two-dimensional form (line, shape, value, texture, color and space) and the principles of two-dimensional design (harmony, variety, repetition, balance, rhythm, proportion, dominance, movement, and economy) through the development of digital projects. Students develop and submit personal and original design projects that are created through the use of web-based computer graphic tools and then submitted as a digital file.

    Note(s):
    • 30 theory hours
    • 60 studio hours
 

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