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Residential Design Emphasis
Architectural Design Technology Degree – Associate of Applied Science
This emphasis prepares students with the knowledge,
skills and abilities to design, draft, work with computers, and
analyze construction data as it pertains to residential design. A
student with this degree will satisfy the two-year educational
requirement for registration as a Residential Designer as set forth
by the Nevada State Board of Architecture, Interior Design and
Residential Design.
DegreeOutcomes
Students completing the degreewill:
• Fulfill the requirements of the Associate of Applied Science.
• Demonstrate competency in their specified emphasis.
Emphasis Outcomes
Students completing the emphasis will:
• Possess a basic knowledge of residential design theory as it
relates to space, form and context as it pertains to the practice
of residential design.
• Prepare basic residential design presentations demonstrating
design and construction knowledge and draft construction
drawings through computer and hand techniques.
• Possess the design skills and fulfill the education requirements
of the Nevada State Board of Architecture to sit for the
Residential Designer Exam.
General Education Requirements
Diversity (3 credits)
Recommended: AAD 201
English/Communications 6 credits
Recommended: BUS 106 or BUS 108 and BUS 107 or ENG 101
(113) and ENG 102 (114)
Human Relations 3 credits
Recommended: MGT 171, 201 or 212
Quantitative Reasoning 3 credits
Recommended: MATH 126 or higher
Science 6 credits
Recommended: Choose courses 100-level or above from the
following areas: chemistry, environmental science, geology or
physics
Social Science/Humanities 3 credits
Recommended: AAD 201
U.S. and Nevada Constitutions 3 credits
Recommended: PSC 101
Total General Education Requirements 24 Credits
Core Requirements
AAD 100 Introduction to Architectural Design...................3
AAD 125 Construction Drawings and Detailing. ................3
AAD 180 Fundamentals of Design I. ..................................3
AAD 181 Fundamentals of Design I Discussion..................3
ADT 105 Architectural Drafting I. ......................................5
Total Core Requirements 17 Credits
Emphasis Requirements
AAD 182 Fundamentals of Design II. .................................3
AAD 183 Fundamentals of Design II Discussion.................3
AAD 265 Computer Applications in Architecture I..............3
ADT 230 Mechanical and Electrical Equipment
for Buildings. ......................................................3
ADT 245 Statics and Strength of Materials........................3
ADT 256 Introduction to Land Use Planning. ....................3
ADT 290 Intern in Arch Design Technology........................3
BI 101 Introduction to Building Codes. ..........................3
ENRG 130 Introduction to Solar Energy...............................3
SUR 161 Elementary Surveying. .......................................4
Total Emphasis Requirements 31 Credits
Total Degree Requirements 72 Credits
Suggested Course Sequence
First Year Course # Title Credits
1st Semester
Core AAD 100 Introduction to Architectural Design 3
Core AAD 180 Fundamentals of Design I 3
Core AAD 181 Fundamentals of Design I Discussion 3
Core ADT 105 Architectural Drafting I 5
Emphasis ENRG 130 Introduction to Solar Energy 3
Total 17
2nd Semester
Core AAD 125 Construction Drawings and Detailing 3
Emphasis AAD 182 Fundamentals of Design II 3
Emphasis AAD 183 Fundamentals of Design II Discussion 3
English ENG 101 Composition I 3
Quantitative Reasoning MATH 126 Pre-Calculus I 3
Total 15
Second Year Course # Title Credits
1st Semester
Social Science/
Humanities/Diversity AAD 201 History of the Built Environment 3
Emphasis ADT 256 Introduction to Land Use Planning 3
Emphasis BI 101 Introduction to Building Codes 3
Emphasis SUR 161 Elementary Surveying 4
Total 13
2nd Semester
Emphasis AAD 265 Computer Applications in Architecture 3
Emphasis ADT 245 Statics and Strength of Materials 3
Communications BUS 107 Business Speech Communications 3
Science Elective Choose from recommended list 3
Science PHYS 151 General Physics 4
Total 16
Third Year Course # Title Credits
1st Semester
Emphasis ADT 230 Mechanical and Electrical Equipment for
Buildings 3
Emphasis ADT 290 Intern in Arch Design Technology 3
Human Relations MGT 171 Supervision 3
U.S. and Nevada
Constitutions PSC 101 Introduction to American Politics 3
Total 12
Degree Total 73