2020-2021 Catalog Vol. 81 
    
    May 19, 2024  
2020-2021 Catalog Vol. 81 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Descriptions


Helpful Hint for Searching: Use the “Type” drop down box if you are unfamiliar with the College prefixes.

Prerequisite: a course you must successfully complete prior to enrolling in the course for which it is listed as a prerequisite. You must receive a grade of C (2.0) or better in order for the course to satisfy a prerequisite requirement, unless otherwise specified in the course description.

Corequisite: a course you may enroll in simultaneously as the course for which it is listed as a corequisite.

Co-enrolled: a course you must enroll in while simultaneously enrolled in another designated course.

Contact hour disclaimer: Weekly lecture/lab/external contact hours denoted in all course descriptions reference a standard sixteen (16) week fall or spring semester. For non-standard semesters/sessions (e.g. summer semesters, winter/spring mini-mesters, 12-week sessions, etc.), the lecture/lab/external material will be covered over a shorter period of time, resulting in more hours each week. Total contact hours will remain the same for each course regardless of the semester/session type or the teaching modality (e.g. internet, blended, face-to-face, etc.). Detailed weekly hour combinations are available in the specific course syllabus.

Types of Course Fees:

Online Course Fees: A $25 per course fee covering the cost of software and equipment will be charged for online and blended course sections.

Course/Lab/SIM Lab/Testing Fees: These fees are additional charges, approved by the Blinn College Board of Trustees, for specific courses that have demonstrably higher costs of delivering instruction because of the need for special equipment, supplies, use of facilities, technology, software, field trips, testing costs, or lessons required by the course.

Book Fee (First Day™/Inclusive Access):
First Day is a B&N Bookstore’s Inclusive Access program. With this program, the cost of course materials is added, by Blinn College, as a charge for the course. Students receive benefits including:

  • Deeply discounted textbook
  • The guaranteed right textbook
  • Single Sign-On (no access codes)
  • Access on or before the first day of class 

 

Courses included in the Core Curriculum are noted as a Core Curriculum Course after the course title.

Note: The second digit of a course rubric identifies the number of credit hours a student will earn upon completing the course. For example: ENGL 1301 is a 3 credit hour course, as denoted by the 2nd digit.

 

Architecture

  
  • ARCH 1301 Architectural History I

    CIP Code: 04.0801.51 02

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0
    External Hours: 0

    Contact Hour Total: 48


    Part one of a survey of the history of world architecture from pre-history to the present. This course focuses on the period from pre-history up to at least the 14th Century.

    This course is intended to fulfill all or part of the following National Architectural Accrediting Board (NAAB) Student Performance Criteria: A.7 History and Global Culture

      Prerequisite(s): Not Applicable Corequisite(s): Not Applicable Co-enrolled: Not Applicable
    Course Fee: 0
    Lab Fee: 0
    Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board Lower Division Academic Course Guide Manual (ACGM) course

  
  • ARCH 1302 Architectural History II

    CIP Code: 04.0801.51 02

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0
    External Hours: 0

    Contact Hour Total: 48


    Part two of a survey of the history of world architecture from pre-history to the present. This course focuses on the period of neo-classicism up to the modern era.

    This course is intended to fulfill all or part of the following National Architectural Accrediting Board (NAAB) Student Performance Criteria:
    A.7 History and Global Culture

      Prerequisite(s): Not Applicable Corequisite(s): Not Applicable Co-enrolled: Not Applicable
    Course Fee: 0
    Lab Fee: 0
    Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board Lower Division Academic Course Guide Manual (ACGM) course

  
  • ARCH 1303 Architectural Design I

    CIP Code: 40201

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 2
    Lab Hours: 4
    Contact Hour Total: 96

    An introductory studio providing foundation in the conceptual, perceptual, and manual skills necessary for two-dimensional and three-dimensional design. This course is intended to fulfill all or part of the following National Architectural Accrediting Board (NAAB) Student Performance Criteria: A.1 Professional Communication SkillsA.2 Design Thinking Skills A.4 Architectural Design Skills A.5 Ordering Systems
    Course Fee: $25.00
    Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board Lower Division Academic Course Guide Manual (ACGM) course
  
  • ARCH 1304 Architectural Design II

    CIP Code: 40201

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 2
    Lab Hours: 4
    Contact Hour Total: 96

    Creative problem solving and presentation of principles, concepts and ideas as applied to introductory architectural projects. This course is intended to fulfill all or part of the following National Architectural Accrediting Board (NAAB) Student Performance Criteria: A.1 Professional Communication Skills A.2 Design Thinking Skills A.4 Architectural Design Skills A.5 Ordering Systems Prerequisite(s): ARCH 1303  
    Course Fee: $25.00
    Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board Lower Division Academic Course Guide Manual (ACGM) course
  
  • ARCH 1307 Architectural Graphics I

    CIP Code: 15.1303.53 11

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 2
    Lab Hours: 4
    External Hours: 0

    Contact Hour Total: 96


    Introduction to basic drawing methods and tools. Exploration of techniques available for the design process with emphasis on two-dimensional and three-dimensional composition.

    This course is intended to fulfill all or part of the following National Architectural Accrediting Board (NAAB) Student Performance Criteria: A.1 Professional Communication Skills
      Prerequisite(s): NA Corequisite(s): NA Co-enrolled: NA
    Lab Fee: 25
    Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board Lower Division Academic Course Guide Manual (ACGM) course

  
  • ARCH 1308 Architectural Graphics II

    CIP Code: 15.1303.53 11

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 2
    Lab Hours: 4
    External Hours: 0

    Contact Hour Total: 96


    Continuation of the study, methodology, and production of architectural drawings. Exploration of techniques available for the design process with emphasis on three- dimensional composition both analog and digital.

    This course is intended to fulfill all or part of the following National Architectural Accrediting Board (NAAB) Student Performance Criteria:

    A.1 Professional Communication Skills
    A.5 Ordering Systems Prerequisite(s): ARCH 1307 Architectural Graphics I Corequisite(s): NA Co-enrolled: NA
    Lab Fee: 25
    Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board Lower Division Academic Course Guide Manual (ACGM) course

  
  • ARCH 1311 Introduction to Architecture

    CIP Code: 04.0201.59 02

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0
    External Hours: 0

    Contact Hour Total: 48


    An introduction to architecture that explores the practices, principles, and wider context of architecture and design. Focuses on the role of architecture in society, culture, and the broader physical context of the built environment.

    This course is intended to fulfill all or part of the following National Architectural Accrediting Board (NAAB) Student Performance Criteria:

    A.8 Cultural Diversity and Social Equity
    D.1 Stakeholder Roles in Architecture Prerequisite(s): NA Corequisite(s): NA Co-enrolled: NA
    Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board Lower Division Academic Course Guide Manual (ACGM) course

  
  • ARCH 1315 Architectural Computer Graphics

    CIP Code: 15.1303.52 11

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 2
    Lab Hours: 4
    External Hours: 0

    Contact Hour Total: 48


    Effective use of representational media, computer aided design, and digital media to engage formal, organizational, and environmental principles. Emphasis on the appropriate media to inform two-dimensional and three-dimensional design based upon the conventions of architectural graphic communication.

    This course is intended to fulfill all or part of the following National Architectural Accrediting Board (NAAB) Student Performance Criteria:

    A.1 Professional Communication Skills
    A.4 Architecture Design Skills Prerequisite(s): NA Corequisite(s): NA Co-enrolled: NA
    Lab Fee: 25
    Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board Lower Division Academic Course Guide Manual (ACGM) course

  
  • ARCH 2312 Architectural Technology

    CIP Code: 15.0101.51 11

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0
    External Hours: 0

    Contact Hour Total: 48


    Introduction to materials and methods in the design and construction of buildings.


    This course is intended to fulfill all or part of the following National Architectural Accrediting Board (NAAB) Student Performance Criteria:
    B.7 Building Envelope Systems and Assemblies
    B.8 Building Materials and Assemblies Prerequisite(s): NA Corequisite(s): NA Co-enrolled: NA
    Course Fee: 30
    Lab Fee: 0
    Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board Lower Division Academic Course Guide Manual (ACGM) course

  
  • ARCH 2603 Architectural Design III

    CIP Code: 04.0902.00

    Credit Hours: 6
    Lecture Hours: 4
    Lab Hours: 8
    Contact Hour Total: 192

    An intermediate architectural design studio that continues and expands the study of concepts from Architectural Design IT. The course is intended to fulfill all or part of each of the following 2014 National Architectural Accrediting Board (NAAB) Student Performance Criteria: A.4 Architectural Design Skills A.6 Use of Precedents B.2 Site Design. Prerequisite(s): ARCH 1304-Architectural Design II
    Lab Fee: 30
  
  • ARCH 2604 Architectural Design IV

    CIP Code: 04.0902.00

    Credit Hours: 6
    Lecture Hours: 4
    Lab Hours: 8
    Contact Hour Total: 192

    A concluding architectural design studio for the lower-division that continues from Architectural Design m. Course is intended to fulfill all or part of each of the following 2014 National Architectural Accrediting Board (NAAB) Student Performance.e Criteria: B. l Pre-Design B.3 Codes and Regulations B.5 Structural Systems  Prerequisite(s): ARCH 2603 Architectural Design III