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Architectural and Building Technologies


Location(s):  Moose Jaw   

Architectural and Building Technologies is a diploma program. It provides knowledge and skill development in:

  • the properties and function of construction materials

  • criteria and methods of building construction and design

  • preparing construction documents

  • contract administration


During the first three semesters, your studies will focus on all aspects of residential design and wood frame construction (National Building Code - Part 9). In the fourth and fifth semesters, you will receive an introduction to commercial and institutional building construction with a focus on construction detailing and methods, structural systems, environmental controls and the building envelope (National Building Code - Parts 3 and 4).

The Canadian Council of Technicians and Technologists' (CCTT) Canadian Technology Accreditation Board (CTAB) accredits the program at the Technologist level.

The American Council for Construction Education (ACCE) accredits the program as an International Associate Degree Program.

After two years of suitable industrial experience, graduates are eligible for membership in the Saskatchewan Applied Science Technologists and Technicians (SASTT) as Applied Science Technologists.

Length: 76 weeks

Five academic semesters and three four-month paid Co-operative Education work terms

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Career Opportunities

Graduates are prepared for a variety of careers in the building design construction industry. Many graduates are self-employed consultants in the home building industry while others work for architects, engineers, home designers, developers, contractors or construction specialty companies.

For more information about career opportunities related to this program, contact Student Employment Services at the campus nearest you.


Program Details

Start Date(s): September

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Admission Requirements


*Revised Mathematics Curriculum Requirement
(Effective July 1, 2013)

  • Minimum of 70% in Pre-Calculus 30
    (replacing Math A30, B30, and C30 above)

  • All other admission requirements remain unchanged



Applicants who do not possess the academic qualifications for a program may be admitted if evidence of probable success can be established through a special admission assessment. Interested individuals should still apply. Applicants are automatically considered for special admission. However, some specific admission requirements may still need to be met. You must review the details and program specific documentation concerning Special Admission.


The majority of SIAST programs have established ACCUPLACER© cut scores and Post-Secondary Success Requirements. Depending on the program, additional specific admission requirements may still need to be met.


ACCUPLACER ©     

ACCUPLACER© Cut Scores
for this program

90Arithmetic
50College Level Math
85Elementary Algebra
85Reading
85Sentence
Post-Secondary Success

Post-Secondary Success Requirements
for this program

One year post-secondary studies plus a combined average of 70% in the mathematics requirement


Admission Method

First Qualified/First Admitted

The First Qualified/First Admitted (FQFA) process is used for the majority of SIAST programs. When we determine that you meet the program's admission requirements, you will be offered admission based on the date you fully qualify for the program. The earlier you provide the appropriate documents and information that qualify you for admission to the next intake, the earlier you might begin your studies. Your application, once qualified, is always considered for the next intake.

Applicants to programs with multiple intakes in an academic year remain in the application pool until the last intake for that academic year has begun. Programs using the FQFA process receive applications year round and maintain an application pool for each academic year. Qualified applicants who are not offered a seat must reapply for the next academic year.

Sponsored programs or programs targeted to specific groups do not accept applications year round or maintain an application pool.

Tuition and Fees

  • For complete details on tuition and fees for this program, click here to access the SIAST campus Tuition and Fee Schedules.

Learning Method(s)

SIAST offers a variety of learning methods for course delivery. The following learning methods are available for some of the courses in this program.
      Classroom
      Co-operative Education
    • Co-operative Education is mandatory
      Online

Please refer to the course descriptions for course specific learning methods.

Prior Learning Assessment and Recognition (PLAR) Availability

SIAST recognizes that adults learn in many different ways and through many different means. This includes acquiring knowledge and skills through life and work experience or non-formal training.



Transfer Credit and Future Study Options


  • Graduates are eligible for admission to the Bachelor of Technology Program offered at the Memorial University of Newfoundland. Graduates will be required to complete 13 courses (39 credit hours) to fulfill the degree requirements. The courses are available through distance delivery using Internet-based technology.



Semester 1
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  • ADMN 225  Contract Administration: Law and Documents

    • You will study the methods of effective contract administration used to ensure that a building construction project is completed on time and on budget. The course content includes business law, construction contracts and specification writing as used in the building construction industry.

    5.0 Credit Units
    80.0 Other hours

    Learning Method(s): Lecture/Lab

  • CNST 122  Building Construction: Wood Frame Residential 1

    • You will learn the fundamentals of residential building materials, light wood frame construction and residential detailing. You will use Part 9 of the National Building Code to size footings, beams, columns and joists. You will also learn how to interpret the building code, solve technical problems and express solutions using architectural drafting conventions.

    6.0 Credit Units
    96.0 Other hours

    Learning Method(s): Lecture/Lab

    Corequisites:   DRFT 124   

  • DRFT 124  Architectural Drafting: Fundamentals 1

    • You will learn the fundamentals of architectural drafting. The course content includes lettering, layout, line types, dimensions and notes, materials indications, 3-D visualization, multi-view (orthographic) projections and sectional views. You will learn how to use sketching, manual and computer drafting methods.

    6.0 Credit Units
    96.0 Other hours

    Learning Method(s): Lecture/Lab

    Corequisites:   CNST 122   

  • GRPH 121  Graphics and Design: Fundamentals 1

    • You will learn fundamental graphic skills and graphic design concepts. You will learn how to apply these skills to graphic presentations and building design.

    6.0 Credit Units
    96.0 Other hours

    Learning Method(s): Lecture/Lab

    Corequisites:   DRFT 124   

  • MATH 114  Mathematics for Architecture

    • You will develop the required background in algebra, geometry and trigonometry that is necessary to do basic calculations in applied areas to advance to a study of calculus. The course content includes algebraic operations, solution of equations, functions, graphing plane geometry, trigonometry and vectors. Problem solving will be emphasized throughout the course.

    3.0 Credit Units
    48.0 Lecture hours

    Learning Method(s): Lecture/Theory

    Equivalent Course(s):   MAT 120    MAT 122   

  • SEM_ 101  Technology Seminars

    • You will receive an orientation to your program and learn where and how the technician/technologist fits into the workplace and society. You will become familiar with the role of technicians/technologists in society, study and time management skills, increasing diversity in the workplace, principles of sustainability, the impact of technology on society and workplace safety requirements.

    1.0 Credit Units
    16.0 Lecture hours

    Learning Method(s): Lecture/Theory, Prior Learning

    Equivalent Course(s):   ENGM 181    ETHC 183    ORTN 120   

  • TCOM 102  Communication in Technology

    • Your studies will focus on the basic skills required of the technologist in the workplace. You will examine the communication process and interpersonal and workplace communication techniques. The course content includes technical writing and job search skills.

    3.0 Credit Units
    48.0 Lecture hours

    Learning Method(s): Lecture/Theory, Learn Linc, Prior Learning, Online/Blackboard

    Equivalent Course(s):   JOBS 288    JOBS 290    TCOM 120    TMGT 180   

    Semester 2

  • ADMN 226  Contract Administration: Project Management

    • You will study the methods of effective contract administration used to ensure that a building construction project is completed on time and on budget. The course covers the management of project time, costs, materials and labour (including methods of cost estimating and cost control).

    6.0 Credit Units
    96.0 Other hours

    Learning Method(s): Lecture/Lab, Prior Learning

    Prerequisites:
    ADMN 225 Minimum Grade of 60

  • CNST 221  Building Construction: Wood Frame Residential 2

    • You will apply Part 9 of the National Building Code and manufacturers' literature to light wood frame construction, residential detailing and working drawings for tract housing. You will solve technical problems and construct a scale framing model.

    6.0 Credit Units
    96.0 Other hours

    Learning Method(s): Lecture/Lab

    Corequisites:   DRFT 220   

    Prerequisites:
    CNST 122 Minimum Grade of 60

  • DRFT 220  Architectural Drafting: Fundamentals 2

    • You will learn how to apply architectural drafting fundamentals and computer drafting skills to prepare architectural working drawings. You will also learn how to coordinate drawings (including plans, elevations, sections, schedules and details) and prepare a minimum set of working drawings.

    6.0 Credit Units
    96.0 Other hours

    Learning Method(s): Lecture/Lab

    Corequisites:   CNST 221   

    Prerequisites:
    DRFT 124 Minimum Grade of 60

  • GRPH 122  Graphics and Design: Fundamentals 2

    • You will learn how to apply the fundamentals of design to residential planning and interior design (including bubble diagrams, preliminary sketching and materials selection). You will produce schematic and presentation drawings and models.

    6.0 Credit Units
    96.0 Other hours

    Learning Method(s): Lecture/Lab

    Corequisites:   DRFT 220   

    Prerequisites:
    GRPH 121 Minimum Grade of 60

  • MATH 115  Analytic Geometry and Basic Calculus for Architecture

    • You will study the basic elements of differential and integral calculus of algebraic functions. Analytical, graphical and numerical methods will be used to help you gain an understanding of the concepts and operations of technical calculus. The course content includes relevant engineering applications.

    3.0 Credit Units
    48.0 Lecture hours

    Learning Method(s): Lecture/Theory

    Equivalent Course(s):   MAT 222    MAT 246   

    Prerequisites:
    MATH 114 Minimum Grade of 60

  • TCOM 103  Workplace Communication

    • Building on the skills you developed in TCOM 102 (Communication in Technology), you will apply basic research skills to create workplace documents. Your studies will focus on the workplace skills of creating effective client relations, conducting meetings and giving presentations.

    3.0 Credit Units
    48.0 Lecture hours

    Learning Method(s): Lecture/Theory, Online/Blackboard

    Equivalent Course(s):   COMM 181    COMM 190    TCOM 123    TCOM 190   

    Prerequisites:
    TCOM 102 Minimum Grade of 60

    Co-operative Education Paid Work Term

    Semester 3

  • BLDG 220  Building Systems: Preliminary Design

    • Your studies will focus on the preliminary design, coordination and drafting conventions of building engineering systems as applied to architectural working drawings. The course content includes structural, mechanical, plumbing and electrical systems. You will use manufacturers' literature and technical handbooks appropriate to Part 9 of the National Building Code.

    6.0 Credit Units
    96.0 Other hours

    Learning Method(s): Lecture/Lab

    Corequisites:   DRFT 224   

    Prerequisites:
    DRFT 220 Minimum Grade of 60

  • CNST 222  Building Construction: Commercial/Multi-Family
    Fundamentals

    • You will review residential (Part 9) materials and construction techniques. The course content includes fundamental materials selection, detailing for commercial/multi-family construction and Part 3 of the National Building Code (including occupancies, construction types, building sizes and fire protection).

    6.0 Credit Units
    96.0 Other hours

    Learning Method(s): Lecture/Lab

    Corequisites:   DRFT 224   

    Prerequisites:
    CNST 221 Minimum Grade of 60

  • DRFT 224  Architectural Drafting: Working Drawings

    • From preliminary design data, manufacturers' literature and the National Building Code, you will produce a full set of residential working drawings using CAD.

    6.0 Credit Units
    96.0 Other hours

    Learning Method(s): Lecture/Lab

    Corequisites:   CNST 222   

    Prerequisites:
    DRFT 220 Minimum Grade of 60

  • GRPH 220  Graphics and Design: Applications

    • You will learn how to apply manual and computer techniques to designing and presenting buildings. You will plan and design building spaces to meet specialized client needs (including spatial and functional needs).

    6.0 Credit Units
    96.0 Other hours

    Learning Method(s): Lecture/Lab

    Corequisites:   DRFT 224   

    Prerequisites:
    GRPH 122 Minimum Grade of 60

  • MGMT 228  Management Principles

    • You will study management theory and management practices with specific applications to project, economic, human resource and stress management. Training exercises, cases, videos and other materials will help you develop practical management skills.

    3.0 Credit Units
    48.0 Lecture hours

    Learning Method(s): Lecture/Theory

  • PHYS 227  Physics: Statics and Strength of Materials

    • Your studies will focus on the basic principles of statics (including the concepts of vectors, forces and equilibrium in two dimensions) and properties of materials (including stress and strain, elasticity and other mechanical properties). The
    course concludes with a study of centroids and moments of inertia of cross-sections of structural members.

    3.0 Credit Units
    48.0 Lecture hours

    Learning Method(s): Lecture/Theory

    Equivalent Course(s):   SCAL 122   

    Prerequisites:
    MATH 115 Minimum Grade of 60

    Co-operative Education Paid Work Term

    Semester 4

  • ADMN 256  Contract Administration: Applied Project Documents

    • You will apply your knowledge of building codes and construction management to a particular interior project. You will develop your ability to prepare specifications, cost estimates and construction schedules.

    3.0 Credit Units
    45.0 Other hours

    Learning Method(s): Lecture/Lab

    Corequisites:   DRFT 232   

    Prerequisites:
    ADMN 226 Minimum Grade of 60

  • CNST 232  Building Construction: Commercial/Multi-Family Buildings
    1

    • You will continue to learn about the design and construction of commercial/multi-family, low-rise buildings. The course focuses on steel and heavy timber frame buildings (including wall sections, structural connections and issues of modularity and dimensional instability).

    3.0 Credit Units
    45.0 Other hours

    Learning Method(s): Lecture/Lab

    Prerequisites:
    CNST 222 Minimum Grade of 60

  • DRFT 231  Building Renovation Project 1

    • Your studies will focus on the analysis stage of building renovation (including the design of a sympathetic addition). You will prepare of as-found drawings, compare past and present construction methods and develop design requirements.

    3.0 Credit Units
    45.0 Other hours

    Learning Method(s): Lecture/Lab

    Corequisites:   DRFT 232   

    Prerequisites:
    DRFT 224 Minimum Grade of 60

  • DRFT 232  Building Renovation Project 2

    • Your studies will focus on the synthesis stage of building renovation (including the design of a sympathetic addition). You will prepare preliminary drawings, detailed working drawings and a final report.

    3.0 Credit Units
    45.0 Other hours

    Learning Method(s): Lecture/Lab

    Corequisites:   DRFT 231   

    Prerequisites:
    DRFT 224 Minimum Grade of 60

  • HIST 221  History: Architectural History

    • Your studies will focus on a survey of art, culture and architecture in primitive, classical, medieval and modern societies. You will gain an understanding of the relationship between architecture and social values, and the influence of early precedents on later design. You will also examine Saskatchewan's architectural heritage and analyze case studies in building preservation, restoration and rehabilitation.

    3.0 Credit Units
    45.0 Other hours

    Learning Method(s): Lecture/Lab

  • LAND 220  Landscape Construction

    • You will explore the fundamentals of landscape construction and site planning. The course content includes landscape structures, barrier-free design, commercial site details and the preparation of site plans.

    3.0 Credit Units
    45.0 Other hours

    Learning Method(s): Lecture/Lab

    Prerequisites:
    DRFT 224 Minimum Grade of 60

  • MGMT 229  Business for Renovators

    • You will review contract documents, business plans, marketing and management processes, as applied to a renovation project.

    3.0 Credit Units
    45.0 Lecture hours

    Learning Method(s): Lecture/Theory

  • SRVY 227  Surveying and Site Plans

    • You will focus on the basics of surveying. This includes horizontal measurement, levelling, angle and direction measurement, closed surveys, computations and drafting plans.

    3.0 Credit Units
    45.0 Other hours

    Learning Method(s): Lecture/Lab

    Prerequisites:
    DRFT 224 Minimum Grade of 60

    Co-operative Education Paid Work Term

    Semester 5

  • BLDG 221  Building Systems: Applied Building Project

    • You will examine the preliminary design, detailing, coordination and drafting conventions of building engineering systems as applied to architectural working drawings. The course content includes structural, mechanical, plumbing and electrical systems. You will use manufacturers' literature and technical handbooks appropriate to Part 3 of the National Building Code.

    6.0 Credit Units
    96.0 Other hours

    Learning Method(s): Lecture/Lab

    Corequisites:   DRFT 229   

    Prerequisites:
    BLDG 220 Minimum Grade of 60

  • CNST 224  Building Construction: Commercial/Multi-Family Buildings
    2

    • You will review materials selection and detailing for commercial/multi-family high-rise construction. You will cover Part 3 of the National Building Code (including occupancies, construction types, building sizes and fire protection).

    6.0 Credit Units
    96.0 Other hours

    Learning Method(s): Lecture/Lab, Prior Learning

    Corequisites:   DRFT 229   

    Prerequisites:
    CNST 232 Minimum Grade of 60

  • DRFT 229  Architectural Drafting: Applied Building Project

    • From preliminary design data and using manufacturers' literature and the National Building Code, you will produce a full set of working drawings for a commercial/multi-family building using CAD.

    6.0 Credit Units
    96.0 Other hours

    Learning Method(s): Lecture/Lab, Prior Learning

    Corequisites:   CNST 224   

    Prerequisites:
    CNST 232 Minimum Grade of 60

  • PHYS 228  Physics: Light, Heat and Sound

    • Your studies will focus on the fundamental principles of dynamics, light and illumination, electrical generation and distribution, heat production and transfer, fluid flow, vibration, waves and sound. The basic principles of physics in each of these areas will be studied in the context of building systems applications.

    3.0 Credit Units
    48.0 Lecture hours

    Learning Method(s): Lecture/Theory

    Prerequisites:
    PHYS 227 Minimum Grade of 60

  • STRU 240  Structures: Applied Steel Project

    • You will learn how to do a preliminary design of steel structures as used in commercial/multi-family buildings. You will use the Handbook of Steel Construction to do a complete preliminary design of a multi-storey building.

    6.0 Credit Units
    96.0 Other hours

    Learning Method(s): Lecture/Lab

    Corequisites:   BLDG 221   

    Prerequisites:
    PHYS 227 Minimum Grade of 60

  • TCOM 104  Applied Research in Technology

    • You will develop a technical proposal and apply advanced research skills to a technical problem. You will use the technical problem-solving process in an applied research project and present your research findings in a written report and oral presentation.

    2.0 Credit Units
    34.0 Lecture hours

    Learning Method(s): Lecture/Theory

    Equivalent Course(s):   COMM 115    COMM 182    COMM 290   

    Prerequisites:
    TCOM 103 Minimum Grade of 60

  • TCOM 220  History, Literature and Architecture: Establishing a Link

    • Your studies will focus on understanding the relationship between history, literature and architecture in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. You will examine major historical events and selected readings in each period to determine the interrelationship between culture and architecture. The subject is approached from the point of view of architectural design. The approach encourages the use of research and critical thinking skills to investigate the historical, aesthetic, literary and social significance of eighteenth-century and nineteenth-century architecture as it applies to major European and local landmarks.

    1.0 Credit Units
    16.0 Lecture hours

    Learning Method(s): Lecture/Theory

    Prerequisites:
    TCOM 103 Minimum Grade of 60


    Year 1
  • Semester 1 - September to December
  • Semester 2 - January to April
  • Work Term - May to August

    Year 2
  • Semester 3 - September to December
  • Work Term - January to April
  • Semester 4 - May to July

    Year 3
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  • Semester 5 - January to April
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