BSC 1214C - Construction Techniques: Basic Structure

Credit Hours: 3.0
Prerequisite(s): None
Corequisite(s): None
Construction Techniques: Basic Structure is a lecture/lab class which offers the student insights into the construction process and experiences in the practices and principles of construction. Lecture portions of this course will introduce the student to systems, methods, and equipment available and commonly used on a construction project, with focus on the basic principles of structural design. We will build a home for Habitat for Humanity during the academic year and will work from building design and layout through dry-in this semester. Lab sessions, field trips and/or practical exercises will allow students to use carpentry hand and power tools and to practice the skills often required of the contractor’s labor force and subcontractors. Emphasis is placed on carpentry and the use of wood working hand tools, and the supervision required of a light construction project.
Occupational (A.S. and A.A.S.)