Architecture and Construction Courses

Grade: 9-12       Credit: 1 – full year

RISD: CT7130      PEIMS: 13004210

           CT7130D (Dual Credit)

Prerequisite: None

Endorsement: B&E

QP - 10

Lake Highlands High School and Richardson High School ONLY

Principles of Architecture provides an overview to the various fields of architecture, interior design, and construction management. Achieving proficiency in decision making and problem solving is an essential skill for career planning and lifelong learning. Students use self-knowledge, education, and career information to set and achieve realistic career and educational goals. Job-specific training can be provided through training modules that identify career goals in trade and industry areas. Classroom studies include topics such as safety, work ethics, communication, information technology applications, systems, health, environment, leadership, teamwork, ethical and legal responsibility, employability, and career development and include skills such as problem solving, critical thinking, and reading technical drawings.

Grade: 10-12         Credit: 1 – full year

RISD: CT7126         PEIMS: 13004300

Prerequisite: Algebra I and English I

Endorsement: B&E

Richardson High School ONLY

Interior Design I is a technical course that addresses psychological, physiological, and sociological needs of individuals by enhancing the environments in which they live and work. Students will use knowledge and skills related to interior and exterior environments, construction, and furnishings to make wise consumer decisions, increase productivity, promote sustainability, and compete in industry.

Grade: 11-12       Credit: 1 – full year

RISD: CT7123         PEIMS: 13004400

Prerequisite: English II, Geometry, and Interior Design I

Endorsement: B&E

Interior Design II is a technical laboratory course that includes the application of the employability characteristics, principles, processes, technologies, communication, tools, equipment, and materials related to interior design to meet industry standards.

Grade: 9-12             Credit: 1 – full year

RISD: CT7127   PEIMS: 13004220

Prerequisite: None

Endorsement: B&I

BHS STEM, Pearce, and Lake Highlands High Schools ONLY

Principles of Construction is intended to provide an introduction and lay a solid foundation for those students entering the construction or craft skilled areas. The course provides a strong knowledge of construction safety, construction mathematics, and common hand and power tools. This course also provides communication and occupation skills to assist the student in obtaining and maintaining employment.

Grade: 10-12         Credit: 2 – full year

RISD: CT7125       PEIMS: 13005100

           CT7125D - Dual Credit

Prerequisite: None

Endorsement: B&I

Advanced Course (Dual Credit ONLY)

QP - 10

BHS STEM, Pearce, and Lake Highlands High Schools ONLY

This course is designed to prepare students to enter the work force as carpenters, building maintenance supervisors, or prepare for a postsecondary degree in construction management, architecture, or engineering.  Major components of the course include safety, tool usage, building materials, codes, framing, drywall, roofing, and building fixtures. 

Grade: 11-12       Credit: 2 – full year

RISD: CT7122       PEIMS:13005200

              CT7122D (LHHS Only)

Prerequisite: Construction Tech I

Endorsement: B&I, Multi

Advanced Course

BHS STEM, Pearce, and Lake Highlands High Schools ONLY

Students gain advanced knowledge and skills specific to those needed to enter the workforce as carpenters, building maintenance technicians, supervisors and prepare for a postsecondary degree in construction management, architecture, or engineering.  Major components are architectural drawings, safety, roof framing, and exterior/interior finish out skills.

Grade: 12           Credit: 2 – full year

RISD: CT7132 PEIMS: 13005250

Prerequisite: Construction Tech II

Endorsement: B&I, Multi

Lake Highlands High School ONLY

This is an occupationally designed course whereby students in either on the job training or in specific laboratory training areas learn the function, safety, and applications of the tools, equipment, technologies and materials in construction technology. Students gain advanced knowledge and skill specific to those needed to enter the work force as carpenters, building maintenance technicians, apprenticeship training or prepare for postsecondary training or a degree in construction science.

Grade: 10-12        Credit: 1 – full year

RISD: CT7124       PEIMS: 13004600

        CT7124D (Dual Credit)

Prerequisite: Algebra I and English I

Endorsement: B&I

Advanced Course (Dual Credit ONLY)

Lake Highlands High School and Richardson High School ONLY

This course prepares students to enter a career in architecture and construction or prepare toward a postsecondary degree in architecture, engineering, construction science, drafting, interior design, and landscape architecture.  Students will use the latest version of Autocad software focusing on the development of original working drawings, freehand sketching, communication processes, US CADD standards, layer management, presentation drawings and model building.  Students will also be exposed to the concepts of energy in relation to “smart house” technology as well as the new “green” architecture as related to the field of existing architecture.

Grade: 11-12        Credit: 2 – full year

RISD: CT7121      PEIMS: 13004700

        CT7121D (Dual Credit)

Prerequisite: Architectural Design I

Endorsement: B&I, Multi

Advanced Course

A continuation of Architecture Design with students transfer of basic single dimension images to three dimensional objects by use of three-dimensional printers, mills and lasers, orthographic projection, multi-view drawings, standards, specifications, and geometric tolerances.  Students will continue with Autocad utilizing programs as Architecture Desktop, Civil 3D, Inventor, 3DS Max. 

Grade: 12           Credit: 2 – full year

RISD: CT7129   PEIMS: 13004800

        CT7129D (Dual Credit)

Prerequisite: Recommended: Architectural Design I or II

Endorsement: B&I, Multi

Advanced Course

Lake Highlands High School and Richardson High School ONLY

This is an occupationally designed course whereby students in either on the job training or in specific laboratory training areas learn the function, safety, applications, of the tools, equipment, technologies, and materials used in this specific field.  The student selects and designs multimedia communications and animation technology to assist in specific architectural design models used in the industry. 

Grade: 12             Credit: 2 – full year

RISD: CT77135    PEIMS: 13004810

Prerequisite: Practicum in Architectural Design I

Endorsement: B&I, Multi

Advanced Course

Lake Highlands High School and Richardson High School ONLY

Practicum in Architectural Design II is an occupationally specific course designed to provide technical instruction in architectural design. Safety and career opportunities are included in addition to work ethics and architectural design study.