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2012-2013 Undergraduate Catalog

2012-2013 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Architectural Engineering (ARE) (B.S.)

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The Architectural Engineering program is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, http://www.abet.org.

The architectural engineering program is planned for students who are particularly interested in the engineering aspects of building design. The educational objective of the five-year architectural engineering program is to prepare the student with fundamental engineering competence in the analysis and design of building and their systems. Specifically, the student must be able to understand and apply engineering fundamentals and design principles for engineering the infrastructure of architecture–that infrastructure being structural, mechanical, and electrical building systems and all the subdisciplines related to these primary designations.

As important members of building design teams, they must be able to create designs that will fulfill the economic, safety, and aesthetic requirements of a project.

Included in the academic program are exercises in many of the courses beginning in the freshman year and continuing through the fifth year to develop skills in the engineering design process. The last course in this sequence is Senior Project, a culmination of all the previous design experiences from the first four and one-half years of the curriculum. Architectural engineers must have a working ability with total building and system design concepts.

Bachelor’s degree requirements

Pre-professional program (PARE)

Freshman year

First semester (15 credit hours)

ARE 020 - Architectural Engineering Seminar Credits: (0)
ARE 100 - Architectural Engineering Orientation Credits: (1)
CHM 210 - Chemistry I Credits: (4)
DEN 210 - History of Building and Construction Credits: (3)
GEOL 100 - Earth in Action Credits: (3)
MATH 220 - Analytic Geometry and Calculus I Credits: (4)

Second semester (16 credit hours)

ARE 020 - Architectural Engineering Seminar Credits: (0)
BIOL 198 - Principles of Biology Credits: (4)
or
CHM 230 - Chemistry II Credits: (4)
CNS 320 - Construction Materials Credits: (2)
ECON 110 - Principles of Macroeconomics Credits: (3)
ENGL 100 - Expository Writing I Credits: (3)
MATH 221 - Analytic Geometry and Calculus II Credits: (4)

Sophomore year

Third semester (16 credit hours)

ARE 020 - Architectural Engineering Seminar Credits: (0)
CNS 200 - Computer Applications in Engineering and Construction Credits: (2)
COMM 105 - Public Speaking IA Credits: (2)
ENGL 200 - Expository Writing II Credits: (3)
MATH 222 - Analytic Geometry and Calculus III Credits: (4)
PHYS 213 - Engineering Physics I Credits: (5)

Fourth semester (15 credit hours)

ARE 020 - Architectural Engineering Seminar Credits: (0)
ART 100 - 2- Dimensional Design Credits: (3)
or
ART 190 - Drawing I Credits: (3)
or
ART 200 - 3- Dimensional Design Credits: (3)
CE 333 - Statics Credits: (3)
MATH 240 - Elementary Differential Equations Credits: (4)
PHYS 214 - Engineering Physics II Credits: (5)

Professional program (ARE)

Junior year

Fifth semester (17 credit hours)

ARE 020 - Architectural Engineering Seminar Credits: (0)
ARE 532 - Lighting Systems Design Credits: (2)
CE 212 - Elementary Surveying Engineering Credits: (3)
CE 533 - Mechanics of Materials Credits: (3)
CE 534 - Mechanics of Materials Laboratory Credits: (1)
CNS 321 - Construction Techniques and Detailing Credits: (3)
IMSE 530 - Engineering Economic Analysis Credits: (2)
(enroll in 2 credit hours)
ME 513 - Thermodynamics I Credits: (3)

Sixth semester (17 credit hours)

ARE 020 - Architectural Engineering Seminar Credits: (0)
ARE 310 - Introduction to AutoCAD Credits: (1)
ARE 522 - Loading and Load Paths in Buildings Credits: (2)
ARE 534 - Thermal Systems Credits: (3)
CE 537 - Introduction to Structural Analysis Credits: (3)
CNS 325 - Construction Drawings Credits: (3)
ECE 519 - Electric Circuits and Control Credits: (4)
STAT 490 - Statistics for Engineers Credits: (1)

Senior year

Seventh semester (17 credit hours)

ARE 020 - Architectural Engineering Seminar Credits: (0)
ARE 411 - Architectural Engineering Design Credits: (3)
ARE 528 - Reinforced Concrete Structures Credits: (3)
ARE 533 - Building Electrical Systems Credits: (3)
ARE 537 - Acoustic Systems Credits: (2)
ENGL 415 - Written Communication for Engineers Credits: (3)
ME 512 - Dynamics Credits: (3)

Eighth semester (15 credit hours)

*Humanities or Social Science Elective Credits: (3)

ARE 020 - Architectural Engineering Seminar Credits: (0)
ARE 524 - Steel Structures Credits: (3)
ARE 536 - Plumbing/Fire Protection Systems Design Credits: (3)
ARE 540 - Building Mechanical Systems Credits: (3)
ME 571 - Fluid Mechanics Credits: (3)

Fifth year

Ninth semester (15 credit hours)

*Complementary Elective Credits: (3)
*Complementary Elective Credits: (3)
Free Elective Credits: (3)

ARE 020 - Architectural Engineering Seminar Credits: (0)
ARE 590 - Integrated Building System Design Credits: (3)
CE 522 - Soil Mechanics I Credits: (3)

Tenth semester (15 credit hours)

*Complementary elective Credits: (3)
*Complementary elective Credits: (3)
*Humanities or Social Science Elective Credits: (3)

ARE 020 - Architectural Engineering Seminar Credits: (0)
ARE 539 - Architectural Engineering Management Credits: (3)
ARE 690 - Senior Project Credits: (3)

Notes

For additional information about the University General Education program, check the requirements specified by the College of Engineering.

*Humanities and Social Science Electives are to be selected from the College of Engineering Humanities and Social Science Elective Course List approved by the College of Engineering. Students should select these courses as needed to complete the requirements of the K-State 8 General Education program.

*Complementary Electives are to be selected from the approved departmental list.

IMPORTANT NOTES: Students who first enroll in Summer 2011 or later must meet the requirements of the K-State 8 General Education Program.

Students who began their programs of study in earlier terms under the University General Education (UGE) program may complete their degrees with UGE requirements or may choose to move to the K-State 8. Students should check with their academic advisors to determine which choice would be better. To switch, students must consult with their academic advisors.

Students who are readmitted in Summer 2011 and later will be designated as meeting the K-State 8 by the Office of Admissions. Deans’ offices can make an exception for the readmitted student who has completed UGE or who would prefer to complete UGE requirements.

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