Air Conditioning Technology: Building Automation, AAS

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CODE: ACTBA-AAS | TOTAL CREDITS: 60 | FINANCIAL AID ELIGIBILITY: Eligible

DESCRIPTION

This program prepares students to install, service, operate, maintain, and troubleshoot building automation systems in commercial buildings, controlling Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) Systems, energy management systems, as well as lighting and security systems. Students who complete this program can significantly impact building energy consumption. Graduates can seek employment as building automation technicians and control systems technicians with manufacturers, vendors, service companies, and large facilities, such as government and educational facilities, hospitals, and office buildings.

ACADEMIC MAPS

Academic Map: AAS Air Conditioning Technology - Building Automation

Student Learning Outcomes

Select, set up and test Direct Digital Controls (DDC) hardware and software.
Practice control systems programming and energy efficient control system design strategies.
Assess control systems networking and control systems integration strategies in commercial buildings.
Apply various troubleshooting techniques to building automation control systems.
Explain energy saving opportunities in buildings, including control systems documentation, energy efficient control routines, data analysis, performance monitoring, and energy efficient policies and codes compliance.

General Education Requirements

TOTAL GENERAL EDUCATION CREDITS: 22

Mathematics (3 Credits)

^{NOTE: Your first college-level MATH course must be completed before reaching 30 total college-level credits.}

Recommended: MATH 104B

MATH 104B - Applied Mathematics
or MATH 116 - Technical Mathematics or above (except MATH 122 and MATH 123)

English Composition (3-5 Credits)

^{NOTE: Your first college-level ENG course must be completed before reaching 30 total college-level credits.}

Communications (3 Credits)

Recommended: COM 115

BUS 108 - Business Letters and Reports
or COM 101 - Oral Communication
or COM 102 - Introduction to Interpersonal Communication
or COM 115 - Applied Communication
or COM 215 - Introduction to Group Communication
or ENG 102 - Composition II
or ENG 114 - Composition II for International Students
or ENG 205 - Introduction to Creative Writing: Fiction and Poetry
or JOUR 102 - News Reporting and Writing
or THTR 105 - Introduction to Acting I

Human Relations (3 Credits)

Recommended: ALS 101

ALS 101 - College Success
or ANTH 101 - Introduction to Cultural Anthropology
or ANTH 112 - Social Anthropology
or ANTH 201 - Peoples and Cultures of the World
or ANTH 205 - Ethnic Groups in Contemporary Societies
or ECE 202 - Understanding Human Growth and Development
or COM 102 - Introduction to Interpersonal Communication
or HIST 105 - European Civilization to 1648
or HIST 106 - European Civilization Since 1648
or HIST 107 - Women in American History
or HIST 150 - Introduction to Chinese Civilization
or HIST 151 - Introduction to Japanese Civilization
or HIST 210 - Southwest Heritage
or HIST 247 - Introduction to the History of Mexico
or HIST 260 - Introduction to Native American History
or MGT 100B - Practical Human Relations for Business
or MGT 283 - Introduction to Human Resources Management
or PHIL 135 - Introduction to Ethics
or PHIL 210 - World Religions
or PHIL 216 - Philosophy of Human Nature
or PHIL 245 - Contemporary Moral Issues
or PSC 201 - Politics of Minority Groups
or PSY 101 - General Psychology
or PSY 102 - Psychology of Personal and Social Adjustment
or PSY 207 - Psychology and the Family
or PSY 208 - Psychology of Human Relations
or PSY 261 - Introduction to Social Psychology
or SOC 101 - Principles of Sociology or above
or WMST 113 - Gender, Race, and Class

Natural Science (3 Credits)

Recommended: ENV 101

ANTH 102 - Introduction to Physical Anthropology
or ANTH 110L - Physical Anthropology Lab
or AST 103 - Introductory Astronomy: The Solar System or above
or BIOL 101 - Biology for Non-Majors or above
or CHEM 103 - Preparatory Chemistry or above
or EGG 131 - Technical Physics I
or EGG 132 - Technical Physics II
or ENV 101 - Introduction to Environmental Science or above
or ET 131B - DC for Electronics
or GEOG 103 - Physical Geography
or GEOG 104 - Physical Geography Laboratory
or GEOG 116 - Oceanography
or GEOG 117 - Meteorology/Climatology
or GEOL 100 - Earthquakes, Volcanoes and Natural Disasters or above
or HHP 123 - Introduction to the Human Body
or HHP 124 - Introduction to the Human Body Computer Lab
or MT 110B - Material Science I (Ferrous and Non-Ferrous)
or PHYS 110 - Conceptual Physics or above

Fine Arts/Humanities/Social Science (3 Credits)

Recommended: GEOG 106

any AM prefix course
or any ANTH prefix course (except ANTH 102 and 110L)
or any ART prefix course
or any COM prefix course
or CRJ 104 - Introduction to Administration of Justice
or DAN 101 - Dance Appreciation
or any ECON prefix course
or ENG 223 - Themes of Literature or above
or GEOG 106 - Introduction to Cultural Geography
or HHP 201 - Stress Management
or HHP 213 - Healthy Aging
or any HIST prefix course
or any MUS prefix course (except MUS 100)
or any PHIL prefix course
or PHO 101 - Beginning Photography
or any PSC prefix course
or any PSY prefix course
or any SOC prefix course
or any THTR prefix course (except 275)
or WMST 113 - Gender, Race, and Class
or World Languages 101B or above (this includes the following course prefixes: ARA, ARM, CHI, FIL, FREN, GER, GRE, ITAL, JPN, KOR, LAT, PORT, RUS, SPAN, and THAI)

U.S. and Nevada Constitutions (4-6 Credits)

Recommended: HIST 100 or PSC 101

Four Credit Options
HIST 100 - Historical Issues and Contemporary Society
or PSC 101 - Introduction to American Politics
Six Credit Options
HIST 101 - U.S. History to 1877
and HIST 102 - U.S. History Since 1877
or
HIST 101 - U.S. History to 1877
and HIST 217 - Nevada History
or
HIST 102 - U.S. History Since 1877
and HIST 111 - Survey of U.S. Constitutional History
or
HIST 111 - Survey of U.S. Constitutional History
and HIST 217 - Nevada History

Special Program Requirements

TOTAL SPECIAL PROGRAM CREDITS: 38