When
you are applying for a post-secondary program, you want to ensure that
the instructor and professors who teach the curriculum have a vested
interest in their students’ success. At Centennial College, you can rest
assured that all faculty members want to see students thrive, as they
are all well networked professionals who have years of experience. As
such, students benefit in a few ways. For example, instructors can offer
up advice based on their own experiences or use personal anecdotes to
enhance the lessons they are teaching students.
Take Centennial College’s architecture program
— Architectural Technology program, for example. This offering employs
instructors who posses advanced degrees, licenses, and credentials in
architecture, architectural technology, building science, engineering,
and green building, and include many current industry practitioners.
Their current knowledge of the industry also benefits students who must
be up on the latest developments and advancements in their field.
Aside
from having an interest in working with architects, architectural
technology firms, engineers, builders, contractors, developers,
construction material manufacturers and suppliers, and municipal
building departments, there are a few admission requirements that
applicants must meet. Firstly, applicants must have completed an Ontario
Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) or equivalent, or have mature student
status (19 years or older). Secondly, they must have completed English
Grade 12 C or U, or equivalent (minimum grade required) or take the
Centennial College English Skills Assessment for Admission; and
Mathematics Grade 11 M or U, or 12 C or U, or equivalent (minimum grade
required) or take a Centennial College Engineering Math Skills
Assessment for Admission.
Through
their studies, students learn about energy-efficient design,
sustainable design and construction strategies, and protecting the
environment. Each semester has a focus on a different building type and
features projects that students complete to ensure a strong foundation
in technical knowledge. Among the hands-on activities that students
complete are: preparing drawings for residential, institutional,
commercial, industrial, and multi-use buildings; using state-of-the-art
computer technology to prepare designs, construction drawings,
specifications; drafting reports needed to communicate with clients,
builders, and approval authorities; identifying building materials;
understanding construction methods, structural design, mechanical and
electrical services through lab work; building codes, contracts and
specifications in software; and how to navigate the business environment
to provide design and construction services.
Among
specific subjects in the offering are: Materials and Methods,
Construction Health and Safety, Builders and Contractors, History of
Western Architecture, Architectural Graphics, Building Services,
Technical Writing and more.
In
addition to the Ontario College Advanced Diploma that students graduate
with, they may also pursue an Ontario Association for Applied
Architectural Sciences (OAAAS) membership, which can lead to Ontario
Association of Architects (OAA) membership as a Licensed Technologist
OAA as well as a Building Code Identification Number (BCIN), Leadership
in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) credential, and Association of
Architectural Technologists of Ontario (AATO) membership.
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