Advanced Diploma - Architectural Technology
- 3 years
- Duration
- 21,150 CAD/year
- Price
- Rolling admission
- Start
- Rolling admission
- Deadline
- Diploma
- Degree
- Campus
- Format
- Toronto / Canada
- Location
Program description
The Architectural Technology advanced diploma program at Humber will teach you how to apply your logical and critical thinking skills to construction and building design.
You will be taught by award-winning professors and licensed architects who will provide you with real-world experience and significant industry contacts. The curriculum was created with industry input to ensure that you are learning current and relevant topics. You will learn the following during the program:
- computer-aided design, construction procedures, and project management using cutting-edge software such as Revit (Building Information Modelling), AutoCAD, Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, Indesign, and SketchUP.
- wood frame, steel, masonry and precast concrete, mass timber, and hybrid systems construction technologies
- building code, building specifications, estimating, construction contract administration, and structural and environmental systems are all examples of hands-on abilities.
- sustainable architecture, passive house design, and net zero design and construction technologies are required in the architectural technology industry to reduce carbon emissions and the impact of climate change.
Visual representation, history of architecture, building science, site planning, and technical communications are among the topics covered in the courses. Bath and kitchen design, interior details, building code (legal), small building residential design, and other options are available as electives.
Program structure
Semester 1
- Autocad 1
- Drafting and Detailing: House Design
- Visual Representation
- Materials and Methods 1: Wood Construction
- Technical Mathematics 1
- Technical Reading and Writing Skills
Semester 2
- Structures
- Drafting and Detailing: Steel and Masonry
- Materials and Methods 2: Steel & Masonry
- Building Information Modeling 1 (BIM)
- Ontario Building Code
- Technical Workplace Writing Skills
Semester 3
- Drafting and Detailing Mass Timber
- Materials and Methods 3 Mass Timber
- Building Information Modeling 2 (BIM)
- Building Science
- An Introduction to Arts and Sciences
- General Elective
Semester 4
- Sustainable Design
- Materials and Methods 4: Concrete
- Drafting and Detailing: Concrete
- Building Information Modeling 3 (BIM)
- Presentation Software
Semester 5
- Drafting and Detailing: Adaptive Reuse & Addition
- Environmental Systems
- Contract Administration
- Building Information Modeling 4 (BIM)
- Architectural Site Planning
Semester 6
- Estimating
- Specification Writing 1
- Drafting and Detailing: Hybrid Construction
- Project Management
Price
Fees per semester:
- Tuition 9,826 CAD
- Compulsory Ancillary Fee 444 CAD
- Compulsory Student Union Fee 66 CAD
- IGNITE Health and Dental Insurance Fee 111 CAD
- Enhanced Student Experience Fee (Optional) 20 CAD
- Program Ancillary Fee 107 CAD*
- Co-op/Placement 0,00 CAD
Total 10,575 CAD
*may vary every semester
Requirements for applicants
International Academic Equivalencies:
- Certificate of Secondary Education with a minimum grade of four in required subjects
- Transcripts for any post-secondary courses or programs completed or
- College or university transfer status
For Indian applicants one of the following:
- All India Senior School Certificate/Higher Secondary School Certificate
- Year 12 State Board Exams with a minimum grade of 70 or above in required program subjects.
To be eligible you must possess the equivalent of an Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) and required courses.
English Proficiency requirements are:
- A minimum TOEFL Academic Level score of 550 (paper based) or 80 (internet based) or
- an IELTS with an overall minimum score of 6.0 (with no single band score below 5.5) or
- CAEL with an overall band score of 60 or
- Cambridge English Test with B2 First / C1 Advanced / C2 Proficiency 169 (with no single subscore below 162) or
- Duolingo Language Test with score 105 and above+
- International applicants may be asked to submit an ICAS or WES evaluation.
About the university
Humber College Institute of Technology & Advanced Learning (known as Humber College) was fonded in 1967. The college is located in Toronto, Canada.
The Humber North and the Lakeshore are the two primary campuses at Humber.
Humber College offers over 200 programs in 40 fields of study.
Students at Humber receive a polytechnic education. We educate theory, incorporate practical, hands-on training, and collaborate with employers to provide students with real-world learning opportunities. This innovative and entrepreneurial approach, which is taught in state-of-the-art and creative learning facilities, prepares students for today's and tomorrow's careers.
We are committed to your long-term success. A Humber education will help you map a sure path to your career and keep you up to date on shifting trends in the professional world as technology advances. Our programs combine theory and practice, allowing you to get practical experience both in the classroom and on the work. Professors with industry experience will teach you what skills are in demand.
