Civil Engineering Technology (CIV) at Laurel Ridge Community College
Distance Learning
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Term
- CIV 135 - Construction Management and Estimating
- Teaches the equipment and methods used in construction. Includes principles and economics of construction, planning and management, and principles of estimating primarily using highway and building project examples.Lecture 3 hours per week.
3 credits - CIV 171 - Surveying I
- Introduces surveying equipment, procedures and computations including adjustment of instruments, distance measurement, leveling, angle measurement, traversing, traverse adjustments, area computations and introduction to topography.Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 3 hours. Total 5 hours per week.
Prerequisite: Engineering Technical Math or divisional approval.3 credits - CIV 172 - Surveying II
- Introduces surveys for transportation systems including the preparation and analysis of topographic maps, horizontal and vertical curves, earthwork and other topics related to transportation construction.Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 3 hours. Total 5 hour per week.
Prerequisite: CIV 171 or equivalent.3 credits - CIV 290 - Coordinated Internship
- Supervises on-the-job training in selected business, industrial or service firms coordinated by the college.Credit/practice ratio not to exceed 1:5 hours. May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.
1-5 credits
