Design Pre-Construction

People who work in this pathway turn a concept into a set of plans. Their plans guide other construction professionals as they continue the building process.

 Example Careers  

• Architect
• Civil Draftsman
• Civil Engineering Technician
• Electrical and Electronics Draftsman Engineering Technician
• Interior Designer
• Landscape Architect
• Mechanical Draftsman
• Operations Research Analyst

Pathway Courses

• Exploring Technology  (IND 100)
• PLTW Introduction to Engineering Design (IND 121)
• PLTW Principles of Engineering (IND381)

Related Electives

• Graphic Design (ART 130)
• Entrepreneurship (BUS 190)
• Physics (SCI 321)
• Calculus (MAT441)

Career Related Activities

• Engineering Club
• National Technical Honor Society 
• Career Fair
• Ask the Expert Day

External Experiences

• Job Shadow
• Internship (Long-term)
• Mini-Internship (Winter Break, Spring Break)

Certifications

• Autodesk Inventor Certified User

Triton Certificates

• Architectural Design Certificate
• Engineering Technology CAD Advanced Certificate
• Engineering Technology Design Certificate

Triton Degrees

• Architecture

Example College Majors 

• Architectural Drafting
• Architectural Engineering
• Architecture
• CAD Drafting Technician
• Drafting/Design Engineering Technicians 
• Electrical/Electronics CAD/CADD
• Environmental Design/Architecture
• Mechanical Drafting CAD/CADD