West Valley College Courses

This course introduces students to the anthropological study of language and communication. It includes a survey of world languages and an introduction to methods used by linguistic anthropologists. T

• California Community Colleges System
• 54 hours
• Paid Course

This course offers a study of styles in architecture from pre-history to the present. This course covers: cultural, political, and social influences in architectural styles; a general overview of diff

• California Community Colleges System
• 36 hours
• Paid Course

This course covers the building permit process and definition of building codes as described in the International Building Code. The course emphasizes use and occupancy, special use and occupancy, bui

• California Community Colleges System
• 54 hours
• Paid Course

This course introduces students to the world history of architecture from pre-history to 1945.

• California Community Colleges System
• 54 hours
• Paid Course

This course is a study of modern world architectural history from 1945 to the present. The instructor leads students in discussion of the influences of the industrial revolution and the old world in c

• California Community Colleges System
• 54 hours
• Paid Course

This course explores traditional and contemporary methods of graphic presentations as a means of communication in architectural design. The course emphasizes a variety of presentation techniques inclu

• California Community Colleges System
• 18 hours
• Paid Course

This course is an introduction to Rhino. This software is designed specifically for use in architecture, landscape architecture, and interior design to focus on complex, compositional forms. This cour

• California Community Colleges System
• 27 hours
• Paid Course

This course offers students a study of various building materials and their methods of installation. Instructors provide an overview of the structural concepts of building design.

• California Community Colleges System
• 54 hours
• Paid Course

This course is a study of the basic techniques of drafting and sketching as it relates to architectural graphic communication. Students have opportunities to develop visual literacy, freehand sketchin

• California Community Colleges System
• 27 hours
• Paid Course

This course is a study of three-dimensional representations using various color media as it relates to architectural and environmental graphic communication. Students have opportunities to develop vis

• California Community Colleges System
• 27 hours
• Paid Course

This course introduces students to architectural design principles and methodologies. Students have the opportunity to apply these principles to studio problems of increasing complexity. Various repre

• California Community Colleges System
• 27 hours
• Paid Course

This course covers the most common aspects of materials, tools, and skills required to build architectural models.

• California Community Colleges System
• 9 hours
• Paid Course

This course offers students an introduction to Autodesk: Revit Architecture, software specifically designed for use by architecture, landscape architecture, interior design, and civil engineering prof

• California Community Colleges System
• 27 hours
• Paid Course

This architecture course is a study of green building and sustainable design requirements. Students have opportunities to learn about green building and sustainable design requirements through lecture

• California Community Colleges System
• 54 hours
• Paid Course

This course is an architectural design studio. Instructors introduce a full range of architectural ideas and issues through drawing exercises, analysis of precedents, and exploration of design methods

• California Community Colleges System
• 27 hours
• Paid Course