What You’ll Learn

Our curriculum is carefully designed to prepare you to competently and confidently contribute to any stage of the building process from initial planning through project completion.  

The program includes plenty of group work and real-world projects to give you practice in applying the skills and design principles you’re learning. In your senior capstone project, you will prepare architectural engineering drawings, write design documentation, and give a presentation for a commercial-scale building project.  

Your coursework will build your expertise in five broad areas: 

• Architecture: Develop your historical knowledge and aesthetic sensibilities while honing skills in architectural design and learning about the profession. 
• Engineering: Build your knowledge of fundamental engineering principles and study areas like structural analysis, thermodynamics, and the properties of building materials. 
• Design: Use industry-standard software and develop deep familiarity with the architectural engineering design process. 
• Construction: Learn about materials, methods, practices, and systems including HVAC, plumbing, and electrical. 
• Science & Math: Understand the theory behind practical applications with advanced math, chemistry, electricity, and physics.  

Outside the Classroom, In the Community

Through your coursework, you’ll apply what you’re learning to practical projects. For some of these projects, you’ll have the chance to use your new skills to meet the needs of local groups and organizations.  

• Faculty and students from our program have participated in designing and/or building each of the five Habitat for Humanity homes in Randolph, Vermont.  
• Each year, students give architectural design input to community projects in Vermont and New Hampshire such as the proposed Vermont Holocaust Memorial, the proposed Lotus Lake renovations, the proposed Piermont Town Hall, and the proposed Vermont Mountaineers ballfield concession and locker rooms. 
• This program has hosted and participated in conferences aimed at addressing the affordable housing problems in Vermont.  
• Our students have helped public industries, such as the Stowe Electric Department, evaluate their faciliities to make improvements for better efficiencies.  
• You may even be able to make an impact on campus. Students have performed energy assessments of buildings on our campuses and made recommendations on ways to reduce energy consumption. 

Special Facilities

• CAD and Building Information Labs 
• Material Testing Lab 
• Architectural Studios 
• Fluids Lab 
• Surveying Lab 
• Lighting Lab 

Professional Engineer (PE) Licensing Preparation

This program will qualify you to take the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) exam in many states. This is the first step toward earning your Professional Engineer’s license, which you can obtain after completing a set period of work experience and passing an additional exam.

The Bachelor of Science in Architectural Engineering Technology is accredited by the Engineering Technology Accreditation Commission of ABET, https://www.abet.org, under the commission’s General Criteria and Program Criteria for Architectural Engineering Technology.