Welding Technology - Structural (A.A.S.)
Welding Technology - Structural (A.A.S.)
Program Description
A.A.S.Degree - 63 Hours
This hands-on program provides skills-based instruction needed to secure jobs in the local carbon steel industry. Coursework provides fundamental instruction in the major welding processes including Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW), Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (GTAW), Gas Metal Arc Welding (GMAW) and Flux-Cored Arc Welding (FCAW) along with training in safety, blueprint reading, oxy-fuel cutting, plasma arc cutting and carbon arc cutting and gouging. Advanced welding classes will focus on SMAW and GMAW welding skills along with fabrication techniques to prepare the graduate for testing and certification for local carbon steel shops. The Associate of Applied Science degree builds upon the certificate welding courses through additional instruction in welding inspection, advanced project construction, and general education classes. The lab facility at the Springfield campus is a certified Accredited Testing Facility by the American Welding Society (AWS) https://www.aws.org/, 8669 NW 36 Street #130, Miami, FL 33166-6672, (800) 443-9353.
Welding Technology - Structural Program Requirements - 48 Credit Hours
- WLD 105: Welding Safety
- WLD 111: Shielded Metal Arc Welding I
- WLD 112: Shielded Metal Arc Welding II
- WLD 113: Gas Metal and Flux Cored Arc Welding
- WLD 114: Gas Tungsten Arc Welding
- WLD 130: Print Reading for Welders
- WLD 221: Advanced Shielded Metal Arc Welding
- WLD 222: Advanced Gas Metal/Flux Cored Arc Welding
- WLD 225: Welding Inspection Technology I
- WLD 226: Welding Inspection Technology II
- WLD 236: Structural Fabrication
- MFG 115: MFG Processes & Materials
- MFG 275: Manufacturing Capstone
- WLD 290: Co-Operative Ed/Internship
or Related Elective Credits: 3
- TEC 285: Occupational Seminar
or
- WLD 100: Careers in Welding
Related Electives: May choose courses from the following program areas: CST, DDT, MEC, MFG, PMT, WLD.
- TEC 285: Occupational Seminar
General Education Requirements - 15 Credit Hours
The Missouri Department of Higher Education has identified a common set of general education courses that have been adopted statewide. These courses are called the "CORE 42." CORE 42 courses are guaranteed to transfer to any Missouri public college or university to satisfy general education requirements.
Courses in knowledge areas below, designated with the CORE 42 logo indicates courses in that area have been evaluated and provided a MOTR number for transfer to all Missouri public institutions of higher education.
Courses that do not have this designation may still transfer to public and private colleges and universities in Missouri and elsewhere, but students are encouraged to check the transfer equivalency website of the institution to which they plan to transfer to confirm.
Please refer to the MDHE Core Transfer Curriculum for detailed information on CORE 42 courses.
Mathematical Sciences - 3 Credit Hours
- TEC 108: Applied Technical Mathematics
- MTH 110: Intermediate Algebra
- MTH 128: Contemporary Mathematics
- MTH 128S: Cont Mathematics with Support
- MTH 129: Introductory Statistics
- MTH 130: Algebra for Calculus
- MTH 130S: Algebra for Calculus With Support
- MTH 131: Trigonometry
- MTH 138: Pre-Calculus Mathematics
- MTH 140: Analytic Geometry and Calculus I
- MTH 141: Analytic Geometry and Calculus II
- MTH 210: Statistical Methods
- MTH 214: Discrete Mathematics
- MTH 215: Algebraic Structures
- MTH 230: Linear Algebra
- MTH 240: Analytic Geometry and Calculus III
- MTH 241: Differential Equations
Oral/Written Communication - 3 Credit Hours
Social and Behavioral Sciences - 6 Credit Hours (include at least on Civics course, PLS 101 or HST 120 or HST 130)
- ANT 101: Introduction to Anthropology
- ANT 220: Cultural Anthropology
- COM 150: Intro Mass Communication
- CRM 210: Intro to Criminal Justice
- ECO 270: Principles of Macroeconomics
- ECO 275: Principles of Microeconomics
- GRY 101: World Geography
- HST 105: Ancient and Medieval World History
- HST 106: Modern World History
- HST 120: U.S. History I: to 1865
- HST 130: U.S. History II: 1865-Present
- PLS 101: American Government and Politics
- PLS 201: International Relations
- PSY 110: Introduction to Psychology
- PSY 130: Life Span Development Psychology
- PSY 255: Psychology of Work Behavior
- SOC 101: Introduction to Sociology
- SOC 210: Urban Sociology
- SOC 215: Deconstructing Social Problems