| 101
Forest Surveying |
3 hours |
|
| A basic course in land surveying in which the
student will measure angle and distances, will determine
horizontal and vertical control for areas and will
have a knowledge of boundary law and retracement
of rural land. |
| |
| 121
Introduction to Land Surveying |
3 hours |
|
| A study of elementary surveying measurements and
computations and of the opportunites and responsibilites
in the surveying profession. Class format: two four-hour
lectures and lab sessions per week. |
| |
| 123
Land Survey Descriptions Interpretation and
Writing |
3 hours |
|
| A study of property descriptions, to include descriptions,
interpretation, and application to boundary line
retracement and the writing of different types of
property descriptions. Corequisite: LAND 193. |
| |
| 124
Land Survey Boundary Law |
3 hours |
|
A study of methods of boundary line establishment
by unwritten methods, registration of surveyors,
professionalism, liability of surveyors, and other
case and statute law related to property surveying.
Prerequisite: LAND 121 or consent of division
chairperson. |
| |
| |
| 193
Survey Measurement and Computations I
|
4 hours |
|
| A study of the different methods and instruments
used to measure angles, distances and differences
in elevation, and also a study of making traverse
adjustments, area computations and various position
computations. This course includes the program’s
Work Experience requirement (normally taken during
the summer) and serves as the mid-point assessment
of degree completion. Prerequisites: LAND 121,
MATH 102, Corequesite: MATH 103. |
| |
| 230
Surveying Measurements and Computations II
|
4 hours |
|
| A study of error propagation in survey measurements
and computations, design of horizontal and vertical
control nets, meridian determination, map projections,
and introduction to least square adjustment.
Prerequisite: LAND 193. |
| |
| 231
Retracement Surveys |
3 hours |
|
| An applied study of measurement and computational
techniques and boundary law to the retracement of
property boundary lines. Prerequisites: LAND
123, LAND 124, LAND 193. |
| |
| 232
Cartographic Surveying |
4 hours |
|
| An applied study of survey measurements and computational
techniques to the acquisition and production of
planimetric and topographic maps. A study of drafting
techniques will also be emphasized. Prerequisite:
LAND 193. Corequisite: LAND 230 or consent of division
chairperson. |
| |
| |
| 235
Hydrology, Drainage, and Subdivision Design
|
4 hours |
|
| A study of runoff volume, culvert selection, storm
water, pond design, flood routing, and subdivision
design principles. Prerequisite: LAND 193. |
| |
| 240
Route and Construction Surveys |
4 hours |
|
| An applied study of survey measurements and computational
techniques to the horizontal and vertical alignment
of highways, earthwork calculations and construction
layout. Prerequisite: LAND 193 and LAND 230. |
| |
| 241
Energy Resource Surveying |
2 hours |
|
| A study of state and federal mining, oil and gas
regulations as related to surveying and the production
of maps and plans and an applied study of the surveying
and measurement techniques peculiar to the mining,
oil and gas industry. Prerequisite: LAND 193
and LAND 230. |
| |
| 244
Remote Sensing Aerial Photo Interpretation
|
1 Credit |
|
| The application of remote sensing and aerial photogrammetry
to land surveying measurements, surveys and interpretations. |
| |
| 293
Survey Decisions/Professional Applications |
6 hours |
|
| An applied capstone course, designed to require
the student to apply principles learned from previous
courses to the solving of survey problems, emphasizing
property boundary line location and related problems.
The course includes the final assessment project
which is a field survey, deed description, and land
survey report that must be passed with a “C”
or better. Prerequisites: LAND 230, LAND 231, LAND
240. |
