Catalog: 2011–2012 Catalog Year

Course Descriptions

Surveying (SUR)

Technology Division

SUR 119: Construction Surveying

Units (Credits): 2–4; Prerequisites: CONS 108 or consent of instructor

Presents care and use of surveying equipment. Profile elevation and closed traverse projects will provide hands-on experience. Construction staking will be explained in detail. Note: Non-transferable for an NSHE baccalaureate degree. Non-applicable towards an AA or AS Degree.

SUR 161: Elementary Surveying

Units (Credits): 4; Prerequisites: MATH 120 or higher

Offers a beginning course designed to introduce students to modern techniques in land surveying.

SUR 162: Advanced Surveying

Units (Credits): 4; Prerequisites: SUR 119, SUR 161, SUR 265

Offers an advanced curriculum in surveying, but with increased difficulty and responsibility.

SUR 261: Legal Aspects of Surveying

Units (Credits): 3; Prerequisites: none

Covers legal terminology relating to land surveying, writing and interpreting legal descriptions, and deed and title research. Introduces state laws relating to surveying and mapping.

SUR 262: Principles of Land Surveying

Units (Credits): 3; Prerequisites: none

Covers principles of land surveying and an in-depth study of public land system, restoration of corners, boundary and control survey adjustments, and evidence and analysis.

SUR 263: Civil Survey Design

Units (Credits): 3; Prerequisites: none

Covers advanced subdivision, street and utility design and computations, basic map preparation, methods and procedures for construction surveying of civil designed improvements.

SUR 264: Introduction to Global Positioning System

Units (Credits): 3; Prerequisites: none

Focuses on aspects of the satellite navigation system becoming widely used in surveying and navigation. Topics include origin, history, operations, differential positioning, kinematic and real time GPS (RTK).

SUR 265: Introduction to Construction Surveying

Units (Credits): 4; Prerequisites: none

Covers reviewing and understanding civil, structural, and architectural constructing plans, and relationship for surveying layout. Requires surveying in an outdoor lab environment.

SUR 266: Land Development

Units (Credits): 3; Prerequisites: none

Introduces the forces shaping urban form including history and determinants of influence, nature of urban form, comprehensive planning and implementation including zoning, general terms relating to development, state statutes, and local land use controls.



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