This program is a three-year co-operative education program with 6 academic semesters and 3 co-op work terms. It prepares graduate technologists to work with architects, engineers, designers and project managers as an integral part of the team developing, presenting and executing of building designs. The program equips a student with comprehensive understanding of current competitive architectural / construction environments that challenge professionals in the field, including mastering the latest codes and standards, site management techniques and computer technologies.

The graduate has reliably demonstrated the ability to: communicate with clients, contractors, other building professionals, and approval authorities prepare, read, interpret, and revise drawings, and other graphical representations used in building projects obtain, analyze, prepare, and revise specifications and other project documents used in design and construction prepare estimates of time, costs, and quantity, and participate in the tendering process solve technical problems related to building projects through the application of principles of building science and mathematics collaborate with and coordinate information from structural, mechanical, and electrical building systems professionals contribute to the design of architectural projects contribute to the analysis, planning, and preparation of site planning documents comply with the legal and ethical requirements of an architectural technologist in the practice of building design and construction assess buildings and their interiors, and make recommendations for their repurposing and renovation ensure personal safety and contribute to the safety of others in the workplace participate in sustainable design and building practices use and evaluate current and emerging technology to support building projects assist in the planning, scheduling, and monitoring of building projects apply business principles to design and building practices.