Automotive Technology Degree

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Degree: Associate of Applied Science (A.A.S.)

Program Description:

This degree program teaches the fundamentals of repair for today’s highly computerized automobiles, preparing you to work in automotive dealerships, independent repair shops, and chain automotive stores. Begin with basic repair and learn to do brakes and tune-ups, steering and suspension, and electrical technology.

Career Information and Occupational Outlook:

This program has additional specialties, enabling you to enter the workforce as a transmission technician and advanced drivability technician with an Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) Certification. The Automotive Technology Degree Program gives you a greater choice of areas of specialization and offers you more opportunities to take advanced courses.

Curriculum Outline:

General Core Courses (33 Credit Hours)

Course	Title	Credit Hours
ENG 191	Composition and Rhetoric I	5
ENG 193	Composition and Rhetoric II	5
HUM 191	Introduction to Humanities	5
MAT 191	College Algebra	5
PSY 191	Introductory Psychology	5
PHY 190	Introductory Physics	5
SCT 100	Introduction to Microcomputers	3

Fundamental Technical Courses (87 Credit Hours)

Course	Title	Credit Hours
AUT 120	Introduction to Automotive Technology	3
AUT 122	Electrical and Electronic Systems	6
AUT 124	Battery, Starting and Charging Systems	4
AUT 126	Engine Principles of Operation and Repair	6
AUT 128	Fuel, Ignition, and Emission Systems	7
AUT 130	Automotive Brake Systems	4
AUT 132	Suspension and Steering Systems	4
AUT 134	Drivelines	4
AUT 138	Manual Transmission/Transaxle	4
AUT 140	Electronic-Engine Control Systems	7
AUT 142	Climate Control Systems	6
AUT 144	Introduction to Automatic Transmissions	4
AUT 210	Automatic Transmission Repair	7
AUT 212	Advanced Electronic-Transmission Diagnosis	3
AUT 214	Advanced Electronic-Controlled Brake Systems Diagnosis	4
AUT 216	Advanced Electronic-Controlled Suspension and Steering Systems	4
AUT 218	Advanced Electronic-Engine Control Systems	4
AUT 220	Automotive Technology Internship	or
	Electives	6

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