The Bachelor of Science in Transborder Building Design and Technology focuses on meeting regional workforce needs through the study of the unique transborder region between Southern California and Baja California Norte. The program is designed to provide students with foundational knowledge of building materials, construction methods, sustainable design practices, and innovative technologies specific to the area. The curriculum prepares students with creative problem-solving and critical thinking skills, working knowledge of construction documentation, and technical skills necessary to successfully enter a graduate program or begin a career in architecture, construction, environmental design, or engineering. 

Program Student Learning Outcomes

• Demonstrate competence in technical skills and knowledge of regional professional practices to accurately document design concepts and construction methods through the use of industry-standard software and equipment.
• Enrich their transborder regional perspective through direct involvement in group discussions, participating in design projects, assessing historical design solutions, and understanding social, cultural, and political factors that are international in scope, including issues of sustainability and environmental sensitivity.
• Develop a greater sense of self-awareness and interpersonal skills by participating in design critiques, receiving and responding to design criticism, reflecting on the feedback provided, and revising project deliverables as deemed necessary.
• Acquire technical writing skills necessary to produce architectural contracts and specifications, and understand building codes.
• Further enhance critical communication skills by orally, graphically, and physically presenting their design processes and solutions to architectural and urban planning problems to faculty, industry professionals, and peers.
• Refine critical thinking skills in a problem/project-based curriculum that requires solving transborder design problems by developing innovative solutions through research, graphic representation, and model-making skills used in the profession.