SAU TECH CAREER ACADEMY WELDING

Course Description

In 1947 a competition was held to find the perfect design memorializing the westward expansion of the United States. The winning design was none other than the sparkling, steel grace of the Gateway Arch. Standing 630-feet tall along the banks of the Mississippi River in St. Louis, the arch's design required both engineering innovation and the skills of countless, trained welders. This instructional program will prepare students for the technical knowledge and skills needed in the welding profession. The following methods will be used: Oxy-Acetylene welding and cutting, plasma arc cutting, arc welding, MIG, and TIG.

Core Courses Defined by the Department of Workforce Education:

Gas Metal Arc Welding: An instructional program that prepares individuals to apply technical knowledge and skills to unite or separate metal parts by heating, using a variety of techniques and equipment. Emphasis of this course will be the use of gas metal arc welders.

Gas Tungsten Arc Welding - Elective: An instructional program that prepares individuals to apply technical knowledge and skills to unite or separate metal parts by heating, using a variety of techniques and equipment. Emphasis of this course will be the use of gas tungsten arc welders.

Metal Fabrication: An instructional program that prepares individuals to apply technical knowledge and skills to unite or separate metal parts by heating, using a variety of techniques and equipment. Emphasis of this course will be on general welding knowledge and techniques in oxyfuel gas cutting and plasma arc cutting.


Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW): Students will learn the theoretical principles behind SMAW, how to perform safety inspections of equipment and accessories, identify minor external repairs to equipment and accessories and set up for shielded metal arc welding operations and base metal preparation on carbon steel. Students will also learn how to operate shielded metal arc welding equipment and perform single pass fillet welds in all position on carbon steel, and perform V-groove welds in all positions on carbon steel of limited thickness.

Concurrent Credit at SAU Tech: 

Basic Welding 2nd Semester	MD 1303 Basic Welding
Advanced Welding 3rd Semester	MD1313 Advanced Welding
Advanced Welding 4th Semester	MD2313 Advanced Welding Projects