STEM Academy
STEM Academy Pathways
Civil Engineering
The Civil Engineering pathway prepares individuals to apply mathematical and scientific principles to the design, development and operational evaluation of structural, load- bearing, material moving, transportation, water resource, and material control systems; and environmental safety measures. Civil engineers design, build, supervise, operate, and maintain construction projects and systems in the public and private sector, including roads, buildings, airports, tunnels, dams, bridges, and systems for water supply and sewage treatment.
Course Sequence
Engineering 1: 3D Design
Engineering 2: Robotics
Civil Engineering/Architecture
Transition to Engineering : (Transitional Credit through the University of Kentucky)
Industry Certifications
Autodesk Revit
Future Careers
Civil Engineer
Mechanical Engineer
Electrical Engineer
Robotic Engineer
Surveyor
CAD Technician
Industrial Electrician Assistant
The Electrical Construction Pathway prepares individuals to apply technical knowledge and skills to install, operate, maintain, and repair electric apparatus and systems in residential, commercial, and industrial electric-power wiring, DC and AC motors controls, and electrical distribution panels. The pathway includes instruction in the principles of electronics and electrical systems, wiring, power transmission, safety, industrial and household appliances, job estimation, electrical inspecting and inspection, and applicable codes and standards. Instruction includes the principles of electronics and electrical systems, wiring, power transmission, safety industrial and household appliances, job estimation, electrical testing and inspection, and applicable codes and standards.
Course Sequence
Electrical Construction 1
Circuits 1
Electric Motor Controls
Rotating Machinery
Electrical Co-op
Industry Certifications
OSHA-10
TRACK
Future Careers
Electrician
Electrical Inspector
Skilled Trades Construction Electrical Track
(Tech Ready Apprentices for Careers in Kentucky)
The Tech Ready Apprentices for Careers in Kentucky (TRACK) youth pre-apprenticeship program is a partnership between the Kentucky Department of Education’s Office of Career and Technical Education and the Kentucky Labor Cabinet to provide secondary students with career pathway opportunities into Registered Apprenticeship programs. This pathway is to prepare students as entering apprentices in electrical in conjunction with the IBEW.
Course Sequence
Electrical Construction 1
Electrical Construction 2
Circuits 1
Electric Motor Controls
Industry Certifications
OSHA-10
TRACK
Future Careers
Electrician
Electrical Inspector
Cinematography and Video Production
The Cinematography and Video Production pathway prepares students to communicate dramatic information, ideas, moods, and feelings through the making and producing of videos and cinematographic expression. The pathway includes the theory of video, video technology and equipment operation, video production, video directing, video editing, cinematographic art, video and audio technique, and multi-media production. The pathway prepares students to function as staff, producers, directors, and managers of media programming and media organizations. Topics of study in this pathway include writing and editing; performing; media regulations, law, and policy; aesthetic meaning, appreciation, and analysis; construction, development, processing, modeling, simulation, and programming of audio, and moving image programs and messages; transmission, distribution, and marketing; contextual, cultural and historical aspects, and considerations.
Course Sequence
Introduction to Media Arts
Video Studio Fundamentals
Studio Directing and Performance
Industry Certifications
Adobe Editing Software
Future Careers
Video Producer
Video Director
Media Management