About Welding Technology
Joining metals to code across the major welding processes. Courses carry the WELD subject code and are offered through the College of Engineering & Technology. Numbers below 300 are introductory, 300–499 advanced undergraduate, and 500 and above graduate. Prerequisites are enforced at registration.
How the sequence works
Of the 9 WELD courses listed, 3 are introductory (numbers under 300), 3 are advanced undergraduate (300–499). 1 course has no prerequisite and is a reasonable first step. Later courses assume the earlier ones, so read prerequisites before you plan a term — they are enforced at registration and an override from the Welding Technology department is the only way around them.
WELD 1100 — Welding Fundamentals and Safety 3 cr
Shop safety, oxy-fuel cutting, and an introduction to the arc processes and weld symbols.
Prerequisite: none.
WELD 1300 — Shielded Metal Arc Welding 4 cr
Stick welding in all positions on plate, electrode selection, and visual inspection.
Prerequisite: WELD 1100.
WELD 1500 — Gas Metal and Flux-Cored Arc Welding 4 cr
MIG and flux-cored welding on plate and sheet, transfer modes, and parameter setup.
Prerequisite: WELD 1100.
WELD 2100 — Gas Tungsten Arc Welding 4 cr
TIG welding of steel, stainless, and aluminum, torch control, and filler selection.
Prerequisite: WELD 1300.
WELD 2300 — Pipe Welding 4 cr
Groove welds on pipe in fixed positions to code, root through cap.
Prerequisite: WELD 1300, WELD 2100.
WELD 2500 — Welding Metallurgy 3 cr
Heat effects on metal, distortion and residual stress, cracking, and preheat and post-weld heat treatment.
Prerequisite: WELD 1300.
WELD 2700 — Weld Inspection and Testing 3 cr
Visual, dye-penetrant, magnetic-particle, and ultrasonic testing, and reading a welding procedure specification.
Prerequisite: WELD 1500.
WELD 3100 — Welding Fabrication 4 cr
Blueprint reading, layout, fixturing, and building a fabricated assembly to tolerance.
Prerequisite: WELD 1500.
WELD 3300 — Robotic and Automated Welding 3 cr
Programming and operating a welding robot, fixturing for automation, and quality control.
Prerequisite: WELD 1500.
Planning and advising
Your degree audit shows exactly how WELD courses apply to your requirements; this list only shows what is offered. If you are choosing between two courses, deciding when to take a heavy one, or wondering whether a course will run next term, your academic adviser can tell you. Course availability by term is set close to registration and is not guaranteed by anything on this page.
Fictional information
UW–Porter Falls is a work of parody. Every course, prerequisite, credit value, and department on this page is invented; nothing here describes a real curriculum or a course you can enroll in.