2023-2024 Course Catalog
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| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Degree Core Requirements | ||
| Architecture Degree Core Courses | ||
| ARCH 2015 | Architecture II 1 | 7 |
| ARCH 2016 | Architecture II 1 | 7 |
| ARCH 3015 | Architecture III 1 | 7 |
| ARCH 3016 | Architecture III 1 | 7 |
| ARCH 4004 | Architecture IV - Option Lab 1 | 7 |
| ARCH 4014 | Architecture IV - Integrative Design 1 | 8 |
| Subtotal | 43 | |
| Major Requirements | ||
| ARCH 1015 | Foundation Design Laboratory | 6 |
| ARCH 1016 | Foundation Design Laboratory | 6 |
| ESM 3704 | Basic Principles of Structures | 3 |
| ARCH 4075 | Building Structures 1 | 3 |
| ARCH 4076 | Building Structures 1 | 3 |
| ARCH 2034 | Art of Building 1 | 2 |
| ARCH 3065 | Building Materials and Assemblies 1 | 3 |
| ARCH 3066 | Building Materials and Assemblies 1 | 3 |
| ARCH 3054 | Building Analysis 1 | 2 |
| ARCH 4055 | Environment and Building Systems | 3 |
| ARCH 4056 | Environment and Building Systems | 3 |
| ARCH 4044/LAR 4124 | Professional Practice in Architecture | 3 |
| ARCH 4034 | Building Cities 1 | 3 |
| ARCH 4515 | Architecture V 1 | 6 |
| ARCH 4516 | Architecture V 1 | 6 |
| Subtotal | 55 | |
| Professional Electives | ||
| Select six credits of professional elective courses 2 | 6 | |
| Subtotal | 6 | |
| Free Electives | ||
| Select 9-11 credits of free electives 3 | 9-11 | |
| Subtotal | 9-11 | |
| Pathways to General Education | ||
| Pathways Concept 1 - Discourse | ||
| ENGL 1105 | First-Year Writing | 3 |
| ENGL 1106 | First-Year Writing | 3 |
| ARCH 4114 | Ideas, Concepts, and Representations of Architecture (1A ; In Major Required Course) | 3 |
| Pathways Concept 2 - Critical Thinking in the Humanities | ||
| ARCH 3115 | Histories of Architecture (in Major Required Course) | 3 |
| ARCH 3116 | Histories of Architecture (in Major Required Course) | 3 |
| Pathways Concept 3 - Reasoning in the Social Sciences | ||
| Select six credits in Pathway 3 | 6 | |
| Pathways Concept 4 - Reasoning in the Natural Sciences | ||
| Select six credits in Pathway 4 | 6 | |
| Pathways Concept 5 - Quantitative and Computational Thinking | ||
| MATH 1535 | Geometry and Mathematics of Design | 3 |
| MATH 1536 | Geometry and Mathematics of Design | 3 |
| Select three credits of Pathway 5a | 3 | |
| Pathways Concept 6 - Critique and Practice in Design and the Arts | ||
| ARCH 4514 | Thesis Inquiry (6A ; in Major Required Course) 4 | 3 |
| ARCH 4524 | Thesis Documentation (6D ; in Major Required Course) 4 | 3 |
| Pathways Concept 7 - Critical Analysis of Identity and Equity in the United States | ||
| Select three credits in Pathway 7 5 | 3 | |
| Subtotal | 45 | |
| Total Credits | 158-160 | |
Prerequisite/Corequisite: Some courses listed on this checksheet may have prerequisites and/or corequisites; please consult the University Course Catalog or check with your advisor.
Professional elective requirements may be satisfied with courses in ARCH, ART, BC, IDS, ITDS, LAR, SPIA, and UAP at the undergraduate level, if NOT listed as required for the degree. Students choosing the professional electives which are repeatable for credit [ARCH 3514 Design-Related Media, ARCH 4214 Topics in Architecture History and Theory, ARCH 4414 Advanced Environment Building Systems] may repeat these courses only if they are listed with different subtopic titles; duplication of topics will not be allowed. Review the Undergraduate Course Catalog for the maximum number of credit hours allowed for each course. For students choosing to take courses from the categories listed below, no more than one course in each of the three ARCH subject areas of “Media & Methods,” “Technology,” and “History & Theory” can be counted towards their Professional Elective requirements.
The following courses are not approved for the professional elective requirement: ARCH 2974 Independent Study, ARCH 4974 Independent Study; ARCH 2984 Special Study, ARCH 4984 Special Study; ARCH 4994 Undergraduate Research
It is recommended that free elective credits be taken at the 2000-level and higher.
ARCH 4514 Thesis Inquiry and ARCH 4524 Thesis Documentation each satisfy 3cr. Arts / 3 cr. Design under Pathways to Gen. Ed. Concept 6.
Critical Analysis of Identity & Equity in the US may be double counted with another core outcome.
Students who did not complete 2 units of a foreign language in high school must earn 6 credits of a college foreign language, such credits to be in addition to those normally required for graduation.
Prerequisite/Corequisite: Some courses listed on this checksheet may have prerequisites and/or corequisites; please consult the University Course Catalog or check with your advisor.
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