The Irwin S. Chanin School of Architecture offers a five-year program leading to the Bachelor of Architecture degree. Degree requirements are intended to provide students with a rigorous training in and exposure to the creative and technical aspects of architecture. The curriculum's professional courses are supplemented and enhanced by required courses both within and outside the discipline of architecture.
The requirements are as follows:
| First Year |
|
Sem 1 |
Sem 2 |
| ARCH 103 |
Calculus and Analytic Geometry |
3 |
- |
| ARCH 106 |
Concepts of Physics |
- |
3 |
| ARCH 111 |
Architectonics |
4 |
4 |
| ARCH 115 |
History of Architecture I |
3 |
3 |
| ARCH 117 |
Representation I, II |
3 |
3 |
FA 100RA
FA 100RB |
Shop Tech |
1 |
1 |
| HSS 1 |
The Freshman Seminar |
3 |
- |
| HSS2 |
Texts and Contexts: Old Worlds and New |
- |
3 |
| Total Credits |
|
17 |
17 |
| Second Year |
|
Sem 1 |
Sem 2 |
| ARCH 121 |
Design II |
5 |
5 |
| ARCH 122 |
Structures I |
2 |
2 |
| ARCH 124 |
Environments |
2 |
2 |
| ARCH 125 |
History of Architecture II |
3 |
3 |
| ARCH 127 |
Representation III, IV |
3 |
3 |
| HSS3 |
The Making of Modern Society |
3 |
- |
| HSS4 |
The Modern Context: Figures and Topics |
- |
3 |
| Total Credits |
|
18 |
18 |
| Third Year |
|
Sem 1 |
Sem 2 |
| ARCH 131 |
Design III |
5 |
5 |
| ARCH 132 |
Structures II |
2 |
2 |
| ARCH 133 |
History of Architecture III |
- |
2 |
| ARCH 134 |
Environmental Technologies |
3 |
3 |
| ARCH 135 |
Building Technology |
2 |
2 |
| |
Electives/Optional Studies* |
3 |
3 |
| Total Credits |
|
15 |
17 |
| Fourth Year |
|
Sem 1 |
Sem 2 |
| ARCH 141 |
Design IV |
5 |
5 |
| ARCH 142 |
Structures III |
2 |
2 |
| ARCH 143 |
Construction Management |
1 |
1 |
| |
Electives/Optional Studies* |
5 |
5 |
| Total Credits |
|
13 |
13 |
| Fifth Year |
|
Sem 1 |
Sem 2 |
| ARCH 151 |
Thesis |
6 |
6 |
| ARCH 152 |
Structures IV |
2 |
- |
| ARCH 154 |
Professional Practice |
2 |
2 |
| ARCH 205/225 |
Advanced Concepts/Topics |
2 |
2 |
| |
Electives/Optional Studies* |
5 |
5 |
| Total Credits |
|
17 |
15 |
| Total Credit Requirements for B. Arch Degree |
160 |
*The bachelor of architecture curriculum includes 27 credits of REQUIRED coursework in general studies (non-professional coursework outside the discipline of architecture). In addition to general studies, students also complete 26 ELECTIVE/OPTIONAL STUDIES credits. The elective/optional studies component can be fulfilled by elective/optional studies courses in subject areas such as architecture, humanities and social sciences, visual arts, mathematics, engineering, science, and languages. Among the elective/optional studies credits, at least 6 elective/optional studies credits must be completed in humanities and social sciences. Additionally, a minimum of 7 elective/optional studies credits must be completed outside the discipline of architecture for a total of 13 elective/optional studies credits in general studies.
Minor
Architecture students in good academic standing with advance permission who complete a minimum of 15 upper-division credits in a specific field of liberal arts may qualify for a minor in that field of humanities and social sciences. Minors are offered and will be designated on student transcripts in the following fields:
- Art History
- Economics and Public Policy
- History and Society; Literature
- Science, Technology, and Society
Students must apply in advance of completing their coursework to be considered for the minor. Approval from the dean of the School of Architecture is required for the minor. Additional information about the Humanities & Social Sciences Minor is available here.
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