First Year
- Architecture 121 (2 credits each)
Architecture 121 - Visual Communications I
Development of two and three-dimensional graphic communications skills and techniques required for the practice of architecture.
- Architecture 122 (2 credits each)
Architecture 122 - Visual Communications II
Development of two-dimensional digital graphic communications skills and techniques required for the practice of architecture. Prerequisite: Arch 121
- Arch 131S (4 credits each)
Architecture 131S - Basic Design Studio I
An introduction to the basic concepts, methods, and skills of architectural design in a project-based, active learning, studio environment.
Prerequisite or concurrent: Arch 121
Arch 132 (4 credits each)
Architecture 132 - Basic Design Studio II
Continuation of ARCH 131S which further explores basic concepts, methods, and skills of architectural design with an emphasis on craftsmanship.
Prerequisite: Arch 121, Arch 131S . Prerequisite or concurrent: Arch 122
- Architectural Engineering 210 (3 credits)
Introduction to Architectural Structural Systems
Qualitative study of architectural structural systems; historical development of structures;
insights of structural analysis and synthesis; comparative structural types. Prerequisite: algebra,
trigonometry
- Art History 201 (3 credits)
Ancient to Medieval Architecture
A survey of Prehistoric, Ancient Near Eastern Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Early Christian,
Byzantine, Early Medieval, Romanesque, and Gothic architecture.
- Art History 202 (3 credits)
Renaissance to Modern Architecture
A survey of Renaissance, Baroque, Rococco, Romantic, Victorian, Modern, Post-Modern,
and Contemporary architecture in Europe and America.
Second Year
- Architecture 203 (3 credits each)
Architecture 203 - Materials and Building Construction I
Instruction in the design and construction of buildings utilizing wood and steel. Prerequisite:
third-semester standing in the architecture curriculum.
Architecture 204 (3 credits earch)
Architecture 204 - Materials and Building Construction II
This course will continue the presentations of Arch 203, with a focus on concrete and
masonry materials. Prerequisite: Arch 203, fourth semester standing in the Architecture curriculum.
- Architecture 210 (3 credits each)
Architecture 210 - Introduction to Architecture and Planning Theories
The course introduces architectural and urban theory by presenting and exploring key concepts through major texts from the Western tradition.
- Architecture 231 (6 credits each)
Architecture 231 - Architectural Design I
Design of limited environments within defined constraints. Prerequisite: Arch 132,
second-year standing in architecture curriculum
Architecture 232 (6 credits each)
Architecutre 232 - Architectural Design II
Design of limited environments within defined constraints. Prerequisite: Arch 231,
second-year standing in architecture curriculum
- Architectural Engineering 421 (3 credits)
Architectural Structural Systems I
Qualitative and quantitative analsyis and design of architectural structures, force
flow; structure configurations; measurement and experiments; design studio critique. Prerequisite:
AE 210, 3 credits in mathematics
- Architectural Engineering 422 (3 credits)
Architectural Structural Systems II
Continuation of AE 421, with emphasis on structural configuration and construction
assemblies. Prerequisite: AE 421
Third Year
- Architecture 311W (3 credits)
Architecture 311W - Architectural and Planning Theories
Architectural theory course with a strong focus on the reading and writing of essays about architecture and related fields.
Prerequisite: fifth-semester standing in the Architecture curriculum
- Architecture 331 (6 credits)
Architecture 331 - Architectural Design III
Development of the design process through organizational methodologies, based on physical, functional, and social-behavioral determinants.
Prerequisite: Arch 232 faculty review third-year standing in Architecture curriculum
Architecture 332 (6 credits)
Arch 332 - Architectural Design IV
Development of the design process through organizational methodologies, based on physical, functional, and social-behavioral determinants.
Prerequisite: Arch 331 third-year standing in Architecture curriculum
- Architectural Engineering 211 (3 credits)
Introduction to Environmental Control Systems
Qualitative study of humans in macro- and micro-architectural environmental systems
- Architectural Engineering 424 (3 credits)
Environmental Control Systems I
Fundamental principles and applications of environmental systems in buildings. Prerequisite:
AE 211
Fourth Year
- Architecture 431 (6 credits)
Architecture 431 – Architectural Design V
Continuation of Arch 331 and 332, with design and research in program option areas. Prerequisite:
Arch 332, fourth-year standing in the architecture curriculum
- Architecture 431A (6 credits)
Architecture 431A – Architectural Design V - Foreign Study
A studio offered in Rome, Italy, which emphasizes urban planning and architectural design in an urban context.
Prerequisite: Arch 332
- Architecture 432 (6 credits)
Architecture 432 - Architectural Design VI
A continuation of Arch 431, this course explores in greater depth urban planning and archiectural design in an urban context.
Prerequisite: Arch 431
- Architecture 432A (Arch 499A) (6 credits)
Architecture 432A - Architectural Design VI - Foreign Study
A continuation of ARCH 431, this course explores urban planning and architectural design in an urban context in Rome, Italy.
Prerequisite: Arch 431
- Architecture 499B (3 credits)
Architecture 499B – Architectural Analysis
Comparative study of architectural elements and building types through on-site drawing, recording, measurement, sketching and decomposition activity.
Prerequisite: Arch 210 Concurrent: Arch 499A and Arch 499C
- Architecture 499C (3 credits)
Architecture 499C – Urban Studies Topics
A presentation of the history of Rome through the medium of its maps and walking tours of the city.
Prerequisite: Arch 210 Concurrent: Arch 499A and Arch 499B
Fifth Year
- Architecture 451 (3 credits)
Architecture 451 – Architectural Professional Practice
A study of architectural practice in today’s society: education, registration, office
practice, codes, standards, construction industry, contracts, and legal documents. Prerequisite:
seventh-semester standing in architecture curriculum
- Architecture 480 (3 credits)
Architecture 480 – Technical Systems Integration
Presentations of buildings’ analyses from a multiplicity of viewpoints: architectural,
spacial, environmental, mechanical, construction assembly. Prerequisite: fifth-year standing
in the architecture curriculum or approval by instructor
- Architecture 491 (6 credits each)
Architecture 491 – Architectural Design VII - Thesis I
Problems in architectural planning and design; programming and/or implementation methodologies
and applications for various environmental design scales. Prerequisite: Arch
431 or Arch 432A (Arch 499A), faculty review, fifth-year standing in the architecture
curriculum
- Architecture 492 (6 credits each)
Architecture 492 – Architectural Design VIII - Thesis
Continuation of Arch 491 with concentration and specialization options. Prerequisite:
Arch 491, fifth-year standing in the architecture curriculum
