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  • Program Overview

    Architectural design combines aesthetics and science to enhance our built environment in a sustainable and responsible way. 

    Whether you are seeking to become an architect, landscape architect, urban designer, or building science professional, 西瓜视频’s pre-professional Bachelor of Fine Arts in Architectural Studies provides a path to explore and acquire the skills necessary to achieve your goals. Graduates wishing to become licensed in architecture, landscape architecture, or urban planning can pursue accredited graduate degrees. Our unique blend of rigorous classroom learning, real-world internship experiences, and faculty-led international study tours provide our graduates with a global design perspective. 

    西瓜视频 Architectural Studies Program student looking over blueprints
  • Curriculum

    Curriculum Requirements - Total Credits Required: 132

    First Year - Credits: 34

    • Individual and Society General Education Requirement聽 (Cr: 3)聽
    • ARC 101聽-聽Foundation of Architectural Studies (Cr: 3)
    • ARC 102聽-聽Architecture Studio I: Sustainable Residential Design and Planning (Cr: 3)
    • ARC 103聽-聽Media I: Architectural Drafting (Cr: 3)
    • ARC 104聽-聽Media II: Architectural Delineation (Cr: 3)
    • ARC 112聽-聽Spatial Perception and Visualization 2D/3D (Cr: 2)
    • ART 101聽-聽Visual Art and Cultural Values I: Prehistory to c. 1310 (Cr: 3)
    • ART 102聽-聽Visual Art and Cultural Values II: Early Fourteenth Century to the Present (Cr: 3)
    • ART 105聽-聽Drawing and Composition I (Cr: 3)
    • ENG 111聽-聽Critical Reading and Writing I (Cr: 3)
      Satisfies the Writing Designated Core requirement.
    • ENG 112聽-聽Critical Reading and Writing II (Cr: 3)
      Satisfies the Writing Designated Core Requirement.聽
    • INT 100聽-聽Internship I (Cr: 2)

    Second Year - Credits: 35

    • Literary Perspectives General Education Requirement聽 (Cr: 3)
    • Quantitative Reasoning General Education Requirement聽 (Cr: 3) Calculus
    • ARC 201聽-聽Architecture Studio II: Historic Preservation and Adaptive Re-Use (Cr: 3)
    • ARC 202聽-聽Architecture Studio III: Workplace Environments (Cr: 3)
    • ARC 205聽-聽Built Environment and Technology I: Site Structure Material Assembly (Cr: 3)
    • ARC 206聽-聽Built Environment and Technology II: Building Systems (Cr: 3)
    • ARC 208聽-聽Architectural Programming (Cr: 2)
    • ARC 210聽-聽Structures I: Concrete, Masonry, Wood, Steel, Glass (Cr: 2)
    • ARC 220聽-聽Electronic Media I (Cr: 3)
    • ARC 221聽-聽Electronic Media II (Cr: 3)
    • ARC 247聽-聽Environmental Psychology (Cr: 2)
    • ART 217聽-聽History of Architecture and Interior Design I (Cr: 3)
    • INT 200聽-聽Internship II (Cr: 2)

    Third Year - Credits: 33

    • Global Issues General Education Requirement聽 (Cr: 3)
    • Science and Technology General Education Requirement聽 (Cr: 3)聽
    • Values and Ethics General Education Requirement聽 (Cr: 3)
    • ARC 301聽-聽Architecture Studio IV: Urban Design and Landscape Architecture (Cr: 3)
    • ARC 302聽-聽Architecture Studio V: Mega Structures and Skyscraper (Cr: 3)
    • ARC 305聽-聽Built Environment and Technology III: Emerging Structures and Systems (Cr: 3)
    • ARC 306聽-聽Built Environment IV: Contract Documents Studio (Cr: 3)
    • ARC 310聽-聽Structures II: Emerging Structures (Cr: 2)
    • ARC 340聽-聽Building Performance Analysis (Cr: 1)
    • ARC 345聽-聽Professional Practice and Portfolio (Cr: 3)
    • ART 313聽-聽History of Architecture and Interior Design II (Cr: 3)
    • ART 351聽-聽Design Theory and Research Seminar (Cr: 3)

    Fourth Year - Credits: 30

    • General Education Electives聽 (Cr: 9)
    • World Cultures General Education Requirement聽 (Cr: 3)聽
    • ARC 480聽-聽Semester Internship (Cr: 12)
    • ARC 489聽-聽Senior Research (Cr: 3)
    • ARC 491聽-聽Senior Capstone (Cr: 3)

    Diversity, Equity, & Inclusivity Requirements

    Students take the following:

    • DEI course attribute at any level
    • DEI course attribute 200 level and above
    • AET 201聽-聽Populations, Assessment, and Intervention (Cr: 3)

    Learning Outcomes

    Upon completion of the Architectural Studies program, students will:

    • Demonstrate the critical inquiry and analysis skills needed to engage in intellectual discourse within the art fields.
    • Demonstrate knowledge of and competency with computer technology as it is incorporated in both the artistic and engineering processes, including structural computation and building comfort analysis processes.
    • Demonstrate knowledge of the principles of design and spatial relationships.
    • Experience the relationship of academic studio practices to professional applications.
    • Apply and integrate scholarly research methodologies, architectural history, design theory, analysis, and precedent investigative skills within the design process.
    • Demonstrate an ability to apply human factors in context to the design of the built environment, including programming, environmental control systems, anthropometrics, ergonomics, proxemics, and Universal Design.
    • Demonstrate familiarity with research theories and methodologies related to architectural design and the built environment.
    • Demonstrate an understanding of the business practices within the architectural profession, including project management, ethics, communication, codes, and health, safety, and welfare.
    • Display knowledge and skills in the use of basic through advanced tools, techniques, and processes sufficient to work from concept to finished design solution within the production of technical documentation and construction detailing.
    • Apply the elements and principles of design.
    • Clearly and concisely articulate design concepts and solutions to engage in intellectual discourse within the discipline.
    • Demonstrate willingness to go beyond original parameters of assignment, introducing new emerging materials and forms, including unconventional topics and techniques.
    • Discuss and present an awareness of innovative forward thinking within small class learning environments that encourage risk taking and foster originality.

  • Internships and Careers

    Internship Sites

    Gensler
    Perkins + Will Architects
    Winter Street Architects
    Bergmeyer Architects
    Steffian Bradley Architects

Fifth Year M.A. in Interior Architecture

Do you want to pursue interior architecture beyond your undergraduate study? The interior architecture major at 西瓜视频 is a four-year BFA program, with the option to continue for a fifth year and obtain a Master of Arts in Interior Architecture.
The mission of the Department of Architectural + Design Studies is to guide students to becoming thoughtful, responsible and innovative designers who support social values and environmental stewardship through the design of the built environment.

Accreditations

西瓜视频’s Architectural Studies program is committed to instructing our students in current trends and best practices within the field of architectural design. The Bachelor of Fine Arts in Architectural Studies is an Affiliate Member with the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA) with a mission to lead architectural education and research.