Five-Year Curriculum for the Bachelor of Architecture 
 

First Year, Fall

Units

Total

ARCH 102aL

Architectural Design I

4

 

ARCH 105L

Fundamentals of Design Communication

2

 

ARCH 114

Architecture: Culture and Community

2

 

 

General Education Category VI

4

 

MATH 108

(or affiliated writing course) 

4

16

 

First Year, Spring

Units

Total

ARCH 102bL

Architectural Design I

4

 

ARCH 211

Materials and Methods of Building Construction

3

 

PHYS 125L

Physics for Architects (satisfies General Education Category III)

4

 

 

General Education Elective (or writing if necessary)

4

15

 

Second Year, Fall

Units

Total

ARCH 202aL

Architectural Design II

6

 

ARCH 213a

Building Structures and Seismic Design

3

 

ARCH 214a

History of Architecture

4

 

 

General Education Elective

4

17

 

Second Year, Spring

Units

Total

ARCH 202bL

Architectural Design II

6

 

ARCH 213b

Building Structures and Seismic Design

3

 

ARCH 214b

History of Architecture

4

 

 

General Education Elective

4

17

 

Third Year, Fall

Units

Total

ARCH 302aL

Architectural Design III

6

 

ARCH 313

Design of Building Structures

3

 

ARCH 215

Design for the Thermal & Atmospheric Environment

3

 

 

General Education Elective

4

16

 

Third Year, Spring

Units

Total

ARCH 302bL

Architectural Design IV

6

 

ARCH 411

Architectural Technology

3

 

ARCH 315

Design for the Luminous and Sonic Environment

3

 

WRIT 340

Advanced Writing

4

16

 

Fourth Year, Fall

Units

Total

ARCH 402aL

Architectural Design IV

6

 

ARCH 314

Theory and Criticism: Recent Trends and Developments

3

 

ARCH 520

Professional Practice

2

 

ARCH 521

Professional Practice

2

 

Elective

2

15

 

Fourth Year, Spring

Units

Total

ARCH 402bL

Architectural Design IV

6

 

ARCH 522

Professional Practice

2

 

ARCH 523

Professional Practice

2

 

Elective

6

16

 

Fifth Year, Fall

Units

Total

ARCH 402cL

Architectural Design IV

6

 

Elective

10

 16

 

Fifth Year, Spring

Units

Total

ARCH 501

Thesis Preparation

2

 

ARCH 502L

Design V

6

 

Elective

8

16

 

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