Five-Year Curriculum for the Bachelor of Architecture
First Year, Fall
Units
Total
Architectural Design I
4
Fundamentals of Design Communication
2
Architecture: Culture and Community
2
General Education Category VI
4
MATH 108
(or affiliated writing course)
4
16
First Year, Spring
Units
Total
Architectural Design I
4
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
Architectural Design II
6
Building Structures and Seismic Design
3
History of Architecture
4
General Education Elective
4
17
Second Year, Spring
Units
Total
Architectural Design II
6
Building Structures and Seismic Design
3
History of Architecture
4
General Education Elective
4
17
Third Year, Fall
Units
Total
Architectural Design III
6
Design of Building Structures
3
Design for the Thermal & Atmospheric Environment
3
General Education Elective
4
16
Third Year, Spring
Units
Total
Architectural Design IV
6
Architectural Technology
3
Design for the Luminous and Sonic Environment
3
WRIT 340
Advanced Writing
4
16
Fourth Year, Fall
Units
Total
Architectural Design IV
6
Theory and Criticism: Recent Trends and Developments
3
Professional Practice
2
Professional Practice
2
Elective
2
15
Fourth Year, Spring
Units
Total
Architectural Design IV
6
Professional Practice
2
Professional Practice
2
Elective
6
16
Fifth Year, Fall
Units
Total
Architectural Design IV
6
Elective
10
16
Fifth Year, Spring
Units
Total
Thesis Preparation
2
Design V
6
Elective
8
16
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