Architecture (Course 4)

Department of Architecture

Bachelor of Science in Architecture

General Institute Requirements (GIRs)

The General Institute Requirements include a Communication Requirement that is integrated into both the HASS Requirement and the requirements of each major; see details below.

Summary of Subject Requirements Subjects
Science Requirement 6
Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences (HASS) Requirement [one subject can be satisfied by a subject in the Departmental Program]; at least two of these subjects must be designated as communication-intensive (CI-H) to fulfill the Communication Requirement. 8
Restricted Electives in Science and Technology (REST) Requirement [one subject can be satisfied by 4.440[J] in the Departmental Program] 2
Laboratory Requirement (12 units) [can be satisfied by 4.411[J], an option within the Departmental Program] 1
Total GIR Subjects Required for SB Degree 17
Physical Education Requirement
Swimming requirement, plus four physical education courses for eight points.

Departmental Program

Choose at least two subjects in the major that are designated as communication-intensive (CI-M) to fulfill the Communication Requirement.

Required SubjectsUnits
4.021Design Studio: How to Design9-12
or 4.02A Design Studio: How to Design Intensive
4.022Design Studio: Introduction to Design Techniques and Technologies12
4.023Architecture Design Studio I (CI-M)24
4.024Architecture Design Studio II24
4.302Foundations in Art, Design, and Spatial Practices (CI-M)12
4.401Environmental Technologies in Buildings12
4.440[J]Introduction to Structural Design12
4.500Design Computation: Art, Objects and Space12
4.501Tiny Fab: Advancements in Rapid Design and Fabrication of Small Homes 112
or 4.502 Advanced Visualization: Architecture in Motion Graphics
4.603Understanding Modern Architecture12
Select one of the following:12
A Global History of Architecture 1
Building Islam 1
Early Modern Architecture and Art 1
Restricted Electives
Select one of the following:24
Architecture Design Studio III
Two subjects from the Restricted Electives list below
Units in Major177-180
Unrestricted Electives48-51
Units in Major That Also Satisfy the GIRs(36)
Total Units Beyond the GIRs Required for SB Degree192

The units for any subject that counts as one of the 17 GIR subjects cannot also be counted as units required beyond the GIRs.

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Where there are certain choices in the Required Subjects section (4.501 or 4.502; and 4.605, 4.614, or 4.635), the option(s) not chosen can be used as a restrictive elective.

Restricted Electives
Architecture Design and Studies
4.041Design Studio: Advanced Product Design12
4.053Visual Communication Fundamentals12
4.250[J]Introduction to Urban Design and Development12
Art, Culture, and Technology
4.307Art, Architecture, and Urbanism in Dialogue12
4.314Advanced Workshop in Artistic Practice and Transdisciplinary Research12
4.322Introduction to Three-Dimensional Art Work12
4.341Introduction to Photography and Related Media12
4.344Advanced Photography and Related Media12
4.354Introduction to Video and Related Media12
4.356Cinematic Migrations12
4.368Studio Seminar in Art and the Public Sphere12
4.373Advanced Projects in Art, Culture, and Technology12
Building Technology
4.411[J]D-Lab Schools: Building Technology Laboratory12
4.432Modeling Urban Energy Flows for Sustainable Cities and Neighborhoods12
4.451Computational Structural Design and Optimization12
Computation
4.501Tiny Fab: Advancements in Rapid Design and Fabrication of Small Homes 112
4.502Advanced Visualization: Architecture in Motion Graphics 112
4.507Introduction to Building Information Modeling in Architecture12
4.520Visual Computing12
6.1040Software Design15
6.4400Computer Graphics12
6.8371Digital and Computational Photography12
CMS.405Visual Design12
CMS.631Data Storytelling Studio12
CMS.633Digital Humanities: Topics, Techniques, and Technologies12
History, Theory and Criticism of Architecture, Art and Design
4.601Introduction to Art History12
4.602Modern Art and Mass Culture12
4.605A Global History of Architecture 112
4.614Building Islam 112
4.635Early Modern Architecture and Art 112
4.636Topics in European Medieval Architecture and Art12
4.651Art Since 194012
4.657Design: The History of Making Things12
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Where there are certain choices in the Required Subjects section (4.501 or 4.502; and 4.605, 4.614, or 4.635), the option(s) not chosen can be used as a restrictive elective.