Architecture (Course 4)

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 Subjects		Units
4.021	Design Studio: How to Design	9-12
or 4.02A	Design Studio: How to Design Intensive
4.022	Design Studio: Introduction to Design Techniques and Technologies	12
4.023	Architecture Design Studio I (CI-M)	24
4.024	Architecture Design Studio II	24
4.302	Foundations in Art, Design, and Spatial Practices (CI-M)	12
4.401	Environmental Technologies in Buildings	12
4.440[J]	Introduction to Structural Design	12
4.500	Design Computation: Art, Objects and Space	12
4.501	Tiny Fab: Advancements in Rapid Design and Fabrication of Small Homes	12
or 4.502	Advanced Visualization: Architecture in Motion Graphics
4.603	Understanding Modern Architecture	12
Select one of the following:		12
4.605	A Global History of Architecture
4.614	Building Islam
4.635	Early Modern Architecture and Art
Restricted Electives
Select one of the following:		24
4.025	Architecture Design Studio III
Two subjects from the Restricted Electives list ¹
Units in Major		177-180
Unrestricted Electives		48-51
Units in Major That Also Satisfy the GIRs		(36)
Total Units Beyond the GIRs Required for SB Degree		192

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

¹	The list of Restricted Electives includes subjects that are also listed under Required Subjects. However, in situations where students choose only one subject in a designated group as a Required Subject, it is acceptable to use the subjects not chosen as Restricted Electives.

Restricted Electives

Art, Culture and Technology

4.307	Art, Architecture, and Urbanism in Dialogue	12
4.322	Introduction to Three-Dimensional Art Work	12
4.341	Introduction to Photography and Related Media	12
4.354	Introduction to Video and Related Media	12
4.368	Studio Seminar in Art and the Public Sphere	12

Building Technology

4.411[J]	D-Lab Schools: Building Technology Laboratory	12
4.432	Modeling Urban Energy Flows for Sustainable Cities and Neighborhoods	12
4.451	Computational Structural Design and Optimization	12

Computation

4.501	Tiny Fab: Advancements in Rapid Design and Fabrication of Small Homes ^*	12
4.502	Advanced Visualization: Architecture in Motion Graphics	12
4.520	Visual Computing	12

History, Theory and Criticism of Architecture, Art and Design

4.601	Introduction to Art History	12
4.602	Modern Art and Mass Culture	12
4.605	A Global History of Architecture ^*	12
4.614	Building Islam ^*	12
4.635	Early Modern Architecture and Art ^*	12
4.636	Topics in European Medieval Architecture and Art	12
4.651	Art Since 1940	12
4.657	Design: The History of Making Things	12

*	Denotes a subject that is also listed under Required Subjects. In situations where students choose only one subject in a designated group as a Required Subject, it is acceptable to use the subjects not chosen as Restricted Electives.