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.
| 4.021 | Design Studio: How to Design | 9-12 |
| or 4.02A | Design Studio: How to Design Intensive |
| 4.022 | Introduction to Architectural Design Techniques | 12 |
| 4.023 | Architecture Design Studio I | 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 |
| 4.603 | Understanding Modern Architecture | 12 |
| 24-30 |
| 4.THT[J] | Thesis Research Design Seminar (CI-M) | 12 |
| 4.THU | Undergraduate Thesis | 12 |
| Units in Major That Also Satisfy the GIRs | (36) |
| Total Units Beyond the GIRs Required for SB Degree | 189-198 |
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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| 4.041 | Design Studio: Advanced Product Design | 12 |
| 4.053 | Visual Communication Fundamentals | 12 |
| 4.250[J] | Introduction to Urban Design and Development | 12 |
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| 4.307 | Art, Architecture, and Urbanism in Dialogue | 12 |
| 4.314 | Advanced Workshop in Artistic Practice and Transdisciplinary Research | 12 |
| 4.322 | Introduction to Three-Dimensional Art Work | 12 |
| 4.341 | Introduction to Photography and Related Media | 12 |
| 4.344 | Advanced Photography and Related Media | 12 |
| 4.354 | Introduction to Video and Related Media | 12 |
| 4.356 | Cinematic Migrations | 12 |
| 4.368 | Studio Seminar in Art and the Public Sphere | 12 |
| 4.373 | Advanced Projects in Art, Culture, and Technology | 12 |
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| 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 |
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| 4.501 | Tiny Fab: Advancements in Rapid Design and Fabrication of Small Homes | 12 |
| 4.502 | Advanced Visualization: Architecture in Motion Graphics | 12 |
| 4.507 | Introduction to Building Information Modeling in Architecture | 12 |
| 4.520 | Visual Computing | 12 |
| 6.1040 | Software Design | 18 |
| 6.4400 | Computer Graphics | 12 |
| 6.8371 | Digital and Computational Photography | 12 |
| CMS.405 | Visual Design | 12 |
| CMS.631 | Data Storytelling Studio | 12 |
| CMS.633 | Digital Humanities: Topics, Techniques, and Technologies | 12 |
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| 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 |
