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B.Arch. Curriculum 2010

For Students who Matriculated in Fall 2010
First Year
Fall Semester Credits
Spring Semester Credits
ARCH 1101 Design I 6
ARCH 1102 Design II 6
ARCH 1501 Drawing I: Freehand Drawing
2
ARCH 1502 Drawing II: Drawing Systems
2
ARCH 1801 History of Architecture I 3
ARCH 1802 History of Architecture II 3
Free Out-of-Department Elective* 3
Quantitative Reasoning*
3
Out-of-College Elective (First-Year Writing Seminar suggested)
3
Out-of-Department Elective* 3
Total Credits 17
Total Credits 17
Second Year
Fall Semester Credits
Spring Semester Credits
ARCH 2101 Design III 6
ARCH 2102 Design IV 6
ARCH 2301 Architectural Analysis I
2

ARCH 2302 Architectural Analysis II
2
ARCH 2503 Drawing III: Digital Media
2

ARCH 2601 Environmental Systems I: Site Planning
3
ARCH 2602 Building Technology, Materials, and Methods 3

ARCH 2604 Structural Elements
3
ARCH 2603 Structural Concepts 4
Free Out-of-Department Elective*
3
Total Credits 17
Total Credits 17
Third Year
Fall Semester Credits
Spring Semester Credits
ARCH 3101 Design V 6
ARCH 3102  Design VI 6
ARCH 3402 Architecture as a Cultural System
3
ARCH 3602 Environmental Systems III: Building Systems Integration 3
ARCH 3601 Environmental Systems II: Thermal Environmental Systems
3
ARCH 3603 Structural Systems
3
Departmental Elective (History)*
3
Free Out-of-Department Elective*
3
Departmental Elective (Theory)*
3
College Elective (Art)*
3
Total Credits 18
Total Credits 18
Fourth Year
Fall Semester Credits
Spring Semester Credits
ARCH 4101 Design VII 6
ARCH 4102 Design VIII 6
Departmental Elective (History)*
3
ARCH 5201 Professional Practice 3
Free Departmental Elective* 3
Free Departmental Elective* 3
Free Out-of-Department Elective* 3
College Elective (Art)*
3
Out-of-College Elective (Physical or Biological Sciences)*
3
Free Out-of-Department Elective* 3
Total Credits 18
Total Credits 18
Fifth Year
Fall Semester Credits
Spring Semester Credits
ARCH 5101 Design IX
6
ARCH 5902 Design X Thesis
8
ARCH 5110 Thesis Proseminar
3
Free Departmental Elective* 3
Out-of-College Elective (Humanities)*
3
Free Out-of-Department Elective* 3
Free Departmental Elective* 3
Out-of-Department Elective* 3
Out-of-College Elective* 3

Total Credits 18
Total Credits 17


TOTAL CREDITS: 175


*Elective courses may be switched between different semesters, as long as total distribution requirements are met (except that the First-Year Writing Seminar should be taken during the first year).