School of Architecture

BFA Architecture

First Year - 30.0 Units

First Semester 12.0 Units

• ARH_110: Studio 1: Conceptual Design Studio
  [Core]
• FND_113: Sketching for Communication
  [Core]
• (LA_161: Golden Section/Sacred Geometry, OR LA_123: Design Philosophy: Aesthetics, Logic, and Ethics)
  [Liberal Arts by Advisement ] [Liberal Arts By Advisement]
• LA_255: College Math
  [Liberal Arts: Math for Environmental Design Requirement] **Take test to determine placement for LA 255/ LA 271/ LA 293.

Second Semester 18.0 Units

• ARH_150: Studio 2: Spatial Ordering & Form
  [Core]
• ARH_170: Projective Drawing & Perspective
  [Core]
• ARH_180: 2D Digital Visual Media
  [Core]
• LA_271: College Algebra with Geometry
  [Liberal Arts: Applied Math Requirement]
• LA_108: Composition for the Artist
  [Liberal Arts: Written Communications Requirement] *Recommended Summer course

Second Year - 36.0 Units

Third Semester 18.0 Units

• ARH_210: Studio 3: Site Operations & Tectonic Systems
  [Core]
• ARH_230: Color, Perception and Space
  [Major]
• ARH_390: 3D Digital Modeling
  [Major]
• LA_219: History of Architecture 1
  [Liberal Arts: History of Architecture requirement]
• LA_293: Precalculus
  [Liberal Arts: Advanced Math Requirement]

Fourth Semester 18.0 Units

• ARH_250: Site Culture & Integral Urbanism
  [Core] ---MIDPOINT REVIEW---
• ARH_240: Site Design & Mapping
  [Major]
• LA_249: History of Architecture 2
  [Liberal Arts: History of Architecture Requirement]
• LA_292: Programming & Culture
  [Liberal Arts: Cultural Influences + Human Behavior Requirement] *Recommended Summer course
• LA_296: Physics for Architects
  [Liberal Arts: Physics Requirement] *Recommended Summer course

Third Year - 36.0 Units

Fifth Semester 15.0 Units

• ARH_310: Studio 5: Assembly Buildings & Context
  [Major]
• ARH_320: Structures: Wood & Steel
  [Major]
• ARH_190: Building Information Modeling
  [Core]
• LA_319: History of Architecture 3
  [Liberal Arts: History of Architecture Requirement]

Sixth Semester 21.0 Units

• ARH_350: Studio 6: Sanctuary & Building Performance
  [Major]
• ARH_330: Structures: Concrete, Masonry, & Tensile Systems
  [Major]
• LA_429: Architecture Theory
  [Liberal Arts: Written Communications Requirement]
• ARH_239: Materials & Methods
  [Major]
• LA_359: Urban Sociology
  [Liberal Arts: Social Factors + Historical Awareness Requirement] ***Recommended Summer Course
• ***_***:
  [Liberal Arts By Advisement Course] ***Recommended Summer Course (Department Recommendation: Landscape Architecture survey course)

Fourth Year - 30.0 Units

Seventh Semester 12.0 Units

• ARH_410: Studio 7: Tectonics and Structure
  [Major]
• ARH_420: Structures: Systems Investigation
  [Major]
• ARH_430:
  [Major]
• ***_***:
  [Non-Architecture Elective]

Eighth Semester 18.0 Units

• ARH_450: Studio 8: Housing and Comprehensive Design
  [Major]
• ARH_440: Building Systems: Mechanical, Electrical & Plumbing
  [Major]
• ARH_441: Tectonics: Code Analysis & Building Envelope Documentation
  [Major]
• LA_449: Urban Design Theory
  [Liberal Arts: Urban Studies Requirement]
• ***_***:
  [Non-Architecture Elective] ***Recommended Summer Course

Fifth Year - 27.0 Units

Ninth Semester 15.0 Units

• (ARH_510: Studio 9: Mixed Use Urbanisms, OR ***_***: )
  [Major] [Major]
• ARH_475: Professional Practices for Architects
  [Core]
• ***_***:
  [Major]
• ***_***:
  [Non-Architecture Elective]

Tenth Semester 12.0 Units

• ARH_550: Studio 10: Final Project
  [Major]
• ***_***:
  [Liberal Arts by Advisement]
• ***_***:
  [Non-Architecture Elective]