School of Architecture
Curriculum
The five-year B.Arch. curriculum is well integrated, beginning with a sequence of design classes introducing fundamental design concepts and skills. Courses in technical and structural design, history and theory complement a broad variety of open elective courses that may be taken in other colleges on campus.
The initial core years are sequentially organized, with each semester building on previous study. The core curriculum also functions to prepare students for two final years of greater self-directed coursework and research, culminating in the development and specialized design research in the fifth year. Throughout the course of study, students make frequent field trips to major cities, beginning in the first year with a trip to New York.
Extracurricular Opportunities
Faculty Commitment
Unlike many other programs, the School of Architecture has resident, full-time faculty members who help you develop your own aesthetic interests and design process. Professors bring their practical experiences to the classroom, and recent classes have explored architectural history, high-performance skins, urban design and material experimentation.
Get Right To Work
Because the bachelor of architecture degree combines an undergraduate liberal arts education with professional training, you’ll be on the path to become a registered and licensed architect—no graduate school required.
Support Every Step of the Way
Academic advisors help you navigate the curriculum, registration and campuswide resources, and Career Services assists you with accessing our global alumni network, interview training and portfolio preparation.
Expand Your Perspective with Student Organizations
Access more than 300 student organizations, many specific to architecture, art and design—such as the American Institute of Architecture Students, the Architecture Student Organization and the National Organization of Minority Architecture Students—as well as peer-mentoring groups that help incoming students transition into the professional degree program.
Learn more about the SOA Student Organizations.
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