Courses - Summer 2026
ARCH150
Discovering Architecture
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
Prerequisite: Permission of ARCH-Architecture Program.
Introduction to architecture and design studio education. The course examines fundamental design principles and skills related to architecture. The design studio projects apply ideas and concepts introduced in lectures, readings and on site visits. The design studio projects are both analytic and synthetic in nature. The explicit goals of the course are: To explore the discipline of architecture; To promote visual thinking and representational skills; To develop analytic design thinking skills; To learn some of the conventions of architectural representation; To enhance cultural awareness of architecture and design.
Students learn about careers in architecture, landscape architecture and urban planning. Architecture faculty teach basic design principles that students use to complete their own design project in a design studio environment.
ARCH151
Intro to Digital Fabrication
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
Prerequisite: Permission of ARCH-Architecture Program.
Digital fabrication has transformed design and manufacturing, enabling the creation of works once too impractical to produce. This course explores computer-aided fabrication and its role in contemporary design and object making. Students will receive technical training on laser cutters, 3D printers, and CNC routers in the MAPP Fabrication Labs, using CAD software--especially Rhinoceros 3D--to translate digital models into physical forms. The course also considers how these technologies influence our understanding of space, material, production, and broader social and philosophical issues.
ARCH200
Design Media and Representation I
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
Prerequisite: ARCH171; or permission of ARCH-Architecture Program.
Restriction: Must be in a major in ARCH-Architecture Program.
Study of architectural representation in physical and digital design media. Examine visual literacy and visual communications through applied drawing, modeling and visual making to explore the role of design media and representation in design and design thinking.
ARCH225
History of World Architecture I
Pre-1500 World Architecture survey course - History of Architecture structured to develop critical thinking and visually literacy with regard to the worldwide legacy of design thinking and cultural production through architecture
ARCH386
Experiential Learning
Restriction: Must have learning proposal approved by faculty sponsor and student's internship sponsor; and sophomore standing or higher; and permission of ARCH-Architecture Program.
Learning experience tied to internship of specified duration with targeted learning outcomes.
Must have learning proposal approved by faculty sponsor and student's internship sponsor; and sophomore standing or higher; and permission of ARCH-Architecture Program.
ARCH425
History of Architecture I
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
Restriction: Permission of ARCH-Architecture Program.
Credit only granted for: ARCH225 or ARCH425.
Additional information: Graduate architecture history course requires additional recitation section and additional coursework tied to survey lectures.
Pre-1500 World Architecture survey course - History of Architecture structured to develop critical thinking and visually literacy with regard to the worldwide legacy of design thinking and cultural production through architecture. Structured to nurture critical thinking and visually literacy with regard to the worldwide legacy of architecture. The work in the course will involve the evaluation of sources and arguments in reading architectural history. Architecture will be framed relative to ways of thinking, religious beliefs, cultural heritage, and cultural values.
ARCH465
Architectural Structures II
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
Prerequisite: ARCH464 and PHYS121; and MATH120 or MATH140, or equivalent; or permission of the ARCH-Architecture Program.
Restriction: Must be in either BS in Architecture or M. Architecture Program.
Credit only granted for: ARCH412 or ARCH465.
The basic principles of elastic behavior for different materials such as wood, steel, concrete, and composite materials and compares the properties and applications of materials generally will be covered. It investigates cross sectional stress and strain behavior in flexure and in shear, and torsion as well as the stability of beams and columns. The qualitative behavior of combined stresses and fracture in materials is also covered.
ARCH468B
Selected Topics in Architecture; Principles of Interior Architecture
Credits:
1 - 4
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
ARCH468P
Selected Topics in Architecture; Resume and Portfolio Design
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
ARCH472
Building Information Modeling Communication and Collaboration
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
Prerequisite: ARCH400; or permission of ARCH-Architecture Program.
Restriction: Must be in a major in ARCH-Architecture Program; or must be in the Construction Project Management Minor.
Building Information Modeling is explored as pertains to collaboration and communication in the design and construction of buildings and building systems. Practical and empirical learning using BIM software and case studies of real world projects and construction scenarios.
ARCH668B
Advanced Selected Topics in Architecture; Principles of Interior Architecture
Credits:
1 - 4
Grad Meth:
Reg, Aud
ARCH668P
Advanced Selected Topics in Architecture; Resume and Portfolio Design
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, Aud
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