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Twin Cities Campus
Architecture B.D.A.
School of Architecture
College of Design
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Requirements for this program are current for Fall 2008.
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Required credits to graduate with this degree: 120.
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Required credits within the major: 74.
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Degree: Bachelor of Design in Architecture.
The bachelor of design in architecture (B.D.A.) is a flexible degree in design thinking through architecture. The program requires an understanding of social, cultural, and physical contexts as a foundation for the examination of the methods, values, precedents, and material reality characteristic of the process of shaping natural and built environments. It includes many architectural electives and priority access to design workshops. The B.D.A. is the best option for those interested in exploring the breadth of the architectural discipline.
All major coursework must be taken A-F.
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Admission Requirements
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Students must complete 30 credits before admission to the program.
A GPA above 2.00 is preferred for the following:
2.8 for students already admitted to the degree-granting college.
2.8 for students transferring from another University of Minnesota college.
2.8 for students transferring from outside the University.
For information about University of Minnesota admission requirements, visit the
Office of Admissions Web site.
Prerequisite Courses
Students must also complete first-year writing requirement (with a minimum grade of C-), all high school prep requirements, and a total of 30 credits.
ARCH 1281 - Design Fundamentals I (4.0 cr)
ARCH 1701 - The Designed Environment (3.0 cr)
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General Requirements
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All students are required to complete general University and college
requirements including writing and liberal education courses.
For more information about University-wide requirements, see the
liberal education requirements.
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Program Requirements
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B.D.A. Major Core
ARCH 2301 - Introduction to Drawing in Architecture (4.0 cr)
ARCH 2281 - Design Fundamentals II (4.0 cr)
ARCH 3711W - Environmental Design and the Sociocultural Context, C/PE, WI (3.0 cr)
ARCH 3411 - Architectural History to 1750, HP, IP (3.0 cr)
ARCH 3412 - Architectural History Since 1750, HP, IP (3.0 cr)
ARCH 3611 - Design in the Digital Age (3.0 cr)
ARCH 4561 - Architecture and Ecology (3.0 cr)
ARCH 4701 - Introduction to Urban Form and Issues (3.0 cr)
LA 3501 - Environmental Design and Its Biological and Physical Context, ENVT (3.0 cr)
ARCH 4421W - Architecture and Interpretation: The Cave and the Light, WI (3.0 cr)
or ARCH 4423 - Gothic Architecture (3.0 cr)
or ARCH 4424 - Renaissance Architecture (3.0 cr)
or ARCH 4425 - Baroque Architecture (3.0 cr)
or ARCH 4431W - Eighteenth-Century Architecture and the Enlightenment, WI (3.0 cr)
or ARCH 4432 - Modern Architecture (3.0 cr)
or ARCH 4434 - Contemporary Architecture (3.0 cr)
or ARCH 4445W - Suburbia, WI (3.0 cr)
or ARCH 4446 - Architecture Since World War II: Post-War Experimentation; Aesthetics and Politics of Architecture (3.0 cr)
or ARCH 4461 - North American Indian Architecture (3.0 cr)
Calculus
MATH 1142 - Short Calculus, MATH (4.0 cr)
or MATH 1271 - Calculus I, MATH (4.0 cr)
Physics
PHYS 1101W - Introductory College Physics I, PHYS SCI/L, WI (4.0 cr)
or PHYS 1201W - Introductory Physics for Biology and Pre-medicine I, PHYS SCI/L, WI (5.0 cr)
or PHYS 1301W - Introductory Physics for Science and Engineering I, PHYS SCI/L, WI (4.0 cr)
Architecture Electives
Take 5 courses, 15 credits minimum, but may not include ARCH 3351 or ARCH 3352.
Take 15 or more credit(s) from the following:
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ARCH 3xxx
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ARCH 4xxx
Design Workshops
Take 12 or more credit(s) from the following:
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ARCH 3250 - Design Workshop (1.0-6.0 cr)
Upper Division Classes Outside the Major
Take 12 upper division credits outside the major.
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Program Sub-plans
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A sub-plan is not required for this program.
Honors UHP
This is an honors sub-plan.
Students admitted to the University Honors Program (UHP) must fulfill UHP requirements in addition to degree program requirements. For any course required in a degree program, UHP students must register for the honors version if one is offered. Honors courses used to fulfill degree program requirements will also fulfill UHP requirements.
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