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Twin Cities campus
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Twin Cities Campus
Architecture B.D.A.School of Architecture
College of Design
The bachelor of design in architecture (B.D.A.) is a flexible design degree that thinks 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.
Program Delivery
This program is available:
Admission Requirements
Students must complete
30 credits
before admission to the program.
A GPA above 2.0 is preferred for the following:
Students must complete 30 credits before admission to the program. Freshmen and transfers are usually admitted to pre-major status before admission to this major.
For information about University of Minnesota admission requirements, visit the
Office of Admissions
website.
Required prerequisites
General Requirements
All students in baccalaureate degree programs 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.
Required courses for the major, minor or certificate in which a student receives a D grade (with or without plus or minus) do not count toward the major, minor or certificate (including transfer courses).
Program Requirements
Additional Classes, B.D.A. Primary Core
ARCH 3411W - Architectural History to 1750
[HIS, GP, WI]
(3.0 cr)
ARCH 3412W - Architectural History Since 1750
[HIS, GP, WI]
(3.0 cr)
B.D.A. Secondary Core
These courses provide introductions to curricular core areas within the school. Select three courses from the following list, which includes Arch 3701 OR Arch 3702 (courses under development).
Take 3 or more course(s) totaling 9 or more credit(s) from the following:
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ARCH 3711W - Environmental Design and the Sociocultural Context
[SOCS, CIV, WI]
(3.0 cr)
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ARCH 3611 - Design in the Digital Age
(3.0 cr)
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ARCH 3641 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
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ARCH 4561 - Architecture and Ecology
[ENV]
(3.0 cr)
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ARCH 4701W - Introduction to Urban Form and Theory
[WI]
(3.0 cr)
Design Core
Take a minimum of 12 credits but not more than 18.
Take 12 or more credit(s) from the following:
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ARCH 3250 - Design Workshop
(1.0-6.0 cr)
Architecture Electives
Take 3 courses, 9 credits minimum.
Take 9 or more credit(s) from the following:
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ARCH 3xxx
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ARCH 4xxx
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ARCH 5xxx
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LA 3501 - Environmental Design and Its Biological and Physical Context
[ENV]
(3.0 cr)
Program Sub-plans
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. Honors courses used to fulfill degree program requirements will also fulfill UHP requirements.
Current departmental honors course offerings are listed at: http://www.honors.umn.edu/academics/curriculum/dept_courses_current.html
Honors students complete an honors thesis project in the final year, most often in conjunction with an honors thesis course, honors directed studies, or honors directed research course. Students select honors courses and plan for a thesis project in consultation with their UHP adviser and their departmental faculty adviser.
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