Campuses:
Twin Cities campus
This is archival data. This system was retired as of August 21, 2023 and the information on this page has not been updated since then. For current information, visit catalogs.umn.edu.
|
Twin Cities Campus
Architecture B.S.School of Architecture
College of Design
The School of Architecture at the University exposes students to the formal, socio-cultural, material, environmental, and historical factors that shape built environments. Students develop visual literacy by thinking and working through the design process in design studios and workshops, by researching historical precedents, and by analyzing theoretical texts about the physical environment. Our undergraduate programs foster a sense of stewardship for the local and global built environments by providing opportunities for students to engage with College of Design faculty and research centers, to enroll in service learning courses, and to study abroad.
The Bachelor of Science (with a major in Architecture) is a pre-professional architecture degree program that offers studio-based design education and a rigorous program of history/theory and building technology courses. Students are eligible to apply to this degree program from within the College of Design after completing all required first-year courses. Admissions are highly competitive, with a portfolio requirement as part of the application process. Students in this revised B.S. Degree Program (major in Architecture) will take five required 6-credit design studios, a sequence of history/theory and building technology courses, and 9 credits of upper-level architecture electives. Graduates of this B.S. Degree Program (major in Architecture) will be well prepared to apply to the second year of the School of Architecture's Graduate program, as well as other Graduate degree programs at peer institutions, per their admissions requirements.
Program Delivery
This program is available:
Admission Requirements
Students must complete
12 credits
before admission to the program.
Freshman and transfer students are usually admitted to pre-major status
before admission to this major.
A GPA above 2.0 is preferred for the following:
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
Major coursework
ARCH 3281 - Architecture Studio 01: Material
(6.0 cr)
ARCH 3282 - Architecture Studio 02: Site
(6.0 cr)
ARCH 3611 - Design in the Digital Age
(3.0 cr)
ARCH 3711W - Environmental Design and the Sociocultural Context
[SOCS, CIV, WI]
(3.0 cr)
ARCH 4283 - Architecture Studio 03: Program
(6.0 cr)
ARCH 4284 - Architecture Studio 04: Urban Design
(6.0 cr)
ARCH 4511 - Materials and Methods I
(3.0 cr)
ARCH 4521 - Environmental Technology I
(3.0 cr)
ARCH 4561 - Architecture and Ecology
[ENV]
(3.0 cr)
ARCH 4571 - Architectural Structures I
(3.0 cr)
ARCH 4701W - Introduction to Urban Form and Theory
[WI]
(3.0 cr)
ARCH 5212 - Undergraduate Architecture Studio 05: Advanced Design
(6.0 cr)
ARCH 3411W - Architectural History to 1750
[HIS, GP, WI]
(3.0 cr)
or
ARCH 3411V - Architectural History to 1750
[HIS, GP, WI]
(3.0 cr)
ARCH 3412W - Architectural History Since 1750
[HIS, GP, WI]
(3.0 cr)
or
ARCH 3412H {Inactive}
[HIS, GP]
(3.0 cr)
Courses to be completed prior to year three of the program
Physics
PHYS 1101W - Introductory College Physics I
[PHYS, WI]
(4.0 cr)
or
PHYS 1201W {Inactive}
[PHYS, WI]
(5.0 cr)
or
PHYS 1301W - Introductory Physics for Science and Engineering I
[PHYS, WI]
(4.0 cr)
Architectural history elective
ARCH 4421W - Architecture and Interpretation: The Cave and the Light
[WI]
(3.0 cr)
or
ARCH 4423 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
or
ARCH 4424 - Renaissance Architecture
(3.0 cr)
or
ARCH 4425W - Baroque Architecture
[WI]
(3.0 cr)
or
ARCH 4428 {Inactive}
[HIS, GP]
(3.0 cr)
or
ARCH 4432 - Modern Architecture
(3.0 cr)
or
ARCH 4434 - Contemporary Architecture
(3.0 cr)
or
ARCH 4441 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
or
ARCH 4445W {Inactive}
[WI]
(3.0 cr)
or
ARCH 4461 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
or
Arch 44XX Architecture History
Architecture electives
Nine upper division architecture credits not used elsewhere.
Take exactly 9 credit(s) from the following:
·
ARCH 3xxx
·
ARCH 4xxx
Upper division credits outside the major
Take 9 upper division credits outside the major
Upper-division Writing Intensive within the major
Students are required to take one upper-division Writing Intensive course within the major. If that requirement has not been satisfied within the core major requirements, students must choose one course from the following list. Some of these courses may also fulfill other major requirements.
Take 0 - 1 course(s) from the following:
·
ARCH 3411W - Architectural History to 1750
[HIS, GP, WI]
(3.0 cr)
·
ARCH 3711W - Environmental Design and the Sociocultural Context
[SOCS, CIV, WI]
(3.0 cr)
·
ARCH 4701W - Introduction to Urban Form and Theory
[WI]
(3.0 cr)
·
ARCH 4421W - Architecture and Interpretation: The Cave and the Light
[WI]
(3.0 cr)
·
ARCH 4445W {Inactive}
[WI]
(3.0 cr)
Program Sub-plans
A sub-plan is not required for this program.
Accelerated Program
Accelerated status in architecture is a competitive opportunity for qualified undergraduates to complete the B.S. with a major in architecture and the M.Arch. degree in six years rather than seven. Accelerated status applicants must complete all but 15 credits of upper division architecture courses before their senior year.
Students complete the first year of the graduate professional degree program in their senior year; courses carry upper division credit and complete the B.S.
To be considered for accelerated status, students must be enrolled at the University as a B.S. major in architecture, have completed one year of architecture design studio (ARCH 3281, ARCH 3282), have completed 90 credits, and have earned an overall GPA of 3.50. Admission to accelerated status does not guarantee admission to the graduate professional program; separate requirements, such as the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) and other application documents, must be submitted in January of the year admission to the graduate program is sought. See the director of graduate studies in the School of Architecture for additional criteria. Deadline for consideration is June 15.
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
