Courses
The faculty has approval to offer the following courses in the academic years 2012-2013 and 2013–2014; however, not all courses are taught each semester or summer session. Students should consult the Course Schedule at http://registrar.utexas.edu/schedules/ to determine which courses and topics will be offered during a particular semester or summer session. The Course Schedule may also reflect changes made to the course inventory after the publication of this catalog. For current information, students should consult the schedule posted in the School of Architecture.
A full explanation of course numbers is given in General Information . In brief, the first digit of a course number indicates the semester hour value of the course. The second and third digits indicate the rank of the course: if they are 01 through 19, the course is of lower-division rank; if 20 through 79, of upper-division rank; if 80 through 99, of graduate rank.
The information in parentheses after a course number is the Texas Common Course Numbering (TCCN) designation. Only TCCN designations that are exact semester-hour equivalents of University courses are listed here. Additional TCCN information is given in Appendix A .
Architectural Interior Design: ARI
Lower-Division Courses
ARI 310K. Design I.
Same as Architecture 310K. Restricted to students in the School of Architecture. An introduction to the forms and methods of design for architects and interior designers, with an emphasis on inhabitation including body, light, and movement. Taught in a studio format by faculty members under the direction of a faculty coordinator. Three lecture hours and six laboratory hours a week for one semester. Offered on the letter-grade basis only. Prerequisite: Registration for Architectural Interior Design 311K or Architecture 311K.
ARI 310L. Design II.
Same as Architecture 310L. Restricted to students in the School of Architecture. An introduction to the forms and methods of design for architects and interior designers, with an emphasis on environment, including color, material, and texture. Taught in a studio format by faculty members under the direction of a faculty coordinator. Three lecture hours and six laboratory hours a week for one semester. Offered on the letter-grade basis only. Prerequisite: The following coursework with a grade of at least C in each: Architectural Interior Design 310K and 311K, or Architecture 310K and 311K; and registration for Architectural Interior Design 311L.
ARI 311K. Visual Communication I.
Same as Architecture 311K. Restricted to students in the School of Architecture. Study and application of drawing and other communication skills for designers, including formal and spatial studies, life drawing, and perspective. Three lecture hours and three laboratory hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Registration for Architectural Interior Design 310K or Architecture 310K.
ARI 311L. Visual Communication II.
Same as Architecture 311L. Restricted to students in the School of Architecture. Study and application of drawing and other communication skills for designers, including color, light and shadow, and projections. Employs manual and digital techniques. Three lecture hours and three laboratory hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: The following coursework with a grade of at least C in each: Architectural Interior Design 310K and 311K, or Architecture 310K and 311K; and registration for Architectural Interior Design 310L or Architecture 310L.
ARI 318K. Interiors and Society.
Concepts, principles, and elements of interior design, presented in artistic, philosophical, and professional contexts. Includes a basic historical overview of the development of interior design. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: For students in the School of Architecture, none; for others, consent of instructor.
ARI 318M. Interior Design History.
Survey of interior design from antiquity through the eighteenth century, including theoretical, social, technical, and environmental forces. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Architectural Interior Design 318K with a grade of at least C.
Upper-Division Courses
ARI 320K. Design III--Interiors.
Restricted to students in the School of Architecture. Focus on the physical and psychological needs of the inhabitants of interior space, with an emphasis on conceptual process and diagrammatic techniques. Projects deal with real building situations and introduce implications of fenestration, structure, and materials. Nine hours of lecture and studio a week for one semester. Prerequisite: The following coursework with a grade of at least C in each: Architectural Interior Design 310L and 311L, or Architecture 310L and 311L; and registration for Architectural Interior Design 221K or Architecture 221K.
ARI 520L. Design IV--Interiors.
Restricted to students in the School of Architecture. Explores linkages between multiple interior spaces and the study of spatial thresholds. Investigates individual spaces in relation to the body and the surrounding environment, utilizing a clearly defined program. Fifteen hours of lecture and studio a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Architectural Interior Design 320K, Architecture 415K, and Architectural Interior Design 221K or Architecture 221K, with a grade of at least C in each.
ARI 221K. Visual Communication III.
Same as Architecture 221K. Restricted to students in the School of Architecture. Introduction to digital modeling as well as principles of digital fabrication. Includes various modes of output such as drawings, renderings, and physical models. Three lecture hours and three laboratory hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: The following coursework with a grade of at least C in each: Architectural Interior Design 310L and 311L, or Architecture 310L and 311L; and registration for Architectural Interior Design 320K or Architecture 320K.
ARI 324K. Environmental Controls I.
Same as Architecture 334K. Restricted to students in the School of Architecture. A survey of acoustics, color, light, illumination, and electrical and information systems in architectural interiors. Includes techniques of documentation. Three lecture hours and three laboratory hours a week for one semester. Architectural Interior Design 324K and Architecture 334K may not both be counted. Prerequisite: Architectural Interior Design 520L or Architecture 520L with a grade of at least C.
ARI 130. Interior Design Internship.
Restricted to students in the School of Architecture. Practical application of design procedures in a professional design office. At least 250 hours of work in one semester. Prerequisite: Architectural Interior Design 530T.
ARI 530K. Design V--Interiors.
Restricted to students in the School of Architecture. Examination of the elements of interior space and scale, including specific human factors. Particular emphasis on the design, documentation, production, and placement of objects in interiors. Fifteen hours of lecture and studio a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Architectural Interior Design 520L and 434K with a grade of at least C in each.
ARI 530T. Design VI--Interiors.
Restricted to students in the School of Architecture. Capstone studio with specific design projects from current markets. Application of code issues, regulatory restraints, fire safety, and regulations for accessibility in interiors. Fifteen hours of lecture and studio a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Architectural Interior Design 324K and 530K with a grade of at least C in each.
ARI 434K. Construction II--Interior Materials and Assemblies.
Restricted to students in the School of Architecture. Core concepts in interior materials, assemblies, and systems. Includes material properties, environmental and sustainable issues, attachment, detailing, and product specifications. Projects encourage manipulation and assembly of various material systems. Case studies using material samples, and field trips to sites of fabrication. Six hours of lecture and laboratory a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Architecture 415K with a grade of at least C.
ARI 338. Designing for Human Behavior.
Issues of mood, privacy, perception, proxemics, and preferences applied to the design of interiors. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
ARI 350R. Topics in Interior Design Theory.
Seminar in a variety of topics. Designed to broaden the student's knowledge of interior design and to encourage critical and theoretical thinking in the discipline. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. May be repeated for credit when the topics vary. Prerequisite: For students in the School of Architecture, upper-division standing; for others, upper-division standing and consent of instructor.
ARI 560R. Advanced Interior Design.
Restricted to students in the School of Architecture. Synthesis of components covered in other interior design courses, such as human aspects, place-making, the interior envelope, transitional spaces, and conceptual processes. Fifteen hours of lecture and studio a week for one semester. May be repeated for credit when the topics vary. Prerequisite: Architectural Interior Design 530T with a grade of at least C and satisfactory completion of a third-year portfolio review.
ARI 362. Interior Design Practice.
Restricted to students in the School of Architecture. Business procedures, professional practice, design project control and management, and professional ethics. Documents procedures for interior design. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing or consent of instructor.
ARI 368R. Interior Design History II.
Study of function and aesthetics, and decoration and use, emphasizing interiors from the nineteenth century to the present. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Architectural Interior Design 318M with a grade of at least C.
ARI 279, 379. Interior Design Research.
Investigation of problems selected by the student with approval of the supervising instructor. For each semester hour of credit earned, the equivalent of one lecture hour a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing and consent of instructor and the dean.
Architecture: ARC
Lower-Division Courses
ARC 001F. First-Year Interest Group Seminar.
Restricted to students in the First-Year Interest Group Program. Basic issues in various School of Architecture disciplines. One lecture hour a week for one semester.
ARC 308 (TCCN: ARCH 1311). Architecture and Society.
Introduction to the social contexts, potential, and consequences of architecture and interior design. Three lecture hours and one laboratory hour a week for one semester.
ARC 310K. Design I.
Same as Architectural Interior Design 310K. Restricted to students in the School of Architecture. An introduction to the forms and methods of design for architects and interior designers, with an emphasis on inhabitation including body, light, and movement. Taught in a studio format by faculty members under the direction of a faculty coordinator. Three lecture hours and six laboratory hours a week for one semester. Offered on the letter-grade basis only. Prerequisite: Registration for Architectural Interior Design 311K or Architecture 311K.
ARC 310L. Design II.
Same as Architectural Interior Design 310L. Restricted to students in the School of Architecture. An introduction to the forms and methods of design for architects and interior designers, with an emphasis on environment, including color, material, and texture. Taught in a studio format by faculty members under the direction of a faculty coordinator. Three lecture hours and six laboratory hours a week for one semester. Offered on the letter-grade basis only. Prerequisite: The following coursework with a grade of at least C in each: Architectural Interior Design 310K and 311K, or Architecture 310K and 311K; and registration for Architectural Interior Design 311L.
ARC 311K. Visual Communication I.
Same as Architectural Interior Design 311K. Restricted to students in the School of Architecture. Study and application of drawing and other communication skills for designers, including formal and spatial studies, life drawing, and perspective. Three lecture hours and three laboratory hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Registration for Architectural Interior Design 310K or Architecture 310K.
ARC 311L. Visual Communication II.
Same as Architectural Interior Design 311L. Restricted to students in the School of Architecture. Study and application of drawing and other communication skills for designers, including color, light and shadow, and projections. Employs manual and digital techniques. Three lecture hours and three laboratory hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: The following coursework with a grade of at least C in each: Architectural Interior Design 310K and 311K, or Architecture 310K and 311K; and registration for Architectural Interior Design 310L or Architecture 310L.
ARC 415K. Construction I.
Restricted to students in the School of Architecture. Introduction to building construction, materials, and structures. Three lecture hours and three laboratory hours a week for one semester.
ARC 415L. Construction II.
Restricted to students in the School of Architecture. Analysis of building assemblies, envelope design, and structures. Three lecture hours and three laboratory hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Architecture 415K with a grade of at least C; Mathematics 408C, or 408K and 408L; and Physics 302K and 102M, or 303K and 103M.
ARC 318K (TCCN: ARCH 1301). World Architecture: Origins to 1750.
Comparative study of the architecture of the ancient world, including Asia, Africa, the Americas, and Europe. Three lecture hours and one laboratory hour a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Architecture 308 with a grade of at least C.
ARC 318L (TCCN: ARCH 1302). World Architecture: The Industrial Revolution to the Present.
Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Architecture 318K with a grade of at least C.
Upper-Division Courses
ARC 320K. Design III.
Restricted to students in the School of Architecture. Intermediate-level studio addressing spatial, tectonic, environmental, social, and theoretical issues in architectural design. Taught in a studio format by faculty members under the direction of a faculty coordinator. Nine hours of lecture and studio a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Architectural Interior Design 310L and 311L, or Architecture 310L and 311L, with a grade of at least C in each.
ARC 520L. Design IV.
Restricted to students in the School of Architecture. Intermediate-level studio addressing urban design and building design. Taught in a studio format by faculty members under the direction of a faculty coordinator. Fifteen studio hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Architecture 415K, 320K, and Architectural Interior Design 221K or Architecture 221K, with a grade of at least C in each.
ARC 520M. Design V.
Restricted to students in the School of Architecture. Intermediate-level studio with an emphasis on theory and research. Taught in a studio format by faculty members under the direction of a faculty coordinator. Fifteen studio hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Architecture 415L and 520L with a grade of at least C in each.
ARC 221K. Visual Communication III.
Same as Architectural Interior Design 221K. Restricted to students in the School of Architecture. Introduction to digital modeling as well as principles of digital fabrication. Includes various modes of output such as drawings, renderings, and physical models. Three lecture hours and three laboratory hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: The following coursework with a grade of at least C in each: Architectural Interior Design 310L and 311L, or Architecture 310L and 311L; and registration for Architectural Interior Design 320K or Architecture 320K.
ARC 530T. Design VI.
Restricted to students in the School of Architecture. Intermediate-level studio addressing the requirements of sound buildings--their programmatic, spatial, and tectonic resolution and their relationships to the physical and social context of the site. Taught in a studio format by faculty members under the direction of a faculty coordinator. Fifteen studio hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Architectural Interior Design 324K, and Architecture 520M and 435K, with a grade of at least C in each.
ARC 333. Site Design.
Restricted to students in the School of Architecture. History, theory, and technique of landscape design, with emphasis on the relationship of a building to its landscape. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
ARC 334K. Environmental Controls I.
Same as Architectural Interior Design 324K. Restricted to students in the School of Architecture. A survey of acoustics, color, light, illumination, and electrical and information systems in architectural interiors. Includes techniques of documentation. Three lecture hours and three laboratory hours a week for one semester. Architectural Interior Design 324K and Architecture 334K may not both be counted. Prerequisite: Architectural Interior Design 520L or Architecture 520L with a grade of at least C.
ARC 334L. Environmental Controls II.
Restricted to students in the School of Architecture. A survey of heating, ventilating, air conditioning, vertical transportation, and wiring and plumbing systems in buildings, including techniques of documentation. Three lecture hours and one laboratory hour a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Architectural Interior Design 324K with a grade of at least C.
ARC 435K. Construction III.
Restricted to students in the School of Architecture. Building construction and materials theories; structural component analysis and design. Three lecture hours and three laboratory hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Architecture 415L with a grade of at least C; and Physics 302L and 102N, or 303L and 103N.
ARC 435L. Construction IV.
Restricted to students in the School of Architecture. Theories of building behavior and materials; structural system analysis and design. Three lecture hours and three laboratory hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Architecture 435K with a grade of at least C.
ARC 335M. Construction V.
Restricted to students in the School of Architecture. Advanced analysis of building envelope, assemblies, detailing, and specifications. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Architecture 435L with a grade of at least C.
ARC 350R. Topics in Design Theory.
Advanced topics in architecture and associated disciplines to encourage critical and theoretical thinking. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. May be repeated for credit when the topics vary. Prerequisite: For students in the School of Architecture, upper-division standing; for others, upper-division standing and consent of instructor; additional prerequisites may vary with the topic.
Topic 1: The Modern American City. Same as Geography 337 and Urban Studies 352 (Topic 1: The Modern American City). Issues facing residents of United States cities, such as transportation and housing, poverty and crime, metropolitan finance, environmental and architectural design; historical/comparative urban evolution. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
Topic 2: American Dream: Status Quo and Alternatives. Same as Urban Studies 352 (Topic 2: American Dream: Status Quo and Alternatives).
Topic 3: Urban Design Practice. Same as Urban Studies 352 (Topic 3: Urban Design Practice).
Topic 4: Economy/Value/Quality of Life. Same as Urban Studies 352 (Topic 4: Economy/Value/Quality of Life).
ARC 351R. Visual Communication.
Advanced topics in various methods of visual communication. Three lecture hours or six laboratory hours a week for one semester. May be repeated for credit when the topics vary. Prerequisite: Architecture 520L with a grade of at least C, or consent of instructor.
Topic 1: Computer Applications in Design. Six studio hours a week for one semester.
Topic 2: Introduction to Computer Applications. Six studio hours a week for one semester.
Topic 4: Composition, Presentation, and Portfolio. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Topic 5: Descriptive Geometry. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Topic 6: Drawing Clinic. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Topic 7: Introduction to Computer Imaging. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Topic 8: Seeing Things: General Drawing. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Topic 9: Solid Geometry Drawing. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Topic 10: Visual Communication Exercises. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Topic 11: Wood Design. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
ARC 560R. Advanced Design.
Restricted to students in the School of Architecture. Advanced problems in architectural design. Three lecture hours and twelve laboratory hours a week for one semester. May be repeated for credit. Offered on the letter-grade basis only. Prerequisite: Architecture 530T with a grade of at least C and satisfactory completion of third-year portfolio review.
ARC 560T, 660T. Advanced Design.
For 560T, restricted to students in the School of Architecture; for 660T, restricted to students participating in the School of Architecture's professional residency program. Comprehensive studio to develop the student's ability to combine the elements of a thorough building design. For 560T, fifteen laboratory hours a week for one semester; for 660T, eighteen laboratory hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Architecture 560R with a grade of at least C and registration for Architecture 361T.
ARC 361T. Technical Communication.
Restricted to students in the School of Architecture. Studio to produce construction documents for buildings designed in Architecture 560T. Six studio hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Architecture 560R with a grade of at least C, and registration for Architecture 560T or 660T.
ARC 362. Professional Practice.
Restricted to students in the School of Architecture. Ethical, legal, and administrative responsibilities of the architect; organizations, processes, and roles in architecture. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Architecture 560R with a grade of at least C.
ARC 368R. Topics in the History of Architecture.
Seminars and lecture/seminars on advanced topics in the history of architecture. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. May be repeated for credit when the topics vary. Prerequisite: For students in the School of Architecture, Architecture 318L with a grade of at least C; for others, consent of instructor.
ARC 279, 379, 479, 579. Architectural Research.
Investigation of problems selected by the student with the approval of the supervising instructor and the associate dean for undergraduate programs. For each semester hour of credit earned, the equivalent of one lecture hour a week for one semester. A grade of at least C is required for degree credit. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
Community and Regional Planning: CRP
Lower-Division Courses
Upper-Division Courses
CRP 369K. Principles of Physical Planning.
Introductory course in the physical dimension of urban planning. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: For students in the School of Architecture, Architecture 560R with a grade of at least C; for others, consent of instructor.