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Bachelor of Architecture

Curriculum 

As a five-year professional degree program, the Bachelor of Architecture features a rigorous design-oriented curriculum with a solid foundation in technology and the history and theory of architecture. The curriculum prepares students for the challenges and demands of professional practice.

A total of at least 161 hours of coursework is required for the Bachelor of Architecture. All students must complete the University’s Core Curriculum  as well as the courses listed in the following table. In some cases, a course that is required for the BArch may also be counted toward the core curriculum; these courses are identified below. 

Courses Sem Hrs
Major Sequence Courses  
104
Community and Regional Planning 369K 3
Other Required Courses  
Mathematics 408C (meets the mathematics requirement of the core curriculum) 4
Physics 302K, 302L, 102M, 102N (physics sequence meets part I of the science and technology requirement of the core curriculum). 8
Electives approved by the undergraduate dean’s office 15
Core Curriculum  
Additional coursework to satisfy the core curriculum 27
  Total 161

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