Architectural Studies Major
Department Advanced Placement Policy
Students with AP credit in Art History, Studio, and Drawing are awarded advanced placement in the visual arts curriculum. AP credit does not count toward the minimum number of courses required for the majors or minors. Credit for AP classes will be granted on an individual basis.
Requirements
The architectural studies major requires a minimum of 10 courses with a maximum of 14.
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| Required courses | |
| History of Global Arch I | |
| History of Global Arch II | |
| 3-Dimensional Fundamentals | |
| 3 electives at the 200 level or above - 1 must be at the 300 level 1 | |
| Introduction to Islamic Art | |
| Art of Africa and the Americas | |
| Arts of Asia | |
| Arts of Religion | |
| Global Commerce in 15th Century Italy | |
| Art & Antiquity in 16C Italy | |
| Art, Science and Power 17C | |
| Art in the Modern World, 1780 to 1940 | |
| Art Since 1940 | |
| 17C Dutch Art & Society | |
| The Arts in America | |
| American Architecture | |
| Modern Architecture | |
| Making the Modern City | |
| Museum Studies | |
| Kings & Caliphs: Art of Luxury | |
| The Modern Home | |
| Designing Green | |
| American Art & Ecology | |
| City Nature | |
| 1 additional VAST course 1 | |
| Fundamentals of Drawing | |
| Digital Art Studio 1 | |
| Photography 1 | |
| Digital Filmmaking | |
| Drawing on Site | |
| Painting 1 | |
| Painting 2 | |
| Fundamentals of Color | |
| Digital Art Studio 2 | |
| New Media | |
| Drawn to Nature | |
| Drawing, Body as Form | |
| Cutting Edge: Beyond Collage | |
| Printmaking 1 | |
| Mixed Media | |
| Book Projects | |
| Sculpture 1 | |
| Intermediate Drawing | |
| Advanced Maker Space Projects | |
| Photography 2 | |
| 1 ENVS course 1 2 | |
| Environmental Science | |
| Environmental Perspectives | |
| Introduction to Climate Change | |
| Environmental Law | |
| Environmental Psychology | |
| Climate Science | |
| Introduction to Geographic Info Systems | |
| Urban Forestry | |
1 additional course related to the environment 1 | |
| Anthropology of Debt | |
| Archaeology of Pompeii | |
| Economics of Inequality | |
| Urban Economics | |
| Geomorphology | |
| Watershed Hydrology | |
| U.S. Mexican Border | |
| Politics of Development | |
| Cities and Environment | |
| Gender and Society | |
| Global Commerce in 15th Century Italy | |
| Designing Green | |
| Modern Architecture | |
| The Modern Home | |
| Designing Green | |
Senior Capstone | |
| Capstone Seminar | |
| 1 | Additional courses such as Montserrat may count for requirements as approved by the department. |
| 2 | No more than 2 ENVS courses may count towards the major. |