Minors

Available to non-architecture majors only (minimum of 54 units of required courses and electives)

This sequence is for candidates who intend to develop intellectual links to the architectural profession. The scope of courses offered includes a full spectrum of professional issues in architecture.

Required Courses

• 48-100: Architecture Design Studio: Foundation I (15 units) or 48-095: Spatial Concepts for Non-Architects I (10 units) 
• 48-240: Historical Survey of World Architecture and Urbanism I (9 units) or 48-241: Modern Architecture & Theory (9 units)
• 62-104: Design Ethics (3 units)

Elective Courses

• 62-125: Drawing I (6 units)
• 62-126: Drawing II (6 units)
• 62-122: Digital Media I (6 units)
• 62-123: Digital Media II (6 units)
• 48-215: Materials and Assembly (9 units)
• 48-234: Introduction to Structures (3 units)
• 48-380: Real Estate for Architects (6 units)
• 48-381: Issues of Practice (6 units)
• 48-xxx: Architecture History (pre-approval of coursework required) (9 units)
• 48-xxx: Architecture Elective (pre-approval of coursework required) (9 units)

Available to architecture majors only (minimum of 63 units of required courses and selectives)

This sequence is intended for those who wish to develop focused, disciplinary expertise in both analog and digital material methods for shaping the built environment, and who want to become involved in a community of practice dedicated to a rigorous pursuit of making as a mode of architectural research and cultural expression. It is also for students interested in gaining advanced placement in the Master of Advanced Architectural Design (MAAD) program.

Required Courses

• 48-531: Fabricating Customization (9 units)

• 48-545: Digital Fabrication (9 units)

• 48-555: Introduction to Architectural Robotics (6 units)

• 48-400/410/500/510: ASO studio with digital fabrication focus (18 units)

Selective Courses

Minimum 30 units from the following:

• 48-xxx: Design Fabrication Independent Study (3-9 units)
• xx-xxx: Pre-approved design fabrication related course (variable units)

Available to architecture majors (63 units of required courses and electives) and non-architecture majors (54 units of required courses and electives)

This sequence is intended for those who seek to develop intellectual links to the ethical and historical aspects of the architectural discipline.

Required Courses

• 48-240: Historical Survey of World Architecture and Urbanism I (9 units)
• 48-241: Modern Architecture (9 units)

Elective Courses

• Architectural History Electives (45 units for architecture majors, 36 units for non-architecture majors)

Available to architecture majors (63 units of required courses and selectives) and non-architecture majors (54 units of required courses and selectives)

This sequence is intended for those who wish to develop particular skills in architectural representation, and for students interested in gaining advanced placement in the Master of Science in Computational Design (MSCD) program. 

Required Courses

• 62-122: Digital Media I (6 units)
• 62-123: Digital Media II (6 units)
• 62-125: Drawing I (6 units)
• 62-126: Drawing II (6 units)

Selective Courses

• 48-568: Advanced CAD, BIM, and 3D Visualization (9 units)
• 48-724: Scripting and Parametric Design (6 units)
• 48-3xx: Architectural Drawing Elective (pre-approval of coursework required) (9 units)
• 48-xxx: Architectural Representation/Visualization Elective (pre-approval of coursework required) (9 units)
• 48-xxx: Architectural Representation/Visualization Elective (pre-approval of coursework required) (9 units)

Available to non-architecture majors only (minimum of 54 units of prerequisite courses and selectives)

This sequence is intended for those who seek to develop intellectual links to the technical aspects of the profession.

Prerequisite Courses

• 33-141: Physics I for Engineering Students (12 units)
• 21-120: Differential and Integral Calculus (10 units)

Selective Courses

• 48-116: Building Physics (9 units)
• 48-215: Materials and Assembly (9 units)
• 48-234: Introduction to Structures (3 units)
• 48-315: Environment I: Climate & Energy (9 units)
• 48-432: Environment II: Design Integration of Active Building Systems (9 units)
• 48-752: Zero Energy Housing (9 units)
• 48-xxx: Architectural Technology Elective (pre-approval of coursework required) (variable units)

Available to architecture majors only (minimum of 54 units of required courses and selectives)

This sequence is intended for those who wish to deepen their knowledge in the building sciences, and for students interested in gaining advanced placement in the Master of Science in Building Performance & Diagnostics (MSBPD) or Master of Science in Sustainable Design (MSSD) programs.

Required Course

• 48-722: Building Performance Modeling (12 units)

Selective Courses

• 48-795: LEED, Green Design and Building Rating in Global Context (6 units)
• 48-721: Building Controls and Diagnostics (12 units)
• 48-723: Performance of Advanced Building Systems (9 units)
• 48-729: Productivity, Health and the Quality of Buildings (9–12 units)
• 48-749: Special Topics in Computational Design (variable units)
• 48-752: Zero Energy Housing (9 units)

Available to architecture majors and non-architecture majors (54 units of required courses and selectives)

This sequence is intended for students who wish to engage with computation as a vehicle of generative, material and spatial design exploration. It brings together courses from the School of Architecture and the College of Fine Arts to offer students hands-on experience, and a deep understanding, of computation as a resource in creative design practices. Students minoring in computational design are eligible for advanced standing in the Master of Science in Computational Design (MSCD) program.

The minor offers students the possibility of exploring three areas of computational design: designing, making and theory. Please refer to this document for more information.

Required Courses

(non-architecture majors)

• 62-122: Digital Media I (6 units)
• 62-123: Digital Media II (6 units)
• 62-225: Generative Modeling (9 units)
• 62-275: Fundamentals of Computational Design (9 units)

Selective Courses

Designing

• 48-568: Advanced CAD, BIM, 3DS Visualization (9 units)
• 51-367: Computational Design Thinking (9 units)
• 62-315: Shaping the Built Environment: Computational and Performative Design Experiments (12 units)

Making

• 48-530: Human Machine Virtuosity (12 units)
• 48-545: Digital Fabrication (9 units)
• 48-555: Introduction to Architectural Robotics (6 units)
• 48-675: Designing for the Internet of Things (6 units)
• 48-676: Connected Communities (6 units)
• 48-775: Architectural Interfaces (9 units)
• 54-399: Decoding Media (9 units)
• 54-405: Digital Narratives (9 units)
• 60-212: Electronic Media Studio: Interactivity and Computation for Creative Practice (12 units)

Theory

• 48-727: Inquiry into Computational Design (9 units)
• 48-749: Special Topics in Computational Design (6 units)

Independent Study

• 48-599: Independent Study (variable units)