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Suggested Arrangement of Courses, Architecture (BArch)

RequirementsHours
1st Semester
ARC 310KDesign I (Major)3
ARC 311KVisual Communication I (Major)3
ARC 308Architecture and Society (Major)3
M 408CDifferential and Integral Calculus (General Education)4
UGS 302First-Year Signature Course (Core) 0903
or UGS 303 First-Year Signature Course
2nd Semester
ARC 310LDesign II (Major)3
ARC 311LVisual Communication II (Major)3
ARC 318KWorld Architecture: Origins to 1750 (Major)3
PHY 302K
PHY 105M
General Physics Technical Course: Mechanics, Heat, and Sound
and Laboratory For Physics 302K, 303K, and 317K (General Education)
4
RHE 306Rhetoric and Writing (Core) 0103
3rd Semester
ARC 323DDesign III Intermediate Studio (Major)3
ARC 221KVisual Communication III (Major)2
ARC 415KConstruction I (Major)4
ARC 318LWorld Architecture: The Industrial Revolution to the Present (Major)3
PHY 302L
PHY 105N
General Physics Technical Course: Electricity and Magnetism, Light, Atomic and Nuclear Physics
and Laboratory For Physics 302L, 303L, and 317L (General Education)
4
4th Semester
ARC 523EDesign IV Intermediate Studio (Major)5
ARC 415LConstruction II (Major)4
ARC 333Site Design3
U.S. History (Core) 0603
5th Semester
ARC 523FDesign V Intermediate Studio (Major)5
ARC 435RStructures I (Major)4
ARC 334KEnvironmental Controls I (Major)3
ARC 342RTopics in the History of Architecture (Major)3
or ARC 342C Mexican Architecture and Urbanism: From Pre-Columbian to Contemporary
or ARC 342E History and Theories of Landscape Architecture I
or ARC 342F History and Theories of Landscape Architecture II
or ARC 342S Modern European Architecture
or ARC 342T Advanced Architecture History
or ARC 342U Modern History of Sustainable Architecture
6th Semester
ARC 561CComprehensive Studio5
ARC 435SStructures II (Major)4
ARC 334LEnvironmental Controls II (Major)3
Social and Behavioral Sciences (Core) 0803
7th Semester
ARC 561RTopics in Advanced Design (Major)5
ARC 342RTopics in the History of Architecture (Major)3
or ARC 342C Mexican Architecture and Urbanism: From Pre-Columbian to Contemporary
or ARC 342E History and Theories of Landscape Architecture I
or ARC 342F History and Theories of Landscape Architecture II
or ARC 342S Modern European Architecture
or ARC 342T Advanced Architecture History
or ARC 342U Modern History of Sustainable Architecture
GOV 310LAmerican and Texas Government (Core) 0703
Free elective courses (Elective)6
8th Semester
ARC 561RTopics in Advanced Design5
ARC 335TArchitectural Details and Materials (Major)3
ARC 361TTechnical Communication (Major)3
ARC 369JCity Architecture3
GOV 312LIssues and Policies in American Government (Core) 0703
9th Semester
ARC 561RTopics in Advanced Design (Major)5
ARC 342RTopics in the History of Architecture (Major)3
or ARC 342C Mexican Architecture and Urbanism: From Pre-Columbian to Contemporary
or ARC 342E History and Theories of Landscape Architecture I
or ARC 342F History and Theories of Landscape Architecture II
or ARC 342S Modern European Architecture
or ARC 342T Advanced Architecture History
or ARC 342U Modern History of Sustainable Architecture
Natural Science and Technology, Part II (Core) 0933
E 316LBritish Literature (Core) 0403
or E 316M American Literature
or E 316N World Literature
or E 316P Masterworks of Literature
Free elective (Elective)3
10th Semester
ARC 561RTopics in Advanced Design (Major)5
ARC 362Professional Practice (Malor)3
U.S. History (Core) 0603
Free elective courses (Elective)6
Total Hours161

Four-year degree suggestion (for planning purposes only). 

Currently enrolled students should meet with their academic advisor.

Course categories: Core, General Education, Major, Elective, Opportunity

Core Component Areas010 Communication; 020 Mathematics; 030 Natural Science and Technology, Part I; 040 Humanities; 050 Visual and Performing Arts; 060 U.S. History; 070 American and Texas Government; 080 Social and Behavioral Sciences; 090 First-Year Signature Course; 093 Natural Science and Technology, Part II

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