Learning Outcomes
- Students will demonstrate the ability to read critically, to think critically, to design creatively, and to write synthetically.
- Students will acquire a foundation in the history and theory of architecture and urbanism.
- Students will effectively analyze visual, spatial, and structural issues in architecture.
- Students will demonstrate the ability to conduct research, manage evidence, and construct an argument concerning a topic in architecture, landscape architecture, or urbanism.
- Students will achieve basic skills in architectural drawing and model-making (both traditional and digital).
Career Relevance
This minor/certificate may be of special interest to students considering careers in architecture, interior design, real estate development, land use law, historic preservation, and urban planning.
This minor/certificate is a general introduction to a topic that may take the student on a variety of career paths. The process of becoming a professional architect, however, requires years of study beyond the undergraduate level, approximately two years as a supervised paid intern, and the successful completion of a battery of standardized examinations managed by state licensing boards and based on national standards. The practice of architecture is highly professionalized for reasons of public safety.
