Graduate Degree Programs
ARCH 417
The Language of Boundaries in Architecture and the Landscape (3) This course examines the development and significance of boundaries in the construction of human space and time. Students who have taken other courses from Architecture Visual Arts, Geography, or Philosophy that treat some aspect of spatial perception, conception, construction, or visualiation, or who have completed equivalent study independently, may enroll with the permission of the program.
Effective: Summer 2009
Prerequisite:
Students should have taken at least one of the following courses:ARCH 210, ARCH 130A, ARCH 131S, LARCH 060, LARCH 065, GEOG 020 orINART 003 or permission of program
ARCH 431
Architectural Design V (6) Continuation of ARCH 331 and 332, with design and research in program option areas.
Effective: Spring 2007
Prerequisite:
ARCH 332 fourth-year standing in Architecture curriculum
ARCH 431A
(IL)
Architectural Design V--Foreign Study (6) A studio offered in Rome, Italy, which emphasizes urban planning and architectural design in an urban context.
Effective: Summer 2008
Prerequisite:
ARCH 332
ARCH 432
Architectural Design VI (6) A continuation of ARCH 431, this course explores in greater depth urban planning and archiectural design in an urban context.
Effective: Spring 2009
Prerequisite:
ARCH 431
ARCH 432A
(IL)
Architectural Design VI--Foreign Study (6) A continuation of ARCH 431, this course explores urban planning and architectural design in an urban context in Rome, Italy.
Effective: Summer 2008
Prerequisite:
ARCH 431
ARCH 441
Architectural Design Analysis (3) Studies in principles and elements of design; planning for human use; the relationship of space to physical and social environment. Architectural Engineering majors only.
Effective: Spring 2008
Prerequisite:
ARCH 130A
ARCH 442
Architectural Design Analysis (3) Continuation of ARCH 441, with emphasis on functional relationship of space, form, structure, and building groups. Architectural Engineering majors only.
Effective: Spring 2008
Prerequisite:
ARCH 441
ARCH 443
Architectural Design Analysis Inspection Trip (1) Faculty guided trip to metropolitan areas to investigate noteworthy architecture and building construction and to visit professional offices.
Effective: Spring 2001
Prerequisite:
fourth-year architectural engineering majors first priority others by faculty approval
ARCH 451
Architectural Professional Practice (3) A study of architectural practice in today's society: education, registration, office practice, codes, standards, construction industry, contracts, and legal documents.
Effective: Spring 2001
Prerequisite:
seventh-semester standing in Architecture curriculum
ARCH 480
Technical Systems Integration (3) Presentations of buildings' analyses from a multiplicity of viewpoints: architectural, spacial, environmental, mechanical, construction assembly.
Effective: Summer 1994
Prerequisite:
fifth-year standing in the Architecture curriculum or approval by the instructor
ARCH 481
Digital Design Media (3) Advanced course in digital modeling, rendering, animation and non-linear video for architectural investigations.
Effective: Summer 2006
Prerequisite:
approval by instructor
ARCH 482
MicroCAD (3) Introductory course in Computer-Aided-Drafting applications with an emphasis on architectural office practices and architectural drawings production.
Effective: Summer 2006
ARCH 491
Architectural Design VII-Thesis (6) Problems in architectural planning and design; programming and/or implementation methodologies and applications for various environmental design scales.
Effective: Spring 2007
Prerequisite:
ARCH 431 orARCH 432, ARCH 499A faculty review fifth-year standing in the Architecture curriculum
ARCH 492
Architectural Design VIII-Thesis (6) Continuation of ARCH 491 with concentration and specialization options.
Effective: Spring 2007
Prerequisite:
ARCH 491 fifth-year standing in the Architecture curriculum
ARCH 495
Internship (1-18) Supervised off-campus, nongroup instruction including field experiences, practica, or internships. Written and oral critique of activity required.
Effective: Summer 2007
Prerequisite:
prior approval of proposed assignment by instructor
ARCH 496
Independent Studies (1-18) Creative projects, including research and design, which are supervised on an individual basis and which fall outside the scope of formal courses.
Effective: Spring 1986
ARCH 497
Special Topics (1-9) Formal courses given infrequently to explore, in depth, a comparatively narrow subject which may be topical or of special interest.
Effective: Spring 1986
ARCH 497A
Sustainable Energy (3) Collaborative course explores the materials, technologies and energy efficient designs, planning and policies that lead to a proactive, sustainable future.
Effective: Fall 2009 Ending: Fall 2009
ARCH 497A
Green to Post-Green - Environmental Thinking in the Twenty First Century (3) Focusing on the effects of the environmental movement on art, architecture, and landscape design since the 1960's.
Effective: Spring 2010 Ending: Spring 2010 Future: Spring 2010
ARCH 497B
Digital Urban Design (3) A student centered, paperless interactive digital design/information technology studio.
Effective: Fall 2009 Ending: Fall 2009
ARCH 497B
X-Disc Creativity: Smart Products for Tomorrow (3) Taught in a studio learning environment, students from engineering, design, computation, and business backgrounds will work together to design and develop Innovative Smart Products. Teams will be cross disciplinary in nature and consider all aspects of the design, creation, fabrication, and marketing of products with embedded intelligence.
Effective: Spring 2010 Ending: Spring 2010 Future: Spring 2010
ARCH 497C
Digital Fabrication (3) This course investigates both the conceptual and practical implications of digital fabrication technologies in the process of design construction.
Effective: Fall 2009 Ending: Fall 2009
ARCH 497C
Building Information Modeling (BIM) Interdisciplinary Studio (3) Studio based course utilizing Building Information Modeling (BIM) for the design of building projects with interdisciplinary teams, (ARCH, LARCH and AE).
Effective: Spring 2010 Ending: Spring 2010 Future: Spring 2010
ARCH 497D
Furniture Design-Build: Using Reclaimed Material (1-3) An intensive studio/shop based course in which students will design and build furniture using exculsively reclaimed material. Advanced construction and design experience required. The semester will consist of two eight-week projects. The first, to renovate, repair and transform an existing piece of furniture. The second, to design and build a new piece of furniture using exclusively reclaimed material.
Effective: Fall 2009 Ending: Fall 2009
ARCH 497D
Integrative Energy and Environmental Design (3) Course will introduce green building construction strategies using the U.S. Green Building Council's Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) suite of standards as a point of departure.
Effective: Spring 2010 Ending: Spring 2010 Future: Spring 2010
ARCH 497E
Architecture and the Power of Display - The Learning Factory Project Phase 2 (3) Graduate students in this course will take key/advanced positions in disciplinary teams (graphics, A/V, Furniture design) working on the design of PSU's Learning Factory Exhibition. This class will continue to develop the design the exhibition, and move towards producing full-scale mock-ups. Graduate students will have the opportunity to receive training in advanced production techniques--welding, milling, etc.
Effective: Spring 2010 Ending: Spring 2010 Future: Spring 2010
ARCH 497F
Digital Fabrication (3) This course investigates both the conceptual and practical implications of digital fabrication technologies in the process of design construction.
Effective: Spring 2010 Ending: Spring 2010 Future: Spring 2010
ARCH 498
Special Topics (1-15) Formal courses given infrequently to explore, in depth, a comparatively narrow subject which may be topical or of special interest.
Effective: Fall 2001
ARCH 499
(IL)
Foreign Studies (1-12) Courses offered in foreign countries by individual or group instruction.
Effective: Summer 2006
Prerequisite:
seventh-semester standing
ARCH 499A
(IL)
Foreign Study--Architectural Design VI (6) Individual or group instruction conducted in a foreign country.
Effective: Spring 2007
Prerequisite:
ARCH 332 fourth-year standing in the architecture curriculum
ARCH 499B
(IL)
Architectural Analysis (3) Comparative study of architectural elements and building types through on-site drawing, recording, measurement, sketching and decomposition activity.
Effective: Spring 2009
Prerequisite:
ARCH 210
Concurrent:
ARCH 499A
ARCH 499C
ARCH 499C
(IL)
Urban Studies Topics (3) A presentation of the history of Rome through the medium of its maps and walking tours of the city.
Effective: Spring 2009
Prerequisite:
ARCH 210
Concurrent:
ARCH 499A
ARCH 499B
ARCH 511
Theoretical Perspectives in Architecture (3) The impact of rationalism and romanticism on contemporary developments and theoretical postures in architectural design.
Effective: Summer 1992
ARCH 514
Applying Environment-Behavior Research to Architecture and Urban Design (3) Application of environment-behavior research to the design and evaluation of architectural and urban settings.
Effective: Summer 1992
Prerequisite:
6 credits in psychology sociology or related behavioral science courses
ARCH 520
Methods of Inquiry in Architecture and Urban Design (3) Introduction to the methods of research and inquiry commonly used in architecture and urban design.
Effective: Summer 1992
ARCH 522
Computation Methods in Architectural Design (3) Inquiry into the process of integrating computers in architectural design based on science, rationality, and language paradigms in architectural computing.
Effective: Summer 1992
ARCH 536
Design-Inquiry (1-12) Integration of research with the designing of architectural and urban settings.
Effective: Fall 1995
Prerequisite:
ARCH 520 and approval of advisor
ARCH 541
Topics in Theory (3) A series of presentations on the development of contemporary architectural theory.
Effective: Summer 2002
Prerequisite:
ARCH 511
ARCH 542
Topics in Community and Urban Design (3) Community and urban design as an area of design inquiry and interdisciplinary practice.
Effective: Summer 2002
Prerequisite:
graduate standing or consent of instructor
ARCH 543
Topics in Digital Design (3) Inquiry into digital design paradigms of architecture and related disciplines; exploration design principles and operations supported in digital/virtual design environments.
Effective: Summer 2002
Prerequisite:
graduate standing or consent of instructor
ARCH 550
Ethics in Architecture (3) Ethics in Architecture focuses on the nature of human interactions with natural and artificial worlds.
Effective: Summer 2002
Prerequisite:
graduate standing or consent of instructor
ARCH 590
Colloquium (1-3) Continuing seminars that consist of a series of individual lectures by faculty, students, or outside speakers.
Effective: Summer 1995
ARCH 591
Architectural Research (2-12) Guided research project.
Effective: Winter 1978
ARCH 596
Individual Studies (1-9) Creative projects, including nonthesis research, which are supervised on an individual basis and which fall outside the scope of formal courses.
Effective: Fall 1983
ARCH 597
Special Topics (1-9) Formal courses given on a topical or special interest subject which may be offered infrequently.
Effective: Fall 1983
ARCH 599
Foreign Studies (1-2 per semester/maximum of 4) Courses offered in foreign countries by individual or group instruction.
Effective: Summer 2006
ARCH 600
Thesis Research (1-15) No description.
Effective: Fall 1983
ARCH 603
Foreign Academic Experience (1-12) Foreign study and/or research constituting progress toward the degree at a foreign university.
Effective: Summer 2007
ARCH 610
Thesis Research Off Campus (1-15) No description.
Effective: Fall 1983
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