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Graduate Degree Programs

Architecture (ARCH)

ARCH 412 Integrative Energy and Environmental Design (3) Concepts and strategies for the environmentally conscious design of the built environment.
Effective: Spring 2013
 

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: Fall 2011
Prerequisite: Students must earn a C or better in:ARCH 332 andA E 424  

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: Fall 2011
Prerequisite: Students must earn a C or better in:ARCH 332 andA E 424   Concurrent: ARCH 499B and ARCH 499C

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: Fall 2011
Prerequisite: Students must earn a C or better in:ARCH 431 orARCH 431A  

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: Fall 2011
Prerequisite: Students must earn a C or better in:ARCH 431   Concurrent: ARCH 499B and ARCH 499C

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: Fall 2011
  Concurrent: ARCH 491

ARCH 480 Technical Systems Integration (3) Presentations of buildings' analyses from a multiplicity of viewpoints: architectural, spacial, environmental, mechanical, construction assembly.
Effective: Fall 2011 Ending: Summer 2013
Prerequisite: Students must earn a C or better in:ARCH 491 andARCH 203 andARCH 204 andA E 422 andA E 424   Concurrent: ARCH 492

ARCH 480 Technical Systems Integration (3) Presentations of buildings' analyses from a multiplicity of viewpoints: architectural, spacial, environmental, mechanical, construction assembly.
Effective: Fall 2013 Future: Fall 2013
Prerequisite: ARCH 203, ARCH 204, ARCH 332, A E 422 andA E 424 with a grade of C or better in each   Concurrent: ARCH 431

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 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: Fall 2011
Prerequisite: Students must earn a C or better in:ARCH 432 orARCH 432A andARCH 311W   Concurrent: ARCH 451

ARCH 492H Architectural Design VIII-Thesis (6) Continuation of ARCH 491 with concentration and specialization options.
Effective: Summer 2012
Prerequisite: Students must earn a C or better in:ARCH 491   Concurrent: ARCH 480

ARCH 495 Advanced Architectural and Related Design/Construction Work Experience II (1-3 per semester/maximum of 6) Supervised off-campus, nongroup instruction including field experiences, practica, or architectural and related design/construction work experience.
Effective: Fall 2011
Prerequisite: Grade of C or higher in:ARCH 332 ; instructor approval of work experience proposal including employment agreement with an approved supervisor.  

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 496H Independent Study - Honors (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: Summer 2011
 

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 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: Fall 2011
Prerequisite: Students must earn a C or better in:ART H 201 andART H 202   Concurrent: ARCH 431A or ARCH 432A and 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: Fall 2011
Prerequisite: Students must earn a C or better in:ART H 201 andART H 202   Concurrent: ARCH 431A or ARCH 432A and ARCH 499B

ARCH 499D (IL) International Architectural Design Studio (4) Architectural design studio in an international setting; the relationship of designed space in an urban context. Architectural Engineering majors only.
Effective: Summer 2013 Ending: Summer 2013
Prerequisite: ARCH 130A seventh-semester standing  

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 512 Critical Theory in Architecture (6) Inquiry into paradigms of critical theory in architecture theory, practice, and teaching. Evaluation of central texts, methods, theories, and outcomes.
Effective: Summer 2010
Prerequisite: admission into Ph.D. Program in Architecture or permission of instructor  

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 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 545 Pedagogical Practices in Architectural Education (3) Review and application of pedagogical topics in studio teaching. Comparative evaluation of accepted and experimental practices.
Effective: Summer 2010
 

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
 

ARCH 897 Special Topics (1-9) Formal courses given infrequently to explore, in depth, a comparatively narrow subject.
Effective: Spring 2011
 

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