Bachelor of Arts
Last modified: 04.22.08
The B.A. with a Major in Architecture is offered by the College
of Arts and Sciences. The mission of the undergraduate program
is to develop basic skills, knowledge, and methods of inquiry
in the discipline of architecture within the context of a studio-based
liberal arts education. The program provides for the study of
architecture on three levels of engagement: a Minor; a Major
with a concentration in either Design
or History,
Theory, and Criticism; and an Intensive
Major qualifying an undergraduate student in the Design
concentration for advanced standing in the Master of Architecture
professional degree program.
Program Description
The Major in Architecture is a studio-based liberal arts program offering two tracks or concentrations in the study of architecture. The Design Concentration includes a three-year sequence of design studios combined with courses in art history and architectural theory. The History, Theory, and Criticism Concentration includes a two-year sequence of design studios and courses in art history combined with additional coursework in art history, architectural theory, and related subjects.
Students declare the Major in Architecture upon completion of ARCH 202. Admission into the Concentration in Design is dependent on a student earning a minimum 3.0 grade point average in ARCH 201 and 202.
PLEASE NOTE: A permit from the architecture department is
required to enroll in ARCH 201. To request a permit, send
an e-mail message to Nysia Petrakis petrakid@design.upenn.edu or visit the Department of Architecture in 207 Meyerson
Hall.
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Major in Architecture: Design Concentration Curriculum |
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Sophomore |
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Fall
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ARCH 201 |
Visualization I |
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ARCH 202 |
Visualization II |
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| ARTH 002 |
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Junior |
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Fall
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ARCH 301 |
Design Fundamentals I |
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Spring
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ARCH 302 |
Design Fundamentals II |
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Senior |
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Fall
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ARCH 401 |
Architecture & Landscape Design I |
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| ARCH 411 |
Poetics of Landscape Architecture |
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Spring
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ARCH 402 |
Architecture & Landscape Design II |
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| ARCH 402 |
Poetics of Architecture |
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Major in Architecture: History, Theory, and Criticism Concentration |
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Sophomore |
Course Units: |
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Fall
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ARCH 201 |
Visualization I |
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Spring
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ARCH 202 |
Visualization II |
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Junior |
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Fall
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ARCH 301 |
Design Fundamentals I |
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Spring
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ARCH 302 |
Design Fundamentals II |
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Senior |
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Fall
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ARCH 411 |
Poetics of Landscape Architecture |
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Undergraduate Seminar |
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Spring
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ARCH 412 |
Poetics of Architecture |
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| ARCH 398 |
Senior Thesis |
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Total Course Units: |
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Intensive Major
A selected number of students may be admitted to an Intensive Major in Architecture
within the Design Concentration. To be admitted to the Intensive
Major a student must be in good academic standing and have
a minimum of a 3.5 grade point average in ARCH 201, ARCH 202,
and ARCH 301. Application for admission to the Intensive Major
is made to the Director in the spring semester of the junior
year. The application consists of a one-page statement of
intent and a portfolio of work from ARCH 201, ARCH 202, and
ARCH 301. Students who successfully complete the Intensive
Major will be admitted into the second year of the 3-year
Master of Architecture Professional Degree Program in the
Department of Architecture in the School of Design with one
year of Advanced Standing.
A student admitted to the Intensive Major will take the following
three additional course units as non-College Free Electives:
ARCH 431/2: Construction I & II, ARCH 433/4: Environmental
Systems I & II, and ARCH 435/6: Structures I & II. Upon approval
of the Undergraduate Chair, a student in the Intensive Major
may be permitted to take ARCH 501 and ARCH 502 (in lieu of
ARCH 401 and 402), and ARCH 511 and 512 (in lieu of ARCH 411
and ARCH 412). Those students who take ARCH 501 and ARCH 502,
will also be required to take an additional course unit as
a non-College Free Elective in ARCH 521/2: Visual Studies
I & II.
Minor
The Minor in Architecture is an 8 course-unit program of study.
The Minor consists of a two-year sequence of design studios
and courses in art history including ARCH 201, ARCH 202, ARCH
301, ARCH 302, and two course units in the History of Art:
ARTH 001, ARTH 002.
Prerequisites for Graduate Study
Students in the Minor or Major who intend to apply for enrollment
in the Department of Architecture in the School of Design,
with or without Advanced Standing, must fulfill the following
prerequisites: ARTH 001 and ARTH 002; MATH 103 or MATH 104
and PHYS 008 and PHYS 009.
Courses in the History of
Art
In addition to ARTH 001, 002, Majors in Architecture are required to take two courses selected from the ARTH 200, 400, or 500-level courses currently being offered by the Department of the History of Art. The courses offered will vary each year.
Please visit the website of the Department of the History of Art for a list
of courses offered in the current academic year: http://www.arthistory.upenn.edu/
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