Environmental Design in Architecture (Bachelor)
The Bachelor of Environmental Design in Architecture (BEDA) is a four-year, pre-professional degree program that immerses students in architectural design fundamentals through studio- and project-based courses. Students take an array of classes that focus on history, theory, technology, structures, materials, construction, and general education subjects. The BEDA program prepares students for further study in a professional degree program such as the one-year Bachelor of Architecture (B.Arch) or a two-year Master of Architecture (M.Arch). The BEDA also prepares students for advanced study in related fields such as Landscape Architecture and City Design.
The four years of the BEDA curriculum are divided into:
- The First Year Experience (a common first year curriculum shared by all majors in the College of Design)
- The Second Year Concentrated Architectural Studies
- The Third Year Concentrated Architectural Studies
- The Fourth Year (study abroad, 鈥渟wing鈥� studios in other majors; design/build studio; and elective seminars).
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Plan Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture Core Requirements | ||
| 础搁颁听162 | An Introduction to Architecture | 3 |
| 础搁颁听211 | Natural Systems and Architecture 1 | 3 |
| 础搁颁听241 | History of World Architecture 1 | 3 |
| 础搁颁听232 | Structures and Materials 1 | 3 |
| 础搁颁听242 | History of Western Architecture 1 | 3 |
| 础搁颁听251 | Digital Representation | 3 |
| 础搁颁听331 | Architectural Structures I 1 | 3 |
| 础搁颁听332 | Architectural Structures II 1 | 3 |
| 础搁颁听414 | Environmental Control Systems 1 | 3 |
| 础搁颁听432 | Architectural Construction Systems | 3 |
| 础搁颁听441 | History of Contemporary Architecture 1 | 3 |
| Restricted Elective 2 | 3 | |
| Architecture Studio Requirement | ||
| 顿听100 | Design Inquiry I: Methods and Processes | 3 |
| 顿听101 | Design Inquiry II: Methods and Processes | 3 |
| 顿听104 | First Year Studio I 1 | 6 |
| 顿听105 | First Year Studio II 1 | 6 |
| 础搁颁听201 | Architectural Design: Environment 1 | 6 |
| 础搁颁听202 | Architectural Design: Form 1 | 6 |
| 础搁颁听301 | Architectural Design: Tectonics 1 | 6 |
| 础搁颁听302 | Architectural Design: Technology 1 | 6 |
| 础搁颁听401 | Architectural Design: Urban 1 | 6 |
| 础搁颁听402 | Architectural Design: Advanced 1 | 6 |
| Mathematics & Natural Sciences | ||
| Mathematics Elective | 3 | |
| 笔驰听211 | College Physics I | 4 |
| International Experience | ||
| International Experience (verify requirement) 2 | 0 | |
| General Education Program (GEP) Courses | ||
| 贰狈骋听101 | Academic Writing and Research 1 | 4 |
| GEP Humanities | 3 | |
| GEP Social Sciences | 6 | |
| GEP Mathematical Sciences | 3 | |
| GEP Natural Sciences | 3 | |
| GEP Health and Exercise Studies | 2 | |
| GEP Additional Breadth | 3 | |
| GEP U.S. Diversity (verify requirement) | ||
| GEP Global Knowledge (verify requirement) | ||
| Foreign Language Proficiency (verify requirement) | ||
| Free Electives | ||
| Free Electives (12 Hr S/U Lmt) 2 | 5 | |
| Total Hours | 126 | |
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A grade of C- or higher is required.
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Students should consult their academic advisors to determine how to complete this requirement.
Mathematics Electives
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| 惭础听107 | Precalculus I | 3 |
| 惭础听108 | Precalculus II | 3 |
| 惭础听111 | Precalculus Algebra and Trigonometry | 3 |
| 惭础听121 | Elements of Calculus | 3 |
| 惭础听131 | Calculus for Life and Management Sciences A | 3 |
| 惭础听141 | Calculus I | 4 |
Semester Sequence
This is a sample.
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall Semester | Hours | |
| 顿听100 | Design Inquiry I: Methods and Processes | 3 |
| 顿听104 | First Year Studio I 1 | 6 |
| 贰狈骋听101 | Academic Writing and Research | 4 |
| Mathematics Elective | 3 | |
| 听 | Hours | 16 |
| Spring Semester | ||
| 顿听101 | Design Inquiry II: Methods and Processes | 3 |
| 顿听105 | First Year Studio II 1 | 6 |
| 础搁颁听162 | An Introduction to Architecture | 3 |
| 笔驰听211 | College Physics I | 4 |
| 听 | Hours | 16 |
| Second Year | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| 础搁颁听201 | Architectural Design: Environment 1 | 6 |
| 础搁颁听211 | Natural Systems and Architecture 1 | 3 |
| 础搁颁听241 | History of World Architecture 1 | 3 |
| GEP Mathematical Sciences | 3 | |
| GEP Health and Exercise Studies | 1 | |
| 听 | Hours | 16 |
| Spring Semester | ||
| 础搁颁听202 | Architectural Design: Form 1 | 6 |
| 础搁颁听232 | Structures and Materials 1 | 3 |
| 础搁颁听242 | History of Western Architecture 1 | 3 |
| 础搁颁听251 | Digital Representation | 3 |
| GEP Natural Sciences | 3 | |
| 听 | Hours | 18 |
| Third Year | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| 础搁颁听301 | Architectural Design: Tectonics 1 | 6 |
| 础搁颁听331 | Architectural Structures I 1 | 3 |
| 础搁颁听432 | Architectural Construction Systems 1 | 3 |
| 础搁颁听441 | History of Contemporary Architecture 1 | 3 |
| GEP Health and Exercise Studies | 1 | |
| 听 | Hours | 16 |
| Spring Semester | ||
| 础搁颁听302 | Architectural Design: Technology 1 | 6 |
| 础搁颁听332 | Architectural Structures II 1 | 3 |
| 础搁颁听414 | Environmental Control Systems 1 | 3 |
| GEP Social Sciences | 3 | |
| 听 | Hours | 15 |
| Fourth Year | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| ARC听490 or 础搁颁听401 | Architecture International Studio 1 or Architectural Design: Urban | 6 |
| Free Elective | 2 | |
| Free Elective | 3 | |
| GEP Additional Breadth (Humanities/Social Sciences/Visual and Performing Arts) | 3 | |
| 听 | Hours | 14 |
| Spring Semester | ||
| 础搁颁听402 | Architectural Design: Advanced 1 | 6 |
| Restricted Elective | 3 | |
| GEP Social Sciences | 3 | |
| GEP Humanities | 3 | |
| 听 | Hours | 15 |
| 听 | Total Hours | 126 |
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A grade of C- or higher is required.
Major/Program Footnotes:
- No more than one studio may be taken in any semester.
- Foreign language proficiency at 102 level is required for graduation but does not count toward the degree requirements.
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