College of Architecture Environmental Design What

COLLEGE OF ARCHITECTURE ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN http://dept.arch.tamu.edu

WHAT IS ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN? The Environmental Design program is for students interested in the practice of architecture. The degree fosters creativity and prob- lem solving skills, provides extensive knowledge of architecture history and theory, and cultivates knowledge of the design process. Students who pursue a four year pre-professional Bachelor of Environmental Design degree enroll in studio courses through which they learn fundamental design concepts and exercise architectural design theory in order to create studio projects. Students use abstract and technical thinking skills to develop design projects using hand drawings, graphics software and physical models. Oral communication skills assist students in presenting their design studio projects to faculty, peers and invited reviewers. The studio courses are complemented by coursework in technology, communication, history, theory, and practice. All students are required to spend one semester away from Texas A&M. This can be achieved by studying abroad, completing an internship or studying at another university. Students studying abroad can travel to one of our established centers in either Spain or Italy, taking 12 credit hours of location-specific studio and elective courses. Those choosing an internship broaden their knowledge by working at an architectural firm. Students completing the Bachelors of Environmental Design degree who wish to become a licensed architect must complete the following: a Master of Architecture degree, the Intern Develop- ment Program (IDP), and the Architect Registration Examina- tion. Architects can design and renovate a wide variety of building types: office and apartment buildings, schools, churches, health care and sports facilities, hospitals, houses, airport terminals and college campuses. Architects not only design, but provide services such as project administration & management, evaluation & plan- COLLEGE OF ARCHITECTURE ning, bidding or negotiation, and construction administration. 3137 TAMU COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS 77843 Tel. 979.845.1144 For more information please contact Fax. 979.862.7119 The Environmental Design Academic Advisor T: (979) 845-2639 / E: [email protected] College of Architecture Environmental Design - Architectural Studies Catalog #135 (‘12-’13) With TCCNS

3 LOWER-LEVEL UPPER-LEVEL Freshman Sophomore Junior Senior Spring Spring Fall Fall Spring Fall Spring Fall *Fall and Spring course work interchangeable.* ** 5** 4 4 4 4 5 6 4 ARCH 1403 ENDS 106 ARCH 205 ARCH 206/207 ARCH 305 ARCH 405 ARCH 406 CARC 301 Architectural Design Design Architectural Architectural Architectural Field Studies Architecrual Foundations I Foundations II Design I Design II Design III Design IV Design V

3 3 3 1 3 or 2 3 ARCH 1407 ENDS 116 ARCH 212 CARC 481 ARCH 431 ARCH 331 Free Elective Design Com. Design Com. Social & Behavioral Semester Away Foundations ENDS 494 Integrated Factors of Design Summer Module Foundations I Foundations II Seminar Structures Internship Structures

3 1 3 2 1 3 4 ARCH 1302 Arch 216 ARCH 335 3 ARCH 435 1 ARCH 1301 Natural Science ARCH 216 Survey of World Computational Foundations Free Elective Integrated Computational Survey of World Elective Arch. Hist. II Methods in Arch Systems Systems Methods in Arch Arch. Hist. I

3 3 3 3 3 1 3 3 ARCH 350 Directed Directed GOVT 2306 MATH 1324 ARCH 248 Directed Hist/Theory of 2 2 Free Elective 2 State and Local Math Elective Writing for World Elective Modern and Contem. Elective Elective Gov. Arch Arch.

4 3 3 3 3 PHYS 1401 GOVT 2305 HIST 1302 ENGL 1301 MATH 1325 College American History Elective Comm. Elective Math Elective Physics I National Gov.

1 1 3 3 Kinesiology Kinesiology HIST 1301 1 Comm. Elective 199 198 History Elective

Hrs 15-16 17-18 17 15 14 12 15 15

1 Course work to be selected from the University Core Curriculum. Major Coursework Courses required for Upper-Level Admittance 2 Course work to be selected from an approved list within the College Integrated Courses; Register in Same Section of Architecture Office of Student Services 3 Most Upper Level major course work requires an Upper-Level ** Alternative research track to Architectural Design. classification.++ ~It is the student’s responsibility to verify all degree requirements in the University Catalog.