The Gerald D. Hines College of Architecture offers a bachelor in architecture, enabling students to pursue licensure after completing degree requirements. The bachelor in architecture is a five-year professional degree.

Design is the focus of undergraduate studies and provides students with access to resources involving research, building and community components. Students gain hands-on experience in studio courses with guidance from experienced faculty.

The degree plan is structured to immerse students in a focused education that will build their skills to be top leaders and innovators in the field of architecture.

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The Bachelor of Architecture is a five-year curriculum of at least 160 semester credit hours. The degree outlined will apply to incoming students beginning fall 2011.

The focus of the curriculum is to prepare students for professional practice in architecture and emphasizes sustainability, critical thinking, research and technology. The curriculum is divided in three segments: foundation, intermediate and professional.

The curriculum consists of at least 102 semester credit hours of architecture courses, 59 of which are advanced (in the 3000-level or higher), the University required core courses and 15 semester credit hours of elective courses.

Foundation

Fall

ARCH 1200: Introduction to Architecture, Industrial Design and Interior Architecture

ARCH 1500: Design Studio I

ENGL 1303: Freshman Composition I

HIST 1377: The U.S. to 1877

MATH 1310: College Algebra

Spring

ARCH 1359: Design Since 1945

ARCH 1501: Design Studio II

ENGL 1304: Freshman Composition II

HIST 1378 or 1379: The U.S. Since 1877

MATH 1330: Precalculus

Fall

ARCH 2327: Technology 1

ARCH 2350: Survey of Architectural History I

ARCH 2500: Design Studio III

PHYS 1301: Introductory General Physics I

Humanities Core Course

Intermediate

Spring

ARCH 2351: Survey of Architectural History II

ARCH 2428: Technology 2

ARCH 2501: Design Studio IV

PHYS 1302: Introductory General Physics II

Fall

ARCH 3427: Technology 3

ARCH 3500: Design Studio V

Architectural History Elective

POLS 1336: U.S. and Texas Constitution & Politics

Spring

ARCH 3428: Technology 4

ARCH 3501: Design Studio VI

POLS 1337: U.S. Government: Congress, President and Courts

Social and Behavioral Science Core Course

Professional

Fall

ARCH 4373: Urban Environments

ARCH 4427: Technology 5

ARCH 4500: Design Studio VII

Architecture History Elective

Elective

Spring

ARCH 4428: Technology 6

ARCH 4501: Design Studio VIII

Architecture Elective

Elective

Fall

ARCH 4327: Technology 7

ARCH 5500: Design Studio IX

Architecture Elective

Approved Course Integration

Spring

ARCH 5501: Design Studio X

Approved Course Integration

Electives