Architecture
School Office: 117 Temple Buell Hall, 611 Taft Drive, Champaign, (217) 333-1330, (G) (217) 244-4384 (U) (217) 333-7720
The mission of the School is to pursue architecture as a humanistic and professional discipline, which synthesizes art and science through intellectual rigor, aesthetic judgment, and technical understanding. The School achieves its mission through teaching, scholarship, creative work, research, and service, and commits itself to the highest ideals of the profession and culture of architecture.
The School's mission is based upon the conviction that architecture is first, reflective of the diverse, changing goals, values, and resources of society; and second, that architects have various and vital roles in interpreting and determining the status, values, conditions, and direction of society, its culture and quality of life.
Architectural education at Illinois is based upon the premise that to be an architect in today's complex and fast-changing, global society the architect must have knowledge in a variety of areas beyond the profession. Recognizing the diversity of roles that are now emerging in the profession, graduates should also have a well-developed focus in which they can initiate their career.
Degree Programs in Architecture
Contact: Lee W. Waldrep, Ph.D., Assistant Director for Undergraduate Student Services
School Office: 117 Architecture Building, Champaign, 333-7720, lwaldrep@illinois.edu
The School of Architecture offers a four-year preprofessional curriculum leading to the Bachelor of Science in Architectural Studies (BSAS) degree as well as a minor in Architectural Studies. The BS in Architectural Studies degree provides an undergraduate academic education in architecture that can serve as a foundation for advanced professional education. The undergraduate curriculum offers an appropriate balance of basic professional studies in architectural design, architectural history, practice and technology, structures, and studies in the arts and sciences.
The following statement is from the National Architectural Accrediting Board (NAAB):
"In the United States, most state registration boards require a degree from an accredited professional degree program as a prerequisite for licensure. The National Architectural Accrediting Board (NAAB), which is the sole agency authorized to accredit U.S. professional degree programs in architecture, recognizes three types of degrees: the Bachelor of Architecture, the Master of Architecture, and the Doctor of Architecture. A program may be granted a 6-year, 3-year, or 2-year term of accreditation, depending on the extent of its conformance with established educational standards.
Doctor of Architecture and Master of Architecture degree programs may consist of a pre-professional undergraduate degree and a professional graduate degree that, when earned sequentially, constitute an accredited professional education. However, the pre-professional degree is not, by itself, recognized as an accredited degree.
The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, College of Fine and Applied Arts, School of Architecture offers the following NAAB-accredited degree programs:
Master of Architecture (Pre-professional undergraduate degrees + 62 graduate credits)
Master of Architecture (Undergraduate degree + 65 prerequisite credit hours + 54 graduate credits)
Next accreditation visit for all programs: 2015
The NAAB Conditions for Accreditation (including Student Performance Criteria) may be found on the NAAB Web site.
Since 1967, the School of Architecture has operated a one-year study abroad program in Versailles, France, which is open to qualified students on a priority basis. Course offerings parallel those available to students on the Urbana-Champaign campus but stress the European context.
The School of Architecture occupies design studios, lecture rooms, and offices in the Architecture Building, Architecture Annex, and Temple Hoyne Buell Hall. The Ricker Library of Architecture and Art is located in the Architecture Building.
Undergraduate Curriculum in Architecture
For the Degree of Bachelor of Science in Architectural Studies
In this curriculum, normal progress is imperative. A student failing to complete any required course more than one semester later than the time designated in the curriculum is prohibited from progressive registration in architectural courses until the deficiency is corrected. To continue at the sophomore level and beyond, a student must have a cumulative grade point average of 2.00 (A = 4.0) for all University course work attempted. For the Bachelor of Science in Architectural Studies degree, a total of 127 semester hours are required.
First year
| Hours | First Semester |
|---|---|
| 3 | ARCH 101 - Introduction to Architecture |
| 4-5 | MATH 220 (5) - Calculus or 221 (4) - Calculus I |
| 1 | FAA 199 - Undergraduate Open Seminar |
| 6-7 | General education2 |
| 15 | Total |
| Hours | Second Semester |
|---|---|
| 3-5 |
MATH 231 - Calculus II or PHYS 101 - College Physics: Mech and Heat |
| 4 | Composition I2 |
| 9-10 | General education1 |
| 17 | Total |
Second year
| Hours | First Semester |
|---|---|
| 4 | ARCH 271 - Graphics for Architects |
| 4 | ARCH 231 - Anatomy of Buildings |
| 3 | ARCH 210 - Introduction to the History of Architecture |
| 3 | General Education2 or Electives3 |
| 14 | Total |
| Hours | Second Semester |
|---|---|
| 4 | ARCH 272 - Strategies of Arch Design |
| 4 | ARCH 233 - Construction of Buildings II |
| 3 | Architectural History4 |
| 9 | General Education2 or Electives3 |
| 17 | Total |
Third year
| Hours | First Semester |
|---|---|
| 4 | ARCH 351 - Statics & Dynamics |
| 5 | ARCH 373 - Arch Design & the Landscape |
| 3 | Architectural History4 |
| 3 | UP 101 - Planning of Cities and Regions (or approved urban studies substitute)5 |
| 15 | Total |
| Hours | Second Semester |
|---|---|
| 4 | ARCH 352 - Mechanics of Materials & Design Applications |
| 5 | ARCH 374 - Arch Design & the City |
| 3 | Architectural History4 |
| 6 | General Education1 or Electives3 |
| 18 | Total |
Fourth year
| Hours | First Semester |
|---|---|
| 4 | ARCH 341 - Environment Tech HVAC |
| 4 | ARCH 451 - Theory & Design Steel & Timb |
| 6 | ARCH 475 - Arch Design & Development |
| 3 | Electives3 |
| 17 | Total |
| Hours | Second Semester |
|---|---|
| 4 | ARCH 342 - Environment Tech Ltg & Acoust |
| 4 | ARCH 452 - Theory of Reinforced Concrete |
| 6 | Electives |
| 14 | Total |
1. See current University of Illinois General Education requirements.
The General Education quantitative reasoning requirement I is satisfied by the required MATH 220 or 221 course; the quantitative reasoning II requirement is satisfied by the MATH 231 or PHYS 101 course. . Students considering a concentration in Building Structures or Structural Engineering should take MATH 231. The Advanced Composition requirement may be fulfilled by either a separate, approved Advanced Composition course or by an Advanced Composition course which also satisfies one of the general education distribution list requirements. If by the latter, electives would be taken to make up the credit deficiency.
General Education foreign language requirement 0-12 hours: Students entering the University of Illinois as freshmen in fall 2000 or later need to complete the foreign language requirement in order to graduate. To satisfy this requirement, students must complete a third semester level college foreign language course. This requirement may also be satisfied by three years of the same foreign language in high school. Students entering the University of Illinois without three years of the same foreign language in high school must take a foreign language placement test to determine the courses in which to enroll.
2. The Composition I requirement
may be fulfilled by any of the following courses or course sequences
(placement is determined by examination): ESL 114 and 115; RHET 100,
101, and 102; RHET 103 and 104; RHET 105; or SPCM 111
and 112.
3. For information about electives, see the Undergraduate Handbook
at the FAA website. A maximum of nine hours may
be taken as professional electives.
4. Architectural history: All students in the undergraduate program
in architecture must fulfill the architectural history requirement:
three courses in addition to ARCH 210. Select from: ARCH 222, 402, 403, 407, 409, Section V (Versailles only), 410, 411, 412, 413, 414, 415, 416, 417, or 418.
5. The UP 101 requirement can be fulfilled by substituting one of
the following approved courses: ARCH 418; GEOG 204,210,425,426,
427, 483; SOC 375.
Minor in Architectural Studies
The minor in Architectural Studies allows non-architecture undergraduate students to gain an overview of architecture by taking a series of required courses in architecture. This is the only undergraduate minor offered by the School of Architecture.
Course Requirements:
The architecture minor requires the successful completion of a minimum of 20 hours of architecture courses. Students entering the program with advanced credit for required courses must take courses from the Additional Courses list to attain the total hours needed for completion of the minor. All students in the minor must have at least 6 hours of 300- or 400-level courses.
| Hours | Required Courses (14 hours) |
|---|---|
| 3 | ARCH 101 - Introduction to Architecture |
| 4 | ARCH 271 - Graphics for Architects |
| 3 | ARCH 210 - Hist of Arch |
| 4 | ARCH 231 - Anatomy of Buildings |
| Hours | Additional Courses (minimum of 6 hours) |
|---|---|
| 4 | ARCH 341 - Environment Tech HVAC |
| 4 | ARCH 342 - Environment Tech Ltg & Acoust |
| 4 | ARCH 351 - Statics & Dynamics |
| 4 | ARCH 352 - Mech of Mat & Design Appl |
| 3 | ARCH 222, 402, 403, 407, 410, 411, 412, 413, 414, 415, 416, 417 or 418 - Architectural History |
Prerequisites
Students must comply with the prerequisite requirements of courses to be taken under this program. Some of these requirements may be satisfied while in the program.
Admission
Admission to the minor will be processed by the School of Architecture Office for Undergraduate Academic Affairs. Students may enter the Minor in Architectural Studies from freshman year until such time that allows the completion of the minor before graduating in their major area of study.
Advising
Advising of students in the minor will be conducted by the advising staff in the School of Architecture.
Certification of Successful Completion
The Associate Dean for Undergraduate Academic Affairs in the College of Fine and Applied Arts (FAA) will certify successful completion of the minor.
Students must declare their intentions and be admitted to the program to pursue the Minor in Architectural Studies.