Architectural Design

2015 - 16 Curriculum

Total credits required for a BFA in Architectural Design: 120.0


The below degree plan is for students who entered in the 2015 - 16 academic year.

Course

Course #

Credits

FIRST-YEAR-EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS
Art Matters AH 100 3.0
Elements of Visual Thinking FF 100 3.0
Sculptural Forms FF 101 3.0
Elements of Visual Thinking II FF 102 3.0
Painting I FF 150 3.0
Drawing I FF 198 3.0
Drawing II FF 199 3.0
Electronic Media and Culture FF 210 3.0
Critical Inquiry HMST 101 3.0
Foundation Studio Elective 3.0
LIBERAL ARTS REQUIREMENTS
Modernism and After AH 201 3.0
World Architecture: Prehistory to 1855 AH 250 3.0
Modern Architecture & Urbanism AH 376 3.0
Contemporary Architectural Criticism* AH 379-TH 3.0
Scientific Readings: Physics** NSCI 201E 3.0
Art History Elective AH 6.0
Intellectual History I -IH1 3.0
Intellectual History II -IH2 3.0
Academic Electives (or Writing Workshop, if required)   3.0
Humanistic Studies/Literature Elective (any level)   3.0
Humanistic Studies/Literature Elective (300 or 400 level)   3.0
Perspectives on the Evolution of Structures*** EN.560.141 3.0
Architectural design MAJOR REQUIREMENTS
Design Process, Craft & Methods: 3D Design Basics AD 200 3.0
Digital Drawing AD 201 1.5
Fabrication Methods AD 202 1.5
Interior and Exterior: Spatial Design Basics AD 210 3.0
2D Digital Drawing: Drawing with CAD AD 211 1.5
Body, Material and Form: Material Design Basics AD 220 1.5
Architectural Lab I: Public Realm of Architectural Design AD 300 4.5
Digital Drawing: Building 3D Form on Computer AD 302 1.5
Architectural Lab 2: Urban Analysis to Architectural Synth AD 310 4.5
Building Technology: Building Systems AD 311 1.5
Architectural Lab 3: Architectural Design through Research AD 400 4.5
Theories and Concepts of Architectural Drawing AD 401 1.5
Architectural Lab 4: Architectural Design Thesis AD 410 4.5
Professional Development AD 411 1.5
Studio Electives 18.0

* Fulfills Theory requirement
**Fulfills Math/Science requirement
***Course is taken at Johns Hopkins University in the spring semester of sophomore year