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The undergraduate program in architecture, leading to the A.B. degree, combines required courses in environmental design and architecture with opportunities for highly varied individual programs. Through its core courses, the program offers a broad introduction to the field of architecture, and through studies in the various areas it provides opportunities to prepare for specialization in the field in the areas of architectural design and representation, architectural technologies and building performance, architectural history, and society and culture. In addition to offering a sound and well-rounded education, undergraduate studies can also provide pre-professional competency for entry-level employment in architecture, the option for graduate work in architecture, or further studies in a related environmental design field. Accreditation. The A.B. degree is not a professional degree and is not recognized by the National Architectural Accrediting Board. The Master of Architecture is the only accredited professional degree offered by the department. However, at present the degree is accepted for partial credit toward licensure in California by the State Board of Architectural Examiners. It is generally not accepted in other states. Individual Major. The individual major is a program leading to the Bachelor of Arts degree in an area of study that is appropriate to the College of Environmental Design but that cannot be accomplished through the three existing majors. See the Undergraduate Individual Major for more information on this degree program. Minors. See the Minor Programs webpage for information on undergraduate minors offered by the Department of Architecture, as well as other minors available to architecture majors. Fall 2009 Course and Curriculum Changes The Architecture Department has updated its course offerings to add new courses, to enhance courses in design and digital design, and to emphasize subject areas that address compelling societal and environmental challenges. Additionally, courses have been reorganized into three course groupings: (1) Architectural Design and Representation; Professional Practice; (2) Architectural History, Culture, and Society; and (3) Architectural Technologies and Building Performance. These updates have resulted in the following changes to the undergraduate curriculum:
Course Requirements A total of 120 units is required for the A.B. degree in Architecture. All college prerequisites and requirements except one breadth and the CED upper-division electives must be taken for a grade and satisfied with a minimum grade of C-. CED upper-division electives and upper-division major requirements must be passed with a letter grade. Transfer applicants must have completed courses equivalent to ENV DES 1, 11A, and 11B before transfer to Berkeley, but will take the CED upper-division electives and upper-division major work after matriculation. Students who intend to pursue graduate work in the field are advised to acquaint themselves thoroughly with the prerequisites for entry into the appropriate graduate programs and to prepare their course of study with an Architecture Department advisor. Students interested in taking courses in civil engineering should be aware of the special lower-division mathematics, physics, and engineering prerequisites for these courses. Students in the architecture undergraduate program are expected to meet four sets of course requirements: 1. University and Campus Requirements 1. University and Campus Requirements
2. CED College Requirements Outside CED. 11 courses (36–38 units) Essential Skills Requirements
Seven-Course Breadth Requirements
Note: With the exception of the Physical Science requirement, you may take one of the breadth requirements on a Passed/Not Passed basis. See the Undergraduate Advising website for additional information related to these requirements. Inside CED. Six courses, 20 units: Environmental Design Lower-Division Requirements
Electives
3. Architecture Major Requirements. 7 courses, 32 units: Architectural Design and Representation; Professional Practice. Two required courses (12 units):
Architectural History, Culture, and Society. Three required core courses (11-12 units):
Architectural Technologies and Building Performance. Two required core courses (8 units) from the following:
Note: Students intending to apply to Master of Architecture programs are advised to take a minimum of one ARCH 101 studio and one additional course in both Architectural History, Culture, and Society and Architectural Technologies and Building Performance. 4. General Electives. 29-31 units. May be taken inside or outside of CED. The University requires 120 units minimum for graduation. No more than 48 units total in the student's major department will be credited toward the 120 minimum for graduation, so only 16 units beyond the required courses may be courses in architecture. 13-15 units must be taken in other departments. The minor program allows students to take a minor in a subject outside architecture by taking five upper-division courses (18 units) of their electives in an approved subject area. |




