Environmental Design Architectural Studies - BED           1

ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGNARCHITECTURAL STUDIES -BEDThe degree in Environmental Design Architectural Studies requires studyin the arts, humanities and sciences. The curriculum fosters creativityand problem-solving skills while providing a solid foundation in design,theory, architectural history, building and technology. Courseworkencourages multidisciplinary and comparative perspectives thatallow opportunities for communication and team-oriented methodsof production. Global perspectives are encouraged by a mandatorysemester-long study away experience that includes study abroad orinternship opportunities.

Students develop skills and acquire knowledge through a studio-basedexperience with a variety of proposed or actual design-related projects.The studio projects place a shared emphasis on the technical andexpressive content of design work; the processes by which student’sresearch, synthesize and document their design ideas; and the creationof tangible products that achieve a high quality of graphic and physicalcraft.

Program RequirementsCode Title Semester Credit

HoursEnvironmental Design Architectural StudiesCurriculumARCH 205 Architecture Design I 4ARCH 206 Architecture Design II 5

or ARCH 207   or Architecture Design II  ARCH 249 Survey of World Architecture

History I3

ARCH 305 Architectural Design III 5ARCH 330 The Making of Architecture 3ARCH 331 Architectural Structures 3ARCH 335 Architectural Systems 3ARCH 350 History and Theory of Modern and

Contemporary Architecture3

ARCH 405 Architectural Design IV 5ARCH 406 Architecture Design V 5ARCH 431 Integrated Structures 2ARCH 435 Integrated Systems 2ENDS 105 Design Foundations I 4ENDS 108 Design and Visual Communication

Foundations II5

ENDS 115 Design CommunicationFoundations

3

CARC 481 Seminar 1Study Away 12

Select one of the following:Option 1:CARC 301 Field Studies in Design InnovationStudy Away elective 1

Study Away elective 1

Option 2:ARCH 494 InternshipStudy Away elective 1

ARCH 281 Seminar in ContemporaryArchitecture

1

Directed electives 2 6General elective 3 3University Core CurriculumARCH 212 Social and Behavioral Factors in

Design3

ARCH 213 Sustainable Architecture 3ARCH 250 Survey of World Architecture

History II3

ENGL 104 Composition and Rhetoric 3Communication (http://catalog.tamu.edu/undergraduate/general-information/university-core-curriculum/#communication)

3

MATH 141 Finite Mathematics 3or MATH 152   or Engineering Mathematics II  

MATH 142 Business Calculus 3or MATH 151   or Engineering Mathematics I  

PHYS 201 College Physics 4Life and physical sciences (http://catalog.tamu.edu/undergraduate/general-information/university-core-curriculum/#life-physical-sciences) 4

5

American history (http://catalog.tamu.edu/undergraduate/general-information/university-core-curriculum/#american-history) 5

6

POLS 206 American National Government 3POLS 207 State and Local Government 3

Total Semester Credit Hours 120

1 Study Away electives will be selected with approval of the AssistantDean for International Programs & Initiatives.

2 Directed Electives are to be selected from an approved list; see theDepartment of Architecture Undergraduate Advisor (in LangfordARCA 219).

3 Select from any 100-499 course not used elsewhere (except MATH100-MATH 103 (http://catalog.tamu.edu/undergraduate/course-descriptions/math) and MATH 150).

4 Except PHYS 201.5 Courses pertaining to solely Texas history may not comprise more

than 3 hours of the American History core curriculum requirement.

All proposals for undergraduate independent study must be signed by thesupervising faculty and submitted to the department for approval; formsare available from the Department of Architecture Undergraduate Advisor(in Langford ARCA 219) and on the department website.

A grade of C or better must be made in all College of Architecture courses(ARCH, ARTS, COSC, CARC, ENDS, LAND, LDEV, URPN, and VIST).Students must also make a grade of C or better in any course used asan equivalent substitution for College of Architecture courses satisfyingdegree requirements.