Bachelor of Architecture

Degree Requirements | Non-Studio Requirements | Studio Requirements | Sample Curriculum


Degree Overview

The bachelor of architecture (BArch) curriculum centers on the design of new buildings and places (urban/suburban/rural) including various functional and conceptual topics related to multiple housing strategies, institutions, mixed-use, public facilities, hi-rise, urban strategies, and land planning fundamentals, facades and details.

Design coursework covers professional, technical, and theoretical topics concerning: architectural history; technical coursework in environmental controls systems; structures and tectonics; building enclosures and advanced building technology; sustainability integration; vernacular and regional studies, as well as other cultural and context-based studies.

Bachelor of Architecture candidates must initiate coursework in Eugene. Once the necessary prerequisites have been completed, candidates are eligible to continue to the Portland campus to complete degree requirements.

This professional degree requires 5-years to complete regardless of the number of credits you have when you start.

The Bachelor of Architecture is a STEM-designated degree.

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Degree Requirements (231 Credits)


Required Courses

Subject Area (Non-Studio) Requirements (minimum 80 credits)

Fundamentals:

7 Credits Total

ARCH 201 Introduction to Architecture

4 Credits

ARCH 202 Design Skills

3 Credits

Design Media:

7 Credits Total

ARCH 222 Introduction to Architectural Computer Graphics

4 Credits

ARCH 423 Media for Design Development

3 Credits

Design Arts:

12 Credits Total

ARCH 430 Architectural Contexts: Place and Culture

4 Credits

ARCH 440 Human Context of Design

4 Credits

ARCH 450 Spatial Composition

4 Credits

Design Technology:

32 Credits Total

ARCH 461 Structural Behavior

6 Credits

ARCH 462 Structural Design

6 Credits

ARCH 4xx Approved advanced technology course in construction, structures, or ECS

4 Credits

ARCH 470 Building Construction

4 Credits

ARCH 471 Building Enclosure

4 Credits

ARCH 491 Environmental Control Systems I

4 Credits

ARCH 492 Environmental Control Systems II

4 Credits

Professional Context:

4 Credits Total

ARCH 417 Context of the Architectural Profession

4 Credits

Architectural History:

16 Credits Total

BArch students are required to complete a minimum of four architectural history courses—ARH 314: Architectural History Survey (Prehistoric–Gothic) and/or ARCH 315: Architectural History Survey (Renaissance–present) within the first two years, plus courses in departmentally approved architectural art history.

Subject Area Electives:

2 Credits Minimum

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Architectural Design (Studio) Requirements (minimum 64 credits)

ARCH 283 Architectural Design I

6 Credits

ARCH 284 Architectural Design II

6 Credits

ARCH 383 Architectural Design III

6 Credits

ARCH 384 Architectural Design IV

6 Credits

ARCH 484 Architectural Design (Four Terms)

24 Credits (4 Terms x 6 Credits)

ARCH 485 Advanced Architectural Design I

8 Credits

ARCH 486 Advanced Architectural Design II

8 Credits

Sample Curriculum

Most students graduate in spring of their fifth year. Students who have taken a design studio during the summer may be able to graduate winter of their fifth year by taking a fall/winter terminal studio.

Year One

FALL TERM

16 Credits

ARCH 201 Introduction to Architecture

4 Credits

ARH 314 History of World Architecture I

4 Credits
4 Credits

PHYS 201 General Physics

4 Credits

WINTER TERM

17 Credits

ARCH 283 Architectural Design I

6 Credits

ARCH 202 Design Skills

3 Credits
4 Credits

PHYS 202 General Physics

4 Credits

SPRING TERM

14 Credits

ARCH 284 Architectural Design II

6 Credits

ARCH 222 Introduction to Architectural Computer Graphics

4 Credits
4 Credits

SUMMER TERM

Optional PHYS 201 and/or 202 if Math 111 and 112 are required.


Year Two

FALL TERM

14 Credits

ARCH 383 Architectural Design III

6 Credits

ARCH 450 Spatial Composition

4 Credits

ARCH 470 Building Construction

4 Credits

WINTER TERM

16 Credits

ARCH 440 Human Context of Design

4 Credits

ARCH 491 Environmental Control Systems I

4 Credits

ARH 315 History of World Architecture II

4 Credits
4 Credits

SPRING TERM

14 Credits

ARCH 384 Architectural Design IV

6 Credits

ARCH 430 Architectural Contexts: Place and Culture

4 Credits

ARCH 492 Environmental Control Systems II

4 Credits

SUMMER TERM

Optional studio in Eugene, Portland, or abroad.


Year Three

FALL TERM

17 Credits

ARCH 484 Architectural Design

6 Credits

ARCH 461 Structural Behavior

6 Credits
Subject Area Elective
3 Credits
4 Credits

WINTER TERM

16 Credits

ARCH 462 Structural Design

6 Credits
ARH Elective
4 Credits
4 Credits
Upper General Education Elective
4 Credits

SPRING TERM

17 Credits

ARCH 484 Architectural Design

6 Credits

ARCH 423 Media for Design Development

3 Credits
4 Credits
Upper General Education Elective
4 Credits

SUMMER TERM

Optional studio in Eugene, Portland, or abroad.


Year Four

FALL TERM

14 Credits

ARCH 484 Architectural Design

6 Credits
ARH Elective
4 Credits
4 Credits

WINTER TERM

17 Credits

ARCH 484 Architectural Design

6 Credits

ARCH 417 Context of the Architectural Profession

4 Credits
Subject Area Elective
4 Credits
Upper General Education Elective
4 Credits

SPRING TERM

16 Credits

Advanced Technology
4 Credits
4 Credits
4 Credits
Upper General Education Elective
4 Credits

SUMMER TERM

Optional studio in Eugene, Portland, or abroad.


Year Five

FALL TERM

16 Credits

ARCH 471 Building Enclosure

4 Credits
4 Credits
Upper General Education Elective
4 Credits
Upper General Education Elective
4 Credits

WINTER TERM

15 Credits

ARCH 485 Advanced Architectural Design I

8 Credits
Upper General Education Elective
3 Credits
Upper General Education Elective
4 Credits

SPRING TERM

12 Credits

ARCH 486 Advanced Architectural Design II

8 Credits
Upper General Education Elective
4 Credits

Note: General education and subject area electives can be taken any term and in any order.

Bachelor of Architecture Degree Requirements

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