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.
Degree Requirements (231 Credits)
- General Education and Group Requirements: 87 credits
- Subject Area (Non-Studio): 80 credits
- Architectural Design (Studios): 64 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
ARCH 440 Human Context of Design
ARCH 450 Spatial Composition
Design Technology:
32 Credits Total
ARCH 461 Structural Behavior
ARCH 462 Structural Design
ARCH 4xx Approved advanced technology course in construction, structures, or ECS
ARCH 470 Building Construction
ARCH 471 Building Enclosure
ARCH 491 Environmental Control Systems I
ARCH 492 Environmental Control Systems II
Professional Context:
4 Credits Total
ARCH 417 Context of the Architectural Profession
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
Architectural Design (Studio) Requirements (minimum 64 credits)
ARCH 283 Architectural Design I
6 Credits
ARCH 284 Architectural Design II
ARCH 383 Architectural Design III
ARCH 384 Architectural Design IV
ARCH 484 Architectural Design (Four Terms)
ARCH 485 Advanced Architectural Design I
ARCH 486 Advanced Architectural Design II
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
ARH 314 History of World Architecture I
PHYS 201 General Physics
WINTER TERM
17 Credits
ARCH 283 Architectural Design I
ARCH 202 Design Skills
PHYS 202 General Physics
SPRING TERM
14 Credits
ARCH 284 Architectural Design II
ARCH 222 Introduction to Architectural Computer Graphics
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
ARCH 450 Spatial Composition
ARCH 470 Building Construction
WINTER TERM
16 Credits
ARCH 440 Human Context of Design
ARCH 491 Environmental Control Systems I
ARH 315 History of World Architecture II
SPRING TERM
14 Credits
ARCH 384 Architectural Design IV
ARCH 430 Architectural Contexts: Place and Culture
ARCH 492 Environmental Control Systems II
SUMMER TERM
Optional studio in Eugene, Portland, or abroad.
Year Three
FALL TERM
17 Credits
ARCH 484 Architectural Design
ARCH 461 Structural Behavior
WINTER TERM
16 Credits
ARCH 462 Structural Design
SPRING TERM
ARCH 484 Architectural Design
ARCH 423 Media for Design Development
SUMMER TERM
Optional studio in Eugene, Portland, or abroad.
Year Four
FALL TERM
14 Credits
ARCH 484 Architectural Design
WINTER TERM
17 Credits
ARCH 484 Architectural Design
ARCH 417 Context of the Architectural Profession
SPRING TERM
16 Credits
SUMMER TERM
Optional studio in Eugene, Portland, or abroad.
Year Five
FALL TERM
16 Credits
ARCH 471 Building Enclosure
WINTER TERM
15 Credits
ARCH 485 Advanced Architectural Design I
SPRING TERM
12 Credits
ARCH 486 Advanced Architectural Design II
Note: General education and subject area electives can be taken any term and in any order.