The School offers minors in Global Sustainability, Architectural History, Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Urban and Environmental Planning, and Historic Preservation. 

Applications

Applications for the minors are available in Campbell Hall, Room 201. Upon completion of all requirements, the signature of the respective department chair or program director must be obtained.

Requirements

• A minor in Architectural History requires 17 AR H credits, including AR H 1010 and AR H 1020, and nine credits of AR H electives. No thesis is required.
• A minor in Architecture provides students with an opportunity to develop a basic understanding of, and appreciation for, architecture as an important component of culture and the built environment. The minor requirements are as follows:
• ARCH 1010 Lessons of the Lawn (4)
• ARCH 1020 Lessons in Making (4)
• ARCH Architecture Department Elective (3)
• ARCH Architecture Department Elective (3)
• Elective within the School of Architecture (3)
• A minor in Landscape Architecture requires a minimum GPA of 3.00, and at least fifteen credits in landscape architecture. Among the courses are: L AR 5120; one of the following: L AR 5330, 5370; At least three from the L AR 5100’s or L AR 5200’s series (other non–studio L AR courses maybe taken with the permission of the Landscape Architecture Minor Advisor and the course instructor; note that many courses have technical pre–requisites). Students in the Architecture Department are strongly encouraged to take a 4000–level studio in Landscape Architecture (subject to availability). Students outside the Architecture department are strongly encouraged to take ARCH 1020 Lesson in Making (3) in addition to the courses listed above. Students in the College of Arts and Sciences must submit an Academic Requirement report to their advisor in Landscape Architecture.
• A minor in Urban and Environmental Planning requires fifteen credits of planning courses. Students may choose from among any PLAN course, with no more than six credits at the 5000 level. Typical regularly offered courses taken for the minor include PLAN 1030, PLAN 2110, PLAN 3030, PLAN 3050, PLAN 3060 and PLAN 4040. Students outside of the School should include at least one plan-making course. PLAN courses taken as a completed Planning Minor do not count against the limit of credits college students can take outside the College.
• A minor in Historic Preservation requires fifteen credits, nine of which must be from among the following courses in the foundations of preservation core: AR H 3702, 3703, 37045601,; ARCH 5110; L AR 5120, 5130; and PLAN 5300. Six credits from among more specialized preservation courses are also required. These include the following: AR H ; L AR 4140, ; PLAC ARH 1700, 3604, 3605, 5602; and PLAN 5810, PLAC 5820. Any other courses will require approval of the director to be counted toward the minor.
• A minor in Global Sustainability is comprised of 5 courses: a required Foundation Course, Global Sustainability; three electives from a pre-approved list with one course selected from each of three categories: equity, environment, and economy; and a final Capstone course selected from an approved list of sustainability-focused, upper-level courses in several disciplines. No more than two of the four elective courses may be taken within a student’s own department, in order that each student add breadth to their major course of study. A current list of classes that satisfy Minor elective requirements is available for each spring and fall semester. Students are able to customize their course of study to fit their sustainability interests and may petition the governing board to include courses not listed.