Bachelor of Architectural History
The undergraduate curriculum provides an introduction to the discipline of architectural history within a liberal arts course of study.
CURRICULAR FOCUS
Course offerings focus on the following areas of architectural history:
- Ancient
- Medieval
- Renaissance
- Baroque
- Europe after 1750
- American
- Non-western, particularly East Asian
CURRICULUM
A minimum of 38 credits in architectural history is required for the major. These include a research and writing preparatory course and a thesis taken during the fourth year, which allows students to research and write an independent advanced paper on a topic of their choice while working closely with a faculty member. Students must also complete the first year of architectural design courses. Appropriate preservation and art history courses may be used to fulfill architectural history requirements after consultation with an academic advisor.
