Required Courses

History and Theory of Architecture Track

ARCH 551a, Ph.D. Seminar: History/Theory I 1 credit. (Required in, and limited to, Ph.D. first year, fall term.) Content to be announced. Faculty

ARCH 552b, Ph.D. Seminar: History/Theory II 1 credit. (Required in, and limited to, Ph.D. first year, spring term.) Content to be announced. Faculty

Ecosystems in Architectural Sciences Track

ARCH 558a, Ph.D. Seminar: Ecosystems in Architecture I: Discourse Analysis 1 credit. (Required in, and limited to, Ph.D. first year, fall term.) Faculty

ARCH 559b, Ph.D. Seminar: Ecosystems in Architecture II: History/Theory of Environment 1 credit. (Required in, and limited to, Ph.D. first year, spring term.) Faculty

ARCH 568a, Ph.D. Seminar: Ecosystems in Architecture III: Scientific Methods in Bioclimatic Analysis 1 credit. (Required in, and limited to, Ph.D. second year, fall term.) Faculty

ARCH 569b, Ph.D. Seminar: Ecosystems in Architecture IV: Visualization and Environmental Visual Analytics 1 credit. (Required in, and limited to, Ph.D. second year, spring term.) Faculty

Summer Preparation Courses

In the week before the beginning of the School of Architecture fall term, the school offers two preparation courses that are required of incoming Ph.D. students.

  1. Summer Digital Media Orientation Course. This half-day orientation covers accessing the school’s servers, use of the school’s equipment, and the school’s digital-media policies and procedures.
  2. Arts Library Research Methodology Course. This course covers research methodologies and tools specific to the Ph.D. curriculum.