Architectural Studies Program

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Learning to think about architecture as both the product of a creative process and as an historical phenomenon are the principal goals of the University of Pittsburgh’s bachelor programs in Architectural Studies (BA) and Architecture (BS). The programs endeavor to create a rigorous curriculum and a supportive learning environment, allowing students to build skills and knowledge while developing close working relationships with peers and faculty. Students will gain a broad understanding of the complexity of architecture as a profession and as an academic discipline and will be well-positioned by their senior year to apply to accredited, graduate programs in architecture or historic preservation at universities in the United States and Canada. Students considering careers in architecture and historic preservation are encouraged to declare either major by the end of their freshman year at Pitt.

The programs’ curriculum draws primarily on courses offered in the Department of History of Art and Architecture and the Department of Studio Arts. Students are encouraged to explore related interests through course work in other departments, through off-campus study, and through a range of undergraduate teaching and research opportunities available through Pitt’s David C. Frederick Honors College and the Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences.

As pre-professional courses of study, the programs offer students the opportunity to explore their professional interests while acquiring a liberal arts education. Such preparation instills an intellectual maturity and a breadth of cultural experience that serve students to their advantage during professional career training. Students should be aware that a degree in architectural studies or in architecture does not constitute professional or technical training.

For more information about the Architectural Studies Program, visit www.arch.pitt.edu.

Programs

• Civil Engineering and Architectural Studies Certificate

• Architectural Studies, BA
• Architecture, BS

• Architecture-Design Minor
• Historic Preservation Minor

Courses

• ARC 0110 - APPROACHES TO THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT
• ARC 0112 - GLOBAL ARCHITECTURE 1
• ARC 0114 - ART AND ARCHITECTURE OF THE MUSLIM WORLD
• ARC 0116 - GLOBAL ARCHITECTURE 2: MODERN
• ARC 0150 - INTRODUCTION TO WESTERN ARCHITECTURE
• ARC 0153 - MEDIEVAL ARCHITECTURE
• ARC 0177 - FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT
• ARC 0180 - WORLD CITIES
• ARC 0180 - WORLD CITIES
• ARC 0182 - THE CITY OF ROME AND ITS ARCHITECTURE: FROM AENEAS TO ZAHA HADID
• ARC 0201 - FOUNDATIONS STUDIO 1
• ARC 0210 - SPECIAL TOPICS-ARCHITECTURE
• ARC 0300 - INTRODUCTION TO HISTORIC PRESERVATION
• ARC 0401 - BUILDING STRUCTURES 1
• ARC 0402 - BUILDING SYSTEMS 1
• ARC 0901 - ARCHITECTURAL STUDIES PROSEMINAR 1
• ARC 0902 - ARCHITECTURAL STUDIES PROSEMINAR
• ARC 1118 - ARCHITECTURE SINCE 1945
• ARC 1136 - EARLY AMERICAN ARCHITECTURE
• ARC 1137 - AMERICAN ARCHITECTURE SINCE INDUSTRIALIZATION
• ARC 1138 - BLACK BUILT AMERICA: ARCHITECTURES OF BLACK RESISTANCE IN THE UNITED STATES
• ARC 1152 - ROMAN ARCHITECTURE
• ARC 1153 - EARLY CHRISTIAN AND BYZANTINE ARCHITECTURE
• ARC 1154 - CONSTRUCTING THE GOTHIC
• ARC 1156 - HIGH RENAISSANCE ARCHITECTURE
• ARC 1158 - ARCHITECTURE AND ENLIGHTENMENT
• ARC 1160 - ARCHITECTURE: IMAGE, TEXT, THEORY
• ARC 1161 - MODERNITY, MODERNISM AND HOUSING
• ARC 1162 - CAMPUS-COMMUNITY WORKSHOP
• ARC 1180 - WORLD CITIES
• ARC 1181 - PITTSBURGH ARCHITECTURE/URBANISM
• ARC 1182 - PITTSBURGH NEIGHBORHOODS
• ARC 1183 - DIGITAL ROMAN AFRICA: VISUALIZING ARCHITECTURE AND URBANISM IN ROMAN NORTH AFRICA
• ARC 1191 - ARCHITECTURE AND THE CITY IN CENTRAL EUROPE: 19TH AND 20TH CENTURIES
• ARC 1201 - ARCHITECTURE DESIGN STUDIO 1
• ARC 1202 - ARCHITECTURE DESIGN STUDIO 2
• ARC 1203 - DESIGN STUDIO 3
• ARC 1204 - DESIGN STUDIO 4
• ARC 1210 - FALLINGWATER STUDIO
• ARC 1310 - PRESERVATION - TEXTS AND THEORY
• ARC 1320 - DOCUMENTATION AND CONSERVATION STUDIO
• ARC 1330 - GLOBAL PRESERVATION
• ARC 1340 - HERITAGE SITES
• ARC 1901 - UNDERGRADUATE TEACHING ASSISTANTSHIP
• ARC 1911 - ARCHITECTURE AND DIGITAL MEDIA 1
• ARC 1912 - ARCHITECTURE AND DIGITAL MEDIA 2
• ARC 1990 - ARCHITECTURAL STUDIES INTERNSHIP
• ARC 1999 - SENIOR THESIS

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