Architectural history SCHOOL OF BUILDING ARTS B.F.A. DEGREE
M.F.A. DEGREE
Foundation studies DRAW 100 Drawing I: Form and Space DRAW 101 Drawing II: Composition and Media DRAW 115 Graphics for the Building Arts DSGN 100 Design I: Elements and Organization DSGN 101 Color: Theory and Application DSGN 102 Design II: 3-D Form in Space
ARLH 700 Research Methods in Architectural History ARLH 705 Architectural History Methodology and Historiography ARLH 770 Documenting and Interpreting the Built Environment ARLH 779 Graduate Internship ARLH 779 Graduate Internship ARLH 787 Directed Research in Architectural History ARLH 790 Architectural History M.F.A. Thesis CLC 580 Collaboration * — 700-level ARLH elective: Analysis of the American hemisphere † — 700-level ARLH elective: Analyzing modernity ‡ — 700-level ARLH elective: Evaluating pre-Modern traditions § — 700-level ARLH elective: Investigation of the non-Western world # — 700-level ARLH seminar — 700-level ARLH elective * — 700-level ARLH or ARTH elective — 700-level School of Building Arts elective ¶ — 500- to 700-level diversified elective ** — 500- to 700-level studio elective — 500- to 700-level studio elective
ARCHITECTURAL HISTORY
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65 hours
ARCHITECTURAL HISTORY
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70 hours
15 hours
180 hours
General education ARTH 100 Survey of Western Art I ARTH 110 Survey of Western Art II CMPA 100 Survey of Computer Art Applications * CMPA 110 Advanced Survey of Computer Art Applications * COMM 105 Speaking of Ideas COMM 305 Techniques for Professional Presentations ENGL 123 Composition — ENGL elective — Foreign language I † — Foreign language II † — Foreign language III † — General education elective ‡ — Mathematics/natural sciences elective ‡ — Social/behavioral sciences elective ‡ Major curriculum ARLH 479 Undergraduate Internship ARLH 499 Architectural History B.F.A. Thesis CLC 580 Collaboration § — Discovering the non-Western world # — Discovering the non-Western world # — Examining modernity ¶ — Examining modernity ¶ — Exploring pre-Modern traditions ** — Exploring pre-Modern traditions ** — Investigating the American hemisphere †† — Investigating the American hemisphere †† — 300-level ARLH elective — 400-level ARLH elective — ARLH elective § — ARLH or ARTH elective Additional electives — Diversified elective ‡‡ — Free elective — Free elective TOTAL COURSE OF STUDY * Choose one of these two courses. † A foreign language is required for the B.F.A. degree in architectural history. To satisfy the foreign language requirement, all courses must be in the same language. ‡ Consult the general education and mathematics competency requirements. § Choose one course. # Choose one of the following: ARLH 211 Survey of World Architecture and Urbanism, ARLH 212 Global Modernity in Architecture and Urbanism, ARLH 325 Islamic Art and Architecture, ARLH 344 African Art and Architecture or ARLH 363 World Vernacular Architecture. ¶ Choose one of the following: ARLH 206 Modern Architecture I: 1750–1900, ARLH 208 Modern Architecture II: 1900–Present, ARLH 212 Global Modernity in Architecture and Urbanism or ARLH 311 The Modern City. ** Choose one of the following: ARLH 236 Renaissance and Baroque Architecture, ARLH 321 Ancient Architecture in Context, ARLH 323 Medieval Architecture in Context, ARLH 353 The Architecture of Provence, or ARLH 355 Gothic Art and Architecture. †† Choose one of the following: ARLH 301 Built Environment of the Americas, PreColonial–1865; ARLH 302 Built Environment of the Americas, 1865–1945; ARLH 303 Built Environment of the Americas, 1945–Present; or ARLH 375 Architecture and Urban History of Savannah. ‡‡ Diversified electives expand the knowledge of the student beyond the building arts and art historical disciplines. Courses with subject codes other than ARCH, ARLH, ARTH, ELDS, FURN, INDS, PRES and URBA meet these requirements. Consult your faculty adviser in selecting elective courses. Course numbers and titles are subject to change. SCAD.EDU / ARCHITECTURAL-HISTORY
ARCHITECTURAL HISTORY
90 hours
* Choose one course. † Choose one of the following: ARLH 761 Analyzing American Cultural Landscapes; ARLH 771 Building Cultures of the Americas, Pre-Colonial–1865; ARLH 772 Building Cultures of the Americas, 1865–1945; ARLH 773 Building Cultures of the Americas, 1945–Present; or ARLH 775 Savannah: Architecture and Urban History. ‡ Choose one of the following: ARLH 730 Questions of Housing and Building Culture, ARLH 731 Economies and Building Culture, ARLH 741 Analyzing the Modern City, or ARLH 759 Power and the Built Environment. § Choose one of the following: ARLH 723 Contextualizing Medieval Architecture, ARLH 724 Contextualizing Ancient Architecture, ARLH 726 Art and Architecture of the Gothic Period, ARLH 742 Monastic Architecture of the Western World, or ARLH 753 Architecture and the History of Provence. # Choose one of the following: ARLH 743 Analyzing Architecture and Art of the Islamic World, ARLH 744 Traditional Arts and Architecture of the African Continent, ARLH 747 Interconnections in Pre-modern Global Architecture, ARLH 757 The Islamic City or ARLH 763 Traditions in Global Vernacular Architecture. ¶ Choose one of the following: ARCH 760 Sustainable Design, ARCH 769 Hybrid Media Presentation in Architecture, ELDS 704 Electronic Design, FURN 732 Evolution of Furniture Design, INDS 726 Environmental Psychology for Interior Design, PRES 710 Studio I: Preservation through Public Policy, PRES 745 Digital Innovations in Preservation Design or URBA 725 Urban Ecology. ** Choose one of the following: BUSI 730 Global Macroeconomics of Business, COMM 740 Advanced Techniques for Professional Presentations, DMGT 706 Idea Visualization, DRAW 602 Drawing the Environment, GDVX 718 Contemporary Media Production Techniques, ITGM 705 Interactive Design and Media Application, MOME 709 Motion Media Cinematography and Editing, MUSM 754 Museum Curation and Collections, PHOT 502 Photographic Technique and Signification, SEQA 715 Environment as Character, THED 720 Themed Entertainment Industry or WRIT 753 Freelance Writing for Publication. Consult your faculty adviser in selecting elective courses. Students also must pass a comprehensive exam as part of the degree requirement. Course numbers and titles are subject to change.
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