Programs:
Majors:
Architecture;
Environmental Design, Architecture
Minor: Historic
Preservation
Courses:
ARCH: ArchitectureArchitects
design buildings and the spaces around them to be used and enjoyed. Architects combine
design skills with technical knowledge to achieve sustainable,
accommodating, safe, beautiful, and economically beneficial built
environments. Through effective and collaborative processes,
architects develop projects that promote stability for the long term
while ensuring changeability in response to new social and
technological realities. They are concerned about social
issues and societal well-being, bringing together knowledge, skills
and values in their professional design of the built environments
where we work and dwell. Architects are involved with many
kinds of organizations and in a broad spectrum of activities across
a range of scales, from furniture and interior spaces to buildings
and urban design.
The Department of Architecture offers four-year Bachelor of Science
and Bachelor of Arts degrees with majors in both architecture and
environmental design. The major in architecture is part of an
undergraduate-graduate degree sequence that culminates in the
professional Master of Architecture degree.
Approval to pursue
either of the departmental undergraduate majors involves a selection
process in addition to admission to the university. For more
information, write or call the Office of Admissions, 765-285-8300 or
http://www.bsu.edu/admissions.
Foreign students should inquire with the Center for International
Programs for information about transfer and admissions: http://www.bsu.edu/international
or phone 765-285-5422.
Professional
education in architecture at Ball State University consists of two
degree programs: a four-year undergraduate degree (B.S. or B.A.)
with a major in architecture, followed by the professional Master of
Architecture graduate degree (M.Arch.). Students seeking an
accredited program of studies in architecture must complete both
the pre-professional undergraduate degree program (or its equivalent
from another accredited program) and the professional M.Arch.
degree. There are separate admission requirements for both the
undergraduate major and the M.Arch. program. Admission and
completion of the undergraduate major does not guarantee admission
into the graduate program.
Students interested in alternative
careers in design, construction, and related fields may want to
consider the undergraduate major in environmental design. The
environmental design major, running parallel with and often
overlapping the preprofessional major in architecture but with
greater flexibility, provides students with a strong design-based
education that will prepare them for a broad range of career
options.
Once enrolled in the Department of
Architecture, students receiving two consecutive grades below C-
in any two sequential architecture or environmental design courses
must repeat both courses. The policy remains in effect for
students repeating these courses.
Transfer students with less than one
year of design status in an architecture or architecture-related
field must apply to the College of Architecture and Planning for
admission to the First Year Program (http://www.bsu.edu/cap
or phone 765-285-5859). Transfer students with one year or
more of design credit from other accredited professional degree
programs in architecture who are seeking advanced placement should
inquire directly at the Department of Architecture about submission
of portfolios as well as transcripts for evaluation. All
transfer applicants must first be admitted to the university before
the process of admission to the major can begin.
Advanced placement in architecture
or environmental design requires review by the Department of Architecture of transfer application materials to
determine the student's best starting point in the curriculum. Admission to the university
does not automatically imply admission to the major in architecture or
environmental design. No guarantee can be
made or should be inferred until the department's final decision on placement has been
made regarding the length of time or number of credits to complete the
respective degree. In order to receive the degree of Bachelor of
Science or Bachelor of Arts, in either architecture or environmental
design, all transfer students must complete a minimum of three
semesters of course work within the major at Ball State University.
In the United
States, most state registration boards require a degree from an
accredited professional degree program as a prerequisite for
licensure. The National Architectural Accrediting Board (NAAB),
which is the sole agency authorized to accredit U.S. professional
degree programs in architecture, recognizes three types of degrees:
the Bachelor of Architecture, the Master of Architecture, and the
Doctor of Architecture. A program may be granted a 6-year, 3-year,
or 2-year term of accreditation, depending on the extent of its
conformance with established educational standards. Master’s degree
programs may consist of a preprofessional undergraduate degree and a
professional graduate degree that, when earned sequentially,
constitute an accredited professional education. However, the
preprofessional degree is not, by itself, recognized as an
accredited degree.
| MAJOR IN
ARCHITECTURE, 85 hours |
|
|
|
|
| PREFIX |
NO |
SHORT TITLE |
CR HRS |
| CAP |
101 |
Environ Dsgn |
3 |
|
102 |
Environ Dsgn |
3 |
|
161 |
Dsgn Media 1 |
2 |
|
162 |
Dsgn Media 2 |
2 |
| LA |
100 |
Intro L A |
2 |
| PLAN |
100 |
Urban Plan |
2 |
| ARCH |
100 |
Intro Arch |
2 |
|
201 |
Arch Design |
4 |
|
202 |
Arch Design |
4 |
|
214 |
Build Tech 1 |
3 |
|
218 |
Structures 1 |
3 |
|
229 |
Hist Arch 1 |
3 |
| |
252 |
Social Issus |
3 |
|
261 |
Dsgn Media |
1 |
| |
263 |
Digital Med |
3 |
|
273 |
Env Sys 1 |
3 |
|
301 |
Arch Design (4 or 5) |
5 |
|
302 |
Arch Design (4 or 5) |
5 |
|
314 |
Build Tech 2 |
3 |
|
318 |
Structures 2 |
3 |
|
329 |
Arch Hist 2 |
3 |
|
373 |
Env Sys 2 |
3 |
|
401 |
Arch Design |
5 |
|
402 |
Arch Design |
6 |
|
418 |
Structures 3 |
3 |
| |
429 |
Cult Issues |
3 |
| ARCH electives |
3 |
|
|
|
______ |
|
|
|
85 hrs |
| Elective hours
may be waived by completing an approved minor. Not open to
environmental design majors. |
| MAJOR IN ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN,
ARCHITECTURE, 66 hours |
|
|
|
|
| PREFIX |
NO |
SHORT TITLE |
CR HRS |
| CAP |
101 |
Environ Dsgn |
3 |
|
102 |
Environ Dsgn |
3 |
|
161 |
Dsgn Media 1 |
2 |
|
162 |
Dsgn Media 2 |
2 |
| LA |
100 |
Intro L A |
2 |
| PLAN |
100 |
Urban Plan |
2 |
| ARCH |
100 |
Intro Arch |
2 |
|
201 |
Arch Design |
4 |
|
202 |
Arch Design |
4 |
|
214 |
Build Tech 1 |
3 |
|
218 |
Structures 1 |
3 |
|
229 |
Hist Arch 1 |
3 |
|
261 |
Dsgn Media |
1 |
|
273 |
Env Sys 1 |
3 |
|
301 |
Arch Design (4 or 5) |
5 |
|
314 |
Build Tech 2 |
3 |
|
318 |
Structures 2 |
3 |
|
329 |
Arch Hist 2 |
3 |
| 15 hours
from electives in ARCH, CAP, LA, PLAN, NREM, or other departments
with permission of the architecture department chairperson |
15 |
|
|
|
______ |
|
|
|
66 hrs |
| Not open to
architecture majors. |
| MINOR IN HISTORIC
PRESERVATION,
19 hours |
|
| Completed application and an
interview with the program director and/or program faculty are required. |
|
|
|
|
| PREFIX |
NO |
SHORT TITLE |
CR HRS |
| ARCH |
428 |
Hist NA Arch |
3 |
|
440 |
Intro to H P |
3 |
|
441 |
Pr Law Plan |
2 |
|
442 |
Doc Bld 1 |
2 |
|
444 |
Pres Econ |
2 |
|
445 |
Doc Bld 2 |
2 |
|
447 |
H P Tech 1 |
3 |
|
449 |
H P Tech 2 |
2 |
|
|
|
______ |
|
|
|
19 hrs |
| Prerequisite for ARCH 428 is waived.
|
COURSES:
ARCHITECTURE (ARCH)
100 Introduction to Architecture. (2)
An introduction to architecture through an exploration of products of the built
environment.
201 Architectural Design. (4)
Introduction to the
architectural design sequence. Projects focus on conceptual
architectural design and design methodologies in small and
intermediate-scale projects, introduction of architectural technology,
research, analysis, and programming.
Open only to architecture majors.
202 Architectural Design. (4)
Conceptual architectural design and design methodologies in large-scale projects;
introduction of architectural technology, research, analysis, and
programming. Workshops in the exploration and development of
visualization and communication skills at all stages of the design
process.
Prerequisite: ARCH 201.
Open only to architecture majors.
214 Architectural Building
Technology 1. (3)
Methods and materials of architectural construction.
Emphasizes interface of material selections and construction technology
in the design, production, and construction process.
218 Structural Systems 1. (3)
Basic introduction to the mathematical foundations of statics—equilibrium,
balance, centroids, neutral axis—with primary focus on developing a
basic understanding of concepts of conditions of equilibrium and force
systems.
Prerequisite: MATHS 125 or equivalent.
229 History of Architecture 1. (3)
A survey of the major movements in western architecture and urbanism
from antiquity through the nineteenth century, and an introduction to
developments in venacular and high-style architecture outside the west
in pre-colonial and/or colonial periods. Emphasizes how building and
urban design express both culture (religious, political, social,
economic, technological) and architectural (functional, structural,
aesthetic) movements and ideas.
252 (253) Introduction to Social and Cultural
Issues of Design. (3)
Examines social, political, cultural, ecological, technological, and
psychological influences on architecture and human behavior in space.
Introduces various ways of understanding the material and social
processes used in constructing the built environment.
261 Design Communications Media. (1)
Exploration of a variety
of communications media including pencil, ink, pastel, markers,
watercolor, and photography. Prerequisite: CAP 162. Open only to
architecture majors.
263 Digital Design. (3)
Introduction to the use of digital
technology in architecture with an emphasis on design applications.
Introduction to a wide range of digital programs, techniques and skills.
Development of judgment and discernment regarding the use of computers
in architectural design.
273 Environmental Systems 1. (3)
Introduction to environmental systems in architecture with emphasis on
passive interventions.
274 Environmental Systems 1. (3)
Introduction to environmental systems in architecture with emphasis on
passive interventions.
Open only to MArch (professional) degree candidates.
301 Architectural Design. (4 or
5)
Integration of all facets of design including design, research, programming, technology,
function, human behavior, scheduling, time management, communication, use of materials,
and systems. Workshops in the further exploration and development
of visualization and communication skills at all stages of the design
process.
Prerequisite: ARCH 202.
302 Architectural Design. (4 or
5)
A rigorous in-depth exploration of a selected topic in architectural
design. Design studio and seminar in theories and principles
related to the selected topic.
Prerequisite: ARCH 301.
314 Architectural Building Technology
2. (3)
Methods and materials of architectural construction. Emphasizes interface of material
selections and construction technology in the design, production, and
construction process.
Production of construction documentation.
Prerequisite: ARCH 214.
318 Structural Systems 2. (3)
Strength of materials, stress,
strain, modulus of elasticity. Introduction to steel systems their
application to the design of horizontal and vertical building systems.
Introduction to lateral force systems for earthquake and wind.
Prerequisite: ARCH 218.
329 History of Architecture 2. (3)
Survey of the movements
and major figures in architecture and design from the late nineteenth
century to the present, with consideration given to the social and
cultural context of design ideas.
Prerequisite: ARCH 229.
373 Environmental Systems 2. (3)
Application of the principles of physics to the design and engineering
of environmental systems in buildings and technologies of active
intervention.
Prerequisite: ARCH 273; permission of the department
chairperson.
401 Architectural Design. (5)
Capstone project: a design-based study in depth requiring students to
reflect on and synthesize previous course work. Prerequisite:
ARCH 302.
Open only to architecture majors.
402 Architectural Design. (6)
ARCH 402 allows students to
engage in architectural design projects on or off campus providing
students a high degree of self-direction. Draws on knowledge and skills
of previous course work. Both ARCH 405 and 406 (two independent summer
programs) must be completed to obtain substitute credit for ARCH 402.
Prerequisite: ARCH 302.
Open only to architecture majors.
405 Architectural Design. (3)
Incremental versions of ARCH
402 that allow students to engage architectural design projects on or
off campus providing students a high degree of self-direction. Draws on
knowledge and skills of previous course work. Both ARCH 405 and 406 (two
independent summer programs) must be completed to obtain substitute
credit for ARCH 402.
Prerequisite: ARCH 202.
Open only to architecture
majors.
406 Architectural Design. (3)
Incremental versions of ARCH
402 that allow students to engage architectural design projects on or
off campus providing students a high degree of self-direction. Draws on
knowledge and skills of previous course work. Both ARCH 405 and 406 (two
independent summer programs) must be completed to obtain substitute
credit for ARCH 402.
Prerequisite: ARCH 202.
Open only to architecture
majors.
418 Structural Systems 3. (3)
Continuation of Structural
Systems 2. Introduction to wood, concrete and masonry systems and their
application to design of horizontal and vertical building systems.
Discussions of alternative structural building materials and systems.
Prerequisite: ARCH 318.
421 Topics in the History of Oriental Architecture.
(3) Analysis of theoretical, cultural, and historical determinants as they may be
applied to a selected array of architects and buildings from the Islamic world to the Far
East.
Prerequisite: ARCH 329; permission of the department chairperson.
426 Preservation and Documentation of Historic
Buildings. (3)
Introduces the special qualities of design and craftsmanship in historic buildings,
districts, and landscapes. Emphasizes skills needed to document historic properties
through written and graphic means. Surveys guidelines for rehabilitation and criteria for
identifying historic properties.
Prerequisite: ARCH 329.
427 Philosophy of Architecture. (3)
Seminars and independent
study in the background and development of prevailing philosophies of
architecture, ideas in design, and how they evolved in contemporary
architecture since the beginning of the twentieth century, concluding
with their influence on the current practice of architecture.
428 History of North American Architecture. (3)
Survey of
North American architecture and urbanism from its colonial beginnings to
the present. Emphasizes European antecedents, transformation by American
conditions, and the rise of a distinctly American architecture. Methods
of dissemination of architectural knowledge and conflicting points of
view.
Prerequisite: permission of the program director.
429 Application of Cultural Issues to Design and Planning
Strategies. (3)
Explores how to use social, cultural, technical, and
economic information to establish design criteria. Examines how to apply
this knowledge to create a framework for design.
Prerequisite:
fourth-year standing or permission of the department chairperson.
430 History of Architecture, Planning, and Engineering in the
Midwest. (3)
Analysis of the development of architecture, planning,
engineering (canals, railroads, roads, bridges), and industrial
architecture in the Midwest from the frontier period through the
twentieth century.
Prerequisite: permission of the program director.
437 Topics in the History of 19th- and 20th-Century
Architecture. (3)
Analysis of theoretical, cultural, and historical determinants as they may be applied to a
selected array of architects and buildings from around 1800 to the present.
Prerequisite: ARCH 329; permission of the department chairperson.
440 Introduction to Historic Preservation. (3)
Survey of history and philosophy of preservation in the United States and Europe.
Emphasizes the origins of current philosophies and approaches to preservation in the
United States and the variety of organizations and agencies involved in preservation.
Prerequisite: permission of the program director.
Not open to students who have credit in LA 420.
441 Historic Preservation Law and Planning. (2)
Survey of fundamental legislation in the preservation field at federal, state, and local
levels. Emphasizes applying knowledge of laws and regulations to actual situations in
practice. Survey of types of preservation planning used by federal, state, and local
governments.
Prerequisite: ARCH 440; permission of the program director.
442 Documentation and Registration of Historic
Properties 1. (2)
Introduction to the methods of recording and registering historic properties, including
buildings, structures, districts, landscapes, objects, and archaeological sites, using
both written and graphic means. Emphasizes projects and exercises involving descriptions
and statements of significance for historic properties.
Prerequisite: permission of the program director.
444 Economics of Historic Preservation. (2)
Developing skills in assessing economics of preserving historic properties. Emphasizes
exercises involving feasibility studies, pro formas, revolving funds, and identification
of feasible users. Surveys Main Street program, heritage tourism, and heritage areas as
revitalization techniques.
Prerequisite: ARCH 441; permission of the program director.
445 Documentation and Registration of Historic
Properties 2. (2)
Application of skills and principles learned in ARCH 442 in a registration or
documentation project.
Prerequisite: ARCH 442; permission of the program director.
447 Historic Preservation Technology 1. (3)
Survey of the
materials and systems of construction used in historic buildings and the
causes of deterioration, obsolescence, and failure in buildings.
Emphasizes developing diagnostic skills through field investigations and
laboratory analysis and exercises.
Prerequisite: permission of the
program director.
449 Historic Preservation Technology 2. (2)
Survey of the methods and philosophies of conservation and rehabilitation for historic
buildings. Emphasizes identifying appropriate solutions to problems of deterioration and
appropriate rehabilitation and restoration approaches. Field trips, laboratory analysis,
and projects.
Prerequisite: ARCH 447; permission of the program director.
455 Architectural Internship. (0)
Prepares students for
critical engagement in architectural practice. Field studies in
architecture under the supervision of a licensed architect or allied
design professional. Under certain conditions this internship may apply
toward the National Intern-Architect Development Program (IDP).
Prerequisite: permission of the internship program director or the
department chairperson.
490 Independent Project. (1-6)
Independent study in
architectural topics.
Prerequisite: approval of a program proposal by
the department chairperson.
A total of 8 hours of credit may be earned,
but no more than 6 in any one semester or term.
Open only to
architecture majors.
495 Architecture History/Theory
Elective. (3-6)
Timely architectural projects undertaken by groups. Counts towards
architecture history/theory elective credit.
Prerequisite: permission of the department chairperson.
A total of 15 hours of credit may be earned, but no more than 6 in any
one semester or term.
Open only to architecture majors.
498 Special Projects in Architecture.
(3-6)
Timely architectural projects undertaken by groups of students.
Prerequisite: permission of the department chairperson.
A total of 15 hours of credit may be earned, but no more than 6 in any one semester or
term.
Open only to architecture majors.
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