Architecture, B.Arch
201 Slocum Hall
ph. (315)443-8242
e. ugarch@syr.edu
Chair
Daekwon Park, 201 Slocum Hall
Faculty
Omar Ali, Nimet Anwar, Amber Bartosh, Jean-François Bédard, Lori Brown, Lawrence Chua, Junho Chun, Gregory Corso, Lawrence Davis, Ivi Diamantopoulou, Britt Eversole, Joseph Godlewski, Terrance Goode, Roger Hubeli, Molly Hunker, Sungwoo Jang, Elizabeth Kamell, Elizabeth Krietemeyer, Julie Larsen, Mark Linder, Brian Lonsway, Sinéad Mac Namara, Anna Mascorella, Kyle Miller, Jess Myers, Hannibal Newsom, Marcos Parga, Daekwon Park, Edgar Rodriguez, Richard Rosa, Yutaka Sho, Michael Speaks, Timothy Stenson, Fei Wang, Nina Wilson
Program Description
The B.Arch is a 5-year professional degree in Architecture. Students in the B. Arch program take courses in architectural design, theory, technology, history and professional practice. Graduates of this program are prepared to enter into the Intern Development Program (IDP) required to become a licensed architect.
Degree Awarded
Bachelor of Architecture (B.Arch) degree
Prerequisites for Admission into the B.Arch Program
All applicants to the B.Arch program must submit a portfolio to the School of Architecture for review.
Student Learning Outcomes
- Develop a holistic understanding of the dynamic between built and natural environments with the goals of mitigating climate change responsibly by leveraging ecological, advanced building performance, adaptation, and resilience principles in their work and advocacy activities
- Understand the role of the design process in shaping the built environment and develop the ability to make architectural design decisions that demonstrate the synthesis and thoughtful integration of human, technical, regulatory, and environmental demands and requirements
- Understand established and emerging systems, technologies, and regulatory requirements of building construction as well as their underlying principles; develop skills to effectively and creatively integrate them into architectural designs; and assess them against pertinent design and performance objectives and legal requirements
- Deepen students’ understanding of diverse human contexts and deepen student commitment to translating this understanding into healthy, safe, inclusive environments at multiple scales
- Ensure that students understand the histories and theories of architecture and urbanism from multiple perspectives, framed by diverse social, cultural, economic, and political conditions
- Develop skills and knowledge needed for the practice of architecture including its diverse career paths and opportunities, professional ethics, business processes, regulatory requirements, and principles for effective leadership and collaboration
- Ensure a positive and respectful environment that encourages optimism, respect, sharing, engagement, and innovation among its faculty, students, administration, and staff
- Develop skills to critically and meaningfully understand and engage, through research, design, and other forms of creative inquiry, the role and agency of architectural design for possible, probable, and preferable futures
Students must meet the curriculum requirements as they appear in the online course catalog for the academic year in which they entered Syracuse University. Please see your academic advisor if you have any questions/concerns.
Students matriculating in Fall 2025 or later, must meet the following curriculum requirements.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture Design | 54 | |
| Architectural Design I | ||
| Architectural Design II | ||
| Architectural Design III | ||
| Architectural Design IV | ||
| Architectural Design V | ||
| Special Topics in Architectural Design | ||
| Special Topics in Architectural Design | ||
| Integrated Architectural Design | ||
| Directed Research | ||
| Representation | 6 | |
| Representation I | ||
| Representation II | ||
| Architecture History | 12 | |
| Introduction to the History of Architecture I | ||
| Introduction to the History of Architecture II | ||
| Architecture History Elective | 6 | |
| Select six credits of the following: | ||
| Selected Topics | ||
| Social Justice and Architecture (ARC 350 variable topics approved by the Architecture History Faculty) | ||
| Selected Topics (500-level selected topics approved by the Architecture History Faculty) | ||
| Art and Architecture of India | ||
| The Architecture of Revolutions | ||
| American Architecture, Settlement to 1860 | ||
| American Architecture, 1860 - World War I | ||
| Early Modern Architecture | ||
| The City in Architectural History | ||
| French Architecture, Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries | ||
| London's Built Environment | ||
| Islamic Architecture | ||
| Modern Architecture: The International Style to Present | ||
| Renaissance Architecture in Italy:1400-1600 | ||
| Introduction to the History of Chinese Architecture | ||
| Architecture and Fascism in Italy | ||
| Introduction to History of Buddhist Architecture | ||
| Architecture Theory | 6 | |
| Architectural Theory I | ||
| Architectural Theory II | ||
| Technologies | 12 | |
| Introduction to Building and Structural Systems | ||
| Building Systems Design I | ||
| Building Systems Design II | ||
| Advanced Building Systems | ||
| Structures | 6 | |
| Structures I | ||
| Structures II | ||
| Professional Practice | 3 | |
| Professional Practice | ||
| Professional Electives | 12 | |
| Select 12 credit hours of the following: | ||
| Social Justice and Architecture | ||
| Selected Topics | ||
| Advanced Structural Resolution | ||
| Introduction to History of Buddhist Architecture | ||
| Politics of Public Space | ||
| Introduction to Building Information Modeling | ||
| Advanced Building Information Modeling and 3D Design | ||
| Survey of British Architecture | ||
| Introduction to Preservation | ||
| Real Estate Design and Development | ||
| Postcolonial Spaces | ||
| Survey of Italian Architecture | ||
| Advanced Computer Applications to Architecture | ||
| Urban Housing - Building, Block, Street | ||
| Theories & Analysis of Exurbia | ||
| NYC Internship Experience | ||
| Building Practice | ||
| Furniture Fabrications | ||
| Advanced Architecture Electives | 6 | |
| Selected Topics (500-level selected topics approved as AAE by the Architecture Faculty) | ||
| Advanced Structural Resolution | ||
| Advanced Building Information Modeling and 3D Design | ||
| Advanced Computer Applications to Architecture | ||
| University Requirement | ||
| In addition to FYS 101, the Bachelor of Architecture requires completion of an IDEA course (chosen from a select list)-The IDEA course may count as an Arts & Science elective, open elective, or architecture elective; depending on the course chosen. Please see the undergraduate course catalog for a full listing of IDEA courses. | ||
| FYS 101 | First Year Seminar | 1 |
| Writing Requirement | ||
| Introductory writing sequence required or the ENL equivalency. | 6 | |
| Studio 1: Practices of Academic Writing | ||
| Studio 2: Critical Research and Writing | ||
| Quantitative Requirement | 3-4 | |
| One course from the following: | ||
| This requirement meets the pre-requisite for ARC 211- Structures I. | ||
| Elementary Probability and Statistics I | ||
| Life Sciences Calculus I | ||
| Calculus I | ||
| Major Concepts of Physics I | ||
| Academic Electives | ||
| Academic Electives (see below) | 30 | |
| Total Credits | 163-164 | |
University Requirement
In addition to FYS 101, the Bachelor of Architecture requires completion of an IDEA course (chosen from a select list)-The IDEA course may count as an Arts & Science elective, open elective, or architecture elective; depending on the course chosen. Please see the undergraduate course catalog for a full listing of IDEA courses.
Academic Electives
30 credit hours
At least 6 credits of the 30 credits in academic electives must be upper division courses (numbered 300+)
Humanities
6 credit hours
Courses from the College of Arts & Sciences Humanities division. Approved courses;
Social Sciences
6 credit hours
Courses from the College of Arts & Sciences Social Sciences division. Approved courses;
Natural Sciences and Mathematics
3 credit hours
Courses from the College of Arts & Sciences Natural Sciences and Mathematics division. Approved courses;
Arts & Science Elective
3 credit hours
Any course offered through College of Arts & Sciences.
Open Electives
12 credit hours
Any course offered at the University with the exception of courses with the prefix PED.
Minors
Architecture students may choose to pursue one of the many minors available on campus. Most minors consist of 18-credit programs and some must be taken in a particular sequence. Because of the limited number of non-architecture elective credits contained in the B.Arch program, careful planning is necessary for architecture students to complete a minor. Minors that are too closely related to the major will not be approved. Minors require a minimum of 18 credit hours, 12 of which must be in 300- to 400-level coursework.
Undergraduate University Requirements
The following requirements and experiences apply to all Syracuse University Undergraduate matriculated degree programs.