Courses of Instruction

USC School of Architecture

Courses

Architecture

• •  ARCH 100x A-LAB Architecture Development Program
• •  ARCH 102a Architectural Design I
• •  ARCH 102bL Architectural Design I
• •  ARCH 104 History and Theory of Architecture, Technology, Innovation
• •  ARCH 105L Fundamentals of Design Communication
• •  ARCH 106x Workshop in Architecture
• •  ARCH 108 Idea to Reality
• •  ARCH 109 Design Foundation Workshop
• •  ARCH 114 Architecture: Culture and Community
• •  ARCH 202aL Architectural Design II
• •  ARCH 202bL Architectural Design II
• •  ARCH 203 Visualizing and Experiencing the Built Environment
• •  ARCH 205aL Building Science I
• •  ARCH 205bL Building Science I
• •  ARCH 207 Computer Applications in Architecture
• •  ARCH 211 Materials and Methods of Building Construction
• •  ARCH 213a Building Structures and Seismic Design
• •  ARCH 213b Building Structures and Seismic Design
• •  ARCH 214ag World History of Architecture
• •  ARCH 214bg World History of Architecture
• •  ARCH 215 Design for the Thermal and Atmospheric Environment
• •  ARCH 218 Resilient Design
• •  ARCH 219 Design at the Scale of the Human Body Workshop
• •  ARCH 220 The Architect’s Sketchbook
• •  ARCH 228 Social Environments
• •  ARCH 229 Shelter Design Workshop
• •  ARCH 302aL Architectural Design III
• •  ARCH 302bL Architectural Design III
• •  ARCH 303 Principles of Spatial Design I
• •  ARCH 304x Intensive Survey: Prehistory to the Present
• •  ARCH 305aL Building Science II
• •  ARCH 305bL Building Science II
• •  ARCH 306m Shelter
• •  ARCH 307 Digital Tools for Architecture
• •  ARCH 313 Design of Building Structures
• •  ARCH 314 History of Architecture: Contemporary Issues
• •  ARCH 315 Design for the Luminous and Sonic Environment
• •  ARCH 316 Place and Culture
• •  ARCH 318 Experimental Futures
• •  ARCH 319 Architectural Product Design Workshop
• •  ARCH 326 The Modern Movement in Architecture
• •  ARCH 328 Entrepreneurial Practices for Architecture
• •  ARCH 329 Professional Practicum Workshop
• •  ARCH 341 History of Italian Architecture 1400–1990
• •  ARCH 370 Architectural Studies — Expanding the Field
• •  ARCH 390 Special Problems
• •  ARCH 402aL Architectural Design IV
• •  ARCH 402bL Architectural Design IV
• •  ARCH 403 Principles of Spatial Design II
• •  ARCH 404 Topics in Modern Architecture in Southern California
• •  ARCH 405aL Building Science III
• •  ARCH 405bL Building Science III
• •  ARCH 406 Global Studies: Topics in Architecture, Urbanism, History and Art
• •  ARCH 407 Advanced Computer Applications
• •  ARCH 409L Design Foundation
• •  ARCH 410 Computer Transformations
• •  ARCH 411 Architectural Technology
• •  ARCH 412L GeoDesign Practicum
• •  ARCH 414 Perspectives in History and Theory in Architecture
• •  ARCH 417 Computer Programming in Architecture
• •  ARCH 418 Designing with Natural Forces
• •  ARCH 419 Architectural Sustainability Tools and Methods
• •  ARCH 420 Visual Communication and Graphic Expression
• •  ARCH 421 Digital Architectural Photography
• •  ARCH 422L Architectural Photography — Film and Digital
• •  ARCH 423 Light, Color and the Character of Material
• •  ARCH 424L Field Studies in Architecture
• •  ARCH 425L Field Studies in Urbanism
• •  ARCH 426L Field Studies in Tectonics
• •  ARCH 430 Design Teaching Methods
• •  ARCH 431 Nonconventional Materials for the Built Environment
• •  ARCH 432 People, Places and Culture: Architecture of the Public Realm
• •  ARCH 439 Landscape Architecture Foundations Workshop
• •  ARCH 440m Literature and the Urban Experience
• •  ARCH 442m Women’s Spaces in History: “Hussies,” “Harems” and “Housewives”
• •  ARCH 444 Great Houses of Los Angeles
• •  ARCH 447 Ecological Factors in Design
• •  ARCH 454 Contemporary Asian Architecture
• •  ARCH 464 The Politics of Architectures and Infrastructures
• •  ARCH 465 The Landscape Imaginary
• •  ARCH 469 Mixed Use Development Process
• •  ARCH 470a Architectural Studies Capstone
• •  ARCH 470b Architectural Studies Capstone
• •  ARCH 472 Building Skins: Materials and Methods for Facades and Enclosures
• •  ARCH 480 Conversations on the Expanded Role of the Architect
• •  ARCH 481 Furniture Design
• •  ARCH 490x Directed Research
• •  ARCH 499 Special Topics
• •  ARCH 500aL Comprehensive Architectural Design
• •  ARCH 500zL Comprehensive Architectural Design
• •  ARCH 501 Critical Topics in Architecture
• •  ARCH 502aL Architectural Design V
• •  ARCH 502zL Architectural Design V
• •  ARCH 505aL Graduate Architecture Design I
• •  ARCH 505bL Graduate Architecture Design I
• •  ARCH 507 Theories of Computer Technology
• •  ARCH 510 Independent Degree Project Preparation
• •  ARCH 511L Building Systems: Materials and Construction
• •  ARCH 512 Material + Process: Material Systems
• •  ARCH 513L Seminar: Advanced Structures