Courses of Instruction

USC School of Architecture

Courses

Architecture

• •  ARCH 102a Architectural Design I
• •  ARCH 102bL Architectural Design I
• •  ARCH 105 L Fundamentals of Design Communication
• •  ARCH 106 x Workshop in Architecture
• •  ARCH 114 Architecture: Culture and Community
• •  ARCH 202a L Architectural Design II
• •  ARCH 202b L Architectural Design II
• •  ARCH 203 Visualizing and Experiencing the Built Environment
• •  ARCH 205a L Building Science I
• •  ARCH 205b L 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 220 The Architect’s Sketchbook
• •  ARCH 302a L Architectural Design III
• •  ARCH 302b L Architectural Design III
• •  ARCH 303 Principles of Spatial Design I
• •  ARCH 304 x Intensive Survey: Prehistory to the Present
• •  ARCH 305a L Building Science II
• •  ARCH 305b L 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 326 The Modern Movement in Architecture
• •  ARCH 341 History of Italian Architecture 1400–1990
• •  ARCH 361 L Ecological Factors in Design
• •  ARCH 363 Plant Material Identification: Horticulture
• •  ARCH 370 Architectural Studies — Expanding the Field
• •  ARCH 390 Special Problems
• •  ARCH 402a L Architectural Design IV
• •  ARCH 402b L Architectural Design IV
• •  ARCH 403 Principles of Spatial Design II
• •  ARCH 404 Topics in Modern Architecture in Southern California
• •  ARCH 405a L Building Science III
• •  ARCH 405b L Building Science III
• •  ARCH 406 Global Studies: Topics in Architecture, Urbanism, History and Art
• •  ARCH 407 Advanced Computer Applications
• •  ARCH 409 L Design Foundation
• •  ARCH 410 Computer Transformations
• •  ARCH 411 Architectural Technology
• •  ARCH 412 L 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 422 L Architectural Photography — Film and Digital
• •  ARCH 423 Light, Color and the Character of Material
• •  ARCH 424 L Field Studies in Architecture
• •  ARCH 425 L Field Studies in Urbanism
• •  ARCH 426 L Field Studies in Tectonics
• •  ARCH 430 Design Teaching Methods
• •  ARCH 432 People, Places and Culture: Architecture of the Public Realm
• •  ARCH 439 Landscape Architecture Media Workshop
• •  ARCH 440m Literature and the Urban Experience
• •  ARCH 441 A History of Architectural Theory: 1400–1914
• •  ARCH 442m Women’s Spaces in History: “Hussies,” “Harems” and “Housewives”
• •  ARCH 444 Great Houses of Los Angeles
• •  ARCH 454 Contemporary Asian Architecture
• •  ARCH 463 Plant Material Identification: California Plant Communities
• •  ARCH 465 The Landscape Imaginary
• •  ARCH 470 Concentration Capstone Seminar
• •  ARCH 481 Furniture Design
• •  ARCH 490x Directed Research
• •  ARCH 499 Special Topics
• •  ARCH 500aL Comprehensive Architectural Design
• •  ARCH 500z L Comprehensive Architectural Design
• •  ARCH 501 Critical Topics in Architecture
• •  ARCH 502a L Architectural Design V
• •  ARCH 502z L Architectural Design V
• •  ARCH 505a L Graduate Architecture Design I
• •  ARCH 505b L Graduate Architecture Design I
• •  ARCH 507 Theories of Computer Technology
• •  ARCH 510 Independent Degree Project Preparation
• •  ARCH 511 L Building Systems: Materials and Construction
• •  ARCH 512 Material + Process: Material Systems
• •  ARCH 513 L Seminar: Advanced Structures
• •  ARCH 514a Global History of Architecture
• •  ARCH 514b Global History of Architecture
• •  ARCH 515 L Seminar: Advanced Environmental Systems
• •  ARCH 517 Current Topics in Building Science
• •  ARCH 518 Advanced Surface Tectonics: Methods in Material and Enclosure
• •  ARCH 519 Sustainability in the Environment: Infrastructures, Urban Landscapes, and Buildings
• •  ARCH 520 Housing and Community Design for an Aging Population
• •  ARCH 521 Health and the Designed Environment: Landscape, Place, and Architecture
• •  ARCH 523a L Structural Design and Analysis
• •  ARCH 523b L Structural Design and Analysis
• •  ARCH 524 Professional Practicum
• •  ARCH 525 Professional Practice: Pre-Design, Project and Office Administration
• •  ARCH 526 Professional Practice: Legal and Economic Context, Project Documentation
• •  ARCH 527 Case Studies: The Development of Urban Housing
• •  ARCH 528 Urban Housing: Types and Typologies