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USC Catalogue 2018-2019 [ARCHIVED CATALOGUE]

Courses of Instruction

The terms indicated are expected but are not guaranteed. For the courses offered during any given term, consult the Schedule of Classes.
 

Anthropology
  

  • ANTH 593 Practicum in Teaching the Liberal Arts

    Units: 2
    Terms Offered: FaSp
    (Enroll in MDA 593 )
    Grading Option: Graded CR/NC.

  

  • ANTH 594a Master’s Thesis

    Units: 2
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    Credit on acceptance of thesis.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: In-progress to Credit/No Credit

  

  • ANTH 594b Master’s Thesis

    Units: 2
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    Credit on acceptance of thesis.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: In-progress to Credit/No Credit

  

  • ANTH 594z Master’s Thesis

    Units: 0
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    Credit on acceptance of thesis.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: In-progress to Credit/No Credit

  

  • ANTH 599 Special Topics

    Units: 2, 3, 4
    Max Units: 8.0
    Terms Offered: Fa
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • ANTH 601 Feminist Issues in Anthropology

    Units: 4
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    Feminist concerns in both Western and Non-Western societies are examined in relation to globalization; the practice of ethnography and issues of power.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • ANTH 602 The Anthropology of Popular Culture

    Units: 4
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    The relationship between anthropology and popular culture is explored through a critical examination of the category “popular culture.”
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

    Crosslisted as LBST-502
  

  • ANTH 603 Experiments in Ethnographic Writing

    Units: 4
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    The problems of representation involved in rendering experience into narrative are examined in a number of contemporary “experiments.”
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • ANTH 604 Bodies and Practices

    Units: 4
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    The cultural construction of body image, embodied practice, race, sexuality and healing.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • ANTH 605 Race: Performance, Politics, Cultural Production

    Units: 4
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    Focuses on the performance and social construction of race and its intersection with gender, sexuality, class, place, nation and empire.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • ANTH 606 Seminar on Nationalism and Ethnicity

    Units: 4
    Cross-cultural analysis of nationalism and ethnicity from an ethnographic perspective.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • ANTH 650 Seminar in Ethnography and Interpretation

    Units: 4
    A seminar where issues in contemporary ethnography and interpretation are discussed, grouped around a theme of current concern, such as power and resistance, colonialism, Marxist approaches, feminism, etc.
    Prerequisite: ANTH 501 .
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • ANTH 790 Research

    Units: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    Research leading to the doctorate. Minimum 8 units, maximum number of units which may be applied to the degree to be determined by the department.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Credit/No Credit

  

  • ANTH 794a Doctoral Dissertation

    Units: 2
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    Credit on acceptance of dissertation.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: In-progress to Credit/No Credit

  

  • ANTH 794b Doctoral Dissertation

    Units: 2
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    Credit on acceptance of dissertation.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: In-progress to Credit/No Credit

  

  • ANTH 794c Doctoral Dissertation

    Units: 2
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    Credit on acceptance of dissertation.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: In-progress to Credit/No Credit

  

  • ANTH 794d Doctoral Dissertation

    Units: 2
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    Credit on acceptance of dissertation.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: In-progress to Credit/No Credit

  

  • ANTH 794z Doctoral Dissertation

    Units: 0
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    Credit on acceptance of dissertation.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: In-progress to Credit/No Credit


Arabic
  

  • ARAB 122 Arabic I

    Units: 4
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    Introduction to Modern Standard Arabic: Development of speaking, listening, reading, and writing skills in contemporary cultural contexts.
    Duplicates Credit in former MDES 122.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • ARAB 152 Arabic II

    Units: 4
    Terms Offered: FaSp
    Continuation of Arabic I.
    Prerequisite: ARAB 122 .
    Duplicates Credit in former MDES 152.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • ARAB 222 Arabic III

    Units: 4
    Terms Offered: FaSp
    Intermediate Modern Standard Arabic. Continued development of speaking, listening, reading, and writing skills.
    Prerequisite: ARAB 152 .
    Duplicates Credit in former MDES 222.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • ARAB 252 Arabic IV

    Units: 4
    Terms Offered: FaSp
    Continuation of Arabic III. Continued development of speaking, listening, reading, and writing skills in Modern Standard Arabic.
    Prerequisite: ARAB 222 .
    Duplicates Credit in former MDES 252.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • ARAB 300 Introduction to Translation

    Units: 4
    Introduces students to the fundamentals of Arabic-English translation and offers analytical, linguistic and cross-cultural factors affecting interpreting and translation.
    Prerequisite: ARAB 222  
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

    Crosslisted as LING 300
  

  • ARAB 322 Advanced Arabic I

    Units: 4
    Advanced expression in written and spoken Arabic, including reading of original texts, understanding different registers, and exposure to modern Arabic cultures.
    Prerequisite: ARAB 252 .
    Duplicates Credit in former MDES 322.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • ARAB 333 Colloquial Arabic: Regional Dialects

    Units: 4
    Max Units: 8
    Introduction to a regional Arabic dialect, focusing primarily on verbal skills.
    Prerequisite: ARAB 152  
    Recommended Preparation: ARAB 222  or ARAB 252  
    Duplicates Credit in the former MDES 333
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • ARAB 334 Media Arabic

    Units: 4
    Terms Offered: FaSp
    Introduction and development of language skills encountered in print and broadcast media Arabic.
    Prerequisite: ARAB 222 .
    Duplicates Credit in former MDES 334.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • ARAB 352 Advanced Arabic II

    Units: 4
    Terms Offered: FaSp
    Continuation of Advanced Arabic I.
    Prerequisite: ARAB 322 .
    Duplicates Credit in former MDES 352.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter


Archaeology
  

  • ARCG 202g Archaeology: Our Human Past

    Units: 4
    Terms Offered: FaSp
    (Enroll in ANTH 202 )
  

  • ARCG 298aL Introduction to Scientific Diving

    Units: 2
    Terms Offered: Sp
    (Enroll in ENST 298a )
  

  • ARCG 298bL Introduction to Scientific Diving

    Units: 2
    Terms Offered: Sp
    (Enroll in ENST 298b )
  

  • ARCG 304 Ethics and Global Heritage

    Units: 4
    (Enroll in REL 304)
  

  • ARCG 305L Virtual and Digital Culture, Heritage and Archaeology

    Units: 4
    In-depth exploration of design, techniques and evaluation of immersive, virtual and augmented reality and digital visualizations of cultural heritage, archaeology, historical sites and artifacts.
    Recommended Preparation: ANTH 202g 
    Instruction Mode: Lecture, Lab Required
    Grading Option: Letter

    Crosslisted as ANTH 309, REL 305
  

  • ARCG 306L Maritime Archaeology Survey and Technology

    Units: 4
    Introduction to the use of remote sensing technologies for underwater archaeology, mapping and research on submerged cultural heritage remains whether ancient sites or sunken ships.
    Recommended Preparation: ANTH 202g 
    Instruction Mode: Lecture, Lab Required
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • ARCG 307 Trojan Archaeology: Excavating USC

    Units: 4
    (Enroll in ANTH 307 )
  

  • ARCG 308 Techniques and Issues in 3D Imaging and Modeling

    Units: 2
    In-depth exploration of applications, techniques and standards involved in stereoscopic imaging and photogrammetric modeling.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture, Lab
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • ARCG 310 Archaeology of the Americas

    Units: 4
    Terms Offered: Irregular
    (Enroll in ANTH 310 )
  

  • ARCG 321 Greek Art and Archaeology

    Units: 4
    Terms Offered: Fa
    (Enroll in AHIS 321 )
  

  • ARCG 322 Roman Art and Archaeology

    Units: 4
    Terms Offered: Fa
    (Enroll in AHIS 322 )
  

  • ARCG 370gp Digs and Dispute: Religion and Archaeology in Israel

    Units: 4
    Terms Offered: FaSp
    (Enroll in JS 370gp )
  

  • ARCG 376 Scientific Analysis in Archaeology

    Units: 4
    (Enroll in ANTH 376 )
  

  • ARCG 377 Archaeological Interpretation of Complex Societies


    (Enroll in ANTH 377 )
  

  • ARCG 378 Jewish Magic in the Ancient World

    Units: 4
    Terms Offered: Sp
    (Enroll in JS 378 )
  

  • ARCG 400 Maya Resilience: Constructing Past and Present Identities

    Units: 4
    Terms Offered: Sm
    (Enroll in ANTH 400 )
  

  • ARCG 415 Object-Worlds: Histories and Theories of Things

    Units: 4
    (Enroll in AHIS 415 )
  

  • ARCG 465 Archaeology and Society

    Units: 3
    Terms Offered: Fa
    (Enroll in CLAS 465 )
  

  • ARCG 481L GIS for Investigating the Past

    Units: 4
    (Enroll in ANTH 481 )
  

  • ARCG 482 Field Research in Maya Archaeology


    Max Units: 4
    Terms Offered: Sm
    (Enroll in ANTH 450 )
  

  • ARCG 490x Directed Research

    Units: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
    Max Units: 12
    Individual research and readings. Not available for graduate credit.
    Recommended Preparation: ANTH 202g  or ANTH 307  or REL 494 
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • ARCG 494 Lab Methods and Theories in Archaeology

    Units: 4
    (Enroll in REL 494 )

Architecture

All courses must be taken in sequential order, a before b.
  

  • ARCH 102a Architectural Design I

    Units: 4
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    Introduction to principles and processes; sequence of exercises emphasizing development of basic skills, ideas, and techniques used in the design of simplified architectural projects.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture, Lab Required
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • ARCH 102bL Architectural Design I

    Units: 4
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    Introduction to principles and processes; sequence of exercises emphasizing development of basic skills, ideas, and techniques used in the design of simplified architectural projects.
    Prerequisite: ARCH 102a  
    Instruction Mode: Lab Required, Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • ARCH 105L Fundamentals of Design Communication

    Units: 2
    Terms Offered: Fa
    Visual communication techniques applicable to the design of the built environment; drawing, photography, modeling.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture, Lab Required
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • ARCH 106x Workshop in Architecture

    Units: 2
    Terms Offered: FaSp
    Introduction to the ways architecture is created and understood, for minors and non-majors. Hands-on discussion and laboratory session with some drawing and model building.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • ARCH 114 Architecture: Culture and Community

    Units: 2
    Terms Offered: Fa
    Introduction to the ways architecture represents aspirations of culture, satisfies practical and spiritual needs, shapes the social and urban environment, and helps preserve the planet.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • ARCH 202aL Architectural Design II

    Units: 6
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    Continuing development of principles and processes; sequence of projects selected to broaden awareness of design issues at various scales in the urban context.
    Prerequisite: ARCH 102bL .
    Instruction Mode: Lab Required, Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • ARCH 202bL Architectural Design II

    Units: 6
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    Continuing development of principles and processes; sequence of projects selected to broaden awareness of design issues at various scales in the urban context.
    Prerequisite: ARCH 102bL .
    Instruction Mode: Lab Required, Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • ARCH 203 Visualizing and Experiencing the Built Environment

    Units: 4
    Methods for direct observation and recording of the directly experienced built environment through drawing, diagramming, photographing, and writing. Course includes exercises and field experience.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • ARCH 205aL Building Science I

    Units: 4
    Terms Offered: FaSp
    The process and communication of building design: physical building shell, systems for structure, enclosure, and space ordering.
    Prerequisite: CE 106L .
    Instruction Mode: Lecture, Lab Required
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • ARCH 205bL Building Science I

    Units: 4
    Terms Offered: FaSp
    The process and communication of building design: physical building shell, systems for structure, enclosure, and space ordering.
    Prerequisite: CE 106 .
    Instruction Mode: Lab Required, Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • ARCH 207 Computer Applications in Architecture

    Units: 2
    Terms Offered: Fa
    Introduction for the non-programmer to the uses of the computer in architecture, including the application of existing programs and their implications for design. Overview and use of software types.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • ARCH 211 Materials and Methods of Building Construction

    Units: 3
    Terms Offered: Sp
    Basic considerations and design implications of the problem of determination of the materials and construction details and processes for buildings.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • ARCH 213a Building Structures and Seismic Design

    Units: 3
    Terms Offered: FaSp
    Investigation and design of elements and systems for building structures; applied mechanics, strength of materials, structural investigation as a design tool.
    Recommended Preparation: PHYS 125  and MATH 108g .
    Satisfies New General Education in F Quantitative Reasoning
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • ARCH 213b Building Structures and Seismic Design

    Units: 3
    Terms Offered: FaSp
    Investigation and design of structure systems: their resistance to seismic and wind forces and integration with architectural design for synergy of form and structure.
    Recommended Preparation: PHYS 125  and MATH 108g .
    Satisfies New General Education in F Quantitative Reasoning
    Instruction Mode: Lecture, Lab
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • ARCH 214ag World History of Architecture

    Units: 3
    Terms Offered: Sp
    A world-wide perspective of architectural history as a product of social, cultural, religious, and political dimensions, 4500 BCE to 1500 CE.
    Satisfies New General Education in Category A: The Arts
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • ARCH 214bg World History of Architecture

    Units: 3
    Terms Offered: Fa
    A world-wide perspective of architectural history as a product of social, cultural, religious, and political dimensions, 1500 CE to present.
    Satisfies New General Education in Category A: The Arts
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • ARCH 215 Design for the Thermal and Atmospheric Environment

    Units: 3
    Terms Offered: Fa
    Ideas, problems, and computations related to the design of buildings in response to the thermal and atmospheric environment; passive solar systems, mechanical control systems.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • ARCH 220 The Architect’s Sketchbook

    Units: 2
    Terms Offered: FaSp
    The architect’s sketchbook as a portable laboratory for perceiving and documenting space introduces the study of the built environment. On-site sessions develop drawing, observation, and visualization skills.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture, Lab
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • ARCH 302aL Architectural Design III

    Units: 6
    Terms Offered: FaSp
    Special integrative year including design issues relating to housing.
    Prerequisite: ARCH 202bL .
    Instruction Mode: Lab Required, Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • ARCH 302bL Architectural Design III

    Units: 6
    Terms Offered: FaSp
    Special integrative year including design issues relating to housing.
    Prerequisite: ARCH 202bL .
    Instruction Mode: Lab Required, Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • ARCH 303 Principles of Spatial Design I

    Units: 4
    Introduction to design principles and processes; sequence of exercises emphasizing development of basic skills, ideas, and techniques used in the creation of simplified urban space design projects.
    Prerequisite: ARCH 203 .
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • ARCH 304x Intensive Survey: Prehistory to the Present

    Units: 4
    Terms Offered: Fa
    An intensive historical overview of architecture from prehistory to the present, emphasizing interrelationships of various global cultures and how social considerations were translated into form.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • ARCH 305aL Building Science II

    Units: 4
    Terms Offered: FaSp
    The design of a building as a complex of interacting systems; relations of subsystems; influences of production and marketing on design.
    Prerequisite: ARCH 205aL , ARCH 205bL .
    Instruction Mode: Lab Required, Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • ARCH 305bL Building Science II

    Units: 4
    Terms Offered: FaSp
    The design of a building as a complex of interacting systems; relations of subsystems; influences of production and marketing on design.
    Prerequisite: ARCH 205aL , ARCH 205bL .
    Instruction Mode: Lecture, Lab Required
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • ARCH 306m Shelter

    Units: 4
    Terms Offered: Sp
    Investigation of issues, processes, and roles of individuals, groups and communities in relation to present and future shelter needs and aspirations.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • ARCH 307 Digital Tools for Architecture

    Units: 3
    Exploration of digital tools with an emphasis on building information modeling (BIM), parametric modeling, and interoperability including special topics in Architecture/Engineering/Construction (AEC) and sustainable design.
    Recommended Preparation: basic computer skills.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • ARCH 313 Design of Building Structures

    Units: 3
    Terms Offered: Fa
    Problems and processes of design of building structures; structural investigation for design; codes and standards; design of elements and systems of wood, steel, masonry, and concrete for gravity and lateral loads.
    Prerequisite: ARCH 213a .
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • ARCH 314 History of Architecture: Contemporary Issues

    Units: 3
    Terms Offered: Fa
    Examination of the buildings, issues and images, the polemics and personalities that are animating current architectural discourse and practice.
    Prerequisite: ARCH 214bg .
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • ARCH 315 Design for the Luminous and Sonic Environment

    Units: 3
    Terms Offered: Sp
    Ideas, problems, and computations related to the design of buildings in response to the luminous and sonic environment.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • ARCH 316 Place and Culture

    Units: 3
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    (Study abroad programs only) Study of the relationships between places and culture through readings, lectures, discussion and weekly field trips.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • ARCH 326 The Modern Movement in Architecture

    Units: 4
    Terms Offered: Sp
    Major theories of modern architecture are presented by studying the work of masters such as: Gropius, Mies van der Rohe, Corbusier, and Kahn.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • ARCH 341 History of Italian Architecture 1400–1990

    Units: 4
    Terms Offered: Sp
    Introduction to the important buildings, architects and architectural movements in Italy from the Renaissance to the present.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • ARCH 370 Architectural Studies — Expanding the Field

    Units: 2
    Survey of opportunities, specializations, and professions related to architecture provides a resource for professional growth for architecture majors, and introduction to the field for non-majors.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • ARCH 390 Special Problems

    Units: 1, 2, 3, 4
    Terms Offered: FaSp
    Supervised, individual studies. No more than one registration permitted. Enrollment by petition only.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • ARCH 402aL Architectural Design IV

    Units: 6
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    Selected areas of specialization; three projects chosen with advisement from a variety of studio offerings that concentrate on different areas of vital concern.
    Prerequisite: ARCH 302bL .
    Instruction Mode: Lab Required, Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • ARCH 402bL Architectural Design IV

    Units: 6
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    Selected areas of specialization; three projects chosen with advisement from a variety of studio offerings that concentrate on different areas of vital concern.
    Prerequisite: ARCH 302bL .
    Instruction Mode: Lab Required, Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • ARCH 403 Principles of Spatial Design II

    Units: 4
    Emphasis on developing advanced urban spatial design solutions set within contemporary urban conditions, with a particular emphasis on ecology, public space, neighborhoods and districts.
    Prerequisite: ARCH 303 .
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • ARCH 404 Topics in Modern Architecture in Southern California

    Units: 3
    Terms Offered: Sp
    Investigation of modern architecture in southern California within its cultural and historic contexts.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • ARCH 405aL Building Science III

    Units: 4
    Terms Offered: FaSp
    Design of building systems as an experimental process.
    Prerequisite: ARCH 305aL , ARCH 305bL .
    Instruction Mode: Lecture, Lab Required
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • ARCH 405bL Building Science III

    Units: 4
    Terms Offered: FaSp
    Design of building systems as an experimental process.
    Prerequisite: ARCH 305aL , ARCH 305bL .
    Instruction Mode: Lecture, Lab Required
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • ARCH 406 Global Studies: Topics in Architecture, Urbanism, History and Art

    Units: 2
    Max Units: 6.0
    Offered for particular geographic areas of study. Required prerequisite for all full semester undergraduate global programs. Also intended for general interest in focused study on particular geographic area.
    Prerequisite: ARCH 214ag , ARCH 214bg  or ARCH 304 .
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • ARCH 407 Advanced Computer Applications

    Units: 4
    Terms Offered: Sp
    Investigation of computer graphic applications, emphasizing the role of computers in helping designers create and communicate using color (rendering), form (modeling), and time (animation) and the implications of future technological advancements.
    Prerequisite: ARCH 207 . 
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • ARCH 409L Design Foundation

    Units: 2
    Terms Offered: Fa
    Introduction to basic architectural design principles for problem solving scenarios; foundational architectural design course for systematic thinking.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture, Lab Required
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • ARCH 410 Computer Transformations

    Units: 2
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    To explore the potential of computer-integrated design software; to develop techniques for critical analysis of architectural precedents; to expand the ability to visualize options; to expand perception; and to learn the basics of computer-integrated design.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • ARCH 411 Architectural Technology

    Units: 3
    Terms Offered: Sp
    Architectural design considered as a technological problem; influence of technology on design; buildings as integrated sets of subsystems.
    Prerequisite: ARCH 313 .
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • ARCH 412L GeoDesign Practicum

    Units: 4
    Terms Offered: FaSp
    (Enroll in SSCI 412L )
  

  • ARCH 414 Perspectives in History and Theory in Architecture

    Units: 2
    Max Units: 6.0
    Perspectives in Architecture and Urbanism is an advanced course that allows students to delve deeply into one aspect of world history, theory and/or contemporary issues to develop more focused and critical understanding of that discourse.
    Prerequisite: ARCH 214ag , ARCH 214bg  or ARCH 304 .
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • ARCH 417 Computer Programming in Architecture

    Units: 3
    Terms Offered: Fa
    Principles underlying computer programming, emphasizing algorithms, procedures, and program structures applicable to architecture.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • ARCH 418 Designing with Natural Forces

    Units: 3
    Terms Offered: Fa
    Investigation of natural force effects and their relationships to architecture; laboratory work includes drawing, photography, model building and tests on models.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • ARCH 419 Architectural Sustainability Tools and Methods

    Units: 3
    Terms Offered: Sp
    Lectures, comparative studies and exercises on international architectural sustainability rating and certification systems.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • ARCH 420 Visual Communication and Graphic Expression

    Units: 3
    Terms Offered: Fa
    An exploratory study of fundamental and innovative visual communication principles and graphic expression techniques to facilitate the design enquiry process for architects.
    Registration Restriction: Not open to Freshman and Sophomore students
    Instruction Mode: Lecture, Lab
    Grading Option: Letter

 

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