Courses of Instruction

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Courses

Architecture

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

• ARCH 102a Architectural Design I
• ARCH 102bL Architectural Design I
• ARCH 105L Fundamentals of Design Communication
• ARCH 106x Workshop in Architecture
• 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 220 The Architect’s Sketchbook
• 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 326 The Modern Movement in Architecture
• 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 432 People, Places and Culture: Architecture of the Public Realm
• ARCH 439 Landscape Architecture Media 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 465 The Landscape Imaginary
• ARCH 470a Architectural Studies Capstone
• ARCH 470b Architectural Studies Capstone
• 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
• ARCH 514a Global History of Architecture
• ARCH 514b Global History of Architecture
• ARCH 515L 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 523aL Structural Design and Analysis
• ARCH 523bL 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
• ARCH 529 Urban Housing: Programs, Precedents, and Recent Case Studies
• ARCH 530 Landscape Architecture Practice

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