Architectural Studies (Minor)

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The architectural studies minor is available to nonarchitecture majors interested in this field. The courses are designed to provide an overview of architecture throughout history while focusing on architectural design, with the intention to explore the process of design thinking.

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Architectural Studies (Minor)

Offered by
Herberger Institute for Design & the Arts

Location
Tempe

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Program requirements

A minimum of 18 credit hours (to include 12 credit hours of upper-division coursework) are required for the minor. A minimum grade of "C" (2.00) is required in all classes for the minor.
A minimum GPA of 2.50 in minor courses is required to earn the minor in architectural studies.
Required Courses -- 12 credit hours
Architectural History and Theory -- 6 credit hours
Six additional upper-division credit hours of electives in the architectural history and theory concentration must be selected from the following list:
Notes: APH 499 requires a petition to The Design School.
Depending on a student's undergraduate program of study, prerequisite courses may be needed in order to complete the requirements of this minor.