Architecture Degrees Online

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Having established in 1997, Faculty of Engineering and Architecture started its academic education in the academic year by admitting 25 students to its Food Engineering Department. The departments of Electric-Electronic Engineering, Machinery Engineering, Civil Engineering and Architecture are planned to be established for the following years.

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TOTAL CREDITS: 144 Credit Hours

University Requirements:
42 Credit Hours COURSE CODE
COURSE TITLE PREREQUISITE CREDIT HOURS
ARL100 Communication Skills in Arabic I No Prerequisite 3
ARL105 Communication Skills in Arabic II ARL 100 3
ENG100 English I ELI Exit Test or TOEFL 500 3
ENG105 English II ENG 100 3
ENG201 Business & Technical Communications ENG 105 3
ISL100 Islamic Culture No Prerequisite 3
ITE100 Introduction to Information Technology Applications No Prerequisite 3
MTT101 Mathematics for Science and Technology MTG 100 or Math Placement Test 3
NSC201 Natural Sciences No Prerequisite 3
PHI300 Professional Ethics ENG 100 3
PSY201 General Psychology No Prerequisite 3
SOC201 UAE & GCC Society No Prerequisite 3
STT100 General Statistics No Prerequisite 3
UNS100 University Study Skills No Prerequisite 3

Degree Requirements:
54 Credit Hours COURSE CODE
COURSE TITLE PREREQUISITE CREDIT HOURS
BOT300 Plant Materials I CIV 203 3
BOT301 Plant Materials II BOT 300 3
CHE201 Chemistry ENG 105 3
CIV203 Introduction to Soils Sciences LAR 200 3
CIV301 Civil Engineering Measurements and Surveying 3
CIV440 Legal Aspects of Construction Senior Status 3
CIV441 Engineering Ethics Senior Status 3
CMT330 Construction Equipment and Methods CMT 200 or LAR 200 3
CMT331 Mechanical Electrical Systems in Building CMT 330 3
IND111 Design Communication I ENG 105 (+ LAR 200 as Co-requsite) 3
IND200 Architectural History I ENG 105 3
IND202 Design Communication II IND 111 3
IND205 Foundations of Design and the Built Environment 3
IND210 Basic Design ENG 105 + IND 100 or LAR 200 3
IND450 Capstone Experience IND 440 or CMT 450 or LAR 401 3
LAR399 Internship 90 Credit Hours 3
MTT102 Calculus I MTT 101 3
PHY203 Physics and Engineering Applications I MTT 102 3

Major Requirements:
30 Credit Hours COURSE CODE

COURSE TITLE PREREQUISITE CREDIT HOURS
LAR200 Introduction to Landscape Architecture ENG 105 3
LAR301 Landscape Design Studio I IND 210; CIV 203 3
LAR302 Landscape Design Studio II LAR 301 3
LAR311 History of Landscape Architecture IND 200 3
LAR320 Site Planning Design I LAR 311 3
LAR321 Site Planning Design II LAR 320 3
LAR330 Computer Applications in Landscape Architecture LAR 301 3
LAR401 Natural Environmental Design Studio III LAR 302 3
LAR402 Project Design Studio IV LAR 401 3
LAR410 Landscape Ecology LAR 302 3

Open Requirements: 18 Credit Hours

Landscape Architecture is about the planning, design, construction and operation of outdoor facilities essential to modern life, ranging from land planning, enhancing the quality of our built environment, accommodating human activities outside the buildings, minimizing the negative impact on natural and cultural systems, and the development of land stewardship. These issues establish the fundamental framework of the instructional, research and service programs in landscape architecture. Societal needs, economic conditions and public safety are paramount in the work accomplished by landscape architects. High-tech tools such as computer aided design (CAD), geographical information systems (GIS) and 3-D computer modeling are a necessity in all areas of landscape architecture.

Both private companies and public agencies seek landscape architects for a variety of professional positions. Many work for engineering and architecture consulting firms or construction companies as landscape architects, field architects and project managers. They also join government agencies to oversee environmental protection and resource management issues. Graduates are equally prepared to pursue M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees in allied fields of architecture and construction.

The educational mission of the Landscape Architecture undergraduate program is to provide students with a multidisciplinary curriculum that is fundamental, yet broad and flexible. The program seeks to produce graduates who are well-rounded in mathematical, scientific, and technical knowledge; who have the ability to analyze, evaluate, and design landscape architecture systems; who have the ability to communicate effectively; who have had meaningful opportunities for undergraduate research; and who have acquired an understanding and appreciation for global and societal issues and are thus prepared for a career path toward leadership in industry, government, and academia.

Architecture Career Opportunities

Architectural Principals, Studio Directors, Lead Designers, Architectural Detailers, Job Captains, Graphic Renderers, Urban Designers, and more!

Architecture Firms Hiring Our Grads Include:

Anshen + Allen, Architecture International, Babey Moulton Jue & Booth, Backen Gillam Architects, Brayton Hughes Design Studios, Crate & Barrel, Ellerbe Becket, Inc., FME Architecture + Design, Hart Howerton, Hirsch Bedner Associates, Kishimoto Gordon Dalaya PC, Architecture Planning Interiors, KWID, Masco Contractor Services, LLC, MBH Architects, Paul Jones Architects Ltd., Saida + Sullivan Design Partners, Walter E. Smithe Custom Furniture, Your Space Interiors

Architecture Degree Programs

Master of Architecture (M.Arch)

The School of Graduate Architecture offers a 63 unit M. Arch for qualified applicants holding an undergraduate degree in architecture and an 87 unit M. Arch for applicants with an undergraduate degree in a field other than architecture. Both the 63 and 87 unit degree programs are accredited by the National Architectural Accrediting Board (NAAB).

Master of Architecture (M. Arch) 63
Master of Architecture (M. Arch) 87
Master of Architecture (M. Arch) Program Learning Outcomes

Architectural Design Studios focusing on: Case Studies and Ordering Principles, Meaning and Making, Sensory Systems, Programming and Site Influences, Structural and Environmental Systems, Comprehensive Project incorporating all of the above. Research and innovation in sustainable building design is stressed in all studio projects.

Support and Technical Classes: Spatial Composition, Environmental Controls and Sustainability, Structures, Architectural History, Materials and Methods of Construction, Digitally Generated Morphology, Professional Practice, Perspective, Design Process and Graphic Representation and more.

Thesis Projects set in, and meeting regulations of, the urban context of San Francisco or in an international student’s home country.

Would you like to become an architect but also want to explore other exciting subjects—ones that illuminate the interconnections of the world—to launch you on a lifetime of learning?

Consider our dual-degree program in architecture and art.

You’ll earn a Bachelor of Arts degree from Agnes Scott beginning with a three-year, liberal arts curriculum at Agnes Scott followed by one year of architectural study at Washington University in St. Louis.

Then, you’ll have the option to apply for and pursue a professionally accredited Master of Architecture degree at Washington University in St. Louis. The graduate program will take three to three and a half years.

During your study at Agnes Scott, you’ll enjoy collaborative, in-class discussions, accessible faculty and research of your own choosing. And, you’ll enhance your future career as an architect with strong writing, speaking and analytical skills—the true benefits a liberal arts education.

Programme content
The first two years of the study programme (totally 120 credits of compulsory courses) form a basic introduction to the subject area landscape architecture. It covers all of it, from the understanding of human dimensions in relation to the surroundings through understanding of what challenges the towns, urban spaces and residential areas offer, to insight into theories and methods used when analysing the landscape. At the same time, emphasis is put on design and drawing, introduction to computer-based tools and knowledge of geology, soil conditions and vegetation. In the last three years (180 credits), the students get the opportunity to specialise within three profiles: Design and Detail Project Planning. The specialisation is directed towards design of green spaces at the development plan level and down. The students must have the motivation to work with design aspects on the detail level, and on a high level design wise. Moreover, the students must be interested in creative work both when it comes to function and form, and, not least, acquire an understanding of materials. Superior Landscape Planning emphasises design and development of the landscape on a superior communal and regional level. The students choosing this profile must be interested in design, but on a higher level in connection with town improvement, urbanism or possibly in direction of more rural planning, planning of cultural landscape, town villages etc. Importance is placed on meeting different players’ needs and interests with the landscape in focus. Strategic thinking is important in this connection. Urban Green Space and Landscape Management are directed towards green space management for governmental, regional, communal and other large landowners. Candidates may also work with offering and calculation in landscape architect and landscape gardener firms. The students choosing this profile must be interested in players and processes. The implementation aspects are central in this profile.

Spesialisation requirements
The first two years (120 credits) are compulsory and the same for all students in the study programme. In this part of the programme, a one-week obligatory job placement is included in the course LAA113 (Introduction to Landscape Architecture II). In the next three years (180 credits), the students choose between three specialisations. The specialisation Design and Detail Project Planning consists of 80 compulsory credits, 70 elective credits and a Master\’s thesis of 30 credits. The specialisation Superior Landscape Planning consists of 75 compulsory credits, 75 elective credits and a Master\’s thesis of 30 credits. The specialisation Urban Green Space and Landscape Management consists of 90 compulsory credits, 60 elective credits and a Master\’s thesis of 30 credits. In all the three specialisations, a compulsory specialisation course at the 300 level is included in the fifth academic year that is directed towards the respective specialisation and where the purpose is to gather all the academic threads. The elective part should primarily consist of courses in landscape architecture or courses particularly relevant to the specialisation course in the chosen specialisation. The compulsory courses that are included in the first and second part of the programme are specified in the Internet version of the curriculum.

Student advising
The academic staff and the student adviser are responsible for providing guidance in relation to courses, project assignments and Master\’s thesis, and in addition, the following advisory channels have been established: Several information meetings for the students are held each year: Information meetings at the beginning of a new academic year, information meeting about study periods abroad, information meeting at the beginning of the spring semester, information meeting for postgraduates, information meeting about choice of topic for the Master\’s thesis, information meeting about choice of specialisation, and other information meetings when necessary.

Evaluation
The teachers in the study programme have staff meetings regularly where the programme\’s content and profile are discussed. Each semester, day-long staff meetings are also arranged where specific courses in the study programme are discussed. Staff meetings are also arranged at the end of each semester where study techniques and experiences from recent courses are discussed and evaluated by the teachers in plenary. Time is set aside for mid-semester evaluations by the students. These are used to adjust the direction of the course. External examiners from the profession are some of our most important correctives when it comes to teaching. Once a year, meetings with the board in the Norwegian Association of Landscape Architectures are held to discuss the study programme.

Learning goals
The students are to know how to project, plan and manage both the urban and the rural landscape in accordance with the intentions in the European Landscape Convention. They should also know how to register and analyse the human-created and natural conditions as a basis for this work. They shall know how to formulate problems for discussion, prepare programmes and concepts and suggest solutions. They are also to be able to understand and plan changes in the town and the landscape, such as town improvement, urban renewal, placing of buildings and roads in the landscape and development of the cultural landscape through maintenance and management. The suggestions shall meet functional, aesthetic, social, legal, ecological and economic requirements. The students should also be able to cooperate with others, outside of the academic limits and with the general public. It is stressed that the students shall develop the ability to independently consider the academic challenges, and to pass their ideas on in an understandable way that reveals the consequences.

Teaching and evaluation methods
The aim of the programme is for the students to acquire most of the understanding and knowledge, skills and attitudes that are necessary to become a landscape architect. Therefore, the programme emphasises to a large extent project- and problem-based work as close up to reality as possible. Students shall solve concrete design or planning assignments. Since both independence and cooperation skills are emphasised, the students work both individually and in groups. Much time is put aside for supervision individually and in groups. The lectures and the projects are linked, but topics that give a wider theoretic, social and historical understanding are also emphasised. To practice the three-dimensional and artistic understanding, the students work on free-hand drawing and design in different scales and different materials. When doing this, they use both modelling workshops and computer labs. IKT (information and communication technology) is a central tool for landscape architects, and is used both to visualise projects and as a project tool. The landscape and the people living and working there, either in urban or rural areas, are the basis for the landscape architect\’s work. The education therefore emphasises field work and excursions both in Norway and in other countries.The examination is either based on final examinations (independent work or written examination) or continuous assessment (project work or local written examination). The examiners are used in two ways: 1. To evaluate each students examination work and 2. To evaluate the course. When a course starts up, the students will be given an overview over the basis for evaluation that is made especially for each course according to the grading scale A-F or passed/failed. In planning and project courses, plus in design and drawing courses, so-called mid-semester and final evaluations are arranged where the students in plenary get feedback on their work. When necessary and required, an examiner is present at the evaluation.