Architecture Degrees Online

This MA facilitates the development of previously acquired architectural/urban design skills with participants taking them to a higher academic level. It provides an opportunity for students both from within and outside the university to convert their academic achievements achieved during a five year architecture course to a higher level of proven skill.

The programme of work enables the achievement of a higher level of academic excellence in one field – Architecture and Urban Design. The delivery of the programme is in the form of structured and regular individual tutoring of agreed drawn project work and a written and illustrated Report of 5,000 – 7,500 words. The focus of study and particular method of delivery is selected following consultation with each student, in accordance with the specific area of expertise which he or she has developed during the prerequisite architecture/urban design course. The experience offered to the student is therefore to clearly focus their desired area of expertise, in order to produce structured work of a demonstrably higher level than their previous achievements.

RIBA Part 3 and subsequent registration with the Architects Registration Board (ARB) allow you to practice with the title of Architect in the United Kingdom and European Community.

The course is delivered through lectures, personal tutorials and small group seminars. You will acquire and develop formal knowledge in the fields of statute and common (or case) law, professional conduct, contract administration, communication technique and industrial organisation. You are encouraged to gain familiarity with CAD and project management applications, and use word processing and spreadsheet material.

All applicants to the course should either have RIBA Part 2 exemption by examination at a recognised UK or Eire school, or RIBA or ARB Part 2 exemption by interview. Applicants must also submit documentary evidence of practical experience to conform with the RIBA Practical Training Scheme. In cases where exemption from the full year of post-Part 2 training is required, evidence of protracted experience at high levels of responsibility must be submitted, sufficient to allow the course tutor to endorse an application for exemption to the RIBA’s Co-ordinator for Practical Training.

The course is designed to ensure high standards in the professional practice of architecture and to give you the opportunity to extend your area of competence. It focuses on the design process but tempers this concern with the knowledge and experience needed for ideas to become reality in a way that is ethical, economical, efficient and legal. Students are recruited from a wide range of design professions in the construction industry, and the teaching will examine critical events in your own work experience, that of other course members and of the profession at large. The course will also encourage you to feel confident with higher levels of professional responsibility. Our students have had considerable recent successes in the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) President’s medals, winning the RIBA Silver Medal in 2002 and 2003, and the Bronze in 2004.

For students who wish to complete two classes (minimum) in one year to prepare for employment. A minimum of 37 units is required. Cannot be completed in one academic year.
Arch 001 Introduction to Architecture 1
Arch 005 Architectural Drawing I 3
Arch 006 Architectural Drawing II 3
Arch 007 Architectural Drawing Ill 3
Arch 008 Architectural Drawing IV 3
Arch 010 Freehand Drawing I 2
Arch 012 Architectural Rendering 2
Arch 020 Methods of Construction 2
Arch 021 Materials of Construction 3
Arch 022 Equipment of Buildings 3
Arch 033 Basic Architectural Design I 3
Arch 034 Basic Architectural Design II 3
Arch 041 Architectural Model Building 2
Math 146 Technical Mathematics II 3

0911—Cooperative Education—Architecture (1) CSU RPT 3
0921—Cooperative Education—Architecture (2) CSU RPT 3
0931—Cooperative Education—Architecture (3) CSU RPT 3
0941—Cooperative Education—Architecture (4) CSU RPT 4
Prerequisite: Employment in a field related to student’s major as verified by the signature of the Cooperative Education Advisor. Limits to transfer credit: See Cooperative Education Credit Guide. Supervised training is conducted in the form of on-the-job training in an employment area that will enhance the student’s educational goals.

023—Construction Estimating (3) CSU
Lecture 3 hours.
Studies methods used in determining quantities and costs of labor and materials as related to construction.
030—Residential Planning (3) CSU RPT 3
Lecture 1 hour; laboratory 5 hours.
Prerequisite: Architecture 5.
Offers a study of the single family residence, its layout, liveability, size, orientation, cost, furnishings, equipment and decoration.
033—Basic Architectural Design I (3) UC:CSU
Lecture 1 hour; laboratory 5 hours.
Prerequisite: Architecture 3 and 9.
Explores the nature and limitations of materials using two-dimensional studies of form and composition in black and white and color.
034—Basic Architectural Design II (3) UC:CSU
Lecture 1 hour; laboratory 5 hours.
Prerequisite: Architecture 9 or 33.
Extends the theory of color and the use of various material sin three-dimensional compositions.
037—Computer Aided Design and Drafting (3)
Lecture 1 hour; laboratory 5 hours.
Prerequisite Architecture 5 and 6.
An introduction to computer design and drafting for architecture. Provides a survey of current CAD systems plus hands-on experience.
041—Architectural Model Building (2) UC:CSU
Lecture 1 hour; laboratory 3 hours.
Acquaints students of architecture with the techniques and materials for constructing architectural study models.
052—Concrete Construction Design and Practice (3) CSU
Lecture 3 hours.
Offers a practical introduction to modern concrete design theory and construction practices as employed in the construction of buildings, roads, flood control works, and miscellaneous structures.
0185—Directed Study—Architecture (1) CSU RPT 2
0285—Directed Study—Architecture (2) CSU
0385—Directed Study—Architecture (3) CSU
Conference 1 hour per unit:
Allows students to pursue Directed Study in Architecture on a contract basis under the direction of a supervising instructor.

010—Freehand Drawing I (2) UC:CSU RPT
Lecture 2 hours; laboratory 2 hours.
Corequisite: Architecture 12.
Drawing ability as developed primarily by pencil, ink, and watercolor. Study is made of composition, form, value, and scale, and centers mainly on drawing development employing architectural forms.
012—Architectural Rendering (2) CSU
Lecture 1 hour; laboratory 3 hours.
Corequisite: Architecture 10.
Teaches the techniques of graphic rendering using various media. Stresses both freehand drawing and drafting board methods.

015—Applied Descriptive Geometry (2) CSU
Lecture 1 hour; laboratory 3 hours.
Same as Industrial Technology 218. Credit not given for both courses.
Prerequisite: One semester of architecture.
Provides training in the analysis and solution of orthographic projection problems. Emphasis is placed on solving three-dimensional space problems by exposure to an interpretation of points, lines, and planes in primary secondary, and successive auxiliary views. Theory and practice are included that involve visualization and graphic representation of intersections, angles, parallelism, perpendicularity, and revolutions. Orthographic and pictorial abstract examples are taken from engineering disciplines related to design and industrial technology.
018—Strength of Architectural Materials I (3) CSU
Lecture 3 hours.
Includes material relative to the strength, mechanical principles and design (stresses, tension, compression, shear, and bending) of building materials, and their uses in foundations, floors, walls, columns, and roofs.
020—Methods of Construction (2) CSU
Lecture 2 hours.
Emphasizes methods of construction in wood, steel and concrete.
021—Materials of Construction (3) CSU
Lecture 3 hours.
Prerequisite: Architecture 5 and 20.
Studies the nature and characteristics of materials, along with their appropriate uses for given construction purposes.
022—Equipment of Buildings (3) CSU
Lecture 3 hours.
Prerequisite: Architecture 5 and 20.
Applies the basic principles of design, selection and operation of equipment in buildings to water, plumbing, heating, air conditioning, lighting and acoustics.

001—Introduction to Architecture (1) UC:CSU RPT 1
Lecture 1 hour.
UC Credit Limit: Maximum one unit.
Introductory course exploring the fields of architecture and construction technology. Students will gain an understanding of architecture and construction technology programs. Visits to architects’ offices, building sites, and advance schools of architecture.
005—Architectural Drawing I (3) CSU
Lecture 1 hour; laboratory 5 hours.
Teaches the techniques of architectural drafting, its conventions and symbols through the preparation of simple construction details and drawings. Surveys the scope and personal requirements of the architectural profession and related building trades.
006—Architectural Drawing II (3) CSU
Lecture 1 hour; laboratory 5 hours.
Prerequisite: Architecture 5 wit a grade of “C” or better.
Develops drafting skill and fundamental understanding of building by preparing working drawings with necessary details for wood frame construction.
007—Architectural Drawing II (3) CSU
Lecture 1 hour; laboratory 5 hours.
Prerequisite: Architecture 5 or 6.
Offers a study of construction methods, materials, and building ordinances, Requires students to prepare detail drawings for commercial buildings in concrete and steel or similar problems.
008—Architectural Drawing IV (3) CSU
Lecture 1 hour; laboratory 5 hours.
Prerequisite: Architecture 6 or 7.
Offers a study of construction methods, materials, and building ordinances. Requires students to prepare design and preliminary drawings for small commercial-type building or similar problems.
009—Elements of Design Theory 94) UC:CSU
Lecture 1 hour, laboratory 5 hours.
Introduces the principles of two-dimensional design common to architecture and visual arts. Integrates the theory or architectural design with historical and cultural foundations. Develops analytical skills in visual perception and critical awareness.