Architecture Degrees Online

Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD), or equivalent, OR 19 years of age or older.
A minimum of six (6) Grade 12 courses including four (4) required university preparation (U) courses and two additional university (U) or university/college (M) courses. The following Grade 12 U courses, or equivalent, are required: Grade 12 English (ENG4U), and Physics (SPH4U), Grade 12 Math – Advanced Functions (MHF4U) or Calculus and Vectors (MCV4U) or Advanced Functions and Introductory Calculus (MCB4U) plus one other U level course.
Admission Procedures
Academic strength is calculated by averaging all submitted Grade 12 marks (or equivalent) of the required subjects and two additional OAC, U or M courses. If more than two additional courses are submitted, the courses with the highest mark will be used.
Other factors as well as grades are considered. Applicants are required to attend an interview where they have the opportunity to find out more about the program and present a portfolio.

ARCHITECTURAL STUDIES 201 TECHNICAL WORKSHOP: COMPUTER-AIDED DRAFTING
An introduction to the basics of Computer-Aided Drafting (CAD), with an emphasis on AutoCAD. Skill development includes drawing, annotation, and plotting.

Permission of the instructor is required, with priority given to students who are currently enrolled in Architectural Studies 241. Two hours of credit, marked as pass/not passed. Enrollment limited to 10 students. Staff

ARCHITECTURAL STUDIES 241 ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN I
An introduction to architectural design that develops familiarity with basic design principles and with a range of methods for communicating architectural ideas. These include sketching, manual drafting, model-making, and computer modeling using Sketch-Up. This is the same course as Art 241.

Eight hours of studio work. Prerequisite: Art History 123 or a high school course in architectural design. Enrollment limited to 12 students. J. O’Riordan

ARCHITECTURAL STUDIES 261 LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE DESIGN STUDIO
Landscape architecture design studio that develops skills in describing, analyzing, and designing landscape spaces (gardens, parks, urban plazas). This is the same course as Art 261.

Prerequisites: Art 102 or 103 and either Art History 123 or 277. Enrollment limited to 12 students. E. Kramer

ARCHITECTURAL STUDIES 293, 294 PRACTICUM IN ARCHITECTURAL STUDIES
One or two hours of credit, to be determined by the department in advance, depending on the nature of the proposal and the amount of work involved. Marked as pass/not passed.
Architectural Studies 321 History, Place, Meaning in site/Art Interventions This is the same course as Art 321. Refer to the Art listing for a course description.

ARCHITECTURAL STUDIES 342 ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN II: SELECTED TOPICS
Architecture design studio involving increasingly complex design problems and introducing students to AutoCAD. Topics vary each semester and may include library design, preservation and adaptive reuse, “green” design, and housing. May be repeated for credit. This is the same course as Art 342.

Eight hours of studio work. Prerequisite: Architectural Studies/Art 241 and Art History 123. Enrollment limited to 12 students. J. O′Riordan

ARCHITECTURAL STUDIES 345 MUSEUM ARCHITECTURE
This seminar with studio elements focuses on design criteria for contemporary museums. Working in teams, students will conduct case-studies, analyzing facilities at an existing museum, developing a building program to meet current and future needs, and creating a design to address the building program.

Prerequisite: One of the following courses: Architectural Studies/Art 241, Art History 258, or Art History 263. Enrollment limited to 12 students. J. O’ Riordan

ARCHITECTURAL STUDIES 493, 494 ADVANCED STUDY SEMINARS
Directed research on designated architectural topics, employing the methods of architectural history, architectural design, and historic preservation as complementary modes of architectural inquiry.

One course in art history (unless otherwise noted). Open to juniors and seniors. Enrollment limited to 16 students.

ARCHITECTURAL STUDIES 493B, 494B THE MUSEUM AS A BUILDING TYPE
The museum as a building type, with a focus on public museums from the 18th century to the present. Qualified students may complete a design project in lieu of a research paper. This is the same course as Art History 493B, 494B. A. Van Slyck

ARCHITECTURAL STUDIES 493C, 494C NEW LONDON:
A CULTURAL LANDSCAPE APPROACH New London’s architecture and urban spaces considered as ordinary places created through the interaction of local subcultures and national, dominant cultural values. This is the same course as Art History 493D, 494D. A. Van Slyck

ARCHITECTURAL STUDIES 493H, 494H
THe Architecture of Connecticut College In this in-depth study of the development of the Connecticut College campus from its founding to the present day, students will undertake extensive research in the college archives and interpret buildings and landscape features (extant and demolished) in light of changes in institutional priorities, pedagogical theories, and student demographics. This is the same course as Art History 493H, 494H. A. Van Slyck

ARCHITECTURAL STUDIES 493Z, 494Z ROMAN ARCHITECTURE
An in-depth investigation of building in ancient Rome and throughout the Roman world. Areas of focus will include the links between Roman architecture and the building traditions of the Etruscans and Greeks, issues regarding design, function and construction techniques in public and domestic architecture, and the political and social aims of building patrons. This is the same course as Art History 493Z, 494Z. J. Alchermes

ARCHITECTURAL STUDIES 491, 492 INDIVIDUAL STUDY
Proposals for advanced study are initiated by the student the semester before study will be done, in consultation with the faculty adviser and, if necessary, with an outside professional.
ARCHITECTURAL STUDIES 495, 496 INTERNSHIP
Students work 8-10 hours per week in a professional organization. A proposal submitted in the previous semester outlines general tasks and special projects.
ARCHITECTURAL STUDIES 497-498 HONORS STUDY

The architectural studies program is predicated on three interrelated ideas.
First, architecture is inseparable from the cultural landscape – the intersection of natural landscapes with built forms and social life. Thus, it is essential to study individual buildings in light of their larger settings (building site, neighborhood, city, and even region), while also paying attention to the furniture and fittings that mediate the inhabitants’ occupation of a given space.
Second, the cultural landscape does not merely accommodate our daily routines. It also shapes our sense of ourselves, our interactions with others, and our understanding of the wider world.
Third, the study of architecture and the cultural landscape is enhanced by an interdisciplinary approach. History, environmental studies, anthropology, sociology, psychology, and other disciplines are as important to an understanding of architecture and the cultural landscape as design, mathematics, and physics.
We call our program architectural studies, rather than architecture, to make it clear that our goals and aspirations are distinct from those of a professional program.
If you choose this major, you are choosing to expand your outlook, embrace a broad understanding of architecture, and experience the insights that emerge from considering architecture and the cultural landscape from a range of disciplinary perspectives.
If you decide to pursue a career in one of the design professions, as many of our majors do, you will enter graduate school with a great advantage: the ability to see and articulate the multiple issues raised by any design problem.

Archaeology is a multi-disciplinary field that emphasizes the interpretation of material remains in order to understand a culture’s history, demographics, religions, economic exchange, political systems, and social values. Archaeologists can specialize in traditionally scientific areas, such as floral and faunal remains and forensic archaeology (biology), the chemical composition of ceramics or preservation of delicate paintings (chemistry), or the petrology and geomorphology of lithics and the ability to survey and map sites (geology). Archaeologists use computer software to record and catalog data and to map, and sometimes reconstruct, ancient sites. Historical archaeologists must be able to read coins, inscriptions, and the preserved writings of a culture (languages). Finally, archaeologists need to be able to understand human interaction (anthropology) suggested by the art and artifacts of a culture (art history). In short, to be a good archaeologist, one needs a broad liberal arts education with emphases in one or more specific areas.
Students may develop an individualized major in Archaeology by following the recommendations given below and filing with the Registrar a Contract for an Individualized Major. See Index. Individualized Major. For students intending to attend graduate school in Archaeology, it is also highly recommended to have an additional major or minor in a related discipline (e.g., Anthropology, Art History, Classical Studies, Geology, History, Religion, or Spanish).
Archaeology faculty members: Rhawn Denniston, John Gruber-Miller, Christina McOmber, Alfrieta Parks Mnagan
Major: A minimum of eleven course credits, at least five of which must be at the 300/400 level, from the following categories:
Core courses: ANT 101 (Cultural Anthropology), 110 (Introduction to Archaeology); two courses in biology, chemistry, or geology; and language through 205.
Courses defined by Time and Place:
Choose option 1 or 2 from each of the following two sections:
Time:
Pre-historic: ANT 105 (Human Origins); and either ART 202 (Ceramics I) or at least one additional course in science [e.g., CHE 202 (Analytical Chemistry); GEO 212 (Mineralogy), 222 (Climate Change), 320 (Geomorphology), 324 (Sedimentology and Stratigraphy)].
Historical: at least one 300-level course in the language of the region you are interested in studying.
Place:
Old World: three courses from art history, classical archaeology, or history [e.g., ART 251 (Greek and Hellenistic Art), 252 (Etruscan and Roman Art); CLA 381 (Greek Archaeology), 382 (Roman Archaeology); HIS 202 (Rome from Vergil to St. Augustine)].
New World: three courses from anthropology, art history, Latin American Studies, or religion [e.g., ANT 206 (West Indian People and Culture); ART 263 (African Art), 266 (American Indian Art: Gender and the Marketplace); HIS 141 (Latin American History); SPA 385 (Latin American Culture and Civilization); REL 355 (Religions of Ancient Mexico)].
Two additional courses related to archaeology approved by the student’s archaeology advisors.
Senior Thesis 485 directed by a faculty member approved by the Archaeology Program Committee.

All art majors must take a minimum of ten credits in art which include: three studio art and art history courses, three advanced courses, plus Art 483 (Seminar) and Art 487 (Senior Thesis). Most students take several independent tutorials after completing the basic courses in their chosen area.
Studio Art and Art History Courses
For the studio major, areas of focus include ceramics, photography, video, drawing, painting, textiles, sculpture, performance art, papermaking, and collage and assemblage. For students emphasizing art history, there are multiple course area offerings from Western antiquity to the present available, as well as Native American, Latin American, and African art. Read more about our courses in Studio Art, Art History, and other areas including study abroad.
Senior Theses
An art history thesis normally requires a paper, public presentation, and oral presentation to complete the major. A studio thesis involves an exhibition and oral defense. Our emphasis on a senior thesis requirement is unusual for a college of our size. Our aim is to establish in our majors the qualities of a committed artist or art historian after leaving Cornell, whether continuing their work in their own studios, as teachers inspiring others to make art, entering a graduate program, managing an antique store, becoming a museum docent, or using art as part of their daily lives in a career outside the art world.

ART: Drawing, Design, Ceramics, Collage/Assemblage, and Sculpture
HISTORY: Europe: 1300-1700 or Modern Europe and Its Critics
MATH: Calculus I
PHYSICS: General Physics I

Submission of a portfolio demonstrating one’s work in studio art plays a critical role in the application process; therefore, energy must be devoted to developing the appropriate studio art skills early in an undergraduate career. Also, one course in art history is highly recommended

Recent graduates have been successful in some of the most competitive graduate art and architecture programs in the country, including Washington University in St. Louis, The University of Pennsylvania, Iowa State University, and Harvard. Former students have gone on to study with Robert Venturi and Louis Khan. Another works for I.M. Pei. Cornell has an even larger list of accomplishments of students attending MFA programs throughout the United States.
Cornell has a long and established relationship with Washington University. We think highly of their program, and we have established credibility with them as well. Our students have been well prepared, both in studio work, historical foundations, and theoretical knowledge, so that they can succeed. A few years ago, a Cornell alumnus was given the graduate school’s highest honors. We also believe that the one-course-at-a-time format has assisted students in learning how to work hard and to focus on a singular goal.

Washington University’s Cooperative Program

Our three-four cooperative program with Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri, offers the degree of Master of Architecture from the University and a baccalaureate degree from Cornell College. It is designed for students who wish to obtain their undergraduate education in a liberal arts college but who also want an early start on their professional degree in architecture. Participants complete three years of work at Cornell and four years studying architecture at the University.
Students spend their freshman, sophomore, and junior years at Cornell, incorporating the suggested courses in preparation. Applications for admission to Washington University’s program are due February 1st of the calendar year that a student plans to enter. Undergraduates spend their senior year at the University and transfer those courses back to Cornell. Following graduation from Cornell at the end of a four-year process, the student typically continues in the Washington University graduate program for three more years.

Three-year graduate program. The three-year Master of Landscape Architecture degree (license qualifying) is designed for students from diverse educational backgrounds who want to enter the profession fully qualified at the master’s level. The program of study includes ninety credits of course work in landscape and community design, landscape history and theory, drawing and studies in representation, landscape technology, plant materials, and professional practice. Concentrations are generally derived from two focus areas of the department, (1) community design and planning and (2) cultural landscape studies, but other options are available depending on student interest and faculty support.

Two-year graduate program. The two-year Master of Landscape Architecture (M.L.A.) degree is intended for students who have a degree in landscape architecture or architecture. The program requires sixty credits of course work, a thesis, and two academic years of residency. For landscape architects, the program of study requires two studio courses, two concentrations, and elective courses. For architects, core courses in landscape architecture, a concentration, and elective courses are required. Concentrations are generally derived from two focus areas of the department, (1) community design and planning and (2) cultural landscape studies, but other options are available depending on student interest and faculty support.

Other programs:
Joint degrees are available with the Fields of City and Regional Planning (M.L.A.-M.R.P.) and Horticulture (M.L.A.-M.S.). (See those field descriptions for more information.)

Application:
All applicants are required to submit two recommendations and a design portfolio. Applicants to two-year program should hold a bachelor’s degree in architecture or landscape architecture from a recognized institution. Applicants with a bachelor’s degree in an area other than architecture or landscape architecture should apply to the three-year program. A field brochure is available upon request from the graduate field office.

LA 1410 Grounding in Landscape Architecture
LA 1420 Grounding in Landscape Architecture
LA 2010 Medium of the Landscape
LA 2020 Medium of the Landscape
LA 2150 Writing Seminar: Engaging Places — Not Offered This Year
LA 2520 Daily Life and Cultural Landscapes (CA)
LA 2610 Fieldwork in Urban Archaeology (also CRP/ARKEO 2610) (CA) (LA)
LA 2620 Laboratory in Landscape Archaeology (also ARKEO 2620)
LA 2660 Jerusalem through the Ages (also NES/JWST/ARKEO/RELST 2660) (CA) (LA) — Not Offered This Year
LA 2820 Photography and the American Landscape (CA) (LA)
LA 3010 Integrating Theory and Practice I
LA 3020 Integrating Theory and Practice
LA 3160 Site Engineering II
LA 3180 Site Construction
LA 3600 Pre-Industrial Cities and Towns of North America (also ARKEO 3600, CRP 3600/6660, LA 6660) (CA) (LA)
LA 4010 Urban Design Studio
LA 4020 Integrating Theory and Practice II
LA 4030 Directed Study: The Concentration
LA 4100 Computer Applications in Landscape Architecture
LA 4120 Professional Practice
LA 4180/7900 Audio Documentary: Stories from the Land (CA) (LA)
LA 4830 Seminar in Landscape Studies (CA) (LA)
LA 4860/7910 Placemaking by Design
LA 4910 Creating the Urban Eden: Woody Plant Selection, Design, and Landscape Establishment (also HORT 4910)
LA 4920 Creating the Urban Eden: Woody Plant Selection, Design, and Landscape Establishment (also HORT 4920)
LA 4940 Special Topics in Landscape Architecture
LA 4950 Green Cities: The Future of Urban Ecology (also CRP 3840/5840)
LA 4970 Individual Study in Landscape Architecture
LA 4980 Undergraduate Teaching
LA 4990 Undergraduate Research
LA 5010 Composition and Theory
LA 5020 Composition and Theory
LA 5050 Landscape Representation I
LA 5060 Graphic Communication II
LA 5240 History of European Landscape Architecture*
LA 5250 History of American Landscape Architecture*
LA 5450 The Parks and Fora of Imperial Rome
LA 5820 Photography and the American Landscape
LA 5900 Theoretical Foundations
LA 5980 Graduate Teaching
LA 6010 Integrating Theory and Practice I
LA 6020 Integrating Theory and Practice II
LA 6030 Directed Study: The Concentration
LA 6160 Site Engineering II
LA 6180 Site Construction
LA 6660 Pre-Industrial Cities and Towns of North America (also CRP 6660)
LA 6900 Methods of Landscape Architectural Inquiry
LA 6940 Special Topics in Landscape Architecture
LA 7010 Urban Design and Planning
LA 7020 Advanced Design Studio
LA 7900 Audio Documentary: Stories from the Land
LA 7910 Placemaking by Design
LA 7920 Landscape Preservation: Theory and Practice
LA 8900 Master’s Thesis in Landscape Architecture

Applicants should have an undergraduate degree in architecture, archaeology, history, history of art, or anthropology, or appropriate experience in the field. Applicants may apply for the master’s or doctoral programs in architectural history or urban development history. Applicants with previous graduate work can be considered for advanced standing. Master’s degree candidates in the history of architecture or urban development programs are required to have reading proficiency in at least one modern language other than English; Ph.D. degree candidates must have proficiency in two languages other than English before beginning the second year of study.
This area offers many opportunities for enrichment through other educational institutions and public or nonprofit agencies. Cornell cooperates with Harvard University in the archaeological exploration of Sardis in Turkey. Students and faculty members often work with summer programs in architectural design, history of architecture, and landscape architecture offered by departments and graduate fields.
The field also offers a joint program with the Field of City and Regional Planning leading to the M.Arch. and M.R.P. degrees.
Application:
All applicants must submit GRE general test scores. Applicants to the computer graphics program must also submit scores on the GRE subject test in computer science. Applicants to the architecture (M.Arch. professional) and design programs must also submit a portfolio of visual materials.
International students whose undergraduate training has been completed outside the United States are admitted as provisional candidates. They should plan to spend at least four terms in residence for the master’s degree. TOEFL minimum score of 600 (paper-based) or 250 (computer-based) .