Architecture Degrees Online

Admissions • A high school diploma or equivalent is required. • CPCC Placement tests are required in English and mathematics. Developmental Studies for math and English classes are available for students to build basic skills and knowledge. • A counseling/orientation appointment follows placement testing. • Students should see a faculty advisor before registration. • Students entering this program should take the courses in bold print first if at all possible. • Many courses have prerequisites or corequisites; check the Course Descriptions section for details.

Additional Information The curriculum at Central Piedmont Community College includes emphasis on computer-aided drafting (CAD) and related computer courses to prepare graduates for employment in the expanding CAD area within the field of Architectural Technology.

The Doctoral Program in Architecture, a joint initiative with University of Bologna and with IUAV, is under the auspices of the Department of Architecture of the University of Ferrara. Each year, the faculty decides the academic coursework expressly created for the doctorate program and that taken from other courses of study.

The annual plan for the academic activity of each graduate student, proposed by the student and his or her advisor at the beginning of each year, is verified at the end of the year by the faculty during the colloquium that decides admission to the following year or to the final exam.

Credits have to be subdivided according to the regulations of the pertaining Macro-Area. Students of the first year will acquire 10 credits in transversal activities, 6 credits in macro-area activities and 44 credits within disciplinar activities.

The program seeks an in-depth study of architecture from different approaches, ranging from historical analysis to the structural problems through reaching out to their knowledge through formal and compositional mapping. The historical period is from early archaeological sites in the current architecture and its complex problems.

Criteria for admission of students:
- Degree in Architecture – Previous studies of first and second cycle. – Academic

Areas that are assigned by the DEA:
Architectural composition, Architectural Graphic Expression, Mechanics of continuous media and t. est of

History of Architecture

The M.A. Program in History of Architecture intends to train students with a thorough knowledge of past and current architectural developments in the West and in Turkey within a cross-cultural framework, to familiarize students with research techniques and to equip them with the skills of criticizing and evaluating architectural works. Admission is open to all candidates holding a Bachelor’s Degree.