| General Institute Requirements (GIRs) | Subjects |
| Science Requirement | 6 |
| Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences Requirement [one subject can be satisfied by a subject in the Departmental Program]** | 8 |
| Restricted Electives in Science and Technology (REST) Requirement | 2 |
| Laboratory Requirement | 1 |
| Total GIR Subjects Required for SB Degree | 17 |
| Communication Requirement | |
| The program includes a Communication Requirement
of 4 subjects: 2 subjects designated as Communication Intensive in Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences (CI-H); and 2 subjects designated as Communication Intensive in the Major (CI-M). |
|
| PLUS Departmental Program | Units |
| Subject names below are followed by
credit units, and by prerequisites if any (corequisites in italics) |
|
| Required Subjects | 75 |
| 4.111 Experiencing Architecture Studio, 12 | |
| 4.113 Applied Architecture Design Studio I, 15, CI-M; 4.111 | |
| 4.302 BSAD Foundations in the Visual Arts, 12 | |
| 4.401 Introduction to Building Technology, 12 | |
| 4.500 Introduction to Design Computing, 12 | |
| 4.605 Introduction to the History and Theory of Architecture, 12, HASS-D, CI-M | |
| Discipline Stream Subjects By the beginning of their junior year, students are expected to begin concentrating in one of the four discipline streams. |
|
| —Architectural Design Discipline Stream | 75-78 |
| 4.114 Applied Architecture Design Studio II, 21; 4.104 or 4.113, 4.302, 4.401, 4.500, 4.605 | |
| 4.115 Applied Architecture Design Studio III, 21; 4.114 | |
| 4.440 Basic Structural Design, 12, REST; 18.02 | |
| plus 4.116 Advanced Architecture Design Studio, 21; 4.126 or 4.115, 4.440 or Two subjects from any of the other three discipline streams, both in the same area |
|
| —Visual Arts Discipline Stream | 84 |
| 4.322 Introduction to Sculpture, 12, HASS | |
| 4.341 Introduction to Photography and Related Media, 12, HASS | |
| 4.351 Introduction to Video, 12, HASS | |
| One intermediate-level subject in Visual Arts | |
| One advanced-level subject in Visual Arts | |
| plus One of the following subjects: 4.601 Introduction to Art History, 12, HASS-D 4.602 Modern Art and Mass Culture, 12, HASS-D, CI-H 4.614 Religious Architecture and Islamic Cultures, 12, HASS-D |
|
| plus One additional subject in History, Theory, and Criticism of Architecture and Art |
|
| —Building Technology Discipline Stream | 81-84 |
| 4.411 Building Technology Laboratory, 12, LAB; 8.02, 18.02 | |
| 4.42J Fundamentals of Energy in Buildings, 12, REST; 8.01, 18.02 | |
| 4.440 Basic Structural Design, 12, REST; 18.02 | |
| One additional subject in Building Technology | |
| plus 4.114 Applied Architecture Design Studio II, 21; 4.104 or 4.113, 4.302, 4.401, 4.500, 4.605 or Two additional subjects in Building Technology |
|
| plus One additional subject from any of the other three discipline streams |
|
| —History, Theory, and Criticism of Architecture and Art Discipline Stream | 75-84 |
| 4.601 Introduction to Art History, 12, HASS-D | |
| plus 4.602 Modern Art and Mass Culture, 12, HASS-D, CI-H or 4.614 Religious Architecture and Islamic Cultures, 12, HASS-D |
|
| plus Three additional subjects in History, Theory, and Criticism of Architecture and Art |
|
| plus One of the following subjects: 4.322 Introduction to Sculpture, 12, HASS 4.341 Introduction to Photography and Related Media, 12, HASS 4.351 Introduction to Video, 12, HASS |
|
| plus One additional subject in Visual Arts. |
|
| Departmental Program Units That also Satisfy the GIRs | (24) |
| Unrestricted Electives | 48-57 |
| Total Units Beyond the GIRs Required for SB Degree | 183 |
| No subject can be counted both as part of the 17-subject GIRs and as part of the 180 units required beyond the GIRs. Every subject in the student's departmental program will count toward one or the other, but not both. | |
| Notes | |
| *Alternate prerequisites are listed in the subject description. | |
| **Only two subjects required by the department may also satisfy the General Institute Requirements. Students in the Visual Arts departmental discipline stream may not have a HASS concentration in Visual Arts; nor may History, Theory, and Criticism of Architecture and Art discipline stream students concentrate in the HASS field of History of Art and Architecture. | |
| For an explanation of credit units, or hours, please refer to the Subject Key in Part 3 of this Bulletin. | |