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Bachelor of Science in Art and Design/Course 4

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.

 

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