The Architecture major at Keene State College is a pre-professional four-year program designed to give students a solid foundation in the artistic, scientific, and technical aspects of architecture. The curriculum offers a range of courses in studio design, building science, sustainable design, history/theory, digital technology, and practice.

The education of KSC architecture majors, grounded in the liberal arts, focuses on teaching students to become effective, creative problem solvers with the tools to adapt and evolve their career paths to meet the needs of a rapidly changing world. Graduates in architecture are prepared to pursue graduate study or transition directly into careers in architecture, planning, building science, construction management, environmental design, design-build, or other related professions.

Integrative Studies Requirements

40 credits minimum

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
Major Requirements (56 credits)
Core Courses:
ARCH-180	Introduction to Architectural Design	4
ARCH-230	Architectural Design I	4
ARCH-260	Sustainable Design & Building Science	4
ARCH-270	Commercial Construction	4
ARCH-280	Architectural Design II	4
ARCH-330	Architectural Design III	4
ARCH-350	Architectural History I	4
ARCH-355	Architectural History II	4
ARCH-370	Architectural Systems	4
Architecture Electives:
Select at least two of the following:		8
ARCH-120	ARCH Visualization/Communication
ARCH-220	Architectural Representation & Analysis
ARCH-275	Residential Construction
ARCH-290	Special Topics
ARCH-320	Adv Architectural Representation
ARCH-360	Solar Design & Building Science II
ARCH-375	Statics and Structural Analysis
ARCH-380	Architectural Design IV
ARCH-430	Architectural Design V
ARCH-435	Portfolio Design
ARCH-490	Advanced Special Topics
ARCH-498	Independent Study
Architecture Allied Requirements:
IAART-103	Three-Dimensional Design	4
MATH-111	Applied College Algebra (or any higher level MATH)	4
Architecture Capstone:
ARCH-480	Senior Design Project	4
Electives:
ARCH-494	Advanced Cooperative Education (*encouraged, not required)
Total Credits		56

Minor/Additional Electives

Select additional courses of your choice to bring total number of credits earned to 120. Students are encouraged to complete a minor or an organized cluster of courses related to their career interests.

Degree Requirements

120 credits
40 credits at the upper-level

Knowledge

Upon completion of the architecture major students will understand:

• Basic design principles underlying two- and three dimensional design.
• The relationship between aesthetic, social, cultural, historical, behavioral, environmental, and technical aspects in synthesizing design solutions.
• A basic visual vocabulary of cities, buildings and landscapes in their historical, cultural, social, philosophical, political, and religious contexts.
• Fundamentals of building sciences including basic: physics of structures, properties of materials, construction processes, and building systems.
• The science and practice of sustainable design
• Basics of architectural practice concerning ethics, client relations, regulatory factors, and contracts.

Skills

Upon completion of the architecture major students will be able to:

• Apply design principles and theories, synthesizing concepts into architectural forms
• Gather and analyze information about human needs and behavior to inform the design process.
• Investigate appropriate materials and building systems for their designs.
• Analyze, research, and question how the built environment relates to a social, cultural, historical, religious, and political context.
• Apply basic principles (qualitative and quantitative) of sustainable design to analyze the environmental impact of their design solutions.
• Analyze simple structural problems and communicate with structural engineers.
• Employ and express design solutions using conventional and state of the art visual graphic media.
• Communicate architectural ideas in written and oral form.
• Collaborate and communicate with colleagues, clients, and others.
• Create an on-going portfolio of individual architectural work.

Values

Upon completion of the architecture major students will be disposed to:

• Promote the value of aesthetics or beauty in our society.
• Encourage the growth of communities within a social, historical, and cultural context.
• Employ and promote principles and practices of environmentally sustainable design in architecture, urban planning, and their daily lives.
• Embrace teamwork and collaboration in all settings.
• Engage in service to their communities through design.