Bridging Design and Engineering for a Sustainable Future
The art of building requires more than creativity. It demands the precision and expertise of engineering. At the heart of every successful structure lies the seamless integration of design and technology, human comfort and sustainability, durability and functionality. Recognizing the growing need for professionals who excel at this balance, this dual-degree program places civil engineering at its core, complemented by architectural insight.
In just six years, you can earn both a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering and a Master of Science in Architecture. This unique combination equips you to lead in the design, construction, and maintenance of infrastructure, while also positioning you to become a licensed civil engineer and architect. Alternatively, complete a Bachelor of Science in both Civil Engineering and Architecture in five years, opening doors to a wide range of career opportunities in engineering and beyond.
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College Composition develops students’ acquisition of the fundamental principles of academic writing. This course focuses on the development of writing thesis statements and main arguments, topic sentences, transitional words and phrases, supporting paragraphs, use of evidence, essay organization, and research skills. Extensive writing and research practice is required.
COM1103
3
Topics include, limits and continuity, differentiation of algebraic and transcendental functions, mean value theorem, applications of differentiation, anti-derivatives, indefinite integrals, inverse trigonometric functions, substitutions, definite integrals, the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus, applications of integration. Applications will be emphasized. In addition to regular class meetings, all students are required to participate in calculus lab sessions. The schedule, frequency, and modality of these labs may vary by section. Refer to the class schedule and course syllabus for details.
DES1022
2
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Must have placement. Limits and continuity, differentiation, curve sketching, applications of differentiation, integration, methods and applications of integration, multivariable calculus. No credit after completion of MCS1414. Lecture: 4 hrs
ECE 1001
-AND-
This course introduces students to the civil engineering profession through guest lectures and in class activities. Students will experience the engineering design and problem-solving process through engaging team based projects and individual assignments. Professional skills/attributes such as oral and written communication, innovation, tolerance for uncertainty/ambiguity, risk management, social awareness, and professional ethics will be investigated and practiced.
MCS1224
Topics include, limits and continuity, differentiation of algebraic and transcendental functions, mean value theorem, applications of differentiation, anti-derivatives, indefinite integrals, inverse trigonometric functions, substitutions, definite integrals, the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus, applications of integration. Applications will be emphasized. In addition to regular class meetings, all students are required to participate in calculus lab sessions. The schedule, frequency, and modality of these labs may vary by section. Refer to the class schedule and course syllabus for details.
MCS1414
4
Introduction to representational theory and practice within an architectural context. This coursework will introduce contemporary tools, application strategies, representational formats, and presentation methods with increasing complexity and consequence regarding design, technology, and practice. Students will utilize a precursory hybrid of digital and physical tools in the analytical representation of existing works of architecture. Course work visualizes architecture comprehensively as three-dimensional constructs and environments which become organized into two-dimensional visual information.
ARC1213
3
An introduction to formal and process principles that underlie all design disciplines. The course explores both fundamentals of visual interpretation as well as conceptual processes and tactics that are involved in building more complex methodologies. The focus of the course is on visual literacy, formal principles and the identification of relevancies as building blocks in design project significance and meaning.
DES1213
3
Total Credits:
18
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A historical survey that develops students’ abilities to critically engage texts of the ancient global world, placing an emphasis on the way these texts reflect their context and human experience. Readings may draw from philosophy, history, literature, visual art, and more. Class activities include reading of primary sources, seminar discussion, and writing in various genres. May be taken concurrently with COM 1103.
HUM1213
3
Introduction to the use of computers as a tool for solving engineering problems. Use of EXCEL spreadsheet and mathematical analysis program such as MathCAD for numerical analysis, mathematical manipulation of experimental data and graphical presentation of results. The following course can be taken concurrently with this course: MCS 1414.
ECE1102
2
Hyperbolic functions, L’Hospital’s rule, techniques of integration, application to arc length and surface area, polar coordinates, infinite series, Taylor Series. In addition to regular class meetings, all students are required to participate in calculus lab sessions. The schedule, frequency, and modality of these labs may vary by section. Refer to the class schedule and course syllabus for details.
MCS1424
4
Calculus based kinematics and dynamics of particles, conservation of energy, momentum, rotational dynamics and statics, fluids, temperature and heat, and laws of thermodynamics. 3 Credit hours. Lecture 3 hrs., Studio 1 hr. The following course can be taken concurrently with this course: MCS1424.
PHY2413
3
Introductory laboratory experiments to complement University Physics 1. 1 Credit Hours. Lab 2 hrs.
PHY2421
1
Advanced representational theory and practice within an architectural context. This coursework will deeply examine contemporary tools, application strategies, representational formats, and presentation methods with increasing complexity and consequence regarding design, technology, and practice. Students will utilize an advanced hybrid of digital and physical tools in the analytical representation of existing works of architecture. Coursework visualizes architecture comprehensively as three-dimensional constructs and environments which become organized into two-dimensional visual information.
ARC1223
3
Advanced application of basic principles in dynamic situations that include multiple disciplinary interests and priorities. Students are introduced to working methodologies that are used in design contexts practice to ideate, generate, explore, propose, and finalize works of design. Disciplinary-specific contexts are introduced within larger project-based delivery. (Studio)
DES1223
3
Total Credits:
19
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Basic development of the cost consequences of engineering decision-making. Interest calculations, cash flow equivalences, annual cash flows, rates of return, incremental analysis and other analytical approaches. Depreciation, income taxes and replacement analysis. The following course can be taken concurrently with this course: MCS 1414.
ECE3012
2
Three-dimensional analytic geometry. Vectors, vector-valued functions, motions in space, functions of several variables, partial differentiation, multiple integration, integration of vector fields, Green’s Theorem and Divergence Theorem.
MCS 2414
3
A first course in engineering mechanics which covers the following topics: Vector Algebra, resultant of force systems; equilibrium of particles, rigid bodies using free-body diagrams; friction; centroids; moments of inertia.
EGE2013
3
Description not available.
ARC2813
3
This course provides lecture, lab, and studio components focused on the integrated relationship between architecture and the landscape. The course views the landscape as a primary source of information for the making of architectural decisions about space, access, natural and built forms, and environmental soundness. The course teaches fundamental design principles, ordering systems, site analysis, graphic research methods, architectural and landscape precedents, and graphic documentation skills. The course builds on the skills addressed in the freshman studio courses, and prepares students to understand concepts of interior space and materials to be considered in ID2 and ID3. The studio component emphasizes integrated architectural composition; the lab emphasizes exploration and experimentation with design media and other specific design inquiries in support of the studio.
ARC2116
6
Total Credits:
18
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Training in a systematic method for producing effective technical communication, written reports, letters, and memos as well as oral presentations. Lecture 3 hours. 3 hours credit
COM2103
3
A historical survey that develops students’ abilities to engage texts of the modern global world, placing an emphasis on the way these texts reflect their context and human experience. Readings may draw from philosophy, history, literature, visual art, photography, film, digital media, and more. Class activities include reading of primary sources, seminar discussion, and writing in various genres. May be taken concurrently with COM 1103.
HUM1223
3
Topics include, but are not limited to, solving first and second-order differential equations and first-order linear systems of differential equations by various techniques such as separation of variables, integrating factors, substitution methods, variation of parameters, and Laplace Transforms. Emphasis will be placed on applications of differential equations arising from engineering applications and the natural sciences.
MCS2423
3
Introduction to the theory and practice of prototyping and fabrication. The course advances the production of physical outcomes focusing on the relationship between information and morphology. Multiple levels of design development and implementation are addressed using current industry standards and state-of-the-art fabrication processes.
ARC3823
3
This course provides lecture, lab and studio components focused on the integrated relationship between architecture and interior space. The course conceives interior space as the study of light, color, texture and volume as it relates to human scale. The course objectives and outcomes are organized into four phases; gathering, finding, transforming and synthesis – and includes studies on building program, daylight and the haptic study of material. The course builds on the concepts of landscape and site from the ID1 course and prepares students to embrace concepts of tectonics to be considered in ID3. The studio component emphasizes integrated architectural composition; the lab emphasizes exploration and experimentation with design media and other specific design inquiries in support of the studio.
ARC2216
3
Total Credits:
18
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SSC Elective
2XX3
3
History and philosophy of architecture in a context of related arts, crafts, and designed setting, studied in significant periods of the western world of antiquity, the Middle Ages (including Byzantine and Islamic extensions), and the Renaissance and Baroque eras.
ARC3613
3
Stress as an internal force intensity. Stresses and deformation due to axial, torsional and bending loads. Statically indeterminate systems and design of an efficient structure.
ECE3013
3
This course provides lecture, lab and studio components focusing on the integrated relationship between architecture and tectonics. The course presents tectonics as the order of constructional parts necessary to create architectural space. The course objectives and outcomes are organized into four phases: elements, assemblies, applications, and synthesis. Areas of focus include construction joints, sequencing, weathering, primary vs. secondary systems, and relationships of constituent parts to whole buildings. The course builds on the concepts of landscape and site from the ID1 course, and interior and daylight from the ID2 course, and prepares students to embrace concepts of urban systems to be considered in ID4. The studio component emphasizes integrated architectural composition; the lab emphasizes exploration and experimentation with design media and other specific design inquiries in support of the studio.
ARC3116
6
This course is the first in a sequence of two that address building construction systems. The course introduces principles of construction materials and assemblies based on their properties, performance, and environmental impact. Course content will engage criteria for defining appropriate building structure and enclosure systems in response to qualities of durability, aesthetics, thermal performance, and energy resources. The course will also introduce building systems and life safety systems guided by standards of practice and building code regulations. Students develop construction drawings, models, and outline specifications to demonstrate ability and understanding of the course content and objectives.
ARC2313
3
Total Credits:
18
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Course #
Credits
LLT Elective
2XX3
3
History and philosophy of architecture and related design studied in significant periods in Asian, Pre-Columbian cultures and in the modern world from the 18th century. Lect. 3 hrs. Prerequisites: ARC 3613 (min. grade D-).
ARC3623
3
Calculations of reactions, and shear and bending moment in beams and frames; analysis of trusses by methods of sections and joints; deflection calculations; influence lines and moving loads for beams and trusses; introduction to statically indeterminate structures; computer applications.
ECE3723
3
This course provides lecture, lab and studio components focused on the integrated relationship between architecture and urban design. The course conceives the city as a system of organized complexity and explores architectural and urban responses to complex multidimensional systems. Students examine critical forces and historical patterns using documentation and analysis, responding at multiple scales of building, site, neighborhood, city, and region through experimentation and synthesis. The course builds on the concepts of landscape and site from ID1, interior and daylight from ID2, and tectonics and materials from ID3, and prepares students to embrace concepts of public and community to be considered in ID5. The studio component emphasizes integrated architectural composition; the lab emphasizes exploration and experimentation with design media and other specific design inquiries in support of the studio.
ARC3126
6
This course is the second in a sequence of two that address building construction systems. The course focuses on principles of sustainable construction assemblies based on performance and environmental impact. Course content will engage criteria for defining appropriate building structure and enclosure systems in response to variables of geography, climate, thermal performance, and energy resources. Course content also includes building service systems and application of life safety systems through egress, accessibility, and code compliance. Students develop construction drawings, models, and outline specifications to demonstrate ability and understanding of the course content and objectives.
ARC2323
3
Total Credits:
18
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Hydrostatics; application of principles of conservation of mass, energy and momentum; dimensional analysis and modeling; pipe flow; surface and form drag.
ECE3523
3
Soil origin and formation; engineering properties and classification of soils; weight volume relationships; soil compaction; hydraulic conductivity and seepage; effective stresses; one-dimensional theory of consolidation; shear strength; and slope stability.
ECE3424
4
Analysis and design of pipeline and open-channel systems, river engineering and sediment transport; computer modeling; hydraulic machinery.
ECE4544
4
May need 1 year high school chemistry and chemistry placement or math placement. Laws and concepts of chemistry and their application to chemical systems. The liquid and solid states, phase changes and phase diagrams, topics in the chemistry of materials, oxidation-reduction chemistry, electrochemistry, chemical thermodynamics and gas-phase equilibrium. Lect. 3 hrs., Workshop 1 hr., 3 hours credit. The following courses can be taken concurrently with this course: MCS 1074, MCS 1414, MCS 1424.
CHM1213
3
University Chem 1 Lab – Laboratory experiments supporting topics covered in CHM1213. Lab 3 hrs. The following course can be taken concurrently with this course: CHM 1213.
CHM1221
1
This course is the fifth in a sequence of five basic architectural design courses. This course consists of coordinated lecture, lab and studio components and focuses on the relationship between architecture and the public sphere: the varied, changing, and complex ways in which architecture influences and is influenced by people and public life. Students explore this relationship through the forces, patterns, and hierarchies that naturally define it, including matters of aesthetics, psychology, sociology, ecology, politics, and tectonics, with the aim of making sound and sustainable public design decisions. The course builds on the concepts of landscape and site from ID1, interior and daylight from ID2, tectonics and materials from ID3, urban responses from ID4, and prepares students to embrace concepts considered in Advanced Design Studios. The studio component emphasizes integrated architectural composition; the lab emphasizes exploration and experimentation with design media and other specific design inquiries in support of the studio.
ARC4116
6
Course not found.
ARC3423
3
Total Credits:
24
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Environmental quality objectives, standards and regulations, basic concepts of water purification; drinking water quality standards and the design of unit operations and processes in water treatment. Water plant waste management. Water quality management in rivers and lakes.
ECE3324
4
Review of project management concepts and practices from the perspective of various stakeholders, such as design and consulting firms, constructors, independent owners and governmental agencies. With a focus on integrative project delivery, students are intoduced to the project management process groups: initiation, planning, execution, monitoring and controlling, and closing. A range of project management plan perspectives are addressed, including business and public administration considerations, risk and quality management, asset management, and logistics.
ECE4243
3
Representation of data, probability, random variables, discrete and continuous distributions, sampling theory, central limit theorem, confidence intervals, tests of statistical hypotheses, regression analysis. Lecture 3 hrs.
MCS3403
3
Students complete a comprehensive site and building design project through demonstration of investigative and design skills engaged with site conditions, historical traditions and global culture. Each project integrates environmental, structural and spatial ordering systems and addresses issues of sustainability, accessibility, and life safety in the design. The course focuses on skills in required technical documentation and producing a set of architectural drawings delineating the project. This course meets the NAAB accreditation standards for a comprehensive architectural design studio and is supported by professional consultants who provide expertise, through lectures, demonstrations, reviews and other activities, in the content areas required for the course. The studio component of the course emphasizes the fully-integrated architectural proposition. The consulting/lab component conducts technical research, computation, and documentation in support of the studio.
ARC4126
6
The course reviews the theories of sound perception, analysis of architectural acoustics, room acoustics, sound isolation, sound absorption, electronic sound reinforcement, and the study of acoustic properties of materials and room shapes to provide speech privacy, enhance speech clarity, enrich music spaces and control noise. The course also addresses basic electrical theory, utility connection options, emergency backup, distribution, and safety considerations as they relate to building construction. Electrical lighting is studied as part of an assimilated section covering the fundamentals of illumination, integrating natural daylighting and electrical lighting design for energy conservation. Class projects include investigations into course subjects to further enhance understanding of real work applications.
ARC4443
3
Total Credits:
15
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This course focuses on leadership skills specific to the allied disciplines of design within the College of Architecture and Design. Students will engage models of leadership relevant to a dynamic and evolving professional context. Course content will include typologies of leadership organization, principles of successful teamwork and collaboration, viable economic frameworks, ethics and design entrepreneurship.
DES4112
2
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Students will study and apply leadership, ethics, teamwork, and professional development relevant to engineering. The course will introduce frameworks for various leadership concepts and ethical approaches in personal, professional, and organizational settings. Students will develop personal leadership and ethical philosophy through self-reflection and self- and peer assessment of teamwork and problem-solving.
EGE3022
Kinematics and kinetics of particles, rigid bodies, and systems of particles and rigid bodies will be analyzed by the classical methods; vibrations of single degree of freedom systems. Lecture 3 hrs.
EME3043
3
A comprehensive design experience where students form collaborative teams to initiate a project that incorporates engineering concepts mastered in technical courses. Students utilize an integrative approach to an open-ended design challenge and establish objectives, analyze alternative solutions and generate professional-level deliverables in the context of real-world constraints. Students, individually and as a team, compose progress and technical reports, and make oral presentations.
ECE4022
2
Civil Engr Tech Elective
ECE4XX3
3
Civil Engr Tech Elective
ECE4XX3
3
Static investigation of structures. Analysis and design of steel members such as tension members, columns, beams, plate girders, composite girders, and trusses including riveted, welded, and high tensile bolted connections using LRFD and ASD methods; computer applications.
ECE4753
3
Total Credits:
16
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Course #
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Jr./Sr. Elective
LLT/SSC/PSY
3/4XX3
3
A historical and theoretical study of the transformation of European and American architecture in the 20th century. Study topics may include the effects of urbanism and suburbia, architecture of commerce and everyday life, and everyday and political expression through building. Lect. 3 hrs Prerequisites: ARC 3623 (min. grade D-).
ARC4183
3
A comprehensive design experience where students form collaborative teams to initiate a project that incorporates engineering concepts mastered in technical courses. Students utilize an integrative approach to an open-ended design challenge and establish objectives, analyze alternative solutions and generate professional-level deliverables in the context of real-world constraints. Students, individually and as a team, compose progress and technical reports, and make oral presentations.
ECE4032
2
May need permission of the department chairman. Selected topics in engineering ethics, history of civil engineering, and other professional issues. Oral and written reports required.
ECE4051
1
Use of working stress and ultimate strength methods toward the analysis and design of reinforced concrete structural members such as slabs, beams, and columns; comprehensive design project; computer applications.
ECE4743
3
Applications of structural analysis and design to the actual designed and constructed structural members such as reinforced and prestressed concrete, steel, wood, and aluminum girders.
ECE4761
1
Calculus based simple harmonic motion, waves and sound, geometric optics, interference and diffraction, electric charge and interaction, electric current, DC Circuits, magnetism, electromagnetic induction, and RC circuits. 3 Credit Hours. Lecture 3 hrs., Studio 1 hr. The following course can be taken concurrently with this course: MCS 2414.
PHY2423
3
Introductory laboratory experiments complementing University Physics 2. 1 Credit Hours. Lab 2 hrs.
PHY2431
1
Total Credits:
17
3.0 min. overall UG GPA required for assured admittance into the graduate program.
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Intensive study and application of research methodologies used for academic, theoretical, and design practice. The course will include historical and current methods of research in behavioral sciences, building sciences, and environmental design. The course utilizes computer applications and engages case studies in design research. Sources of research include those utilized in educational, governmental, professional, and legal environments.
ARC5013
3
A leading design practitioner and collaborating faculty define a specific topic and process for an advanced design investigation exploring current issues in critical practice. Students research, generate and represent design ideas in a collaborative team format and working process, reflective of studio practice in the design professions.
ARC5804
4
Total Credits:
7
Course Name
Course #
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Students complete an advanced-level design project that includes guided research, a design process, and a design proposition. The projects will respond to a specific studio topic determined by the instructor so that students can develop an understanding of the theories and principles of design, practice, and sustainability with a demonstrated ability to synthesize and integrate these understandings.
ARC5814
4
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Course not found.
ARC6514
A survey course of design theory that presents theoretical and philosophical cultural belief systems that affect the production of objects and environments. Studies explore multiple points-of-views and attitudes towards knowledge construction in society as understood through historical and contemporary positions.
ARC5643
3
Total Credits:
7
Course Name
Course #
Credits
Students complete an advanced-level design project that includes guided research, a design process, and a design proposition. The projects will respond to a specific studio topic determined by the instructor so that students can develop an understanding of the theories and principles of design, practice, and sustainability with a demonstrated ability to synthesize and integrate these understandings.
ARC5824
4
-OR-
Course not found.
ARC6524
Investigation of ecology and ecological systems in specific relation to design and the built environment. The course will explore both historical and current issues that illuminate global and societal concerns regarding ecology. Issues will be examined from a social, political, biological and practical perspective and address the current and future development of architecture. The professional role and ethical responsibility of the architect will be examined to foster ecological awareness and understanding of responsible practice. Case studies, readings, reports, and projects generate discussion around ecology and faculty lectures define relevant topics for debate and review.
ARC5423
3
An overview of the professional architectural practice from a regulatory, procedural and ethical perspective. The course addresses the NAAB standards for a professional degree program, the NCARB standards including the Intern Development Program, and the state laws governing requirements for licensure and professional practice. Topics include the history of the profession, professional services, contract documents, legal relationships, professional ethics and codes of conduct, governmental regulations, regulatory codes, and professional firm organization.
ARC5913
3
Total Credits:
10
Course Name
Course #
Credits
Non-CoAD Elective
5/6XX3
3
CoAD Elective
5/6XX3
3
Total Credits:
6
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