Architecture Major (BS)

Architecture Major- Bachelor of Science (BS)

Please see the UNLV School of Architecture web page at https://www.unlv.edu/architecture/bs-arch for information about department programs, faculty and facilities. Degree worksheets and 4/5 year plan for the major are available at www.unlv.edu/degree/bs-architecture.

Please see advising information at the UNLV College of Fine Arts Advising Center at www.unlv.edu/finearts/advising.

 Accreditation

Institution - Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities www.nwccu.org

Learning Objectives

1. Communicate effectively in written, spoken, visual and digital modes.
2. Conduct and apply research in relevant precedents and historic traditions, including global and multicultural societies.
3. Demonstrate understanding of formal ordering systems.
4. Design sites, facilities and systems that respond to site and climate.
5. Design sites, facilities and systems which reflect basic life safety and accessibility issues.
6. Understand the basic principles of structural behavior and system selection and environmental control system design.
7. Understand the relationship between human behavior, the natural environment, and the built environment.
8. Understand the designer’s role in society and the means of carrying out that role through informed, responsible and ethical decision making.

University Graduation Requirements

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