Minor in Architectural Studies
Requirements
A Minor in Architectural Studies is comprised of 15 credit hours, including ARCHST 1600W Fundamentals of Environmental Design - Writing Intensive or ARCHST 2100 Understanding Architecture and the American City and selection of additional coursework from the list below.
A minor consists of at least 15 credits, including at least 6 credits numbered 2000 or above, 9 of the required credits must be taken in MU course work. This requirement can be reduced from 9 to 6 at the discretion of an individual department. Students must meet the minimum GPA requirements for a minor, which in no case can be lower than 2.0. In addition, a student cannot receive a grade lower than a C- in any course applied towards a minor in the College. For more information, please see Requirements for Optional Minor.
| Required | ||
| ARCHST 1600W | Fundamentals of Environmental Design - Writing Intensive | 3 |
| or ARCHST 2100 | Understanding Architecture and the American City | |
| Electives (select from the following) | 12 | |
| ARCHST 1100 | Visual Design | 3 |
| ARCHST 1200 | Architectural Drafting and Working Drawings | 4 |
| ARCHST 2100 | Understanding Architecture and the American City | 3 |
| ARCHST 2220 | Introduction to CAD | 3 |
| ARCHST 2310 | Building Systems | 3 |
| ARCHST 2315 | Introduction to Building Systems Laboratory | 1 |
| ARCHST 2316 | Advanced Building Systems Lab | 2 |
| ARCHST 2323 | Sustainable Building Design Fundamentals | 3 |
| ARCHST 2620 | People, Places and Design | 3 |
| ARCHST 3100 | Color and Light | 3 |
| ARCHST 4320 | Materials, Methods and Products | 3 |
| ARCHST 4323 | Sustainable Technologies and Systems | 3 |
| ARCHST 4411 | Study Abroad in Architectural History | 1-3 |
| ARCHST 4430 | Guiding Design with Historic Preservation | 3 |
| ARCHST 4435 | History of the Designed Environment to 1750 | 3 |
| ARCHST 4440 | Design Precedents: Architecture, Interiors and Furniture since the Industrial Revolution | 3 |
| ARCHST 4630 | Shaping Human Settlements | 3 |
| ARCHST 4700 | Place-Making in Community Design | 3 |
| ARCHST 4961 | Design Research and Service Design | 3 |
| ARCHST 4962 | Information Visualization and Visual Analytics | 3 |
| ARCHST 4964 | Design Thinking and Creative Process | 3 |
For exceptional students, with consent of instructor and department approval, additional course work in the department may be selected.
Application for Minor
Complete the Apply for Minor form.
Online Minor in Architectural Studies
See Online Study and Degrees in Architectural Studies for a listing of online courses currently open for registration.