2026-2027 Course Catalog
Source: https://catalog.illinois.edu/undergraduate/faa/minors/architectural-studies/ Parent: https://catalog.illinois.edu/degree-programs/undergraduate_index/
for the Undergraduate Minor in Architectural Studies
The Minor in Architectural Studies introduces non-architecture undergraduate students to an overview of architecture history, theory, and design. This minor can complement any discipline and is the only undergraduate minor offered by the School of Architecture.
Admission
Students must declare their intentions in the spring and be admitted to the program for the fall to pursue the Minor in Architectural Studies. Admission to the minor will be processed by the School of Architecture Undergraduate Programs Office. Students may enter the Minor in Architectural Studies until such time that allows the completion of the minor before graduating in their major area of study.
Advising
Advising of students in the minor will be conducted by the advisors in the Undergraduate Programs Office of the School of Architecture.
for the Undergraduate Minor in Architectural Studies
Course List
| Code | Title | Hours |
| --- | --- | --- | | Required Courses | | 11 | | ARCH 101 | Introduction to Architecture | 2 | | ARCH 210 | Introduction to the History of World Architecture | 3 | | ARCH 237 | Urban Scale Sustainability | 3 | | ARCH 321 | Environment, Architecture, and Global Health | 3 | | Elective courses: Must choose six credit hours minimum from the following: | | 6 | | ARCH 314 | History of World Landscapes | | | ARCH 402 | Introduction to the History of Architectural Theory | | | ARCH 403 | Special Topics in Architectural History | | | ARCH 407 | Rome: City of Visible History | | | ARCH 410 | | | | ARCH 411 | | | | ARCH 412 | Medieval Architecture | | | ARCH 414 | | | | ARCH 415 | Modernity’s Mirror: Nineteenth-Century Architecture 1750-1900 | | | ARCH 416 | The Architecture of the United States, c.1650 to Present | | | ARCH 417 | Modern and Contemporary Global Architecture | | | ARCH 418 | History of the Urban Environment | | | ARCH 434 | Environmental Control Systems I | | | Total minimum credit hours | | 17 |
for the Undergraduate Minor in Architectural Studies
By enriching your college major with a minor in Architectural Studies, you will:
- Understand architectural design concepts and theories, and how they have been applied in the design process.
- Understand the history of architectural design and practice through time and its impact on society.
- Understand how architectural design affects the lives of people and the built environment.
- Apply problem-solving skills to the development of concepts and ideas regarding design in the built environment.
- Apply fundamental principles of communication and architecture design to potential work.
- Apply critical thinking skills to the understanding of architecture at different scales, from the building to the urban.
for the Undergraduate Minor in Architectural Studies
School of Architecture
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College of Fine & Applied Arts
Admissions
Minor in Architectural Studies information page with application