Students develop and complete individual semester-long projects of personal interest in preparation for B.F.A. Degree Project. Involves written component and weekly critiques. Prerequisites: at least five prior courses in area of specialization and all area core requirements. Required of all CPD area students in semester prior to B.F.A. Project.

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This course will focus on preparing Architecture students who are nearing graduation for what comes after the BS in ARCH degree. Students will learn about various career and graduate school pathways. We will also cover topics such as the job search process, networking, interview skills, and licensing requirements, among others. Ample time will be spent workshopping resume and portfolio design, as well as planning job or grad school application strategies. Classes will include short lectures and discussions with faculty, HFA Advising staff, and area professionals.

This seminar course provides several frameworks to explore critical architectural/spatial dialogues between a broad range of political, cultural and social contexts. (Gen. Ed. AT)

Visual communication skills necessary and related to architectural design presentation. Various media are explored, including model making and digital media. Limited to B.F.A. Design, MArch, MS Design majors.

Examines the history and theory of historic preservation, focusing on the United States, but with reference to traditions and practices in other countries. The class is designed to examine the largely untold history of the historic preservation movement in this country, and explore what laws, public policies and cultural attitudes shape how we preserve or do not preserve the built environment.

An introduction to fundamental "design thinking" and graphic communication skills in architecture. Students will learn drawing and modeling skills through a series of hands-on two and three-dimensional design projects.