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Architecture (B.F.A.)
Draw the future.
Architects draw to understand, to manage and to explain. For 600 years architects have been imagining new places and advocating for old ones. We are the keepers of the built environment. We stand on the history of the profession to draw dreams of possible futures. Our practice is a dance to draw out and construct our client’s desire so that it shapes a greater public good. The sum of our work defines the quality of our cities.
Architecture is part design, part engineering, part sociology, part management and 100% fueled by developing technologies in spatial and graphical thinking.
Is it for you?
This program will be a good fit if you:
- Do it to understand it.
- Think through drawing.
- Like to explain how to do things.
- Grow from travel.
- Learn better when studying in a team.
Career Opportunities
Explore possible career opportunities with this degree:
- Architect (w/ completed professional M.Arch. degree)
- City manager / municipal official
- Architectural technician
- Historic preservation
- City planner
Recent Employers
Graduates have gone on to work at employers such as:
- JLG Architects
- Architecture Inc.
- Perspective Inc.
- Koch Hazard
- TSP, Inc.
Clubs & Organizations
We offer the following extracurricular clubs to participate in:
- American Institute of Architecture Students
- National Organization of Minority Architecture Students
- Tau Sigma Delta
- DoArch Student Advisory Board
Suggested Certificates
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New Product and Venture Development Certificate (Undergraduate)
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Workplace Intercultural Competence Certificate (Undergraduate)
Suggested Accelerated Programs
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Architecture (M.Arch.)
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