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Architecture

ThearchitecturemajorattheKnowltonSchoolof

Architectureisanactiveliberalartducationthat

includesthehumanities,thesciences,

expansiveinscope,s

inarchitecturalhistoryandculturalstudiengagethe

humanities,whilethesciencesareaddresdbycours

intheenvironment,digitaltechniques,andbuilding

hthestudies,architecturemajors

arriveatanunderstandingoftheworld:aglobalecologyof

divercultureslinkedbyelectronicmediaandtheearth’s

limitedresources.

Mostimportantly,architecturemajorngagethisworld

onHallisanaward-winningfacility

withextensiveshop,library,andcomputerresources.

However,theschool’smostprizedastisthedesign

studiowheresmallgroupsofstudentsmeetwithfacultyto

propoarchitecturaldesignprojectsapplyingarangeof

media,fromdigitalrenderingstofull-scalefabrications,to

arangeofscales,fromfurnituretoinstitutionalbuildings.

Architecturemajorsdonotonlystudytheworld,theymake

isanactive,notapassiveeducation—a

challenging,exciting,andwell-roundededucation.

PursuingArchitectureatOhioState

Nopre-collegepreparationisrequiredofstudentspursuing

thearchitecturemajoralthoughart,architecture,andother

culturalexperiencesareencouraged.

Studentsinterestedinarchitectureshouldapplydirectly

ance

totheprogramiscompetitiveandbadonacademic

performance.

Toapplytotheprogram,studentsmustmeetthefollowing

requirements:

•CompleteprerequisiteclassARCH1210:Outlines

oftheBuiltEnvironment,ARCH1410:Introductionto

Design,MATH1118(orequivalent),andPHYSICS1200

(orequivalent).

•Submitanapplicationform.

•Submitaportfolio(developedinARCH1410).

•AchieveaminimumcumulativeGPAof2.75andan

averageGPAof2.75inARCH1210andARCH1410.

StudentswhoapplywithacumulativeGPAof3.5anda

minimumgradeofB+inbothARCH1210andARCH1410

lios

andacademicrecordsarereviewedattheendofspring

tsarenotifiedoftheirstandingpriortothe

startofthesummerterm.

tsinterestedin

transferringshouldconsultwithanacademicadvisor.

Co-CurricularOpportunities

OhioStateoffersmanyopportunitiesforstudentstolearn

pportunities

rangefromstudyabroadprogramstostudentorganizations.

OhioStateoffersmorethan100studyabroadprogramsin

ecturemaintainsa

studyabroadprograminItalyandanextensiveEuropean

tion,architecturalstudentshave

recentlytraveledtotheNetherlands,Barcelona,Thailand,

Istanbul,Brazil,ecturestudentscan

alsoapplyfortravelgrantstosupportindividualrearch.

Therearehundredsofstudentorganizationsoncampusto

experiencenablestudentstolearnaboutculturesand

takeonleadershiprolesbeforetheyentertheworkforce

ecturestudents

mayjointhestudentchapteroftheAmericanInstituteof

Architects(AIAS),whichprovidesprofessionalmentoring,

andSERVitecture,whichlinksstudentswithrvice-

learningprojects,

experiencenhancelearningandprovideanadvantageto

studentsastheyembarkonprofessionalcareers.

Honors&ScholarsPrograms

OhioStateofferstheHonorsandScholarsprograms

tocreateanenvironmentofintellectualsupportand

stimulationwithinaclo-knitcommunityofhigh-ability

htheprograms,students

haveaccesstosmallerclass,undergraduaterearch

opportunities,cloworkingrelationshipswithfaculty,

priorityscheduling,anduniquehousingoptions.

SchoolofArchitecture:

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HonorsandScholarsprogramsreprentgreatopportunitiestobepart

einformation

abouttheopportunities,.

CareerProspectsinArchitecture

Thefourundergraduateyearsprovideabroadlybadliberalarts

educationculminatinginthepre-professionaldegreeofBachelor

hitecturemajorencouragesan

independentintellectualacuitythatuniquelypreparesastudentforthe

gnificantthatmanypeople

whomajorinarchitecturearesuccessfulnotonlyintheprofessionbut

alsointheotherarts,inbusiness,andinpublicrvice.

Studentswishingtopursueaprofessionaldegreeinarchitecturemust

ntage

ofthearchitecturemajoratOhioStateisthatgraduatesmayapply

tocompletetheirprofessionalstudiesatOhioStateoranyother

,high

achievingOhioStatestudentsareregularlyadmittedtoawiderangeof

programs,includingthoatIvyLeagueandotherBigTenschools.

GraduatesofaMasterofArchitectureprogrambecomelicend

architectsspecializeindesign,whileothersbecomeadeptatmanaging,

marketing,ecturefirms

arealsoinvolvedinrealestatedevelopmentandconstruction,aformof

practiceknownas“design/build.”Local,state,andfederalgovernments

andprivateentitiesalsoemployarchitectstoplanandoverethework

ectswithexpertiincomputer-

aideddesignandconstructionarealsoingreatdemand,bothinsideand

outsidetheprofession.

Careersinrearchandteachingarepossible,andmanyarchitects

combineprivatepracticewithteachingorarchitecturaljournalism.

Otherstrainedasarchitectnteralliedfieldsofplanning,engineering,

realestatedevelopmentandconstruction,ordevelopgraphic,industrial,

r,film,andtelevisionindustries

attractarchitecturegraduates,asdomuums,displayfirms,and

architecturalproductandmaterialsmanufacturers.

Newgraduateswithapre-professionaldegreecanexpectannual

salariesinthe$35,ithprofessionaldegreeswho

havecompletedtheirinternshipandtheirregistrationexamsmay

commandsalariesof$50,rsinlargearchitecture

firmarnconsiderablymore,withincomeandbenefitsoftenexceeding

$100,000.

mostup-to-

dateinformationonthearchitectureprogram,.

CurriculumSample

Thisisasamplelistofclassastudentwilltake

niversity

studentsneedmorethanspecificeducationina

narrowfield,theyalsowilltakeclasstocomplete

GeneralEducation(GE)eGE

courscomefromavarietyofacademicareas

ofstudy,thiscourworkhelpsstudentsdevelop

fundamentalskillsntialtocollegiatesuccess

andallowsthemtotailorthecourstoward

:Thissamplereprentsoneof

veralpossiblepathstoadegreeinarchitecture.

Consultthedepartmentalwebsite,.

edu,fordetailsoneachspecifictrack.

FreshmanYear:

Surveycour1

OutlinesoftheBuiltEnvironment3

Math8

Physics5

IntroductiontoDesign4

GEcours9

Totalhours30

SophomoreYear:

ArchitecturalDesignI,II12

ArchitecturalReprentationI,II6

HistoryofArchitectureI,II8

GEcours8

Totalhours34

JuniorYear:

ArchitecturalDesignIII,IV12

BuildingConstructionI,II6

ArchitecturalTheory3

StructuresI4

SystemsI3

GEcours6

Totalhours34

SeniorYear:

ArchitecturalDesignV,VI12

Architecturalelectives6

GEcours15

Totalhours33

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