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Director of undergraduate studies: Sophia Gruzdys, 328 RUDOLPH, 432-8325, sophia.gruzdys@yale.edu
MEMBERS OF THE SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE TEACHING IN YALE COLLEGE
Professors
Kent Bloomer (Adjunct), Turner Brooks (Adjunct), Peggy Deamer, Alexander Garvin (Adjunct), Steven Harris (Adjunct), Dolores Hayden, Dietrich Neumann (Visiting), Alan Plattus, Alexander Purves (Emeritus), Vincent Scully (Emeritus)
Associate Professors
Michelle Addington, Keller Easterling
Assistant Professors
Keith Krumwiede, Eeva-Liisa Pelkonen, Emmanuel Petit (Adjunct), Hilary Sample
Lecturers
Karla Britton, Susan Farricielli, Anne Gilbert, Elihu Rubin
Critics
Deborah Gans, Sophia Gruzdys, Adam Hopfner, Ariane de la Belleissue Lourie, Bimal Mendis, Dean Sakamoto, Thomas Zook
YALE COLLEGE FACULTY
Professor
Karsten Harries (Philosophy)
Application to the Architecture major. Yale College students must apply to enter the major during the spring term of their sophomore year, after taking ARCH 150a, 152b, and 154b. An application to the major must be submitted to the office of the director of undergraduate studies no later than 4 P.M. on March 30, 2009, in Room 328 RUDOLPH (third floor). Applications must include the following information: name, address, telephone number, courses related to architecture already taken, and a statement of purpose. Portfolios representative of course work for ARCH 150a, 152b, and 154b must also be submitted for review as part of the application process by April 28, 2009. Applicants must stipulate their first, second, and third choices for the three concentrations (tracks) in the major. The tracks, described below, are architecture and design; architecture: history, theory, and criticism; and architecture and urban studies. Although qualified students and students who have fulfilled the prerequisites may be admitted into the Architecture major, they will not necessarily be admitted to their first-choice track. Applicants will be notified in writing regarding acceptance to the major by Tuesday, May 12, 2009. The major is limited to a maximum of fifty students inclusive of both junior and senior years.
Introduction to architecture. Introductory courses are ARCH 150a, 152b, and 154b. They are open to all Yale College students except freshmen, and are required for those interested in the Architecture major prior to application. Freshmen may consider courses such as STCY 176b, HSAR 112a, 115b, or an art course.
The standard major. The purpose of the undergraduate major is to include the study of architecture within a comprehensive liberal arts education, drawing from the broader academic and professional environment of the Yale School of Architecture. The curriculum includes work in design, in history, theory, and criticism of architecture, and in urban studies, and leads to a bachelor of arts degree.
The design track introduces complex processes involved in solving spatial and programmatic problems. Creative work is grounded in the study of history, culture, and the analysis of social conditions influencing architecture. Teaching formats include lectures, studio workshops, and individual presentations that culminate in a senior project design studio or in an independent senior project. The history, theory, and criticism track is intended to establish a broad historical and intellectual framework for the study of architecture. An interdisciplinary approach is encouraged through additional courses taken in various fields of humanities and possibly social sciences. Normally these interdisciplinary courses address subjects closely linked to architectural history, theory, and criticism. Such courses may include archaeology, history of religion, aesthetics, philosophy, or visual culture. Permission of the director of undergraduate studies is required if the courses fall outside the specified course of studies. During their senior year students complete a written senior essay on a topic approved by the faculty. History, theory, and criticism majors are urged to study a foreign language, and a term abroad is encouraged. The urban studies track encourages a broad, interdisciplinary investigation of the complex forces that shape the urban physical environment. The sequence of courses culminates in a senior essay that builds on course work, and either develops analysis and planning proposals for a specific site or furthers an individual research agenda.
Requirements of the major. Students majoring in Architecture are required to take sixteen course credits. Majors are expected to take a core of eight course credits and to base their studies in one of three areas of concentration: (1) architecture and design, (2) architecture: history, theory, and criticism, or (3) architecture and urban studies.
The core of courses required for all concentrations includes three prerequisites: ARCH 150a, 152b, and 154b. The remaining five course credits are taken after the student is accepted into the major. The core courses for the design track and for the history, theory, and criticism track are ARCH 249a, 250a, 251b, and one from HSAR 112a, 115b, <320a>, or PHIL 334a. The core courses for the urban studies track are ARCH 249a, 250a, 251b, and one from ARCH 345b, 385a, or <HSAR 320a>. All majors are required to take ARCH 249a and 250a in the fall of their junior year.
For the architecture and design concentration, the following additional courses are required:
1. ARCH 450a
2. One basic science course from PHYS 150a, 180a, 200a, or ARCH 161b, or a calculus course
3. Two courses in History of Art including one survey course and one architecture history course, approved by the director of undergraduate studies (before senior year)
4. Two electives chosen from the following: ARCH 162b, 340a, 341a, 350b; CLCV 205a; STCY 176b; or any introductory studio art course approved by the director of undergraduate studies
5. ARCH 494b (the senior requirement)
For the history, theory, and criticism concentration, the following additional courses are required:
1. One course from ARCH 340a, 345b, 350b, STCY 176b
2. One basic science course from PHYS 150a, 180a, 200a, or ARCH 161b, or a calculus course
3. Two courses in art history, chosen from one survey course, one architecture history course, and one optional elective with the approval of the director of undergraduate studies
4. Two theory courses, ARCH 162b and 751a, or chosen from courses in Anthropology or Classics (classical civilization, classical art and archaeology, or history of Greece and Rome), with the approval of the director of undergraduate studies
5. ARCH 490a and 491b (the senior requirement)
For the architecture and urban studies concentration, the following additional courses are required:
1. One course from ARCH 340a, 341a, 350b, STCY 176b
2. One course in political science, economics, statistics, or PHYS 150a, 180a, 200a, ARCH 161b, or a calculus course
3. Four electives from Architecture, American Studies, Anthropology, Classics (classical civilization or history of Greece and Rome), Environmental Studies, Ethics, Politics, and Economics, History, History of Art, or Sociology, with the approval of the director of undergraduate studies
4. ARCH 495a and 491b (the senior requirement)
Digital media orientation. All Architecture majors are required to complete orientation sessions in digital media workshop and materials laboratory. Students accepted into the major are required to complete these sessions at the beginning of their junior year. Access to the Digital Media Center for the Arts will not be allowed until the orientation has been completed. Questions should be addressed to the director of digital media, John Eberhart (432-9655, john.eberhart@yale.edu).
Library orientation. The Architecture department requires all majors to complete a ninety-minute introductory library research session. Students must take this session during the first term of their junior year. Failure to complete the required orientation will preclude completion of the major. Students may offer no substitutions for this orientation. Students should register on the Yale Library Web site. Questions should be addressed to the director of undergraduate studies.
Shop orientation. The Architecture department requires all majors to complete a three-hour woodshop and materials lab orientation session. Students accepted into the major are required to complete this session within the first three weeks of their junior year. Access to the woodshop and materials lab will not be allowed until the orientation has been completed. Questions should be addressed to the director of undergraduate studies or to the shop coordinator, Josh Rowley (432-7234, josh.rowley@yale.edu).
Senior requirement. Seniors in the design track take the senior project design studio (ARCH 494b). Majors in the design track may petition the director of undergraduate studies for permission to take ARCH 491b instead of 494b. Seniors in the history, theory, and criticism track take ARCH 490a, the senior research colloquium, and 491b, the senior project. Seniors in the urban studies track take ARCH 495a, the senior research colloquium in urban studies, and 491b, the senior project. Proposals for senior projects and essays are submitted in the fall term for review and approval by the senior project coordinator, and then distributed to faculty members for review before the faculty members agree to become senior advisers. Failure to meet deadlines will cause a student to be assigned to an advanced-level seminar or studio course to be arranged in conjunction with the director of undergraduate studies. In the spring term, all seniors must submit a portfolio of their work to the office of the director of undergraduate studies by Tuesday, May 5, 2009. For all majors, this portfolio must be representative of the student's design work including prerequisites and the senior project. History, theory, and criticism majors and urban studies majors must also include a copy of the senior essay and other appropriate texts.
Studio courses in architecture. Reviews may require more class time than that announced in course descriptions.
REQUIREMENTS OF THE MAJOR
Prerequisites: ARCH 150a, 152b, 154b
Number of courses: 16 course credits incl prereqs and senior req
Specific courses required: All tracks—ARCH 249a, 250a (in fall of junior year); ARCH 251b; Architecture and design—ARCH 450a; 1 from HSAR 112a, 115b, <320a>, or PHIL 334a; 1 from PHYS 150a, 180a, 200a, ARCH 161b, or a calculus course; History, theory, and criticism—1 from HSAR 112a, 115b, <320a>, or PHIL 334a; 1 from ARCH 340a, 345b, 350b, STCY 176b; 1 from PHYS 150a, 180a, 200a, ARCH 161b, or a calculus course; Architecture and urban studies—1 from ARCH 345b, 385a, <HSAR 320a>; 1 from ARCH 340a, 341a, 350b, STCY 176b
Distribution of courses: Architecture and design—2 courses in art hist as specified; 2 electives as specified; History, theory, and criticism—2 or 3 courses in art hist as specified; 2 theory courses as specified; Architecture and urban studies—1 course in pol sci, econ, stat, architecture, physics, or calculus as specified; 4 electives approved by DUS
Other: Orientation sessions in digital media, library, and shop
Senior requirement: Architecture and design—ARCH 494b; History, theory, and criticism—ARCH 490a and 491b; Architecture and urban studies—ARCH 495a and 491b
