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Reflecting Jefferson's interest in architecture, courses in architectural drawing and construction were taught at the University as early as 1832. Students now, as then, benefit from the proximity of Jefferson's classical structures and the availability of his plans and drawings for the University Grounds and other buildings. At the end of World War I, a formal curriculum in architecture began, and from the mid 1950s through the early 1970s the School of Architecture continued to expand its programs. Today a student may receive a baccalaureate in architectural history, urban and environmental planning, and a baccalaureate of science in architecture. The faculty believes that each student deserves personal attention and guidance. The School of Architecture has a small, carefully selected student body. The school seeks applicants with strong academic records and demonstrated artistic creativity. A prospective student applies to one of the three undergraduate departments, but can apply to transfer from one program to another during the first or second year. The undergraduate program in architecture combines a solid humanities foundation with an emphasis on the role of architecture as cultural expression, and provides three years of studio experience in the development of architectural ideas and the design of built form. Most graduates of this program go on to advanced degrees in architecture and related fields. The undergraduate program in architectural history is the only one in the United States. The program is directed toward developing knowledge and an understanding of the history of the built environment: architecture, cities, and landscapes. Opportunity is also provided for an introduction to the issues and practices of historic preservation. After attaining this degree, most graduates of this program go on to advanced degrees in architectural history, art history, architecture, landscape architecture or planning. The undergraduate professional program in urban and environmental planning is one of less than a dozen such programs in the nation accredited by the Planning Accreditation Board. The study of planning theory, processes, and methods is integrated with the contextual exploration of political and market forces, resource limitations, environmental concerns, and social needs. With the Bachelor of Urban and Environmental Planning degree, many graduates go directly into professional jobs with governmental agencies or private planning and development firms. Others go on to advanced degrees in planning, architecture, law, public administration, and business.
Address
School
of Architecture
P.O.
Box 400122
Campbell
Hall
University
of Virginia
Charlottesville,
VA 22904-4122
University
Admissions: (434) 982-3200
The School of Architecture offers three undergraduate programs of instruction under the Departments of Architecture, Urban and Environmental Planning, and Architectural History. Supporting course work is offered through the cooperation of departments in the College of Arts and Sciences and the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. The specific degree requirements for each program depict the general structure and the number of credits necessary for each degree. Evaluation of courses and curricula modification are continuing processes in the school. Therefore, the specific degree requirements are subject to change. Bachelor of Science (Architecture) The undergraduate degree in architecture offers students an opportunity to combine a foundation in the liberal arts with course work in architecture. The four-year, preprofessional program prepares graduates to pursue a variety of career paths and graduate programs. Students who wish to continue in architecture would complete the requirements of the professional, accredited architecture degree at the graduate level. Most states require that an individual intending to become an architect hold an accredited degree. There are two types of degrees that are accredited by the National Architectural Accrediting Board (NAAB): the Bachelor of Architecture, which requires a minimum of five years of study; and the Master of Architecture, which requires a minimum of three years of study following an unrelated bachelor's degree, or two years following a related preprofessional bachelor's degree. These professional degrees are structured to educate those who aspire to registration and licensure as architects. The four-year, preprofessional degree, where offered, is not accredited by NAAB. The preprofessional degree is useful for those who desire a foundation in the field of architecture as preparation for either continued education in a professional degree program or for employment options in architecturally related areas. Bachelor of Urban and Environmental Planning The Bachelor of Urban and Environmental Planning is a professional degree recognized by the Planning Accreditation Board. The program has a strong liberal arts emphasis, and the student is expected to take a majority of the first two years of course work in the College of Arts and Sciences. During the final two years, the student has a wide range of professional seminars and application courses to choose from in the areas of environmental planning, land use planning and growth management, and urban development and housing policy. This course of study is designed to develop an integrative knowledge of environmental and community processes, professional skills, and leadership. Bachelor of Architectural History This four-year program is one of the few of its kind in the country. Students are offered a liberal arts education with an emphasis on the study of architectural history. This degree program provides an introduction to the problems of historic restoration and preservation, while offering ample opportunity for interaction with the three other departments in the school. Study Abroad The School of Architecture encourages study abroad by offering programs in Helsinki, Finland and Copenhagen, Denmark, as well as summer programs in Vicenza, Italy and Beijing, China. All students in the School of Architecture are eligible for these programs. For departmental regulations governing participation, contact the director of programs abroad representative in Campbell Hall; (434) 924-3937. Residence Requirements and Transfer Credits Prospective students must apply to one of the three undergraduate programs. All three programs place substantial emphasis on the liberal arts and include a significant number of courses offered in the College of Arts and Sciences, most of which are taken in the first two years. All three programs also normally require four years for completion and a minimum of two years as a full-time student in the School of Architecture. In some cases, summer session study at the University is also required of transfer applicants. Credit toward a degree is allowed for work comparable to courses offered at the University, if such work has been completed in an accredited college. Credit is not granted for work completed elsewhere with a grade less than C or its equivalent. The dean of the School of Architecture governs the awarding of transfer credit. In no case are transfer credits in excess of 60 granted toward an undergraduate degree in the School of Architecture. The school does not accept pass/fail courses for transfer credit. In
exceptional circumstances, the School of Architecture dean may waive
an admission or performance requirement when, in the dean's judgment,
such action best serves the intent of the program.
Required Courses A student who enters the School of Architecture without transfer credits must complete, at this University in Charlottesville, all prescribed courses in the curriculum for which she or he is a degree candidate. Students transferring from another college or university must complete, at this University in Charlottesville, all required courses in those subjects not completed at the time of first admission to the School of Architecture. Exceptions may be made to these requirements provided permission is granted in advance by the dean of the School of Architecture. Candidates for a degree from the School of Architecture must complete the courses in the curriculum for which they are registered, as outlined in the subsequent pages. In addition, candidates must maintain a GPA of at least 2.0 in all courses taken at the school or University and offered for a degree. The dean of the School of Architecture may waive a specific course requirement for a degree when, in the dean's judgment, such action best serves the intent of the program. Minors A minor in architecture provides students with an opportunity to develop a basic understanding of, and appreciation for, architecture as an important component of culture and the built environment. The minor requirements are under the curricula section. A minor in architectural history requires 19 AR H credits, including AR H 105, and 15 credits of AR H electives. No thesis is required. A minor in urban and environmental planning requires 15 credits of planning courses. Students may choose from among any PLAN course, with no more than 6 credits at the 500 level. Students outside of the school should take at least one plan-making course. A minor in historic preservation requires 15 credits, nine of which must be from among the following courses in the foundations of preservation core: AR H 590, 351, 352 or 353; ARCH 511, 515; and PLAN 530. Six credits from among more specialized preservation courses are also required. These include, but are not limited to, AR H 515, 554; L AR 523, 512; PLAC 565; PLAN 534, 571; ARCH 512, 513, 516, 517, 522, and 589. A minor in landscape architecture requires a minimum GPA of 3.0, five courses, and at least 15 credits in landscape architecture. These credits include L AR 512; two courses from among L AR 505, 507, 517, and 535; and at least two of the following: L AR 513, 514, 520, 525, or a University seminar taught by landscape architecture faculty. Students in the Architecture Department are strongly encouraged to take a 400 level studio in Landscape Architecture (subject to availability). Students outside the Architecture department are strongly encouraged to take ARCH 102 Fundamentals of Design (3) in addition to the courses listed above. Student in the College of Arts & Sciences must submit a "Degree Application Form" to their advisor in Landscape Architecture. Applications for the five minors are available in Campbell Hall, Room 201. Upon completion of all requirements, the signature of the respective department chair must be obtained. Intra University Courses ARCH101, 102; L AR 512; and all AR H courses are recognized as College equivalents. In addition, AR H 100, 101, 102, 150, and 333 count fully as College courses and meet the area requirement in the humanities/fine arts. Evaluation Because continuance in the School of Architecture depends on demonstrated ability and promise of professional and academic achievement, each student's performance is evaluated at the end of every semester. Program Flexibility Curricular requirements for the first two years of the Bachelor of Science in Architecture, Bachelor of Architectural History, and Bachelor of Urban and Environmental Planning degree programs are similar, enabling students to transfer from one program to another. Ownership of Student Work The School of Architecture reserves the right to retain student course work for exhibition and publication with appropriate credits. Teachers who wish to retain student work for their own purposes must gain student consent and provide adequate documentation of the work for the student.
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Course Load Special permission of the dean's office is required to register for fewer than 12 credits or more than 19 credits each semester. Incompletes
IN represents incomplete and indicates the grade is being withheld
until additional work is performed and approved. The deadline for resolution
of IN grades is the first Friday in January for courses taken in the
fall semester, and the last Friday in May for courses taken in the spring
semester. Grades that remain IN after those times will be administratively
changed to F.
Credit/No Credit Grades Students have the option of receiving a CR (credit) or NC (no credit) in place of the regular grades, A through F, for a given course. This option is selected when students register for courses. Instructors may deny students permission to take courses on a CR/NC basis. If this occurs, students may either change back to the regular grading option, or they may drop the courses entirely. Courses taken for CR/NC may not be used for any major or basic area requirements. Only one three-credit course of open elective credit may be taken each semester on a CR/NC basis. Class Standing Students are categorized by class according to the number of credits they have earned as follows: 1st year: 0-29 credits; 2nd year: 30-59 credits; 3rd year: 60-89 credits; 4th year: 90 or more credits. AP and transfer credits are included in the computation of class standing; credits not completed or completed unsuccessfully are not. Students in the design concentration are classified according to their studio level. Academic Performance Student performance in the Department of Architecture's professional subjects is reviewed by the faculty at the end of every term. Students are expected to achieve at least a C- in ARCH 201, 202, 301, 302, 303, 324, and 401. Grades of D or F in any of these professional courses results in repeating the course. A grade of C in a studio course is grounds for reconsideration of continuing in the studio sequence. If, in the judgment of the faculty, a student has not achieved an appropriate standard of performance in a professional subject, he or she may be required to repeat one or both terms of the course before proceeding with the next level of work in this subject. There is an approved student grievance procedure relative to grades. Participation in formal juries is an integral part of a student's training in architecture. There are few tenable reasons for missing a jury, and the professor must be notified of the reason for an absence. An unexcused absence from a jury is deemed by some faculty as grounds for failure. Students majoring in Urban and Environmental Planning or Architectural History must pass their required departmental courses with a minimum grade of C-. Probation Students are placed on probation if they do not pass at least 12 credits of work in any semester following the first semester, or if their cumulative GPA falls below 2.0 after the completion of the first semester. Enrollment in advanced professional course work is allowed only for students with GPAs of 2.0 or better. A third probation, or probation following suspension, results in a final suspension. Suspension Students are suspended if they do not pass at least ten credits of work in any semester following their first semester. Students who have been suspended once may appeal to the school's faculty for readmission. However, this appeal will be considered only after the student has passed a minimum of six credits in this University's summer session with a grade of at least C in each course. In addition, these courses must be approved by the Dean of the School of Architecture. Courses taken in the School of Continuing and Professional Studies or any other institution are not accepted for degree credit or as a basis for application for readmission. No student suspended a second time will be readmitted.
Campbell Hall, the School of Architecture building, was completed in 1970 and is part of a complex of buildings forming a Fine Arts Center that also includes the Department of Art, the Department of Drama, and the Fiske Kimball Fine Arts Library. Campbell Hall provides well-equipped studio work areas, exhibition areas, lecture halls, and seminar rooms. The school has two computer-graphics and computer-aided design laboratories with high resolution graphics. These facilities support software applications in computer-aided design, GIS digital mapping and modeling, site analysis, image processing, rendering, animation, structural analysis, lighting analysis, energy analysis, statistics, word processing, spreadsheet, and other areas. They also contain UNIX, Macintosh, and IBM computers with Internet access, and maintain digital voice and video links with other research laboratories in the United States and Europe. The design studio space has network connections for individual computers. Other research support facilities include digital modeling laboratories, a woodworking shop, and a photography darkroom. The Fiske Kimball Fine Arts Library, a branch of the University of Virginia Library system, serves the School of Architecture, the Department of Art and Art History and the Department of Drama. The collections include 155,000 volumes, including technical reports, videos, CD-ROMs, and other electronic resources. We also have an image collection of 200,000 slides and a growing digital image collection. The collections cover all aspects related to architecture, landscape architecture, architectural history, urban and environmental planning, and the visual and performing arts. The Fine Arts Library provides patrons with access to all University Library resources, including government documents, maps, rare books and manuscripts, many other online resources, as well as a gateway to the Internet. Special emphasis is placed on teaching students and faculty to conduct research utilizing online resources. Reference services are provided to the entire University community and to practioners throughout the Commonwealth and the nation. Dean's List To be eligible for the Dean's List of Distinguished Students at the end of each semester, students must take a minimum of 15 credits and achieve a grade point average of 3.4 or higher without failure in any course. Courses taken on a CR/NC basis may not be counted toward the 15-credit minimum. Any student receiving an F, NC, IN or NG during the semester is not eligible to be on the dean's list. Intermediate
Honors Students who enter the University
directly from high school or preparatory school and who after four
regular semesters, have completed at least 60 credits of course work
with a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.4 at the end of the fourth semester
and are in the top twenty percent of their class, are awarded a Certificate
of Intermediate Honors; the notation "intermediate honors"
is placed on the student's official academic record. Theses and Commencement Honors Students who have demonstrated high academic achievement in pursuit of the bachelor's degree are eligible for commencement honors. Diplomas inscribed "with honors" are awarded to graduates who have earned a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.6. Diplomas inscribed "with high honors" are awarded to graduates who have earned a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.75. Diplomas inscribed "with highest honors" are awarded to graduates who have earned a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.90. The School of Architecture offers graduate programs leading to the degrees of Master of Architecture, Master of Landscape Architecture, Master of Architectural History, and Master of Urban and Environmental Planning. A separate graduate catalog describing each of these programs is available from the Admission Office of the School of Architecture. A Ph.D. in Architectural History is administered through the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences.
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Architecture | Urban and Environmental Planning | Architectural History Bachelor
of Science in Architecture
Pre-Professional
Concentration
Studies
Concentration
Multi-Disciplinary
Concentration
Admission The
Bachelor of Architecture Program attracts a diverse range of students
with a wide range of interests that are bound together by an overriding
desire to consider and construct environments of enduring value.
Transfer students are accepted into the Department each fall up through the beginning of third year. Students wishing to transfer into the University's Department of Architecture should refer to www.virginia.edu/~admiss/ugadmiss/home.shtml. Those students already a member of the University and wishing to apply for transfer should refer to the Student Handbook at http://www.virginia.edu/arch/. Curriculum
Years
1-3
The
prime objective of the curricular core of the first three years is to
provide a framework for the study of contemporary culture through observation,
analysis, and considered design of our ongoing constructed occupation
of the earth. This exploration uses design as a mode of critical inquiry
from the scale of the city to the scale of the hand while maintaining
its focus on the value of this effort to the community and the land,
both immediate and extended. To make this evaluation possible, the curriculum
is based on the foundation of a liberal arts education formed broadly
during the first two years of study while subjects directly related
to making architecture are pursued in the third year.
Students entering the Department of Architecture follow one curriculum for their first three years. Starting in their second year, the strategic choices of electives will prepare the student to pursue the concentration of their choice.
4th
Year
Election
of Concentration
At
the end of the spring semester of the third year, each student will
elect a course of study for the fourth year from the following list.
The choices are designed to maximize the opportunities for undergraduate
study given the wide range and scope of student interests and potential
career paths.
4th
Year: Pre-Professional Concentration
This
Concentration is for students intent on pursuing a career as a practicing
Architect. The curriculum is designed to maximize the opportunities
to explore through design complex issues and conditions as well as representing
intentions in material form.
4th
Year: Architectural Studies Concentration:
This
Concentration is designed for students interested in expanding the scope
of their study to include the related design fields of landscape architecture
or urban planning. This option also allows students interested in the
relationship between the practice of architectural design and research
into architectural history or technical issues related to building and
the environment to pursue these interests. Minors offered within the
School of Architecture are the primary vehicle used to complete the
degree requirements.
4th
Year: Multi-Disciplinary Concentration
This
Concentration is for those students interested in exploring the connection
between architecture and another discipline. This discipline can
be something as close to architecture as art or engineering, or it could
also be a more distant field, such as business, archeology, or materials
science. It is the student's responsibility to make the case for
the connection. Fulfilling the requirements for a minor in the related
field is the primary vehicle used to complete the degree requirements.
Notes:
A
minimum grade point average of 2.0 is required.
(1) HUM or SCI Elective: SCI "Science" electives include Natural Sciences, Mathematics, Engineering, and Computer Science. (2) Students scoring above 600 on the math SAT are encouraged to take MATH 131. Students who have not completed a trigonometry course prior to matriculation, or who scored below 550 on the math SAT, are required to take MATH 103 Pre-Calculus in lieu of an Open Elective in the first semester. (3) ARCH Elective: Any course designated with one of the following prefixes: ARCH, AR H, LAR, PLAC, PLAN, or PRES. ARCH Elective - Minor Related: An ARCH Elective that is directly related to the Minor Study Area. (4) One Open Elective per semester may be taken Credit/No Credit. A Maximum of 8 hours of degree credit will be granted for Ensemble Music or Dance. A maximum of 12 hours of degree credit will be granted for AIRS, MISC, & NASC courses. PHYE "Physical Education" credits do not count toward degree totals. Note Students who wish to obtain the Master of Architecture professional degree apply to a graduate program. Students expecting to enter graduate studies should have maintained a 3.0 cumulative average, with a 3.5 average in the architectural design sequence. Admission into the graduate program in architecture at the University of Virginia is extremely competitive. Minors offered: Minor
In Architecture
The
Minor in Architecture is offered to all students at the University.
Students who complete the Minor range from those whose major is in a
related field and who wish to expand the boundaries of that endeavor,
to those considering graduate study in architecture.
Urban
and Environmental Planning
The
Program in Urban and Environmental Planning balances professional planning
skills with a liberal education emphasizing interdisciplinary study.
Students typically take courses in the social and natural sciences,
the humanities, and in design fields that complement professional courses
in planning practice and theory. Graduates either begin work in the
public or private sectors or go on to graduate professional studies.
The scope of the planner's work encompasses present and future urban and environmental concerns, including such diverse issues as environmental impact, quality of life, and the public and private costs of development. Planners work in the public and private sectors in urban and rural areas. Public sector planners work for all levels of government, formulating plans to redevelop or rehabilitate downtowns and neighborhoods, develop land aesthetically and profitably, and regulate private development to protect public interests. Although planners frame long-range designs, anticipating futures 5 to 15 years away, they are also deeply involved in choosing among current projects. Private sector planners employed with land developers, utilities, banks, property management firms, industries, and other major corporations do similar work according to the particular concerns of each business. Many of these concerns are integrated with the department's focus on sustainable community development. Students
may enter the program directly from high school, or they may transfer
from another University school or other accredited universities or colleges.
Usually, students transfer in their first or second year and complete
the degree requirements without additional sessions. Although the first
two years conform closely to the Arts and Sciences core curriculum,
students who wish to transfer to the program should consult with the
director of undergraduate studies. Students may apply for transfer for
the spring or fall semesters. If other prerequisites have been met,
it is possible for transfer students to complete the required planning
courses in two years.
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