Undergraduate Degrees
Minors in Architecture
Minor in Architecture
The minor in architecture provides the flexibility of complementing a
student's major with an area of specialization. Taking a minor in
architecture is a unique opportunity for a student to stimulate his or her
imagination and learn creative approaches to problem solving.
Admission Requirements
Students in good academic standing who have completed the freshman year
are eligible.
Course Requirements
The requirements for the minor include three required courses (8 units)
and a minimum of 12 units of upper division courses.
| Required courses | Units |
|---|
| ARCH 106x | Workshop
in Architecture | 2 |
| ARCH 114 | Architecture: Culture and Community | 2 |
| ARCH 304x | Intensive
Survey: Prehistory to the Present | 4 |
Students may elect to take the upper division courses in an area of
specialization, such as architectural history and theory, historic
preservation, computers and design, visual communication, landscape
architecture, public places — urban spaces, housing or practice
management. This minor is not available to architecture majors.
Minor in Landscape Architecture
The minor is intended to help students understand the role of landscape
architecture as a means for the integration of natural systems and
landscapes with cultural values and purposes. Studies about natural
resources and their importance in the built environment are joined with
studies of the art of the garden. Landscape design, literature, music,
painting and sculpture will be presented as it relates to physical
settings, patterns of inhabitation and cultural rituals and meanings. This
is an excellent emphasis for students in environmental studies, civil
engineering, planning and anthropology. This minor is not available to
architecture majors.
Admission Requirements
Students in good academic standing who have completed the freshman year
are eligible.
Course Requirements
The minor in landscape architecture consists of three required courses (9
units) and a minimum of 14 units of upper division courses.
| Required Courses | Units |
|---|
| ARCH 106x | Workshop
in Architecture | 2 |
| ARCH 361L |
Ecological Factors in Design | 3 |
| ARCH 465 | History of
Landscape Architecture (Western Tradition) | 4 |
| Upper Division Courses (14 units) | Units |
|---|
| ARCH 363 | Plant
Material Identification: Horticulture | 4 |
| ARCH 364 | Materials
and Methods of Landscape Architecture | 3 |
| ARCH 432 | People,
Places and Culture: Architecture of the Public Realm | 4 |
| ARCH 466 | Nature,
Landscape and Gardens in Non-Western Cultures | 4 |
| ARCH 499 | Special
Topics | 2-4 |
| ARCH 532 | Elements of the Urban Landscape | 2 |
| ARCH 533 | Urban Landscape Case Studies | 2 |
| ARCH 536 | The Landscape Planning Process | 3 |
| ARCH 561 | Architecture in the Urban Landscape: Projects and
Places | 2 |
| ARCH 563 | Architecture in the Urban Landscape: Comparative
Theories | 2 |
Non-architecture students must obtain written approval from their
academic unit in order to take a 500-level course. For more information,
call (213) 740-2090.
Minor in Urban Neighborhood Studies
The focus of this minor is on the quality of urban life at the scale of
the neighborhood or district. The minor is supported by the four "urban
schools" of USC: Architecture, Education, Social Work, and Policy,
Planning, and Development. See
Interdisciplinary Programs for requirements.
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