School of Architecture
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 provides students with the ability to integrate the ecological and cultural dimensions of landscape architecture into their course of study. Studies are about repairing and sustaining natural systems in cities, about the history of human settlements, places, and gardens in urban landscapes, and about the cultural and aesthetic meanings of landscape architecture design. 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 12 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 (12 units) | Units | |
|---|---|---|
| ARCH 363 | Plant Material Identification: Horticulture | 4 |
| ARCH 432 | People, Places and Culture: Architecture of the Public Realm | 4 |
| ARCH 463 | Plant Materials Identification: California Plan Communities | 4 |
| ARCH 531 | The Natural Landscape | 3 |
| ARCH 536 | The Landscape Planning Process | 3 |
| ARCH 544 | Urban Landscape: Process and Place | 3 |
| ARCH 545 | Urban Landscape: Contemporary History and Prospect | 3 |
| ARCH 547 | Urban Nature | 3 |
| ARCH 565 | Global History of Landscape Architecture | 3 |
| ARCH 566 | Cross-Cultural Topics in Landscape Architecture History | 3, max 6 |
| Non-architecture students must obtain written approval from their academic unit in order to take a 500-level course. For more information, contact an architecture advisor, archadvs@usc.edu.
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