Architectural History Courses

Courses at the Savannah College of Art and Design

• The Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) offers both undergraduate and graduate degree courses in architectural history. Courses offered at the undergraduate level constitute a portion of the curriculum leading to the bachelor of fine arts degree (B.F.A.). These courses include studies in areas such as Reading and Writing in Architectural History, Modern Architecture I: 1750-1900, Modern Architecture II: 1900-Present, and Survey of World Architecture and Urbanism, among others. The graduate-level courses offered by SCAD lead to either a 45-credit-hour master of arts (M.A.) or a 90-credit-hour master of fine arts (M.F.A.) degree. Graduate courses tend to focus on research in the field and theory; they include Research Methods in Architectural History, Architectural Theory and Criticism, Architectural History Methodology and Historiography, and various specialized studies, such as Islamic Art and Architecture.

  Savannah College of Art and Design

  342 Bull St,

  Savannah, GA 31402

  912-525-5100

  scad.edu

Courses at the University of Virginia

• The University of Virginia offers an entire slate of undergraduate and graduate courses in the architectural history field. Undergraduate students can pursue either a major or minor in the field. Bachelor's degree courses cover a variety of foci, such as ancient architecture and Europe after 1750. Typical courses include History of Architecture: Ancient-Medieval and Renaissance to Modern. The university also offers an M.A. and a Ph.D. in the field. Master's level courses include studies in Methods in Architectural History and courses in a student's area of focus, which includes various eras in history or styles of architecture: ancient, medieval, modern, Renaissance, and baroque. The Ph.D. offered is for the field of art and architectural history. Courses can include areas of study such as Methods in Architectural History and Architecture of the Americas.

  University of Virginia

  Campbell Hall

  P.O. Box 400122

  Charlottesville VA 22904

  434-924-3715

  arch.virginia.edu

Tulane University Courses

• Tulane University in New Orleans offers both undergraduate and graduate degree programs in architecture. Tulane includes the bachelor's degree as part of an integrated five-year program in which students receive both a bachelor's and master's degree upon completion of the curriculum. For this reason, courses in architectural history tend to be offered within both the undergraduate and graduate degree programs. Courses include studies in areas such as History of Architecture: 19th-Century, Islamic Architecture, Issues in Contemporary Architecture, Northern Romanticism in Art, and Architecture and Survey of Russian Art.

  Tulane School of Architecture

  Tulane University

  Richardson Memorial Hall

  6823 St. Charles Ave.

  New Orleans, LA 70118

  504-865-5389

  architecture.tulane.edu