The Minor in
Architectural Engineering provides an interdisciplinary overview of
engineering topics associated with building design and the study and
practice of engineering. The Minor consists of technically challenging
courses that rely on a series of prerequisites,as well as
experiment-based and skill-development courses that can be taken without
prerequisites. The core courses of the Minor offer a range of
theoretical as well as analytical topics, and electives are varied so
that students can place an emphasis on specific subject areas depending
on their major course of study. The Minor is useful for students across
the physical sciences and math as well as architecture, as it will
familiarize students with the methods of engineering study and provide a
rigorous technical base that will give them an advantage in future
studies.
Requirements
The Minor requires the completion of twenty-four (24) credits,
as follows:
Required Courses (16 credits)
- MATH - 109 Calculus and Analytic Geometry I
- PHYS - 110 General Physics I
- ARCD - 310 Introduction to Construction Materials
- ARCD - 360 Introduction to Structural Engineering
Electives (8 credits)
Choose two of the following (student is responsible for
prerequisites to these courses):
- ARCD - 250 Computer Aided Design and Drawing
- ARCD - 370 Construction Innovation Lab
- ENVS - 212 Air and Water w/Lab
- ENVS - 250 Environmental Data Analysis
- ENVS - 350 Energy and Environment
- ENVS - 410 Methods of Environmental Monitoring w/Lab
- PHYS - 310 Analytical Mechanics
- PHYS - 312 Statistical and Thermal Physics
- PHYS - 320 Electromagnetism
Highly
recommended for those planning to continue in engineering programs:
- ARCD - 300 Computer Aided Design and Drawing 2
- CHEM - 111 General Chemistry I
- PHYS - 210 General Physics II
- PHYS - 240 Modern Physics
