Fall 2026 Architecture

ARCH 105

Architectural Studio 1

5 hours. 5 hours. Field trips required at a nominal fee. Prerequisite(s): Approval of the department. Restricted to Architectural Studies or Architecture major(s). To be properly registered, students must enroll in one Lecture and one Laboratory.

ARCH 151

Architecture at Chicago

2 hours. Extensive computer use required. Field work required. Requires concurrent registration in ARCH 105. Restricted to Architectural Studies or Architecture major(s).

ARCH 200

Architecture and Society

4 hours. UIC GE Creative Arts, and UIC GE Individual and Society course. To be properly registered, students must enroll in one Lecture and one Discussion.

ARCH 205

Architectural Studio 3

5 hours. 5 hours. Extensive computer use required. Field trips required at a nominal fee. Field work required. Students will use city as a research laboratory with field work on project sites. Additional scheduled field trips will be made to significant or historical architectural buildings as part of preliminary design research and analysis. Prerequisite(s): ARCH 105 and ARCH 106; and approval of the department. Students must have earned an average grade of C or better in ARCH 105 and ARCH 106. Restricted to Architectural Studies or Architecture major(s). To be properly registered, students must enroll in one Lecture and one Laboratory.

ARCH 251

Architectural Analysis

3 hours. Prerequisite(s): Approval of the Department; and BA Architectural Studies students must enroll concurrently in ARCH 105; and BS Architecture students must have completed ARCH 106 and also register concurrently in ARCH 205. Schedule Information: To be properly registered, students must enroll in one Lecture and one Laboratory. Restricted to Architectural Studies or Architecture major(s).

ARCH 359

Architectural Technology 1

4 hours. Prerequisite(s): Third year standing in the Bachelor of Science in Architecture program or approval of the school. Requires concurrent registration in ARCH 365. Restricted to Architecture major(s). To be properly registered, students must enroll in one Laboratory and one Lecture.

ARCH 365

Architectural Studio 5

6 hours. Extensive computer use required. Field trip required at a nominal fee. Field work required. Students will use city as a research laboratory with field work on project sites. Additional scheduled field trips will be made to significant or historical architectural buildings as part of preliminary design research and analysis. Prerequisite(s): ARCH 205 and ARCH 206; and approval of the department. Students must have earned an average grade of C or better in ARCH 205 and ARCH 206. Restricted to Architecture major(s). To be properly registered, students must enroll in one Laboratory and one Lecture.

ARCH 371

Architectural Theory 1

3 hours. BS Arch students must be enrolled in ARCH 359 and ARCH 365. Restricted to Architectural Studies or Architecture major(s). To be properly registered, students must enroll in one Laboratory and one Lecture.

ARCH 399

Architecture Elective I

3 hours. May be repeated to a maximum of 12 hours. Students may register in more than one section per term. Departmental Approval Required

ARCH 414

Contemporary Practices

3 hours. Prerequisite(s): ARCH 252; and approval of the department. BS in Architecture students must complete ARCH 371 and 372. Corequisite(s): BS in Architecture students must concurrently enroll in ARCH 465. Restricted to Architectural Studies or Architecture major(s). Departmental Approval Required To be properly registered, students must enroll in one Discussion/Recitation and one Lecture-Discussion.

ARCH 440

Digital Design and Fabrication

3 hours. Prerequisite(s): ARCH 106; and approval of the department. Departmental Approval Required

Architecture Lab Fee $50.00 Flat Fee.

ARCH 465

Advanced Topic Studio 1

6 hours. Extensive computer use required. Field trip required at a nominal fee. Field work required. Students will use city as a research laboratory with field work on project sites. Additional scheduled field trips will be made to significant or historical architectural buildings as part of preliminary design research and analysis. Prerequisite(s): ARCH 360 and ARCH 365 and ARCH 366 and ARCH 372; and junior standing or above; and approval of the department. Students must have earned an average grade of C or better in both ARCH 365 and ARCH 366. Students with a lower grade point average for the 365/366 studio sequence are required to take an eight-week summer studio in which they must earn at least a C in order to advance to the studio sequence for the following year. Restricted to Architecture major(s). Departmental Approval Required To be properly registered, students must enroll in one Laboratory and one Lecture.

ARCH 470

Structures I: Statics

3 hours. Prerequisite(s): Credit or concurrent registration in MATH 180 and Credit or concurrent registration in PHYS 131. Restricted to Architecture major(s). Departmental Approval Required

ARCH 520

Topics in Architectural Theory and History

4 hours. May be repeated to a maximum of 12 hours. Restricted to Architecture or Architecture or Design Criticism major(s). Departmental Approval Required

ARCH 522

Topics in Architectural Technology

4 hours. May be repeated to a maximum of 12 hours. Restricted to Architecture or Architecture major(s). Departmental Approval Required

ARCH 531

Architectural Theory and History I

4 hours. Corequisite(s): ARCH 551 and ARCH 561. Restricted to Architecture or Architecture or Design Criticism major(s).

ARCH 551

Architectural Design I

6 hours. Previously listed as ARCH 451. Corequisite(s): ARCH 531 and ARCH 561. Restricted to Architecture major(s).

Architecture Lab Fee $100.00 Flat Fee.

ARCH 553

Architectural Design III

6 hours. Previously listed as ARCH 453. Prerequisite(s): Advanced standing in the second year of the three-year Master of Architecture program, or completion of both ARCH 551 and ARCH 552 with a grade point average of B or better in the ARCH 551 and 552 course sequence. This course, offered in the Fall semester, must be taken in continuous sequence (same academic year) with ARCH 555, offered in the Spring. Restricted to Architecture major(s).

Architecture Lab Fee $100.00 Flat Fee.

ARCH 561

Architectural Technology I

4 hours. Previously listed as ARCH 461. Corequisite(s): ARCH 531 and ARCH 551. Restricted to Architecture major(s). To be properly registered, students must enroll in one Laboratory and one Lecture/Discussion.

ARCH 563

Architectural Technology III

4 hours. Previously listed as ARCH 463. Prerequisite(s): ARCH 562 or advanced standing in the second year of the three year Master of Architecture program. Restricted to Architecture major(s). To be properly registered, students must enroll in one Laboratory and one Lecture-Discussion.

ARCH 565

Topic Studio

6 hours. Extensive computer use required. Field work; field trips required at a nominal fee. Prerequisite(s): Completion of both ARCH 553 and ARCH 554 with a grade point average of B or better in this course sequence. Students with a lower grade point average for the 553/554 studio sequence are required to take an eight-week summer studio in which they must earn at least a B in order to advance to the studio sequence for the following year. Restricted to Architecture or Architecture major(s). Departmental Approval Required

Architecture Lab Fee $100.00 Flat Fee.

ARCH 566

Research Seminar

4 hours. Field work required. Restricted to Architecture or Architecture or Design Criticism major(s). Departmental Approval Required

ARCH 574

Architectural Structures II

4 hours. Previously listed as ARCH 474. Prerequisite(s): ARCH 561 or advanced standing into the second year of the three year Master of Architecture program. Restricted to Architecture major(s). Departmental Approval Required

ARCH 585

Architectural Theory and History III

4 hours. Previously listed as ARCH 485. Restricted to Architecture or Architecture or Design Criticism major(s). Departmental Approval Required

ARCH 587

Pro-seminar I: Design Criticism

4 hours. Restricted to Architecture or Architecture or Design Criticism major(s). Departmental Approval Required

ARCH 589

Writing Tutorial I

4 hours. Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory grading only. Prerequisite(s): Consent of the instructor. Restricted to Architecture or Architecture or Design Criticism major(s). Departmental Approval Required

ARCH 590

Writing Tutorial II

4 hours. Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory grading only. Prerequisite(s): ARCH 589; and consent of the instructor. Restricted to Architecture or Architecture or Design Criticism major(s). Departmental Approval Required

ARCH 596

Independent Study for Graduate Students

1 TO 8 hours. Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory grading only. May be repeated to a maximum of 16 hours. Prerequisite(s): Approval of the Department. Restricted to students in the Master of Architecture, Master of Science in Architecture and Master of Arts in Design Criticism degrees. Students must coordinate with faculty and department in advance to obtain registration approval. Restricted to Architecture,Design,& the Arts. Restricted to Architecture major(s). Departmental Approval Required