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ARCHITECTURAL HISTORY MINOR

The Architectural History Minor is designed to provide a foundation in architectural history concepts for students outside of the School of Architecture. Students may obtain only one minor from the School of Architecture. 

To fulfill the Architectural History Minor students must complete 15 semester hours of coursework as described below. At least half of the coursework must be completed in residence at The University of Texas at Austin. All coursework must be taken on a letter-grade basis and completed in conjunction with the student's major requirements. Six hours must be upper-division.

Beginning fall 2026, new students admitted to the architectural history minor must maintain a minimum of a 3.0 GPA in order to remain in the minor.

COURSES

LOWER-DIVISION
ARC 308 Architecture and Society
ARC 318K World Architecture: Origins to 1750
ARC 318L World Architecture: The Industrial Revolution to the Present

UPPER-DIVISION
All Architecture 342 courses (Architecture 342C through Architecture 342U)

OTHER MINORS

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ARCHITECTURAL STUDIES

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LANDSCAPE STUDIES

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INTERIOR DESIGN