The Architectural Studies Minor is designed to provide a foundation in architecture concepts for students in majors outside of the School of Architecture. Students may obtain only one minor from the School of Architecture.
To fulfill the Architectural Studies 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 studies 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
Architecture 327C through 327U courses
Architecture 342C through 342U courses
ARC 350R Topics in Design Theory (Topic 1, 3 OR 4)
ARC 369J City Architecture
