Recommended Courses
The following courses are recommended to students designing a program of study in architecture.
Those marked in blue are required of all majors. Additional courses may be applicable and some are not offered yearly, so each student should develop her program of study in active consultation with her advisor.
History of Art
ARTH 100 Introduction to the History of Art Part I: Ancient and Medieval Art
ARTH 101 Introduction to the History of Art Part II: Renaissance to the Present
ARTH 200 Architecture and Urban Form
ARTH 201 Medieval Art and Architecture
ARTH 202 Byzantine Art and Architecture
ARTH 203 Near Eastern Art and Architecture
ARTH 228 Modern Architecture
ARTH 230 Frank Lloyd Wright and the American Home
ARTH 231 Architecture and Urbanism in North America
ARTH 236 Art, Architecture, and Culture in the Ancient Americas
ARTH 237 Art, Architecture, and Culture in Post-Conquest Mexico
ARTH 238 Chinese Art and Architecture
ARTH 240 Asian Art and Architecture
ARTH 241 Egyptian Art and Archaeology
ARTH 243 Art and Society in the Roman World: Sex, Sacrifice, Banquets, Baths, and Death
ARTH 245 House and Home: Domestic Architecture, Interiors, and Material Life in North America, 1600-1900
ARTH 247 Islamic Art and Architecture
ARTH 259 The Art and Architecture of the European Enlightenment
ARTH 266 New Perspectives on the Global City
ARTH 267 Cross-Cultural Encounters in the Medieval Mediterranean
ARTH 268 Art, Architecture, and Pilgrimage in the Medieval World
ARTH 289 European Art and Architecture, 1750–1900
ARTH 309 Seminar. Problems in Architectural History
ARTH 318 Seminar. New England Arts and Architecture
ARTH 320 Seminar. American Architecture
ARTH 325 Seminar. Rococo and Neoclassical Interiors
ARTH 332 Seminar. Topics in Medieval Art
ARTH 340 Seminar. Topics in American Art
ARTH 344 Seminar. Topics in Islamic Art
Studio Art
ARTS 105 Drawing I
ARTS 109 Two-Dimensional Design
ARTS 113 Three-Dimensional Design
ARTS 207 Sculpture I
ARTS 216 Spatial Investigations
ARTS 217 Life Drawing
ARTS 219 Introductory Print Methods: Lithography/Monotype
ARTS 220 Introductory Print Methods: Intaglio/Relief
ARTS 221/CAMS 239 Digital Imaging
ARTS 222 Introductory Print Methods: Typography/Book Arts
ARTS 255 Dynamic Interface Design
ARTS 307 Sculpture II
ARTS 314 Advanced Drawing
ARTS 317 Seminar. Topics in the Visual Arts
ARTS 321 Advanced New Media
ARTS 322 Advanced Print Concepts
MIT
4.111* Introduction to Architecture and Environmental Design or 4.111A (IAP intensive)
4.112* Architecture Design Fundamentals I
4.113 Architecture Design Fundamentals II
4.411 Building Technology Lab
4.401 Architecture Building Systems
4.500 Introduction to Design Computing
4.114 Architectural Design Studio I
4.115 Applied Architectural Design Studio II
4.440 Building Structural Systems I
4.441 Building Technology Laboratory
*Note: MIT courses marked with * are counted as “within the Department of Art”; all others are counted as courses outside the department.
Mathematics
MATH 115 Calculus I
MATH 116 Calculus II
MATH 120 Calculus IIA
MATH 205 Multivariable Calculus
Note: More advanced courses may also be counted toward the major.
Physics
PHYS 104 Fundamentals of Mechanics with Laboratory
PHYS 107 Principles and Applications of Mechanics with Laboratory
Theatre Studies
THST 209 Introduction to the Art of Scenic Design
Olin College
ENGR 2199 Engineering for Humanity
