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2018 - 2020 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2018 - 2020 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Department of Undergraduate Design


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Department Chairperson:  Suzanne Frasier, FAIA

Program Director:  Pavlina Ilieva, AIA, Program Director

The Bachelor of Science in Architecture and Environmental Design (AREN) is a four-year pre-professional degree program that prepares students for careers in the profession of architecture and related design fields. The Architecture and Environmental Design curriculum imparts the skills required for designing the built environment and provides a broad education that draws on science, technology, humanities and the arts.


The AREN curriculum furnishes a balanced course of study, which includes courses in graphic skills, construction technology, architectural history and theories of the built environment as well as general education courses throughout the university. The core of the program is design studio courses. Here, AREN students synthesize what they have learned by exploring hypothetical and real-life design projects. AREN graduates are prepared for entry level positions in the architecture profession and allied design fields as well as advancement to professional degree programs, including the SA+P graduate programs in Architecture, Landscape Architecture, and City and Regional Planning.

 

Mission


The AREN program supports the mission of Morgan State University and the School of Architecture and Planning to:

 

  • Provide access to the architecture and environmental design professions for African American and minority students.
  • Engage in continued research and provide academic service and curriculum focused on the sustainable redevelopment of Baltimore and the surrounding region.

 

Program Overview

The AREN program requires 120 credits for the completion of the pre-professional Bachelor of Science degree and provides coursework and preparation for students interested in pursuing professional degrees in Architecture, Landscape Architecture and City and Regional Planning at Morgan and other schools nationally. The program distributes the University’s General Education Requirements (GER) across four years of study.

 

  • The freshman year provides the introduction to design communication skills and concepts required for the beginning AREN student.
  • The sophomore year engages students in a range of design project types and continues to build the students’ knowledge of history and technology related to the built environment.
  • The junior year course work focuses on project types and issues affecting the Baltimore region, both in studio courses and related lecture courses.
  • The senior year provides the opportunity for students to focus on any of the design and construction fields taught within the School of Architecture and Planning including Construction Management, Architecture, Landscape Architecture, and City and Regional Planning.

 

3+2 Programs


The School of Architecture and Planning offers an accelerated 5-year (Bachelor of Science plus Masters) track for the following graduate programs:
 

Master in Architecture
Master in City and Regional Planning
Master in Landscape Architecture
 

Students must apply to this competitive program in the spring of their third (Junior) year in the AREN program. The admission criteria are based on cumulative GPA, design portfolio, letter of intent, and letters of recommendation. Students completing one of the 3+2 programs will earn both a Bachelor of Science and a Master’s degree. The graduate degree programs are accredited and prepare students to pursue a career as an architect, landscape architect, or city and regional planner.

Requirements for AREN degree:

 

  1. Students must complete all University General Education and AREN core course requirements

  2. Students must earn a cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 2.0 or better.

  3. Students must earn a GPA of 2.0 or better in their major courses – including all prerequisite courses – with no outstanding grades below ‘C’.

  4. Students must earn the final thirty (30) credits of their degree at Morgan State University.

  5. Students must satisfactorily earn 78 credits in the AREN major and 120 credits total.

Programs

    Bachelor of Science

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