Certificate in American Architectural History
This certificate program will provide a focused program of study in various areas of the history of American architecture, combining a general survey of American architecture with specialized studies. The program will require a minimum of 12 semester hours of Architecture History courses. All students receiving a certificate in American Architectural History are required to take Arch 2112: History of Architecture II - 1750 to Present; and Arch 4124: American Architecture. Architecture students are required to take three courses from the list below. Non-architecture students are required to take two courses from the list below. Courses must be taken on a letter-grade basis, and a grade of C or better must be received in order to obtain course credit toward the certificate.
- Arch 4117: Architecture of Arts & Crafts Movement - 3 hours
- Arch 4118: American Academic Architecture - 3 hours
- Arch 4119: Frank Lloyd Wright - 3 hours
- Arch 4120: Atlanta Architecture - 3 hours
- Arch 4821/2/3: Special Topics (with approval) - 3 hours
A Certificate in American Architectural History can be earned by Georgia Tech students upon completion of the above 12 semester hours of course work in Architecture courses as approved by the school chair. Students must also have satisfied the requirements for an undergraduate degree and be in good standing. Courses required by course name and number in a student’s program of study may not be credited by that student toward any certificate.
Certificate in European Design History
This certificate program is especially appropriate for students participating in the Paris Study Abroad Program and/or Italy Summer Program and recognizes the successful completion of a focused program of study in various areas of the history of European architecture. The program will require a minimum of 12 semester hours of Architecture History courses. All students receiving a certificate in European Design History are required to take Arch 2111: History of Architecture I - Ancient to 1750; and Arch 2112: History of Architecture II - 1750 to present. Architecture students are required to take four courses from the list below. Non-architecture students are required to take three courses from the list below. Courses must be taken on a letter-grade basis, and a grade of C or better must be received in order to obtain course credit toward the certificate.
- Arch 4113: Renaissance & Mannerist Architecture - 3 hours
- Arch 4114: Medieval Architecture - 3 hours
- Arch 4117: Architecture of Arts & Crafts Movement - 3 hours
- Arch 4123: European Modernism - 3 hours
- Arch 4125: French Arch. Ledoux to LeCorbusier - 3 hours
- Arch 4821/2/3: Special Topics (with approval) - 3 hours
- Arch 6152: Studies in Landscape Architecture - 3 hours
- COA 3114: Architecture in Greece - 3 hours
- COA 3115: Art and Architecture in Italy I - 3 hours
- COA 3116: Art and Architecture in Italy II - 3 hours
- COA 6115: Art and Architecture in Italy I - 3 hours
- COA 6116: Art and Architecture in Italy II - 3 hours
A Certificate in European Design History can be earned by Georgia Tech students upon completion of the above 12 semester hours of course work in Architecture courses as approved by the school chair. Students must also have satisfied the requirements for an undergraduate degree and be in good standing. Courses required by course name and number in a student’s program of study may not be credited by that student toward any certificate.
Certificate in History of Architecture and Design
This certificate program will require a minimum of 12 semester hours of Architecture History courses. Non-architecture students are required to take one course from List I and three courses from List II (two of which are *). Architecture students are required to take four courses from List II (three of which are *). Courses must be taken on a letter-grade basis, and a grade of C or better must be received in order to obtain course credit toward the certificate.
List I
- Arch 2111: History of Architecture I - Ancient to 1750 - 3 hours
- Arch 2112: History of Architecture II - 1750 to present - 3 hours
- Arch 4105: History of Architecture I - Ancient to 1750 - 3 hours
- Arch 4106: History of Architecture II - 1750 to present - 3 hours
- COA 2241: History of Art I: Prehistoric Through Renaissance - 3 hours
- COA 2242: History of Art II: Renaissance Through 19/20th century - 3 hours
List II
- Arch 2115: Architecture of Australia - 3 hours
- Arch 4113: *Renaissance & Mannerist Architecture - 3 hours
- Arch 4114: *Medieval Architecture - 3 hours
- Arch 4117: *Architecture of Arts & Crafts Movement - 3 hours
- Arch 4118: *American Academic Architecture - 3 hours
- Arch 4119: *Frank Lloyd Wright - 3 hours
- Arch 4120: *Atlanta Architecture - 3 hours
- Arch 4123: *European Modernism - 3 hours
- Arch 4125: *French Arch. Ledoux to LeCorbusier - 3 hours
- Arch 4151: History of Urban Form - 3 hours
- Arch 4821/2/3: Special Topics (with approval) - 3 hours
- Arch 6111: *Theories of Ornament - 3 hours
- Arch 6112: *Islamic and Indian Architecture & Urbanism - 3 hours
- Arch 6131: Architectural Theory and Criticism I - 3 hours
- Arch 6132: Architectural Theory and Criticism II - 3 hours
- Arch 6152: Studies in Landscape Architecture - 3 hours
- COA 3115: *Art and Architecture in Italy I - 3 hours
- COA 3116: *Art and Architecture in Italy II - 3 hours
- COA 6115: *Art and Architecture in Italy I - 3 hours
- COA 6116: *Art and Architecture in Italy II - 3 hours
A Certificate in History of Architecture and Design can be earned by Georgia Tech students upon completion of the above 12 semester hours of course work in Architecture courses as approved by the program director. Students must also have satisfied the requirements for an undergraduate degree and be in good standing. Courses required by course name and number in a student’s program of study may not be credited by that student toward any certificate.
