Certificate in Urbanism and the Built Environment The focus of the graduate architecture program is on architecture in cities throughout the world where conditions of increasing density require design initiative that support amenity, sustainability, and cultural meaning.  This is a serious search given the disconnectedness and banality of modern cities, their continuing haphazard growth and development, and their wastefulness with regard to natural resources and societal potential.

Course Requirements
Completion of the certificate program requires a minimum of 16 units. Students must take 5 core courses and select 4 units of electives from the approved list approved by the Director of the Graduate Architecture program.

Core Courses
ARCH 532    Elements of the Urban Landscape    (2 units)
ARCH 533    Urban Landscape Case Studies    (2 units)
ARCH 553    History of American Architecture and Urbanism    (4 units)
ARCH 561    Urban Landscape: Projects and Places    (2 units)
ARCH 563    Urban Landscape: Comparative Theories    (2 units)
Electives    (as specified by the Director)    (4 units)

Sample Electives
ARCH 513    Advanced Structures    (4 units)
ARCH 515    Advanced Environmental Systems    (4 units)
ARCH 536     The Landscape Planning Process     (4 units)
ARCH 550     Historic Preservation Planning and Development     (4 units)
ARCH 611    Advanced Building Systems Integration    (4 units)