Bachelor of Architecture - UTK College of Architecture + Design

We are passionate explorers. We are makers. We embrace innovative thinkers who can transform the lives of others through creative, sustainable architectural design.

First Year Courses

A Bachelor of Architecture takes five years. The core of our curriculum is the studio, where you learn to explore and generate design ideas. In the first year, we begin with a focus on design fundamentals, moving through conceptual, abstract and experimental exercises to strip away preconceived ideas.

The first two studios are shared with first-year Interior Architecture students.

UTK Undergraduate Admissions

Course Catalog

Spring 2021 Electives

Full Curriculum

Fall

ARCH 171 (3): Design Fund. I Space

ARCH 121 (2): Representation I

ARCH 101/107H (3): Intro to Built Env

ELECTIVE (3): (NON-ARCH)

ENG 101/118H (3) (WC)

MATH 113,125 or 202 (3) (QR)

Spring

ARCH 172 (4): Design Fund. II Space

ARCH 122 (2): Representation II

ARCH 102 (2): Visual Design Theory

PHYS 161 (3) (NS)

ENG 102 (3) (WC)

ELECTIVE (3) (OC)

Studio Experience

Working alongside students and faculty from your own and other disciplines generates the infectious creative energy and strong community bond that are at the heart of our program and college.

Prof. Katherine Ambroziak works with a student in a studio.

Our student body deserve the very best. They deserve faculty who are next-generation thinkers and facilities that are among the best in the nation.

Jason Young, Dean of the College of Architecture + Design

After Graduation Careers

A Bachelor of Architecture is a fully accredited professional degree that will prepare you to become a licensed architect. You’ll find our graduates working in top firms nationwide.