Bachelor of Fine Arts
Offered in: Savannah
Consult your faculty adviser in selecting elective courses.
A foreign language is required for the B.F.A. degree in architectural history. To satisfy the foreign language requirement, all courses must be in the same language.
* Select one of these three courses.
† Choose one of these two courses.
‡ Consult the general education and mathematics competency requirements.
§ Select one of these two courses.
** Select one of these two courses.
Core curriculum
| Foundation studies | 30 hours | |||
| DRAW | 100 | Drawing I | ||
| DRAW | 115 | Graphics for the Building Arts | ||
| DSGN | 100 | 2-D Design | ||
| DSGN | 102 | 3-D Design | ||
| ARLH | 213 | Documenting the Built Environment* | ||
| HIPR | 202 | Recording and Interpretation for Historical Buildings* | ||
| PHOT | 113 | Photographic Foundations I* | ||
| — | Studio Elective | |||
| General education | 70 hours | |||
| ARTH | 100 | Survey of Western Art I | ||
| ARTH | 110 | Survey of Western Art II | ||
| CMPA | 100 | Survey of Computer Art Applications† | ||
| CMPA | 110 | Advanced Survey of Computer Art Applications† | ||
| COMM | 105 | Speech and Public Speaking | ||
| ENGL | 123 | Composition | ||
| ENGL | 124 | Composition and Literature | ||
| — | ENGL Elective | |||
| — | Foreign Language I | |||
| — | Foreign Language II | |||
| — | Foreign Language III | |||
| — | Foreign Language IV | |||
| — | Natural Sciences/Mathematics‡ | |||
| — | Social/Behavioral Sciences‡ | |||
| — | General Education Elective‡ | |||
Major curriculum | 70 hours | |||
| ARLH | 200 | Reading and Writing in Architectural History | ||
| ARLH | 206 | Modern Architecture I: 1750-1900 | ||
| ARLH | 208 | Modern Architecture II: 1900-Present | ||
| ARLH | 211 | Survey of World Architecture and Urbanism | ||
| ARLH | 236 | Renaissance and Baroque Architecture | ||
| ARTH | 282 | Medieval Art and Architecture§ | ||
| ARLH | 307 | American Architecture and Urbanism** | ||
| ARLH | 310 | American Vernacular Architecture** | ||
| ARLH | 321 | Ancient Architecture in Context§ | ||
| — | Non-Western ARLH Elective | |||
| — | ARLH Elective | |||
| — | 300-level ARLH Elective | |||
| — | 400-level ARLH Elective | |||
| — | ARLH/ARTH Elective | |||
| ARLH | 401 | Architectural Theory and Criticism | ||
| ARLH | 499 | Architectural History B.F.A. Thesis | ||
| — | Electives (10 hours) | |||
| Total course of study | 180 hours | |||
Consult your faculty adviser in selecting elective courses.
A foreign language is required for the B.F.A. degree in architectural history. To satisfy the foreign language requirement, all courses must be in the same language.
* Select one of these three courses.
† Choose one of these two courses.
‡ Consult the general education and mathematics competency requirements.
§ Select one of these two courses.
** Select one of these two courses.
Contact Architectural History
- architecturalhistory@scad.edu
- admission@scad.edu
- Hong Kong/Savannah/eLearning: 800.869.7223 or 912.525.5100
- Atlanta: 877.722.3285 or 404.253.2700
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Events
- Winter Quarter Begins
Jan. 04, 2010 - Lecture: "Thomas Jefferson's Continued Pursuit of Architectural Happiness"
Jan. 19, 2010
News
- Oct. 27, 2009
Lecture by state preservation officer - Oct. 23, 2009
SCAD receives FGI's Sustainability Award - Oct. 02, 2009
Exhibitions along with ACSA conference - Sep. 04, 2009
Architectural history hosts Fulbright scholar
Recognition
- Kelly Bressler's paper accepted at SECAC
- Evan McWilliams' paper accepted at SECAC
- Kristin Rourke's paper accepted at SECAC
- Robin Williams' paper accepted for SECAC
Related Links
- Blog: Architectural History Department
- Historic Savannah Foundation
- Society of Architectural Historians
- Southeast Chapter of the Society of Architectural Historians
- Vernacular Architecture Forum
- Virtual Historic Savannah Project
