Program

Major Requirements

Preservation Track

Architectural Studies Major - Preservation Track Checklist
Graduation Requirements in the School of Arts and Sciences

Architectural Studies Major Checklist

A minimum 2.0 QPA in major courses is required. Students must also fulfill the graduation requirements in the School of Arts and Sciences.

For advising and further information, contact:
Gretchen Bender, Director of Undergraduate Advising
412-648-2394
ghb1@pitt.edu

History of Art and Architecture Courses
12 credits

HAA 0040	Intro to Western Architecture
HAA 1530 or HAA 1531	Early American Architecture or Modern American Architecture
	Additional Architectural History Course
	Additional Architectural History Course

Architectural Studies Requirements
12 credits

HAA 0940	Approaches to the Built Environment (Fall only. HAA 1913 is a co-requisite)
HAA 1913	Architectural Studies Seminar (Fall only. HAA 0940 is a co-requisite)
HAA 1914	Architecture and Computer Applications (spring only)
HAA 1900	Architectural Studies Internship

Preservation Courses
12 credits

HAA 1920	Intro to Historic Preservation
HAA 1921	Documentation + Conservation Studio (6 credits)
HAA 1922	Preservation: Texts + Theory ('W' course for the major)

Required Related Area

12 credits

Every major who selects the preservation track in AS must complete 12 credits of required related area coursework in one of the two following areas (click on either to view the requirements):

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Graduation Requirements in the School of Arts and Sciences

Foundation Skills

Intensive writing seminar
Seminar in composition
1st writing course
2nd writing course
Algebra
Quantitative reasoning

General Education Requirements

Literature
The arts
2nd level creative expression
Philosophy
Social science
History
Three natural sciences

Foreign language
Three or four international cultures, one must be a non-western

Special Projects

University of Pittsburgh Oakland Campus 1908-1926

Field Trips

Every year our students visit sites of national and international significance, studying historic and contemporary architecture first hand.