Architecture (B.Sc.)

Required Year 0 Courses (28 credits)

Generally, students admitted to the Architecture program from Quebec CEGEPs may be granted transfer credit for Year 0 courses. Course choices must be made through consultation with the Student Advisor for the Professional Programs. All Year 0 students must successfully complete 10 credits from the following: All Year 0 students must also successfully complete 18 credits as follows:

• MATH 133 Linear Algebra and Geometry (3 credits) · Offered: Summer, Fall, Winter
• MATH 140 Calculus 1 (3 credits) · Offered: Summer, Fall, Winter
• PHYS 131 Mechanics and Waves (4 credits) · Offered: Fall

Required Courses (83 credits)

Architectural Courses

Note: ARCH 250 and ARCH 378 should be taken in the first year of studies.

• ARCH 201 Communication, Behaviour and Architecture (6 credits) · Offered: Fall
• ARCH 202 Architectural Graphics and Elements of Design (6 credits) · Offered: Winter
• ARCH 240 Organization of Materials in Buildings (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
• ARCH 241 Architectural Structures 1 (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
• ARCH 250 Architectural History 1 (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
• ARCH 251 Architectural History 2 (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
• ARCH 303 Design and Construction 1 (6 credits) · Offered: Summer, Fall
• ARCH 304 Design and Construction 2 (6 credits) · Offered: Winter
• ARCH 325 Architectural Sketching (2 credits) · Offered: Fall
• ARCH 342 Digital Representation (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
• ARCH 354 Architectural History 3 (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
• ARCH 355 Architectural History 4 (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
• ARCH 375 Landscape (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
• ARCH 377 Energy, Environment, and Buildings 1 (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
• ARCH 378 Introduction to Building Environments (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
• ARCH 405 Design and Construction 3 (6 credits) · Offered: Fall
• ARCH 406 Design and Construction 4 (6 credits) · Offered: Winter
• ARCH 445 Architectural Structures 2 (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
• ARCH 447 Energy, Environment, and Buildings 2 (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
• ARCH 512 Architectural Modelling (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
• ARCH 551 Urban Design and Planning (3 credits) · Offered: Winter

Complementary Courses (9 credits)

9 credits from among the following:

• ARCH 379 Summer Course Abroad (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
• ARCH 383 Geometry and Architecture (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
• ARCH 461 Freehand Drawing and Sketching (1 credits) · Offered: Fall
• ARCH 490 Selected Topics in Design (2 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
• ARCH 514 Community Design Workshop (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
• ARCH 515 Sustainable Design (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
• ARCH 517 Sustainable Residential Development (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
• ARCH 519 Field Course Abroad (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
• ARCH 520 Montreal: Urban Morphology (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
• ARCH 523 Significant Texts and Buildings (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
• ARCH 525 Seminar on Analysis and Theory (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
• ARCH 528 History of Housing (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
• ARCH 531 Architectural Intentions Vitruvius - Renaissance (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
• ARCH 532 Origins of Modern Architecture (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
• ARCH 535 History of Architecture in Canada (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
• ARCH 536 Heritage Conservation (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
• ARCH 540 Selected Topics in Architecture 1 (3 credits) · Offered: Fall, Winter
• ARCH 541 Selected Topics in Architecture 2 (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
• ARCH 542 Selected Topics in Architecture 3 (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
• ARCH 543 Selected Topics in Architecture 4 (3 credits) · Offered: Summer
• ARCH 562 Innovative Homes and Communities (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
• ARCH 564 Design for Development (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
• ARCH 566 Cultural Landscapes Seminar (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027

Elective Courses (9 credits)

9 credits of elective courses outside the School of Architecture must be completed, subject to approval by the Student Advisor.

3 credits from among any 100- or 200-level courses with the subject codes of ATOC (Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences), COMP (Computer Science), ENVR (Environment (3 credits)

3 credits from among any 100- or 200-level courses with the subject codes of ATOC (Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences), COMP (Computer Science), ENVR (Environment), and EPSC (Earth and Planetary Sciences).

15 credits from among any 100- or 200-level courses with the subject codes of AFRI (African Studies), ANTH (Anthropology), ARTH (Art History), CANS (Canadian St (15 credits)

15 credits from among any 100- or 200-level courses with the subject codes of AFRI (African Studies), ANTH (Anthropology), ARTH (Art History), CANS (Canadian Studies), CATH (Catholic Studies), CLAS (Classics), COMS (Communication Studies), EAST (East Asian Studies), ECON (Economics), ENGL (English), FREN (French), FSCI (Faculty of Science), GEOG (Geography), GSFS (Gender, Sexuality, Feminist, and Social Justice), GERM (German), HISP (Hispanic Studies), HIST (History), INDG (Indigenous Studies), ISLA (Islamic Studies), ITAL (Italian), JWST (Jewish Studies), LING (Linguistics), LLCU (Languages, Literatures, and Cultures), PHIL (Philosophy), POLI (Political Science), PSYC (Psychology), RELG (Religious Studies), RUSS (Russian), SOCI (Sociology).