Undergraduate Electives

Students must be officially declared into 3rd or 4th year of the Architecture or Interior Design program to take these classes. 

All others see the Suggested (Recommended) Advanced Prescribed electives list.

• ARCH 3312 History of Contemporary Theory

• ARCH 4305 The City of Rome

• ARCH 4307 The Life of Cities

• ARCH 4308 History of Urban Form

• ARCH 4315 Topics in the History of Architecture and Design (topics vary)

• ARCH 4316 Modern Architecture I

• ARCH 4317 Modern Architecture II

• ARCH 4353 History of Landscape Architecture

Students must be officially declared into 3rd or 4th year of the Architecture or Interior Design program to take these classes. 

All others see the Suggested (Recommended) Advanced Prescribed electives list.

• ARCH 4306 Urban Design Theory

• ARCH 4311 Topics in Architectural Theory (topics vary)

• ARCH 4313 The Architect in Contemporary Society

• ARCH 4314 Historic Preservation and Restoration (or INTD 4314)

• ARCH 4319 Housing Prototypes: 1920s to Present 

• ARCH 4341 Notational Drawing

• ARCH 4344 Conceptual Drawing

• ARCH 4345 Digital Construction

• ARCH 4349 Portfolio Design

• ARCH 4351 Wilderness: A Condition of Mind

• ARCH 4352 Housing: From Caves to Mansions in the Clouds

• ARCH 4354 Convergences Between Art and Architecture

• ARCH 4359 Watercolours

• ARCH 4360 Politics and Practice of Preservation

• ARCH 4365 Catalytic Mapping

• ARCH 4366 Radical Urbanism

Students must be officially declared into 3rd or 4th year of the Architecture or Interior Design program to take these classes. 

All others see the Suggested (Recommended) Advanced Prescribed electives list.

• ARCH 4320 Performance-Based Design in Architecture

• ARCH 4325 Environmental Control Systems I

• ARCH 4326 Environmental Control Systems II

• ARCH 4329 Computers and Design

• ARCH 4332 Energy Use and Conservation

• ARCH 4338 Codes and Regulations 

• ARCH 4339 Digital Fabrication Methodology

• ARCH 4346 Construction Drawings

• ARCH 4347 Digital Tectonics & Prototyping

• ARCH 4348 Architectural Photography

• ARCH 4357 B.I.M. & Visualization

• ARCH 4358 Advanced Visualization

• ARCH 4391 Independent Study

• ARCH 4395 Topics in Architecture (topics vary)

• INTD 33xx Interior Design

• INTD 43xx Interior Design

Related Disciplines of Study Outside Electives (max of 12 hrs)
[some classes are not offered every semester - check schedule of classes]

• ANTH 3339 Urban Anthropology
• ANTH 4358 Topics in Archaeology (Prehistory of the SW)

• ART 33xx/ Art History & Studios *
• ART 43xx *

• BLAW 3311 Business Law I *
• BLAW 3312 Business Law II *  
• BLAW 3314 Real Estate Law *  

• DS 3355 Universal Design & Accessibility in the Performing Arts [or THEA 3355]

• ENGL 3372 Computers and Writing *  

• HIST 3327 Cities/Suburbs in US History  

• LARC 4300 Intro to Landscape Architecture
• LARC 4301 Site Planning & Development Process *
• LARC 4330 Plant ID and Ecology *

• MANA 3325 Entrepreneurship /Venture Management *

• MARK 3321 Principles of Marketing * 

• PLAN 3301 The Metroplex  
• PLAN 4305 Foundations of Environmental Protection and Sustainability 
• PLAN 4310 Planning the American City
• PLAN 4320 Sustainable Communities
• PLAN 4356 Intro to Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
• PLAN 4357 Intermediate GIS *
• PLAN 4395 Topics in Planning (*some topics require prerequisites)

• POLS 3305 Government in Urban America *

• REAE 3325 Real Estate Fundamentals * 
• REAE 4314 Real Estate Development *

• SOCI 3347 Environment and Society 
• SOCI 3353 Social Climate of Cities

• SOCW 3310 Environmental Justice and Green Social Work

• THEA 3355 Universal Design & Accessibility in the Performing Arts [or DS 3355]

* These courses have Prerequisites. Please check prerequisites before registering in any course!

[It may be possible for ARCH 2303 & ARCH 2304 to count for prerequisite with approval from Art Department]

• ARCH 2300 Masterworks of Western Architecture

• ART 1309-002 Art of the West I

• ART 1310-002 Art of the West II

• ART 1317-002 Art of Nonwestern Traditions

• ART 3302 Art of Antiquity*

• ART 3304 Japanese Art & Architecture*

• ART 3306 Byzantine and Medieval Art*

• ART 3307 The Early Renaissance*

• ART 3308 High Renaissance*

• ART 3310 Film as Art*

• ART 3311 American Art*

• ART 3312 Neo-Classicism and Romanticism*

• ART 3314 Modern Art*

• ART 3315 Impressionism*

• ART 3316 Ancient Egyptian & Near Eastern Art*

• ART 3317 Islamic Art and Architecture*

• ART 3319 Art & Architecture of India*

• ART 3320 Art of the Ancient Americas*

• ART 3321 Chinese Art & Architecture*

• ART 3325 Studies in the Baroque*

• ART 3331 British Art*

* These courses have Prerequisites. Please check prerequisites before registering in any course!

[The full core curriculum list can be found on the University website: https://catalog.uta.edu/degreerequirements/generalcorerequirements/]

LANGUAGE, PHILOSOPHY, & CULTURE ELECTIVES (LPC)

• ANTH 2322 – Global Culture

• ARAB 2314 – Intermediate Arabic II

• ARCH 2300 – Masterworks of Western Architecture 

• ART 1317-002  – Art of Nonwestern Traditions

• CHIN 2314 – Intermediate Chinese II

• CLAS 1300 – Intro to Classical Mythology

• FREN 2314 – Intermediate French II

• GERM 2314 – Intermediate German II

• GLOBAL 2301 – Intro to Global Issues

• GREK 2314 – Greek Level IV

• INTS 1310 – Intro to Popular Culture

• KORE 2314 – Intermediate Korean II

• LATN 2314 – Latin Level IV

• LING 2371 – Language in a Multicultural USA

• MAS 2300 – Intro to Mexican American Studies

• PHIL 2300 – Intro to Philosophy

• PORT 2314 – Intermediate Portuguese II

• RUSS 2314 – Intermediate Russian II

• SOCI 1310 – Intro to Popular Culture

• SPAN 2314 – Intermediate Spanish II

SOCIAL & BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES ELECTIVES (SBS)

• AAST 2300 – Intro to African American Studies 

• ANTH 1306 – Intro to Anthropology

• CRCJ 2334 – Intro to Criminal Justice System

• ECON 2305 – Principals of Macroeconomics
• ECON 2306 – Principals of Microeconomics

• FINA 2330 – Money, Finance, and the Modern Consumer

• GEOG 2302 – Human Geography
• GEOG 2303 – World Regional Geography

• IE 2308 – Economics for Engineers

• KINE 2350 – Public Health

• LING 2301 – Intro to Study of Human Language

• MANA 2302 – Communications in Organizations

• PSYC 1315 – Intro to Psychology

• SOCI 1311 – Intro to Sociology
• SOCI 2312 – Social Problems

• SOCW 2302 – Life span Development
• SOCW 2311 – Intro to Social Work

LITERATURE ELECTIVES 

• ENGL 2309 – World Literature

• ENGL 2319 – British Literature

• ENGL 2329 – American Literature

• ENGL 2303 – Topics in Literature (topics may vary)

UNIVERSITY ELECTIVES (recommended list)

• ASL 1441 – Beginning Sign Lang I

• ARCH 2300 – Masterworks of Western Architecture 

• CM 1311 - Construction Drafting

• PLAN 1301 – Intro to Urban Life

• PHYS 1351 – Energy and the Environment

• UDES 1301 – Intro to Sustainable Urban Design