BA/BS in Architecture

Ithaca College offers an Architectural Studies major that pairs the history and theory of buildings with practical design training, so students learn both how architecture has developed and how to produce designs themselves. Students also draw on courses from politics, art, sociology and ecology-focused fields, which broadens how they think about cities and the built environment. Studio work in art, a two-part design sequence and a senior portfolio course teach students to develop projects, take critique and present their ideas clearly. The curriculum stresses the effect that building choices have on communities and natural systems, and it asks students to take the sustainability of society seriously. The degree does not by itself lead to a license to practise architecture. Graduates often move on to professional study in architecture, landscape architecture or planning, while others enter academia, real estate or construction.