BA/BS in Architecture

This professional Bachelor of Architecture holds accreditation from the NAAB, the national accrediting body, and is designed to prepare graduates for licensed practice. Students work in design studios that move from foundational skills to site and user needs, then to technical subjects such as building systems, materials, assemblies, codes, and adaptive reuse. The school encourages collaboration with students in building construction science, interior design, art, and landscape architecture. Class sizes are kept small so students receive individual attention from faculty, and the curriculum includes guest lectures, portfolio workshops, and critiques by practitioners. Final-year students can study in Jackson, Mississippi, in an urban setting, and semester-long study abroad is offered in Morocco, with Rome planned. A spring career fair brings many design firms to campus to recruit.