Curriculum Sequence Chart
Design Studio materials are distributed IN STUDIO and are not supplied to students online or through the Syllabus Office. Please contact your Student Representative and/or Local Coordinator. For all Athabasca courses, outlines can be obtained by clicking on the appropriate links from the chart below
Athabasca University offers an academic program. The design studios are offered virtually using communication technology. The graduate of Athabasca University's programs receives a pre-professional Bachelor of Science in Architecture and a Post-Baccalaureate Diploma in Architecture. Neither of these credentials qualify as meeting the educational requirements for certification by the CACB.
Note: Please refer to the Course Information for the required course prerequisites.
Theory
| Architectural Design Theory Fundamentals Credit Point: 3 |
Design Studio
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Foundations of Architectural Design: Collective Habitat
RAIC400 |
Foundations of Architectural Design: Elements
RAIC300 |
Foundations of Architectural Design: Simple Habitat
RAIC350 |
Foundations of Design
RAIC200 |
History
| History of Canadian Architecture Credit Point: 3 | History of Ideas in Architecture I Credit Point: 3 |
Technical
| Introduction to Structures Credit Point: 3 | Materials, Properties, and Applications Credit Point: 3 |
Technical
| Advanced Structures Credit Point: 3 | Building Envelope and Assemblies Credit Point: 3 | Mechanical Equipment of Buildings Credit Point: 3 | Sustainable Design Credit Point: 3 |
Design Studio
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Architectural Design: Cultural, Recreational and Institutional
RAIC450 |
Architectural Design: Workplace
RAIC490 |
Theory
| Contemporary Architectural Theory and Research Credit Point: 3 | History and Theory of Modernism Credit Point: 3 | Landscape Architecture Theory and Practice Credit Point: 3 |
History
| History of Ideas in Architecture II Credit Point: 3 |
Technical
| Architectural Design: Acoustics Credit Point: 3 | Architectural Design: Lighting Credit Point: 3 | Whole Systems Design Credit Point: 3 |
Professional Practice
| Architectural practice management Credit Point: 3 | The Regulatory Environment Credit Point: 3 |
Design Studio
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Comprehensive Design of Complex Buidlings
RAIC655 |
Design in the Urban Environment
RAIC675 |
Syllabus Diploma Project
RAIC 690 |
Theory
| Urbanism Credit Point: 3 |