Director:ÌýC. Guile
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Students preparing for graduate work in architecture are encouraged to partake fully of PÕ¾ÊÓƵ liberal arts offerings and should pursue a major in whichever of the University’s major programs that attract their interest. In addition, they should expect to take at least one semester of calculus and one semester of physics (PHYS 105/105LÌýorÌýPHYS 111/111L). Finally, they must prepare a visual portfolio, for which at leastÌýARTS 211ÌýandÌýARTS 263Ìýare strongly recommended.ÌýPre-Architecture students should plan to takeÌýARTS 271Ìýduring the junior year when participating in pre-architecture Approved Programs in Copenhagen or Florence. Enrollment inÌýARTS 100Ìýin the first year is strongly encouraged, as it is a prerequisite for the 200-level studio courses. The Department of Art integrates the historical study of architecture in its 100-level surveys and also offers a range of courses focusing on architectural issues and history:ÌýARTS 105, Introduction to Architecture;ÌýARTS 215, Age of Cathedrals; ARTS 220, Early Modern European Architecture; ARTS 244, Arts of India; ARTS 249, Art and Architecture of the Ancient Americas; ARTS 275, American Campus Architecture; and ARTS 277, Modern Architecture.ÌýCourses in the geography, sociology, and environmental studies programs will acquaint students with the human and physical impacts of architecture and urban design. Many students participate in summer intensive architectural programs hosted by many architecture schools between their junior and senior years. Incoming students who are interested in architecture should considerÌýARTS 100Ìýor a 100-level Art History survey in their first semester. For more information on preparing for an architectural career, contact Professor Carolyn Guile in the Department of Art (cguile@colgate.edu)Ìýduring the summer or during the first weeks after your arrival at Colgate.