Minor in Architectural Studies
Admission Requirements:
All NUS undergraduates in Level 2 and 3 , except BA (Architecture) are eligible to apply for the Minor. This is a restricted Minor programme and students may apply for the Minor no later than the end of the fifth semester of study.
Cohort 2019/2020 and after: The requirement for the Minor Programme in Architectural Studies is 20 Units. To satisfy this requirement, students must read a minimum of five Courses (four Core Courses, and one Elective Course respectively) from the lists below.
| Courses | Units |
| Core Courses | 16 |
| AR1101 Design 1 + DTK1234A Design Thinking (to be taken concurrently) | 4 + 4 |
| AR2227 History & Theory of Architecture I | 4 |
| AR2328 Architectural Construction & Tectonics | 4 |
| Elective Courses | 4 |
| Complete minimum 4 Units of courses from the list below: | |
| AR1329 Climate, Ecology & Architecture | 4 |
| AR2228 History & Theory of Architecture II (AY2022/2023 onwards) | 4 |
| AR2225 Reading Visual Images | 4 |
| AR3223 Introduction to Urbanism | 4 |
| GECXXXX Design, Technology and Society | 4 |
| YSS3250 Cityscapes and Urban Form* | 5 |
| YSS3235 Urban Spatial Representation* | 5 |
*Students are allowed to read maximum ONE (1) YSS coded courses in fulfilment of the Minor requirement. Registration for the YSS courses is subjected to availability due to limited places for the courses.
Bachelor of Landscape Architecture (BLA) students:
Students studying BLA who are interested in taking the Minor in Architectural Studies, may use LAD1001 Design 1 to replace AR1101 Design 1.
Candidature / Duration:
Students doing a Minor in Architectural Studies need not take more than 4 years to complete both their primary Major and Minor.
The Minor in Architectural Studies will be awarded to students who satisfied the 20 Units Minor requirement according to their respective cohorts.