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Carleton’s Bachelor of Architectural Studies focuses on knowledge, experience, creativity and imagination. Our program encourages you to explore ideas through making, evaluate ideas within the context of the human experience, and exercise creativity through writing, model making, drawing, digital media and presentations.

Carleton’s Azrieli School of Architecture and Urbanism awards the pre-professional Bachelor of Architectural Studies (BAS) degree upon successful completion of our four-year program of study. If you intend to practice architecture, you can then apply to continue into a professional Master of Architecture program at Carleton, or equivalent professional training at another university. The BAS program is also an excellent degree for a range of careers or for further studies in design, urbanism, or conservation and sustainability.

The program lays a broad foundation on which architectural studies are built. You will take courses in architecture, design, drawing and multimedia applications, as well as specified general studies in engineering, art history and social sciences. You will focus your architectural studies by choosing an area of study in:

Design
Urbanism
Conservation and Sustainability

Excellent Preparation

At Carleton, you will be prepared for a career in the profession of architecture. You will also acquire an extraordinary foundation for many interdisciplinary and related design fields.

Your imagination will be your greatest asset as an architect. At Carleton, your imaginative abilities will be developed as you learn to balance the craft of image-making with the ability “to see” and “to see into” the images that you construct. From the beginning, you will have the opportunity to:

explore ideas through making;
think creatively with your hands and mind; and
evaluate ideas within the context of the human experience.

Knowledge and Experience

As a result of this “practical art” approach, you will:
learn to handle the conflicting demands of function, aesthetics, technology and economy
receive training in various means of expression, including writing, model making, drawing, photography, video, digital media and oral presentations and
acquire the knowledge and experience you need for the future.