Architecture (B.F.A.)
A Bachelor of Fine Arts in Architecture degree at South Dakota State University is recommended for those who want a studio-based liberal arts education in architecture as their first post-secondary experience. Students in this program typically come from high school, community colleges / technical institutes, and transfer from other majors.
Duration
4 years
Starting Date
August, January
Tuition Fee
$ 376 per credit
Location
Brookings, United States
About the program
Architects draw to understand, to manage, and to explain. For 600 years architects have been imagining new places and advocating for old ones. We are the keepers of the built environment. We stand on the history of the profession to draw dreams of possible futures. Our practice is a dance to draw out and construct our client’s desire so that it shapes a greater public good. The sum of our work defines the quality of our cities.
This Architecture degree at South Dakota State University will be a good fit if you:
- Do it to understand it
- Think through drawing
- Like to explain how to do things
- Grow from travel
- Learn better when studying in a team
Career Opportunities
- Architect (w/ completed professional M.Arch. degree)
- City Manager / Municipal Official
- Architectural Technician
- Historic Preservation
- City Planner
Courses Included
- Design
- Creative Thinking
- Design Fundamentals
- Media Tech
- Building History
- Building Arts Studio
- Architecture Studio
- Travel Studies