Minor in Architecture
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Degrees + Admissions
- Admissions
- Bachelor of Arts
- Minor in Architecture
- Minor in Environmental Design and Urbanism in Developing Countries
- Minor in the History of the Built Environment
- Minor in Social and Cultural Factors in Environmental Design
- Minor in Sustainable Design
- Master of Architecture (M.Arch)
- Master of Advanced Architectural Design (MAAD)
- Master of Science
- Ph.D.
- Concurrent Programs
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ARCH
- About Architecture
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Degrees + Admissions
- Admissions
- Bachelor of Arts
- Minor in Architecture
- Minor in Environmental Design and Urbanism in Developing Countries
- Minor in the History of the Built Environment
- Minor in Social and Cultural Factors in Environmental Design
- Minor in Sustainable Design
- Master of Architecture (M.Arch)
- Master of Advanced Architectural Design (MAAD)
- Master of Science
- Ph.D.
- Concurrent Programs
- Courses
- People
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- Advising
Note: Applications to the Architecture minor are currently on hold. If you are interested in applying to the minor in the future, please email a staff advisor.
The Department of Architecture offers an undergraduate minor in architecture that is open to students in all majors at UC Berkeley except architecture. The purpose of the minor in architecture is to introduce students to the conceptual, technical, and design aspects of architecture.
Students may also minor in a variety of other environmental design-related fields. Learn more about other undergraduate minors at CED.

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Instructions + Requirements
- Guidelines
- Lower Division Requirements
- Upper Division Requirements
- A letter grade of C- or higher is required in ENV DES 1 to declare the minor.
- To declare, complete the College of Environmental Design Request to Declare Minor Form from the “FORMS + DOCUMENTS” page. DEADLINE to submit form is one semester prior to a student’s final semester
- Each course used to fulfill minor requirements must be completed with a letter grade of C- or higher.
- Students must earn a 2.0 GPA in the upper division requirements for the minor.
- CED Students: Any course used in fulfillment of minor requirements may also be used to fulfill major and upper division CED non-major requirements.
- CED Students: Courses used to fulfill a breadth requirement may also be used to satisfy minor requirements.
- Students may apply the non-CED version of a CED cross-listed course towards the minor.
- Students may use up to two courses taken abroad to fulfill upper division minor requirements, with faculty approval of the individual courses.
- Students declared in a CED minor do not have priority in CED courses that satisfy a requirement for the minor. To enroll in courses, students must add themselves to the waitlist. A declared CED minor will be considered when the waitlist is processed. For non-CED courses please connect with the department of the course.
- ENV DES 1 (3) Introduction to Environmental Design (a letter grade of C- or higher is required to declare the minor).
- ARCH DES 11A (4) Introduction to Visual Representation and Design
- ARCH DES 11B (5) Introduction to Design
A total of five courses must be completed as outlined below; all must be completed with a letter grade of C- or higher.
- ARCH 100A (6) Fundamentals of Architectural Design
- ARCH 110AC (4) Social and Cultural Factors in Design or ARCH 130 (4) Design Theories and Methods
- ARCH 140 (4) Building Environments or ARCH 150 (4) Structures or ARCH 160 (4) Construction and Materials
- ARCH 170A (4) Historical Survey of Architecture and Urbanism or ARCH 170B (4) Historical Survey of Architecture and Urbanism
- One additional upper division Architecture course (at least 2 units, letter grade only)
Other Undergraduate Minors at CED
City Planning
The city planning minor provides students with the knowledge of how cities function, how urban processes might be researched, and how urban environments can be transformed through planning, policy, design, and social action. While the minor cannot convey the full scope of city planning, various combinations of courses in the minor program can, we feel, augment a major program with a particular slant or emphasis on planning issues or processes. Learn More
History and Theory of Landscape Architecture and Environmental Planning
The minor in History and Theory of Landscape Architecture and Environmental Planning introduces students to conceptual issues of landscape architecture. Open to all majors at UC Berkeley except landscape architecture. Learn More
Environmental Design and Urbanism in Developing Countries
The undergraduate minor in Environmental Design and Urbanism in Developing Countries serves students majoring in humanities, social sciences, and a variety of professional fields. The minor is intended to expose students to basic problems, cultural contexts, policy alternatives, and design solutions in the Third World. Students must take five courses in this minor to satisfy the requirements, with a minimum of 16 units. The minor is open to all majors at UC Berkeley. Learn More
Geospacial Information Science and Technology (College of Natural Resources)
The Minor in Geospatial Information Science and Technology is approved in 2 departments at UC Berkeley. Environmental Science, Policy and Management and the Department of City and Regional Planning. This program serves students in multiple disciplines including geography, environmental science, policy and management, city and regional planning, landscape architecture and environmental planning, civil and environmental engineering, public policy, and environmental public health. The Minor is open to all majors at UC Berkeley. Learn More
History of the Built Environment
The undergraduate minor in the History of the Built Environment is designed to give students an awareness of the history of the built environment through a series of courses in history, architectural history, and cultural landscape. It is offered to all majors. The college’s purpose in offering minors is twofold: to provide a secondary focus to a student’s degree and to bring these additional courses together into a coherent pattern. This minor requires consultation with a faculty advisor in order to best meet this end. Learn More
Social and Cultural Factors in Environmental Design
The Social and Cultural Factors in Environmental Design minor emphasizes the political, cultural, social, and economic issues of concern to architects, landscape architects, and city planners. It is open to all majors. Learn More
Sustainable Design
Sustainable design implies making decisions at various scales of the built environment (buildings, communities, land use patterns, urban support systems) in ways that support environmental quality, social equity, and economic vitality. The undergraduate minor in sustainable design is jointly offered by the Department of Architecture and the Department of Landscape Architecture and Environmental Planning, but also includes interdisciplinary courses across campus. The minor is open to all majors at UC Berkeley. Learn More
Minors Outside CED
CED students may pursue minors in any of the other undergraduate schools and colleges at UC Berkeley. Some examples of minors outside CED are Disability Studies in the College of Letters and Science, Energy Engineering and Structural Engineering in the College of Engineering and Global Poverty and Practice in the College of Letters and Science.