College of Architecture

College established in 1975,
School in 1948, Department in 1908
Location: 247 Fourth Street,
Atlanta, Georgia 30332-0155
Phone: 404.894.3880
Fax: 404.894.2678
Web site: www.coa.gatech.edu

General Information

The College of Architecture offers three undergraduate programs - Architecture, Building Construction, Industrial Design - leading to the bachelor of science degree and graduate programs in architecture, building construction, city and regional planning, industrial design, and music, leading to the Master of Architecture, Master of Science in Building Construction and Integrated Facility Management, Master of City and Regional Planning, Master of Industrial Design, Master of Science in Music Technology, Master of Science, and Doctor of Philosophy degrees.

The original mission of the College, established as the Department of Architecture in 1908, was to prepare students for the professional practice of architecture. During the past ninety years, the mission of the College has expanded, both to provide continued leadership and to respond to changes in the professions and society. From its original focus on the practice of architecture, the College has become a multidisciplinary setting for teaching, research, and service at every scale of the constructed environment ranging from the design and production of the smallest utilitarian object to the planning and design of the city. The undergraduate programs of study and the graduate programs of study and research are fully described in the following sections.

All work executed in the College becomes the property of the College and will be retained or returned at the discretion of the faculty. The faculty also reserves the right to refuse for credit any project executed outside the precincts of the College or otherwise executed without proper coordination with the faculty.

Common First Year

All freshmen enter as undesignated majors within the College of Architecture. All students, including transfer students, must complete a three-course sequence (COA 1060 - Introduction to Design and the Built Environment, COA 1011 - Fundamentals of Design and the Built Environment I, and COA 1012 - Fundamentals of Design and the Built Environment II), in addition to other courses scheduled for the freshman year or appropriate courses for transfer students. During the spring semester of the first year, students enrolled in COA 1012 will prepare a portfolio and application to one of the three undergraduate programs within the College of Architecture: Architecture, Building Construction, or Industrial Design. Admission to one of the three programs will be determined by the student's performance at Georgia Tech, portfolio review, program application information, and other academic information that was used to admit the student to Georgia Tech. Admission to a specific program may be limited by available space and resources needed to accommodate a maximum number of majors in the second-year program courses. Students will be notified concerning their acceptance to a specific program before the end of the spring semester.