
Majoring in Architecture at BGSU provides a design studio-based learning experience supported by technical coursework covering topics such as computer modeling, construction methods, and structures. Our courses focus on student-centered teaching, community-based learning, and entrepreneurship. Architecture coursework offered through the Department of Architecure and Environmental Design in the School of the Built Environment in the College of Technology, Architecture, and Applied Engineering, incorporates classes from related disciplines such as construction. Elective coursework in art and related fields provide our students with opportunities for a diverse educational experience.
The faculty in the Department of Architecture have national and international practice experience and recognition. BGSU architecture students have the opportunity to collaborate with faculty on developing design competition proposals, several of which have been recognized by design review boards nationally and internationally.
At BGSU, architecture student organizations, including the AIAS (American Institute of Architecture Students) and NOMAS (National Organization of Minority Architects), are active at the local, regional, and national levels.
The Architecture and Environmental Design major provides short-term study abroad tours in key locations that BGSU students want to visit. Previous tours have studied London, Paris, Rome, Barcelona, Vancouver, and Cabo San Lucas. The experiences enable students to develop an experiential understanding of architectural history and architecture's impact on regional culture in other locations in the world.
Career Opportunities
- Architects
- Interior Designers
- Environmental Designers
- Landscape Architects
- Urban Planners
- Sustainable Design
- Construction
- Building Information Modeling Systems
- Historic Preservation
Program Highlights
- BGSU architecture students participate in two cooperative education experiences as part of the curriculum, enhancing students understanding of real-world architectural practice.
- The program offers small class sizes and individual attention to our students both at the undergraduate and graduate levels.
- The BGSU architecure programs is accredited by the National Architecture Accrediting Board (NAAB) at the graduate level.
- All undergraduate and graduate architecture and environmental design lectures and design studios are now housed in one recently renovated building, allowing for meaningful interactions and collaboration among students, just as in a quality design practice.
Architecture Courses
- Architectural Design and Representation
- Structural, Mechanical, and Electrical Systems
- Introduction to Construction
- Building Information Modeling
- Architectural History and Design Theory

State-of-the-art facility with studios, materials and reference library, lecture room, gallery and print room featuring workstations, plotters and laser cutters.
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The Bachelor of Science in Construction Management program prepares students for leadership and management roles in the rapidly expanding field of construction. It is the offspring of the marriage of the architecture, engineering, and business professions.
The construction management curriculum is a combination of architecture, engineering, and business courses. Students are given a blend of course work and real-life experience including academic work in the classroom, application of concepts in laboratory workshop, and cooperative education experiences with construction businesses. Students learn blueprint reading, building material properties, math, quantity take off, structural analysis, computer applications, cost estimating, scheduling, surveying, safety, contracts, problem solving, people and networking, management and leadership skills.
Career Opportunities
- Project Managers
- Construction Managers
- Estimators
- Planners
- Schedulers
Companies that employ our graduates
- Turner Construction
- Lathrop Company
- Rudolph Libbe Companies
- Cleveland Construction
- Marous Brothers Construction
- Kokosing Construction
- Kiewit Corporation
Program Highlights
- BGSU’s construction management program is one of only three in Ohio and 73 nationwide that is accredited by the ACCE.
- Students are required to have three co-ops. The construction management program maintains a strong connection with the industry for co-op opportunities and employment after graduation.
- Job placement is at 100% after graduation.
- The Student Construction Management Association (SCMA) is a student organization managed by construction management majors.
Construction Courses
- Construction Surveying
- Building Information Modeling (BIM) for Construction
- Structural Design
- LEED and Lean Fundamentals
- Safety and Health Management
- Estimating and Cost Control
- Construction Project Management
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