<p>as the title, what kind of classes have you or going to take during the first year of the Barch??</p>
<p>well, at Notre Dame, the first semester is a time to start getting some university requirements done. I have an international relations, philosophy, english, and math class along with an architectural drawing class…then second semester, i will have a theology, an architectural writing class and a drafting class. studio doesn’t start until 2nd year</p>
<p>At Texas A&M a freshman will start with two studio design courses:</p>
<p>ENDS 105 - DESIGN FOUNDATIONS I
(ARCH 1403) Design Foundations I. (1-4). Credit 3. I, S Visual and functional design principles; development of skills in perception, thought and craft as they apply to the formation of two- and three-dimensional relationships; design attitudes and environmental awareness. Prerequisite: Classification in environmental design, construction science or landscape architecture.*
4.000 Credit hours
2.000 Lecture hours
4.000 Lab hours </p>
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<p>(ARCH 1407) Design Communication Foundations. (1-4). Credit 3. Introduction to and practice of tools, methods, techniques available for graphic communication; graphic communication and the design process; observation and other forms of free-hand drawing and drawing systems that develop the student’s representational and descriptive capabilities.
3.000 Credit hours
1.000 Lecture hours
4.000 Lab hours</p>