BSA

STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES AND OBJECTIVES

At TUP CAFA, student learning outcomes (SLOs) represent core skills and knowledge

students should develop through a curriculum or program of study. SLOs provide

students and faculty with a framework for understanding goals and expectations for a

degree. ARD faculty provide students with SLOs at multiple levels, including university-

wide, program-level, and course-level.

OBJECTIVES
1. To educate students with the skills and theoretical foundations that will
prepare students for leadership and other productive positions in the

profession of architecture.

2. To prepare students to challenge conventions through innovative thinking

and technology.

3. To build upon the western regional reputation of the program as a leader in

architectural education.
OUTCOMES
1. Students will have the professional skills and theoretical foundations to

prepare them for leadership and other productive positions in the

profession of architecture. The following educational experiences within the

curriculum seek to achieve this goal.

o Students will have multiple opportunities to interact with

professionals as a required component of their educational

experience.
o Students will have a diversity of experiences in cultural and social

conditions that inform the built environment.

o Students will be engaged in critical discourses in divergent

professions and disciplines that have direct influences on the built

environment.
o Students will have educational experiences that develop leadership

skills on multiple scales.

o Students will be encouraged to engage in national discourses

through membership in professional student organizations.

o Students will be imbued with a sense of responsibility for teaching

and instilling in others the value of architecture on the lives of

people.
o The quality of student work will achieve nationally-recognized

standards.

2. Students will be prepared to challenge conventions through innovative

thinking and technology based upon a curriculum requiring specific

milestones.
o A rigorous graduate admissions process will admit only those

students who are likely to succeed academically and make other

positive contributions to the program.

o Students must meet a selective series of benchmarks to ensure

graduation from the program.

o Students will be required to develop materials that illustrate the

fundamentals of professional publication, in both graphic and verbal

forms.
o Students will be required to demonstrate a clear and definitive

methodology for presenting their research proposals and findings,

specifically including the ability to develop a clear thesis statement

for each project.

3. Continued enhancement of the western regional reputation of the program

as a leader in architectural education through outreach and assessment

from the profession.

o Students will have available to them communication forums with

practicing architects that facilitate feedback regarding the

capabilities of graduates.
o Graduate students will participate in a comprehensive exit interview

process at the successful completion of the program.

o The Architecture program will maintain communication with other

programs regarding policies and issues affecting architectural

education.
o The Architecture program will maintain an active forum where

professionals and educators can discuss issues of shared concern.

PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE

Understanding how to collaboratively lead teams of stakeholders in the process of conceiving,

developing and implementing solutions to problems in the built and natural environments,
utilizing knowledge of the diverse forms and the dimensions of professional practice along with
associated ethical, legal, financial and social responsibilities.

CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT

 Be able to apply creative problem-solving skills to Construction Management

issues as demonstrated by the:
 Be able to identify appropriate techniques and technology to use in the solution
of Construction Management problems.
 Be able to utilize technology as a tool in a wide range of documentation,
presentation and analysis applications, using estimating, scheduling and
management software and other appropriate technology.
 Be able to identify, formulate, and effectively communicate the critical issues
involved in the solution of Construction Management problems
 Be able to gain admittance to baccalaureate Construction Management
programs with junior placement or to obtain an entry-level position in
Construction Management.
BUILDING DESIGN CRITERIA

The knowledge and ability to apply a design decision-making process through appropriate
technical documentation in a manner that is client-centered, sustainable, aesthetic, cost
effective, and socially responsible.

Incorporate a wide range of technical skills and professional architectural knowledge during
schematic design to demonstrate a comprehensive application of life safety, accessibility, and
sustainability issues in making sound design decisions across varying scales and levels of
complexity.

BUILDING TECHNOLOGY

 Be able to apply creative problem-solving skills to architectural problem solving

as demonstrated by the
 Demonstrate knowledge of architectural and construction practices in the
documentation of architectural problems
 Demonstrate knowledge of architectural technology and construction materials
and methods in the solution of architectural problems as a steward of the
environment.
 Be able to utilize freehand drawing, architectural graphics, software, and model
building skills in the solution and documentation of architectural projects.
 Be able to identify appropriate techniques and technology to use in the solution
and documentation of architectural projects.
 Be able to utilize technology as a tool in a wide range of documentation,
presentation and analysis applications, using CADD, 3-D visualization and
rendering, electronic image composition, editing software and other appropriate
technology.
 Be able to identify, formulate, and effectively communicate the critical issues
involved in the solution of architectural problems
GREEN ARCHITECTURE AND LEED
(1) Students will recognize "Integrated Design" and how this approach differs
from the typical, linear design approach.
(2) Students will identify the potential materials or systems that can impact
Indoor Environmental Quality (IEQ).
(3) Students will recognize the concept of "Greenhouse Effect" and how solar
energy and the atmosphere effect climate change.
(4) Students will know the specific goals of "Low Impact Design" (LID) and
how it deals differently with storm water runoff.
(5) Students will identify GREEN-washing and understand that materials and
systems are never "LEED-Certified", only buildings are.

Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of the program students will be able to:

Course Learning Graduate Graduate Graduate

No. Graduate Quality
Outcome Quality Quality Quality

1 Exercise ethical Depth of Integrated    

judgement based disciplinary professional,
on understanding expertise ethical and
of the fundamental personal
concerns of the identity
discipline of
architecture and
the ways that its
knowledge and
practices are
shared, assessed
and accepted.

2 Appraise the Depth of Critical thinking Inventivene  

multiple criteria of disciplinary and Problem ss
architectural expertise solving
design, including
programmatic,
thematic,
structural and
environmental
concerns, and
synthesise these
in architectural
projects that are
conceptually
grounded and
technically adept.

3 Demonstrate an Depth of Critical thinking Communic Integrated professional, ethical and

understanding of disciplinary and Problem ation (oral personal identity
the key ideas, expertise solving and written)
movements and
protagonists in
historical and
contemporary
architectural
discourse, and
critique them
using the
conventions of
humanities
research.

4 Identify and Depth of Critical thinking    

examine the disciplinary and Problem
technical and expertise solving
environmental
factors acting on
architectural
design, and devise
solutions using
evidence-based
criteria.

5 Employ skill in Depth of Critical thinking Information Communication (oral and written)
various modes of disciplinary and Problem and Digital
architectural expertise solving literacy
representation,
including drawings
and models, to
develop and
communicate
architectural
propositions.

6 Work Cultural Interdisciplinar Integrated Influence

collaboratively in competence y effectiveness professiona
interdisciplinary l, ethical
contexts to and
address built personal
environment identity
problems,
accommodating
differing cultural
values and
practices to
promote just
outcomes and
enact positive
change.

7 Respond to the Depth of Information Inventivene  

challenges of new disciplinary and Digital ss
knowledges and expertise literacy
practices in
architecture,
including
emergent
technologies, to
arrive at novel
solutions to
complex
problems.

8 Demonstrate Depth of Communicatio Information Integrated professional, ethical and

knowledge of the disciplinary n (oral and and Digital personal identity
regulatory and expertise written) literacy
legal frameworks
within which the
architectural
profession
operates, and
formulate and
justify decisions
made in these
contexts using
appropriate
terminology.

9 Distinguish Critical Communicatio Depth of  

between the thinking and n (oral and disciplinary
differing Problem written) expertise
theoretical solving
underpinnings,
methodologies
and conventions
of various modes
of architectural
research.

Key Learning Outcomes

Bachelor of Architecture students will demonstrate the following learning objectives upon
completion of this degree program:

Demonstrate critical thinking through a self-reflective process of conceptualization and design

thinking that is open to consideration of alternative perspectives by analysing, evaluating, and
synthesizing ideas and information gathered through applied research grounded in information
literacy.

Implement complex two and three-dimensional graphic representation techniques using a wide
variety of traditional and digital media, to reflect on and explain the architectural design process to a
wide range of Course.

The knowledge and ability to apply a design decision-making process through appropriate technical
documentation in a manner that is client-cantered, sustainable, aesthetic, cost effective, and socially
responsible.

Incorporate a wide range of technical skills and professional architectural knowledge during
schematic design to demonstrate a comprehensive application of life safety, accessibility, and
sustainability issues in making sound design decisions across varying scales and levels of
complexity.

Demonstrate the ability to synthesize a wide range of variables into an integrated design solution by
employing appropriate building materials, building systems, and construction practices grounded in
environmental stewardship and based on sound research and design decisions across varying scales
of systems and levels of complexity.

Understanding how to collaboratively lead teams of stakeholders in the process of conceiving,

developing and implementing solutions to problems in the built and natural environments, utilizing
knowledge of the diverse forms and the dimensions of professional practice along with associated
ethical, legal, financial and social responsibilities.

Apply math, physics, logic as reasoning skills to investigate problems related to force resolution in
structural systems, thermal heat gain and loss in buildings, material quantity estimates, budget
management, and life-cycle cost analysis.

Demonstrate information literacy through applied research by raising clear and precise questions,
using abstract ideas to clarify and express information, and considering diverse points of view, to
reach well-reasoned conclusions and evaluate options against relevant design criteria, building
standards, and program requirements.

Graduates are able to:

 use critical thinking to build abstract relationships and understand the impact of ideas.
 use and experiment with the representational techniques of the discipline.
 investigate architectural form using spatial principles and material properties.
 comprehend technical aspects of building practices, systems and materials and apply this
knowledge to architectural solutions.
 synthesize a range of complex variables into an integrated design solution.
 understand principles for the practice of architecture, including advocacy, ethical actions and
project management.
 develop a creative process and frame theoretical questions through making.
 conduct advanced research, including gathering and assessing information and establishing
research methods.
College essay

Submit your college essay, up to 650 words. You will find the writing prompts in the Personal Essay
section of the Common Application.

While we encourage you to adhere to the rules of good writing, we look for applicants who are not
afraid to take risks in their expression. Please don't hesitate to use a writing style or method that may
be outside the mainstream as you express a distinctive personal position in the essay you submit.