Appalachian's Bachelor of Science degree in Building Sciences with a concentration in Architectural Technology and Design develops students' skills in the thinking and making of sustainable buildings that contribute positively to the built environment.
Architects formulate and develop innovative solutions to a multitude of important challenges and are required to think both synthetically and analytically. As a student in this major, you will explore architecture's overlap of arts and sciences, its history and theory in relation to society and culture, as well as anthropometrics, materials science, structures, construction methods and more.
This program takes a holistic educational approach toward building science and makes you well prepared for a productive career in the field or for advanced study of architecture at the graduate level.
This degree is housed in the Department of Sustainable Technology and the Built Environment.
