ARCH171

Design Thinking and Making in Architecture

Restriction: Must be a major in ARCH-Architecture Program; and must be a freshman; or have permission of the School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation. Examines iterative design processes and critical thinking skills through active learning and design thinking methodologies to solve problems and apply design as a lens of inquiry and exploration. Students will understand Design Thinking through interactive and experiential learning.

Fall 2025

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During the Spring 2020 and Spring 2021 semesters, students could choose to take some of their courses pass-fail mid-semester which skews grade data aggregated across multiple semesters.

Average GPA of 3.15 between 676 students*

ARCH171 Grade Distribution+-05101520253035404550% of studentsABCDFWother
A-: 22.93%
A: 18.2%
A+: 8.28%
B-: 7.4%
B: 14.94%
B+: 15.24%
C-: 0.74%
C: 1.63%
C+: 1.78%
D-: 0.15%
D: 0.44%
F: 2.81%
W: 5.33%
other: 0.15%
* "W"s are considered to be 0.0 quality points. "Other" grades are not factored into GPA calculation. Grade data not guaranteed to be correct.