ARCH462

Methods & Materials of Building Construction

Prerequisite: PHYS121 or equivalent; and MATH120 or MATH140 or equivalent; or permission of the ARCH-Architecture Program. Restriction: Must be in a major in undergraduate or graduate ARCH program or Construction Project Management Minor. Credit only granted for: ARCH410 or ARCH462. Building Construction methods and materials are examined through case studies to explore the means and techniques applied to the material execution of buildings and BIM. Focus on an understanding of the organization of the design and construction process and awareness of building and zoning codes, material systems and types.

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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 3.26 between 1,130 students*

ARCH462 Grade Distribution+-051015202530354045505560% of studentsABCDFWother
A-: 28.76%
A: 20%
A+: 8.76%
B-: 8.41%
B: 9.03%
B+: 11.59%
C-: 2.12%
C: 1.95%
C+: 2.48%
D-: 0.8%
D: 0.44%
D+: 0.35%
F: 1.59%
W: 3.1%
other: 0.62%
* "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.