ARCH 5006: Thesis Research

3 Credit Hours

Prerequisite: ARCH 4014
The course is the first part of a year-long undergraduate thesis. Its primary goal is to help students develop a personal and intellectual stance on contemporary architectural discourses and then translate this understanding into architectural design solutions. The course provides students with essential research methods specific to architecture. Using these methods, students conduct independent research under the guidance of thesis faculty, leading to the formulation of well-crafted research questions and a thesis proposal, which will be explored further in the Thesis Design Studio.

Course Learning Outcomes
Students who successfully complete this course will be able to:

Define the terminology associated with the topic (content-based outcomes)
Explain the rationale for choosing particular research methodologies and design techniques (content-based outcomes)
Describe literature, precedents, and past research studies relevant to the topic through drawings, diagrams, and models (content-based outcomes)
Locate primary and secondary sources related to the topic (Skill-based outcomes)
Propose a studio project to answer a research question (Skill-based outcomes)