do i need to take physics in order to become an architect?

Question

i want to become an architect but i dont know what classes to take in college.

Answer 1

Physics I and II
Calculus I, II and III
Differential Equations
Chemistry I and II
Materials Science

You've got to know the nature of the materials that can go into your buildings and how those materials interact. The above is a start. I never took engineering, but I assume the more of that you get, the better architect you'll be. The drawings can't just be pretty, they have to say as much as the actual physical structures.

Answer 2

Most colleges offering degrees in a particular field have required 'core' courses and then a list of 'elective' courses from which some number of classes must be chosen to make up how ever many units are required for the degree. These can be found in the college catalog.

Go online and check out colleges offering degrees in architecture. Most colleges have their course catalogs on-line so you can find out what courses are required and which electives you might be interested in taking.

I honestly don't know if physics is required for a degree in architecture. But a couple of years of lower division undergrad physics certainly never *hurt* anyone. (I can say that since I have several degrees in math, physics, and computer science )


Doug

Answer 3

It depends. If you're thinking about building the most wicked structures ever, you have to know about materials, strengths, geology, and more stuff! If you're planning to decorate houses, and to make gardens look good... then you better go learn color theory and other stuff.

I usually help my achitecture friends with their stuff, they get a class called "structures" and they do pretty much physics in it. It's about solid structures and the effects of loads on them.

As an engineering student, my advice is: learn as much as you can, the more the better. It will help you along your life.

Answer 4

If you go to an architecture school they will have a study plan set out for you... You will have certain required classes and some electives... and yes definitely architecture students take physics.