(BAS) Design
The Bachelor of Architectural Studies (Design) program provides students who are seeking a professional career in architecture with an emphasis on design. The program’s strength lies in its ability to deliver an architectural education through an exploration of diverse disciplines that influence the built environment. This model of architectural education is, by necessity, a comprehensive one. It not only prepares students for a future in the profession of architecture but also provides a broad-based foundation for a multitude of interdisciplinary and related design fields. Students learn to handle the conflicting demands of function, aesthetics, technology and economy, but are trained in a variety of means of expression including writing, model-making, drawing, photography, video, digital media, and verbal presentations.
Students pursue intensive, studio-based studies supported by courses in Architectural History and Technology complemented with Directed Studies Abroad programs (DSA) in the second-term of the third year. Co-op option is available.
The grid below displays the suggested course sequence for (BAS) Design students for the 2026-27 year. To see the complete grid for your own calendar year, click on the appropriate link at the bottom of this grid.
First Year
(for students who entered the Design program in the 2026/27 year)
Fall
- ARCH 1111 Studio 1A: Land
- ARCH 1221 Material Histories of Architecture
- ARCH 1331 Introduction to Architecture
- ARCH 1441 Drawing and Media
Winter
- ARCH 1112 Studio 1B: Fundamentals of Design
- ARCH 1222 Design, Climate, Environment
- ARCH 1442 Digital Drawing and Modelling
- ARTH 1201 History & Theory of Architecture: 1500 to Present
Second Year
(for students who entered the Design program in the 2025/26 year)
Fall
- ARCH 2111 Studio 2A: Fundamentals of Urbanism
- ARCH 2221 Ecological & Regulatory Systems
- ARCH 2331 Modernism and Global Urbanism
- DBST 2001 Introduction to Disability Studies
Winter
- ARCH 2172 Studio 2B: Local (Design)
- ARCH 2222 Structures
- ARCH 2332 Architectures in Canada
- HRSJ 2202 Power Relations and Human Rights
Third Year
(for students who entered the Design program in the 2024/25 year)
Fall
- ARCS 3105 Studio 4
- ARCC 2203 Architectural Technology 3
- Free Elective
- COOP 1000 Co-op Preparation (0.0 credit)
Winter
- ARCS 3107 Studio 5
- ARCU 3100 The Morphology of the City
- ARCH 3601 Architectural Discourse 1
- ARCH 4002 Canadian Architecture
Fourth Year
(for students who entered the Design program in the 2023/24 year)
Fall
- ARCS 4105 Studio 6
- ARCC 3202 Architectural Technology 4
- Free Elective
Winter
- ARCS 4107 Studio 7
- ARCC 4500 Design Economics
- ARCH 4601 Architectural Discourse II
- Free Elective
Course Requirements
Course requirements have changed over time. For a complete layout of course sequencing for your entry year, please choose the appropriate link below. For course grids for students who entered the BAS prior to 2022, please email architectureundergrad@carleton.ca.
First Year Students
Certain courses include LABS and TUTORIALS – in which you must also register when registering for the course. Please be aware that the system may not allow you to register in the LECTURE component of the course without also registering in an associated LAB or TUTORIAL (or vice versa).
When registering for the lecture component of ARCH 1442 -Digital Drawing and Modelling (CRN 10184), you must also choose a Laboratory from CRN 10185 to CRN 10188. When registering for the lecture component of ARTH 1201 – History and Theory of Architecture: 1500 to Present (CRN 10257), you must also choose a Tutorial from CRN 10258 to CRN 10267.