Minor in Architectural Engineering

About the Minor

The minor in architectural engineering, designed to broaden the professional capabilities of students, offers the building systems portion of the architectural engineering curriculum with enough attention to structural components for completeness. Pursuing a minor in architectural engineering can be of interest to mechanical engineering students who wish to learn the application of HVAC systems within the building context; to civil engineering students who require knowledge of large-scale infrastructure systems; and to chemical engineering students who wish to understand the energy and distribution aspects of process plant design.

The minor consists of a minimum of 25.5 credits total, with five required core courses. Students take a minimum of eight additional credits taken from a list of optional courses.

While this minor is primarily designed to provide technical knowledge and skills to other engineers with the appropriate prerequisites, students from other disciplines—such as architecture—can also complete this minor.

Prerequisites

The common engineering core curriculum prerequisites are required of all students in the College of Engineering. Students from other colleges will need the appropriate background prerequisite courses in physics, mathematics and thermodynamics.

Program Requirements

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Students can elect to take ARCH 293 Building Systems III (1.5 credits) AND ARCH 396 Building Systems IV (1.5 credits) in place of ARCH 340.

Additional Information

For more information, contact the program head:
Simi Hoque, PhD
Professor
Civil, Architectural & Environmental Engineering
Email: sth55@drexel.edu