Architecture & Arch. Engineering
Graduate Certificate
A Graduate Certificate meets the needs of early and mid-career professionals who desire additional training and education in a specialty area.
It can also be considered preparatory studies for students planning to apply to graduate school. The proposed certificate culminates in an independent study course, to be supervised by an architecture faculty member, where the student will apply the concepts learned in coursework to the process of solving a unique design challenge. The Graduate Certificate is 12 credit hours, and is administered by the OSU Graduate College, however students are academically advised in the School of Architecture.
An Interdisciplinary Graduate Certificate in Integrative Design
Contemporary design and construction require an emphasis on building envelope performance, supported by research methodologies and data. Students preparing to enter the design, engineering, and construction disciplines as well as those who have a significant professional practice background, can benefit from directed study of new tools and technologies and their integration into design thinking strategies. An important feature of the certificate is its interdisciplinary nature, wherein students are required to take three to six hours of directed study outside their major area.
The certificate in Integrative Design emanates from the expertise of School of Architecture professor Dr. Khaled Mansy, whose 2015 text, Integrative Design: Building Systems for Architects and Architectural Engineers, establishes the way for a performance-based approach to the design of high-performing building enclosures. While the certificate begins with Dr. Mansy’s expertise, the program is open to other approaches to building performance, whether it be financial, energy, daylighting or mechanical performance—issues that relate to many disciplines across the College of Engineering, Architecture and Technology. This Certificate is offered in a traditional instruction format and consists of 12 credit hours in a combination of ARCH, CMT, and MAE, MET, and CIVE—five departments of CEAT working together in this interdisciplinary program.