Interested students must complete an application to the Minor and get approval from their Major advisor, then select a thematic track in consultation with a faculty member from the Architectural History/Theory Minor steering committee (see list in accordion below).
Students can procure an application form from the advisor Joseph Williams (jcwillia@umd.edu), who will assign you an appropriate faculty member to guide your thematic track.
This Minor is only available to undergraduate students in the Architecture Program and the Art History and Archaeology Program (other majors by petition) who have earned at least 60 credit hours (Junior standing), have successfully completed ARCH 225 & 226, History of World Architecture I & II and have a Maryland GPA of 3.0 or higher.
For more information about this Minor, please contact the advisor associated with your major. The History/Theory Minor advisor associated with the Architecture major is Joseph Williams (jcwillia@umd.edu).
Learn more about the Architectural History/Theory Minor.
List of Faculty in the History and Theory of Architecture
In consultation with the Minor advisor Joseph Williams, you must choose one of the following faculty to implement an oversight structure, which must be in place at proposal stage and continue for the duration of the minor.
Matthew Bell, FAIA, Professor*
Juan Burke, PhD, Assistant Professor*†
Cynthia Field, PhD.
Caroline Hickman, PhD.
Brian Kelly, AIA, Professor, Architecture Program*†
Michele Lamprakos, PhD, Associate Professor*†
Joseph Williams, PhD, Assistant Professor*†
*indicates TTK Faculty
†indicates History/Theory Minor Steering Committee