Minor in Building Science

Available to architecture majors only (minimum 54 units total)

Overview

Carnegie Mellon Architecture offers several options for undergraduate students to pursue minors in addition to their primary degree. Contact academic advisor Heather Workinger Midgley for more information.

The Minor in Building Science is intended for those who wish to deepen their knowledge in the building sciences, and for students interested in gaining advanced placement in the Master of Science in Building Performance & Diagnostics (MSBPD) or Master of Science in Sustainable Design (MSSD) programs.

Curriculum

Required Courses

		Units
48-722	Building Performance Modeling	12

Selective Courses

48-795	LEED, Green Design and Building Ratings	6
48-721	Building Controls and Diagnostics	12
48-723	Performance of Advanced Building Systems	9
48-729	Sustainability, Health and Productivity to Accelerate a Quality Built Environmen	9-12
48-749	Special Topics in Computational Design	Var.

Minimum units required for the Minor in Building Science:54