BS ARCE Elective List
Engineering Elective
During or before your fourth year in the KU BS ARCE degree program you will choose a technical emphasis for your intended career or graduate study. These emphases are:
- Building Construction Management
- Building Lighting and Electrical Systems
- Building Mechanical and Energy Systems
- Building Structural Systems
- A hybrid or emerging emphasis such as Sustainability, Pre-Architecture (toward KU’s NAAB-accredited Master of Architecture), Acoustics, or Fire Protection is appropriate as well.
- In support of your technical emphasis, the BS ARCE curriculum includes a three credit-hour engineering elective course which may be either an engineering science (ES) or design (ED).
- In the following tables the asterisked (*) courses are highly recommended for undergraduate students.
- The higher-level courses may be more appropriate for graduate study which is also recommended and may require as little as one more year at KU; co-enrollment in a graduate program, e.g., our M.S. ARCE, MSCE, or MCM, in your last semester is possible.
- If you have been admitted to KU’s NAAB-accredited Master of Architecture program, three credit-hours of a third ARCH studio course that is required for the M.ARCH degree may be used to fulfill this BS ARCE elective.
- When you are ready to choose your engineering elective course be sure to obtain the latest version of this Electives List from the CEAE/ARCE website and to discuss your career plans with your CEAE faculty mentor.
Building Construction Management
| Dept./No. | Course Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| CE 240 | Geomatics | 3 (Engineering Science = ES) |
| CMGT 701 | Construction Planning and Scheduling | 3 (Engineering Design = ED) |
| CMGT 702 | Construction Equipment & Methods | 3 (ED) |
| CMGT 703 | Construction Quality, Productivity, and Safety | 3 (ED) |
| CMGT 704 | Construction Estimating & Bidding | 3 (ED) |
| CMGT 705 | Construction Contracts, Bonds, & Insurance | 3 (ED) |
| CMGT 706 | Construction Alternative Project Delivery Methods | 3 (ED) |
| CMGT 707 | Engineering Risk and Decision Analysis | 3 (ED) |
| CMGT 708 | Introduction to Sustainable Design & Construction | 3 (ED) |
| CMGT 709 | Alternative Project Delivery Methods | 3 (ED) |
Building Lighting and Electrical Systems
| Dept./No. | Course Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ME 612 OR C&PE 521 | Heat Transfer | 3 (Engineering Science = ES) |
| ARCE 541 | Power Systems Engineering II | 3* (Engineering Design = ED) |
| ARCE 542 | Power System Protection | 3* (ED) |
| ARCE 545 | Electrical Energy Production & Storage | 3* (ED) |
| ARCE 547 | Power System Analysis I | 3* (ED) |
| ARCE 563 | Energy Management | 3* (ED) |
| ARCE 750 | Daylighting | 3* (ED) |
| ARCE 751 | Advanced Lighting Design | 3* (ED) |
| ARCE 752 | Light Measurement and Design | 3* (ED) |
Building Mechanical and Energy Systems
| Dept./No. | Course Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ME 612 OR C&PE 521 | Heat Transfer | 3* (Engineering Science = ES) |
| ARCE 562 | Water Systems Design | 3* (Engineering Design = ED) |
| ARCE 563 | Energy Management | 3* (ED) |
| ARCE 566 | Fire Protection Engineering | 3* (ED) |
| ARCE 565 | Solar Energy Systems Design | 3* (ED) |
| ARCE 764 | Advanced Thermal Analysis of Buildings | 3* (ED) |
Building Structural Systems
| Dept./No. | Course Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| CE 487 | Soil Mechanics | 4* (3 ES, 1 ED) |
| CE 588 | Foundation Engineering | 3* (ED; CE 487 Prerequisite) |
| CE 763 | Design of Prestressed Concrete Structures | 3* (ED) |
| CE 764 | Advanced Design of Reinforced Concrete Structures | 3* (ED) |
| CE 765 | Advanced Steel Design – Building Structures | 3* (ED) |
| CE 768 | Design of Timber Structures | 3* (ED) |
| CE 769 | Design of Masonry Structures | 3* (ED; Edwards Campus/Zoom) |
Other Architectural Engineering Topics
| Dept./No. | Course Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ARCE 520 | Architectural Acoustics | 3* (ED) |
| ARCE 521 | Electro-Acoustical Systems | 3* (ED) |