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 advisor.
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 641 | Power Systems Engineering II | 3* (Engineering Design = ED) |
| ARCE 642 | Power System Protection | 3* (ED) |
| ARCE 644 | Electrical Machines & Drives | 3* (ED) |
| ARCE 645 | Electrical Energy Production & Storage | 3* (ED) |
| ARCE 647 | Power System Analysis I | 3* (ED) |
| ARCE 648 | Power System Analysis II | 3* (ED) |
| ARCE 663 | Energy Management | 3* (ED) |
| ARCE 750 | Daylighting | 3* (ED) |
| ARCE 751 | Advanced Lighting Design | 3* (ED) |
| ARCE 752 | Light Measurement and Design | 3* (ED) |
| ARCE 760 | Automatic Control | 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 662 | Water Systems Design (if won’t take ARCE 698 w/ Prof. Rock in a Spring Semester; same content. Fall ARCE 698 is OK.) | 3* (Engineering Design = ED) |
| ARCE 663 | Energy Management | 3* (ED) |
| ARCE 664 | Fire Protection Engineering | 3* (ED) |
| ARCE 665 | Solar Energy Systems Design | 3* (ED) |
| ARCE 760 | Automatic Control | 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 620 | Architectural Acoustics | 3* (ED) |
| ARCE 621 | Electro-Acoustical Systems | 3* (ED) |
| ARCE 675 | Sound and Vibration Control | 3* (ED) |
Note: Some elective courses are taught less often so discuss them and alternatives with your advisor and the courses’ instructors. ARCE, CE, and CMGT special-problems and directed-readings courses may also be available.
KU Core Electives
The University of Kansas requires all undergraduates, including transfer students, to complete the KU Core. It is the obligation of each student to ensure meeting its requirements; details, and lists of approved elective-courses, can be found via KU Core.
The BS ARCE curriculum requires already many courses that fulfill several goals and learning outcomes of the KU Core, but four other elective-courses are still needed for:
General Education (GE)
- Goal 2, Communication; Learning Outcome 2, Spoken (GE22 on the BS ARCE curriculum sheet)
- Goal 3, Breadth of Knowledge; Learning Outcome 3S, Social Sciences (GE3S)
Advanced Education (AE)
- Goal 4, Culture and Diversity; Learning Outcome 1, Human Diversity (AE41)
- Goal 5, Social Responsibility and Awareness; Learning Outcome 1 (AE51) {CE 610 highly recommended}
Because approved courses for the KU Core will vary over time, it is advised that each student print and retain the list showing that each chosen course, when completed, met the specific requirement at that time. KU Schedule of Classes lists all current and recent course offerings.