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Building Science Certificate at University of Southern California

University of Southern California, United States

Programme overview

A certificate supplementing graduate coursework in architecture, landscape architecture, historic preservation, urban planning or related disciplines, focused on architectural technology and design responses to natural forces.

Faculty: School of Architecture  |  Duration: Minimum 14 units  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Los Angeles, CA, United States

What you will study

Three core courses chosen from building systems, structures and environmental systems options (4 units each), plus a 2-unit building science elective such as seismic design, lighting design or sustainability in the environment.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Open to students enrolled in graduate coursework in architecture, landscape architecture, historic preservation, urban planning or related disciplines. Courses cannot also be required courses in the student's major in the School of Architecture.

Duration: Minimum 14 units

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