Germany
- Offered Fall, Spring, and Summer I/II Semesters.
- For visualization, architecture, planning & construction students of Texas A&M University and other peer institutions.
- Fall and Spring Semesters can be used to fulfill the "Semester Away" requirement.
- Summer sessions satisfy University Studies-Architecture “Study Abroad” requirement.
The College of Architecture offers a program at the Academy for International Education in Germany. Centrally located, Bonn offers the base camp for visiting north and central Europe.
The program offers undergraduate and graduate courses in architecture, planning and building construction. Course work may include studio projects addressing German culture, art, history, and civilization. All courses are delivered in English. Field trips to historic sites and contemporary architecture and landscape architecture in Germany, Holland, and Belgium are part of the program.
Housing, arranged in private apartments or with host families, adds an immersive dimension to the study abroad experience.
Fall and Spring Semester courses in Germany will include:
301. Field Studies in Design Innovation. Credit 3.
Design innovation in international and domestic environments away from the Texas A&M University campus; emphasis on the cultural, social, economic, geographical, climatic and technological factors influencing design solutions for human needs. May be taken up to two times in the same semester.
311. Field Studies in Design Communication. Credit 3.
Design communication in international and domestic environments away from the Texas A&M University campus; emphasis on the tools, methods, and techniques for design communication.
331. Field Studies in Design Philosophy. Credit 3.
Design philosophy in international and domestic environments away from the Texas A&M University campus; emphasis on the historical, philosophical, cultural, social and economic factors that influence design solution.
485. Direct Studies 1-6.
Individual research in architecture, construction science or landscape architecture in an international or domestic environment away from the Texas A&M University campus. May be taken up to two times in the same semester.
604. Advances Field Studies in Design Innovation. Credit 1-6.
Advanced design innovation in international and domestic environments away from Texas A&M University campus; emphasis on the cultural, social-economic, geographical, climatic and technological factors influencing design solutions for human needs.
685. Direct Studies 1-6.
Individual problems involving application of theory and practice in architecture, construction science, landscape architecture and urban and regional planning in an international setting.
Summer Semester courses in Germany will include:
311. Field Studies in Design Communication. Credit 3.
Design communication in international and domestic environments away from the Texas A&M University campus; emphasis on the tools, methods, and techniques for design communication.
331. Field Studies in Design Philosophy. Credit 3.
Design philosophy in international and domestic environments away from the Texas A&M University campus; emphasis on the historical, philosophical, cultural, social and economic factors that influence design solution.
For additional information, please click on the links or contact your advisor or department coordinator.
Education Abroad:
Visualization
https://abroadportal.tamu.edu/index.cfm?FuseAction=Programs.ViewProgramAngular&id=18701
Architecture and Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning
https://abroadportal.tamu.edu/index.cfm?FuseAction=Programs.ViewProgramAngular&id=11322
Advisors:
http://www.arch.tamu.edu/undergraduate/academic-advising/advisors/index.html
Department coordinators:
Environmental: Leslie Feigenbaum at lfeigenbaum@arch.tamu.edu
Landscape Architecture: Shannon Van-Zandt at svanzandt@arch.tamu.edu
Visualization: Stasha Kraguljac at skraguljac@arch.tamu.edu
University Studies: lfeigenbaum@arch.tamu.edu