Course Offerings - First Quarter Electives

[James]

Being that I have a background in Architecture, I am looking to skip
out of some of the introductory courses (other than studio, which I am
told is not allowed). Looking at the MArch I typical study program,
it would seem that 220 - Introduction to Computing, and 436 -
Introduction to Building Construction would be redundant. Depending
on the breadth of the course, 201 - Theory of architecture may be as
well. I have not been able to get any course listings for Fall 2008,
but I did dig up the Fall 07 offerings and a list of courses in the
University Catalog. The catalog seems incomplete and does not include
special courses like the tech seminars. I am interested in a few of
the advanced technology courses offered through the DMA (M227
prefix). If you are in a similar situation, have you found anything
else of use?

I have posted files to the group for the Catalog Listing and the
Typical Study Program. The Fall 07 lising can be found here:
http://www.aud.ucla.edu/cgi/soc.cgi?q=f07

[Michael]

All,
The department had originally sent me the following link to the course
descriptions for the fall 07 quarter. I'm sure alot will change going
into this fall (08) but it sill might be helpful as a point of
reference......
http://www.aud.ucla.edu/~jkies/F07Outlines/F07Outlines.htm

[Leon]

All...

I found the ~jkies link too... this may sound obvious but you can
check other recent quarter offerings by replacing the F07 with other
dates...

There is a lot of info about what the school offers there... and the
studio syllabuses will get you stoked!

Does anyone know how often 1st year students can get into the tech
seminars?

On May 22, 6:54 pm, Michael <frederick.mich...@gmail.com> wrote:
> All,
> The department had originally sent me the following link to the course
> descriptions for the fall 07 quarter. I'm sure alot will change going
> into this fall (08) but it sill might be helpful as a point of

> reference......http://www.aud.ucla.edu/~jkies/F07Outlines/F07Outlines.htm

[Michael]

I was told that as a "rule" first quarter first year students will not
be admitted to tech seminars but that it was possible but rare in
later quarters your first year. I think the first quarter stipulation
had to do with not having experience with the necessary shop
tools......

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[drew...@gmail.com]

Hey guys -

I'm a first year M.Arch 1 right now and I just found your blog. To
answer your questions, you can waive out of Materials & Construction
and Intro to Computers with no problem in your first quarter. I would
say if you've had any reasonable amount of Rhino and Illustrator
experience, you'll be fine in the program without Intro to Computers.
Just make sure you take the time to learn how to use Maxwell, but it's
not bad at all. In regards to the tech seminar, you won't be able to
take it as a first or second quarter first year student, but really
you'll want to wait on that anyway. Even if you have architecture
experience you'll really want to take time to get settled in and make
a name for yourself with your first two projects. I'm just applying
for internships right now and you'd be surprised how big of an effect
your studio professor's impression of you can have outside of class.
I've gone to two interviews recently and they both had talked to my
studio professor (who I never even mentioned in my application
materials) before they even called me.

Hope some of this info helps and I look forward to meeting you guys
next fall.

Drew

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[James]

Drew,

Thanks for the update. Much appreciated. Do you know when
registration is for the fall quarter? Good luck wrapping up for
RUMBLE.

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[Michael]

Drew,

Thanks as well for the info. Just curious, is there a big group of
Maxwell users at UCLA? You mentioned Rhino, is there anyone using the
Flamingo plugin for it?

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[Leon]

Does anyone know if Michael Speaks will be back @ UCLA?

[James]

FYI:

1: The official course offerings for this fall are now available. I
uploaded the catalog to the files section of the group. Architecture
begins on page 68.
2: Registration for Fall begins on June 23rd.

More Info:
http://www.registrar.ucla.edu/schedule/schedulehome.aspx
https://www.ursa.ucla.edu

[James]

At a glance, the courses appear to be identical to those offered last
fall. The like is above, but here it is again:

http://www.aud.ucla.edu/~jkies/F07Outlines/F07Outlines.htm

Leon, Speaks is teaching again.

[Leon]

I'm highly suspicious of that line-up... looks like placeholder
material. If you look at

http://www.aud.ucla.edu/~jkies/F06Outlines/F06Outlines.htm and
compare, It doesn't seem like there is much history of
repeating so many seminars and the like...

btw... is Kivi Sotamma faculty or has he been a guest?

p.s. the other night during the NBA finals game the announcers were
talking about Kobe and Paul Pierce working out at the UCLA gym all
summer... chill

[Michael Frederick]

I'm feeling the same way as you Leon,  looks like filler for the time being......  290 is the only class name that is different between the 07 and 08 lists.

 

I think for now all we know is who's going to be teaching and when.  some of the stuff like intro to computers is obvious what the circirlum is going to be but I think all the 289's are up in the air.

I really hope 227A stays as it was though.... I want that class

[James]

I was interested in 227A as well, but i was a little disappointed in
the work i saw for the course finals. Given what i have seen done
with processing, I was unimpressed.

You judge: http://rliggett.bol.ucla.edu/227a/finalapplet/final_projects_f07.html

On Jun 10, 1:46 am, "Michael Frederick" <frederick.mich...@gmail.com>
wrote:

> I'm feeling the same way as you Leon,  looks like filler for the time
> being......  290 is the only class name that is different between the 07 and
> 08 lists.
>
> I think for now all we know is who's going to be teaching and when.  some of
> the stuff like intro to computers is obvious what the circirlum is going to
> be but I think all the 289's are up in the air.
> I really hope 227A stays as it was though.... I want that class
>

[Michael Frederick]

Agreed.  I looked at the source code for some of them and its about as complicated as some stuff I did sophmore year in a intro course...... and I don't see the application of processing anywhere??  All the source code is written in JAVA. 

[Scott Kepford]

Does anyone know what the deal with 201 - Theories of Architecture
is? It looks like a required first quarter course but I can't find it
on the ursa course listings, and it isn't in the ~jkies list either.
I'm really hoping it's an afternoon course, because looking at all the
others it appears that we won't have to get to UCLA before 1pm ever,
which is really nice.

[James]

Scott,

I didn't see 201 on URSA either. There is a syllabus on this page:

http://www.aud.ucla.edu/~jkies/F06Outlines/F06Outlines.htm

I also just checked my 'Enrollment Appointment' on URSA and it says i
cant register until the June 27th @ 9:30am. The general catalog said
the 23rd. Anyone else checked this yet?

-James

[Leon]

James and Scott...

looks like last year at least, 201 was offered in the Winter Q...

http://www.aud.ucla.edu/~jkies/W08Outlines/W08Outlines.htm

I just wonder if that means that we have to take the other class
listed as "30 Intro to Architectural Studies" (also with Lavin) in the
first Q...
(undergrad class?... good readings though?)

http://www.aud.ucla.edu/~jkies/F07Outlines/F07Outlines.htm

Makes me wonder if there will be much continuity in the cirriculum
between Arch and non arch majors, being that 3 of the first 4 classes
are "intro"?

[Michael]

It seems that 220 and 436 will be releativly straitforward to get out
of if you have an arch backround or at least I hope so because they
sound like repeats of things I've already done. That leaves Intro
studio (411) and what else?? It kinda looks like Architectural
Studies (#30) with Lavin replaces 201 on the typical study program.
Looking at the sylabus I can't tell if its a class that those with a
backround should be getting out of or not. some of the readings sound
good but the format of the class seems very intro like......huge
lecture w/ discussion sessions and memorization tests.....yuck.
thoughts??

regestration times seem to be different for everyone. mines on the
28th.

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[James]

My registration date is the 27th. I got a letter from the office of
the registrar in the mail yesterday too. Mostly generic
information... except that our first bill is due on September 19th.

I don't think people with an ARCH background will want to take the 201
course... but i could be off base. I was thinking about taking 461:
Architectural Practice to open up an elective down the line. I would
also like to take one of the special topics courses. Has anybody
found out any more info on whether or not the special topics courses
listed are the ones being offered?

[Michael Frederick]

I'm definitally going to take 461 if I can get into it.  Then one of the 289's / 290 / 291 if we don't have to take 201.  Usually there are required classes that you have to have to graduate (stuff like 201)  Has anyone seen or been told that there are "required" courses or can you just take whatever you want for 3 years and then graduate?  It seems like there are no rules but that sounds too good to be true.....

also has anyone gotten any information about loans or other fincinal aid?  I feel like this should be taken care of soon??

 

[Leon]

James and Michael...

Not sure about skipping 201... just rambling here but I'd think that
It would be a class that will get people from diverse backgrounds
(from within and out of arch backgrounds) on the same page in terms of
the discourse at the school. We've all had some hist/theory classes,
but Sylvia Lavin is pretty respected in the field and the class
doesn't look to "intro" to me...

as far as finAid... spoke with a fella at the finAid dept yesterday
and he says that as long as you already have a fao on the website then
all you need to do is do the online counseling and wait for the
application package to arrive "sometime between July and
September" (wahwah)... don't know if there is any expediting this, but
he says everyone gets served and no one gets sent home with their
lunch box all packed and ready for the first day of school.

On Jun 19, 1:29 pm, "Michael Frederick" <frederick.mich...@gmail.com>
wrote:

> I'm definitally going to take 461 if I can get into it. Then one of the
> 289's / 290 / 291 if we don't have to take 201. Usually there are required
> classes that you have to have to graduate (stuff like 201) Has anyone seen
> or been told that there are "required" courses or can you just take whatever
> you want for 3 years and then graduate? It seems like there are no rules
> but that sounds too good to be true.....
> also has anyone gotten any information about loans or other fincinal aid? I
> feel like this should be taken care of soon??
>

[ff33]

Yeah anything Lavin can't be intro...?

[Scott Kepford]

I registered for classes today after talking to someone in the AUD
office - she said that all the course listings on URSA are
provisional, and that the faculty names are rolled over from last
year, and will actually be totally different. She said they're
working on it now and will hopefully have it together by mid-July, and
will send out an email about courses then. It would have been nice to
know about that without having to call them, but whatever. She did
say I could register for the studio course (411), so I did that, and
then registered for a few other courses anyway. Have fun registering
for phantom courses!

[Leon]

http://www.archinect.com/schoolblog/entry.php?id=61554_0_39_0_C


note the date...

[James]

The low down on registration:

1: Do not register for 30. It is not part of the Grad Curriculum.
2: 201 - Theory of Architecture has been moved to the Winter.
3: 431 - Structures 1 will be offered in the fall this year (we will
complete the structures sequence our first year).
4: We can not get out of studio, no exceptions.
5: 220 - Introduction to Computing and 436 - Introduction to Bldg
Construction are not recommended for people with a background in
architecture. However, you will have to demonstrate course
equivalency from your prior degree.

The Unofficial New Study Program:

411 - Into. Design Studio
431 - Structures I (This course is not currently available for
registration)
xxx - Elective

(Replace the elective with 220 and 436 if you don't have an undergrad
degree in architecture)

[James]

431 - Structures I is now available for registration on URSA.
Unfortunately, they also seem to have canceled 461 - Architectural
Practice, which i had planned on taking. Judging by past accounts, I
would imagine we will get a real course listing shortly.

-James

[Leon]

Bow wow wow yippe yo yippe yay...

http://www.registrar.ucla.edu/schedule/crsredir.aspx?termsel=08F&subareasel=ARCH%26UD