BDS Sustainable Building Technology Curriculum
BDS Sustainable Building Technology Curriculum
As a Sustainable Building Technology student, you’ll learn how to help the design and construction industry deliver more efficient buildings that consume less of the earth's resources.
Through an interdisciplinary and holistic approach, you’ll learn about green buildings, design resilience, natural resource conservation, and sustainable design and building practices to prepare you with the practical skills you need to succeed in your career.
Curriculum
Segment I
Semester 1
- FND1006 CityLab
- FND1008 CityX
- FND1003 Foundation Studio 1
- FND1005 Design Representation
- FND1001 Critical Reading and Research 1
- Liberal Studies or History Theory Elective
Semester 2
- FND1004 Foundation Studio 2
- FND2011 Sustainable Material Assemblies
- FND1010 Making and Modeling
- FND1002 Critical Reading and Research 2
- FND2007 Community Practice
- PRV0001 Portfolio Review
Segment II
Semester 3
- APL1011 Design Studies Practicum Seminar 1
- TSM2001 Sustainable Systems 1
- DME2001 Observation and Imagination Drawing
- DME2017 Illustration: Information Graphics, Diagramming, and Publishing
- SSH1012 Social and Political Theory
- MNS1001 College Algebra and Trigonometry
Semester 4
- TSM2002 Building Systems
- Directed Studio Option
- DME2000 Spatial Thinking
- HTC1050 History of Architecture and Design
- MNS1002 Physics
Semester 5
- Directed Studio Option
- TSM1004 Structures 1
- TSM2006 Detailing and Construction Documents
- MNS Mathematics and Natural Sciences Elective
- SSH1002 History and Modernity: Special Topics
Semester 6
- APL1012 Design Studies Practicum Seminar 2
- TSM2019 Human Factors, Programming and Codes
- DME2032 Autodesk Revit: 2D and 3D Representation
- HTC History Theory Elective
- SSH1099 Independent Study Seminar
- PRV0002 Portfolio Review 2
Segment III
Semester 7
- DST1101 Design Studies Degree Project 1
- Technology Systems & Management OR Sustainable Design Elective
- SSH Social Science and Humanities Elective
- ART Arts Elective
- Open Elective
Semester 8
- DST1102 Design Studies Degree Project
- Technology Systems & Management OR Sustainable Design Elective
- Open Elective
- Open Elective
Design Practicum
The BDS Practicum challenges students to critically examine their experience so they understand the knowledge they have acquired from that experience.
In Practicum Seminar 1, students evaluate the four types of knowledge we acquire - factual, conceptual, procedural and metacognitive. They create a "knowledge portfolio" that articulates what they have learned from their experiences.
In Practicum Seminar 2, students are expected to practice and refine the understanding and mastery of their own learning model. They begin to use their skill to direct their career trajectory and support their growth as design thinkers in the classroom and in the workplace.