ARCH-4044: Professional Practice in Architecture

Description: Role and responsibilities of the profession on the environment, public health, and social welfare. Professional ethics. Contributions to policymaking and the building enterprise through leadership, advocacy, and civic engagement. Issues of equity, diversity, and inclusion in the profession, the environments where we practice, and the places we design. Roles, responsibilities and viewpoints of the commissioning, design, and construction ensemble. Contracts, compliance, and risk management. Starting, running, and maintaining a profitable architecture practice to achieve design goals. Methods and technologies for delivering projects. Leadership and professional communication skills, including oral, written, and visual presentations, negotiations and conflict resolution, and interpersonal communication in collaborative teams, interviews, and public meetings. Pursuing licensing, specialization, and/or nontraditional career trajectories. Change and future practice forms.

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Course Hours: 3 credits

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