The undergraduate major in architecture is designed to minimize the time required to complete the curriculum leading to the professional degree. Students receive rigorous and comprehensive instruction from a faculty whose members are active in professional practice or research. Many faculty members have distinguished themselves across the professional spectrum and represent different approaches to architectural design. The B.S. degree in architecture will qualify graduates to pursue a career in any number of fields, such as construction, real estate development, public administration, or historic preservation, or to continue in graduate work in professional fields such as architecture, urban planning, or law. The College of Arts and Humanities embraces a heterogeneous group of disciplines, all of which value the development of critical thinking, fluent expression in writing and speech, sensitivity to ethical and aesthetic standards, and a complex understanding of history and culture.
Preparation provides valuable background for careers in a broad range of fields.
The College of Behavioral and Social Sciences is comprised of a diverse group of disciplines and fields of study all of which emphasize a broad liberal arts education as the foundation for understanding the environmental, social and cultural forces that shape our world. Disciplines in the behavioral and social sciences use approaches that range from the scientific to the philosophical, from the experimental to the theoretical. The Robert H. Smith School of Business recognizes the importance of education in business and management to economic, social, and professional development through profit and non-profit organizations at the local, regional, national and international levels. The faculty are scholars, teachers, and professional leaders with a commitment to superior education in business and management, specializing in accounting, finance, decision and information sciences, management science and statistics, management and organization, marketing, logistics and transportation, and business and public policy. The College of Computer, Mathematical, and Physical Sciences contributes very substantially and effectively to the research activities of the University of Maryland.