{"id":3053,"date":"2021-10-12T15:55:21","date_gmt":"2021-10-12T20:55:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arch.tamu.edu.staging2.juiceboxint.com\/?page_id=3053"},"modified":"2024-10-28T10:30:32","modified_gmt":"2024-10-28T15:30:32","slug":"minor-in-architectural-fabrication-product-design","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.arch.tamu.edu\/academics\/undergraduate-programs\/minors\/minor-in-architectural-fabrication-product-design\/","title":{"rendered":"Minor in Architectural Fabrication &amp; Product Design"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"featured-img-slider\">\n\t<div\n\t\tclass=\"featured-img-slider__inner\"\n\t\taria-label=\"Image carousel. 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You will gain a broad understanding of terminology, history, prototyping and professional practices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With this minor, there are specific credit hours that allow you to develop in your design experience through design seminars.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"btn-wrapper \">\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"btn \" href=\"https:\/\/www.arch.tamu.edu\/academics\/undergraduate-programs\/minors\/minor-requirements\/\" target=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMinor Requirements\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"btn \" href=\"https:\/\/recruiter.tamu.edu\/register\/?id=59253a35-8e89-4169-985f-5d59dca1f61e\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRequest More Information\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\n\t<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-curriculum\">Curriculum<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><thead><tr><th>Course<\/th><th>Title<\/th><th>Hours<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>ENDS 101<\/td><td>Design Process<\/td><td>3<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>ARCH 216<\/td><td>Computational Methods in Architecture<\/td><td>3<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>ARCH 353<\/td><td>History of Product Design<\/td><td>3<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>ARCH 381<\/td><td>Design Seminar<sup>1<\/sup><\/td><td>1<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>ARCH 317<\/td><td>Digital Fabrication for Architecture&nbsp;<\/td><td>3<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><sup>1<\/sup><em>This is a 1 credit hour course that must be taken three times for a total of 3 credits.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-apply\">Apply<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>This minor can serve as a complement to several major fields of study and is open to all Texas A&amp;M undergraduates. 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