Duke’s Certificate Program in Architectural Engineering provides students with an understanding of building design and the construction process through experiences that include close-up examination of current construction projects and hands-on projects that simulate work as a member of a professional design team.

Architectural Engineering Certificate

Learn from a practicing architect and experience hands-on design

The curriculum for this certificate provides:

  • An understanding of the building design and construction processes
  • A close-up examination of current construction projects
  • Hands-on projects that simulate work as a member of a professional design team

A background in aesthetic design, architectural history, building materials, and construction forms the architectural core the coursework, while a suitable list of engineering courses in such topics as the structural design provides an engineering basis.

Students working toward Duke's Certificate in Architectural Engineering learn from a practicing architect—Chris Brasier, a fellow of the American Institute of Architects.

Required Courses and Electives

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Note: Requirements differ based on a student's year of matriculation

Matriculated Fall 2019 and Later

Complete required courses and one (1) elective:

Required Courses

  • CEE 311: Architectural Engineering I [Fall]
  • CEE 411: Architectural Engineering II [Spring]
  • CEE 422L: Concrete and Composite Structures [Spring]
  • CEE 423L: Metallic Structures [Fall]
  • ARTHIST 285 or ARTHIST 286 [occasionally] or ARTHIST 103D [only Fall 2024, Fall 2023] or ARTHIST 284 [only Fall 2023]

Elective Courses

  • ARTSVIS 515S: Representing Architecture: Means & Methods [occasionally]
  • CEE 421L: Matrix Structural Analysis * see note [Fall]
  • CEE 490.01: Calculus of Sustainability [only Fall 2022]
  • CEE 491/492: Independent Study (on an approved topic)
  • CEE 511: Construction Management [even Falls]
  • EGR 201L: Mechanics of Solids * see note [Fall and Spring]
  • ENVIRON 590: Sustainable Cities & Urban Design [occasionally]
  • SUSTAIN 245: Sustainability Theory and Practice [only Spring 2024]
Note

This course is not permitted for Civil Engineering majors in the Structural Engineering and Mechanics Track (CE-S/M). Selection would result in exceeding the permissible double-counting.

Matriculated Fall 2018 and Earlier

Complete required courses and two (2) electives:

Required Courses

  • CEE 311: Architectural Engineering I
  • CEE 411: Architectural Engineering II
  • CEE 422L: Concrete and Composite Structures
  • CEE 423L: Metallic Structures
  • ARTHIST 285, 285D, or 286D: Modern/Postmodern Architecture
  • EGR 201L: Mechanics of Solids

Elective Courses

  • ARTSVIS 101: Introduction to Visual Practice  
  • CEE 201L: Uncertainty Design and Optimization
  • CEE 421L: Matrix Structural Analysis 
  • CEE 190/390: Special Topics in Civil Engineering
  • CEE 429: Integrated Structural Design
  • CEE 491/492: Projects in Civil Engineering (On a topic in architectural engineering)
  • EGR 120L: Introduction to Structural Engineering
  • EGR 206: Engineering Communication
  • EGR 357: Aesthetics, Design, and Culture