Architects concern themselves with the structure, materials, function, safety, cost and environmental impact of their buildings. The scope of their work varies considerably: an architect may design an entire community, a building complex, an individual structure, or the smallest details of interior space.

The knowledge of mathematics, design principles, theory, technology, and community dynamics gained in the five-year Architecture major forms a solid career foundation. Graduates in Architecture are well prepared to work with architecture firms, urban planning councils, historical preservation societies, and other organizations as planners, designers, consultants, administrators, and policy and communications specialists. Architecture graduates may also decide to pursue graduate studies in architecture, planning, landscape architecture, geography, or arid lands resource science.