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Dibs Fall 2026

ARCH&UD 30

Introduction to Architectural Studies

Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour; outside study, 11 hours. Exploration of role of built environment in social, cultural, and political life: how buildings are constructed, what they mean, effects they have on world, and ways they imagine new futures and shape private and public life. Focus on series of contemporary case studies for what each reveals about new possibilities for shaping world in which we live, with emphasis on how architecture extends to cities, roads, books, and films. Consideration of historical context and cultural genealogy of particular buildings and environments, material and economic conditions of building, and more. P/NP or letter grading.

Course statistics

Predicted GPA
3.81
n = 741 · 4 terms · ± 0.020
A range
87%
of letter grades
Taken P/NP
3%
100% of those passed
D / F / W
1.2%
incl. withdrawals

Sections in Fall 2026

Sections offered, with live enrollment and predicted GPA
Section Status Enrolled Seat risk Meets Instructor Predicted GPA
Lec 1 Open
101 of 144
70% full
 fills TR 12:30pm-1:45pm TA, Osman, M.
3.81n=741 · course average

Enrollment history

Final enrollment per term, averaged across that term's sections. Four years deep, summer excluded. Per-section live curves are on each section page.

  • 19921F
  • 18122F
  • 17023F
  • 21824F
Enrolment by term: 21F 199, 22F 181, 23F 170, 24F 218
Peak 218 Most recent 218 in 24F 4 terms on record

Grade distribution

  • A+ 201 · 26.2%
  • A 363 · 47.3%
  • A- 83 · 10.8%
  • B+ 42 · 5.5%
  • B 24 · 3.1%
  • B- 8 · 1.0%
  • C+ 5 · 0.7%
  • C 5 · 0.7%
  • C- 1 · 0.1%
  • D 2 · 0.3%
  • F 7 · 0.9%
  • P 22 · 2.9%
  • I 3 · 0.4%
  • NR 2 · 0.3%

Grey bars are non-letter outcomes — P/NP, S/U, incompletes. They are excluded from the GPA entirely rather than scored, because counting a P as a 4.0 would be a fabrication.

By instructor

Instructor Predicted Raw n Terms A range
OSMAN, MICHAEL 3.81 3.81 741 4 87%

“Predicted” is shrunk toward the course average, which is itself shrunk toward the department — so an instructor with a handful of students sits near the course mean rather than topping the list.

By term