Our online Academy Program offers hands-on courses taught by our faculty and experts in a variety of professional fields, including architecture, interior design, landscape architecture, construction management, and real estate development. This internship-style experience is a great way to explore multiple professional fields while participating in design projects, research projects, and professional firm visits.

The College of Architecture and the Built Environment pre-college experience is a 1- to 4-week long online design course(s) exploring the architectural design and construction fields including architecture, interior design, landscape architecture, construction management, and real estate development. Our online Academy Program offers hands-on courses taught by our faculty and experts in the industry, with connections to our current students, alumni, and industry mentors. Learn through participating in week-long design projects, activities, research projects, and professional firm visits.

Students will:

●      Learn how to solve and communicate real-world design problems by exploring different disciplines.

●      Learn 2D + 3D analog and digital representation techniques, and learn how to build models.

●      Learn foundational design principles such as color, pattern, form, and composition.

●      Explore topics such as history and theory, professional practice, and technology.

●      Get to know our undergraduate programs in the architectural disciplines.

The Architecture and the Built Environment Spring Academy is an online experience and will be held daily for five (5) hours, Eastern Standard Time. All classes are held online, live via Zoom.

●      Spring Academy, course offerings starting March 18: 

○      Career Discovery Week: Exploring the Architectural Disciplines 

■      March 18, 1:30-5:00pm - Program Kickoff 

■      March 21-24: Asynchronous online activities/assignments

■      March 30-April 1 - 1:30-5:00pm 

■      April 2: 10:00am-1:00pm - Final Review Day

■      (Optional) April 4: 4:00-5:00pm - Admissions Virtual Information Session Separate registration through Jefferson Admissions Office

●      Summer Academy, course offerings starting July 11-August 5:

○      Career Discovery Week: Exploring the Architectural Disciplines 

○      Exploration and Design Week: Architecture 

○      Exploration and Design Week: Interior Design

○      Exploration and Design Week: Landscape Architecture

○      Exploration and Design Week: Construction Management

○      Exploration and Design Week: Real Estate Development

Additional details are available upon Academy Program registration opening for the season.