The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art is an all honors private college that occupies a singular place in America's educational and social landscape. The Cooper Union's graduates, with a rigorous education in architecture, art or engineering — all of them beneficiaries of a full-tuition scholarship — become the visionary thinkers, creators and innovators who change the world in the service of humankind.
Specific admissions and credit requirements vary in the three schools and are defined in the school catalog.
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Majors and degrees
Undergraduate degree programs are offered in architecture, fine arts and engineering.
- Bachelor of Architecture: a program that includes five years of design, four years of structures and culminates with a thesis
- Bachelor of Fine Arts*: includes studies in drawing, film/video, graphic design, painting, photography, printmaking and sculpture
*a certificate program is also offered in art - Bachelor of Engineering: offered in chemical engineering, civil engineering, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, inter-disciplinary studies and general engineering (BSE)
Academic programs
Cooper Union uses a semester calendar. Each curriculum is designed to meet the professional needs of students entering any of the College's specialized fields. Graduates are well prepared to enter these fields or to continue their education in graduate schools.
» Bachelor of Architecture
» Bachelor of Fine Arts
» Bachelor of Engineering
» Master of Architecture II
» Master of Engineering
All first year students in the Irwin S. Chanin School of Architecture take courses in architectonics, techniques, freehand drawing, history of architecture and descriptive geometry/CAD.
All first year students in the School of Art take courses in basic drawing, 2-dimensional design, 3-dimensional design, color, techniques and art history.
All first-year students in the Albert Nerken School of Engineering take core courses in math, chemistry, physics, computer science and engineering design.
All students also take core courses in the humanities and social sciences. Students have the opportunity for hands-on experience in city agencies, cultural institutions and the offices and studios of the many professional architects, artists and engineers who live and work in New York.
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