建筑科学的研究重点是为下一代建筑的设计提供信息的现象。随着建筑系统，设计和分析工具的复杂性不断增加，以适应在可持续发展理念下不断增长的性能期望，对第一性原理的基础理解对于设计和建筑行业的各个部门越来越重要。建筑科学课程的学生采用整体方法，将建筑物理解为一组相互连接的系统，可以对其进行构建，修改和调整，以满足功能性，能源优化和人类舒适度的要求。建筑科学课程的重点是四个由建筑科学计划主任批准的四个学时的课程（或同等学历）。集中的目的是在与建筑环境的建设有关的领域中发展专门知识。浓度将由主任决定并批准[以前的课
The four-year Bachelor of Science degree in Building Sciences prepares students for the broad range of roles and opportunities presented by the building industry. The building sciences focus on the design and construction of building systems such as structures, enclosures, environmental systems, lighting, and acoustics as well as their management, performance, and building diagnostics. The degree consists of 130 credits.<br><br>Students in the Building Sciences program declare a concentration, prepare and submit a plan of study at the end of the second semester. The plan of study must be approved and filed with the Building Sciences program director. The program director must also review the plan of study annually.<br><br>The study of Building Science focuses on phenomena that inform the design of next-generation buildings. As the complexity of building systems, design and analysis tools increase to match ever-expanding performance expectations in a sustainability-minded world, a foundational understanding of first-principles is increasingly vital to diverse sectors of the design and construction industry. Using a holistic approach, students in the Building Sciences program develop an understanding of buildings as a set of interconnected systems that can be built, modified, and adapted to meet requirements for functionality, energy optimization and human comfort.<br><br>In addition to establishing a solid grounding in fundamentals relating to materials, structure, energy, heat transfer, enclosure and management, students also gain an awareness and critical perspective of the design process before selecting an area of concentration such as construction management, structural engineering, sustainability, lighting or architectural acoustics. Individualized concentrations may also be crafted with approval of the Building Science program director.