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Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary

Also called: Architecture Professor, Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, Professor

What they do:

Teach courses in architecture and architectural design, such as architectural environmental design, interior architecture/design, and landscape architecture. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.

On the job, you would:
  • Plan, evaluate, and revise curricula, course content, and course materials and methods of instruction.
  • Prepare course materials, such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts.
  • Prepare and deliver lectures to undergraduate or graduate students on topics such as architectural design methods, aesthetics and design, and structures and materials.
On the job, you'll need:

Engineering and Technology

  • design
  • building and construction

Arts and Humanities

  • English language
  • music, dance, visual arts, drama, or sculpture

Education and Training

  • teaching and course design

Communications

  • multimedia

Basic Skills

  • reading work related information
  • talking to others

Problem Solving

  • noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it

People and Technology Systems

  • thinking about the pros and cons of different options and picking the best one
  • figuring out how a system should work and how changes in the future will affect it

Verbal

  • communicate by speaking
  • communicate by writing

Ideas and Logic

  • use rules to solve problems
  • make general rules or come up with answers from lots of detailed information

Math

  • choose the right type of math to solve a problem
  • add, subtract, multiply, or divide

Social

People interested in this work like activities that include helping people, teaching, and talking.

  • Dependability
  • Analytical Thinking
  • Independence
  • Initiative
  • Self Control
  • Persistence

Computer aided design CAD software

  • Autodesk Revit
  • Trimble SketchUp Pro

Presentation software

  • Microsoft PowerPoint

Computer based training software

  • Learning management system LMS
  • Sakai CLE

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Job Outlook

The job outlook for this position is Average.

New job opportunities are likely in the future.

Median Annual Salary: $93,220

Education

Doctoral degree or professional degree is usually needed.