What Do Architecture Professors Do (including Their Typical Day At Work)

Job Description

Architecture Professors 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. They also plan, evaluate, and revise curricula, course content, and course materials and methods of instruction.

Other tasks include:

• 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.
• Evaluate and grade students’ work, including work performed in design studios.
• Maintain student attendance records, grades, and other required records.
• Initiate, facilitate, and moderate classroom discussions.
• Keep abreast of developments in the field by reading current literature, talking with colleagues, and participating in professional conferences.

We asked Architecture Professors how satisfied they are with their job. Here is what they said.

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83% of them said they were satisfied with their job and 83% said they find that their job makes the world a better place or helps to make someone else’s life better.

Typical Day At Work

On a daily basis, Architecture Professors maintain student attendance records, grades, and other required records. They keep abreast of developments in the field by reading current literature, talking with colleagues, and participating in professional conferences.

A typical day for a Postsecondary Architecture Teacher will also include:

• Initiate, facilitate, and moderate classroom discussions.
• Maintain regularly scheduled office hours to advise and assist students.
• Prepare and deliver lectures to undergraduate or graduate students on topics such as architectural design methods, aesthetics and design, and structures and materials.
• Supervise undergraduate or graduate teaching, internship, and research work.
• Perform administrative duties, such as serving as department head.

We asked some Architecture Professors a few questions to find out what else does their work day look like. Here is what we found.

	Do you have telephone conversations everyday in this job?	64% said yes
	How important is it to work in a team in this job?	46% said very important
	Do you have group discussions everyday in this job?	86% said yes
	Do you talk or work with customers everyday in this job?	33% said yes
	Do you have to deal with angry customers everyday in this job?	0% said yes
	Do you have to make decisions everyday in this job?	29% said yes

Other responsibilities

Besides their typical day, Architecture Professors also prepare and deliver lectures to undergraduate or graduate students on topics such as architectural design methods, aesthetics and design, and structures and materials. They may also initiate, facilitate, and moderate classroom discussions.

On a weekly to monthly basis, Architecture Professors Maintain regularly scheduled office hours to advise and assist students. They might also Serve on academic or administrative committees that deal with institutional policies, departmental matters, and academic issues.

In addition, they Plan, evaluate, and revise curricula, course content, and course materials and methods of instruction.

Although specific duties may vary, many of them Evaluate and grade students’ work, including work performed in design studios.

To some Architecture Professors, it is also their responsibility to Advise students on academic and vocational curricula and on career issues.

Working life

More than 40 hours per week

Regular schedule like a 9 to 5

In a typical work week as a Postsecondary Architecture Teacher, you can expect to work more than 40 hours per week.

Is this right for me

People who are suitable for this job tends to like working with, communicating with, and teaching people. They like helping or providing service to others..

They also like working with forms, designs and patterns. They often require self-expression and the work can be done without following a clear set of rules.

You can read more about these career personality types here.

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http://www.bls.gov/OOH/education-training-and-library/postsecondary-teachers.htm

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https://www.acteonline.org/

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