Across its over 50-year history, the Gerald D. Hines College of Architecture at the University of Houston has remained focused on design as the fundamental, activity of our discipline. The college now houses Texas's first program in industrial design (product design). This new degree program serves to further distinguish the college from competing programs and will add faculty expertise in areas important to the future, such as sustainability, advanced materials, human factors, advanced computing in design, and methods of industrialized production. The education model for the Industrial Design (ID) program focuses on addressing a new structure of learning by connecting and integrating design knowledge in new, useful and meaningful ways for the student. The ID program emphasizes the learner's generative and discovery-oriented learning, explained through the categories of integrated learning, collaborative learning, and project-oriented learning. The College of Architecture seeks applicants to their programs who possess mechanical inventiveness, aesthetic awareness, creativity, commitment, and initiative contributing to their potential to become leaders in architecture and industrial design.

UH Alumni from the College of Architecture have received offers as Architects, Architectural Drafters, Architectural Technicians, Project Coordinators, etc. More information regarding job titles, salary information of Cougar Alumni as well as national salary information can be found at Cougar Careers . For assistance in career planning and development, please visit University Career Services .