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SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE – GRADUATE
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MASTER OF ARCHITECTURE: PROFESSIONAL DEGREE

The Master of Architecture is designed for college graduates seeking a first professional degree in architecture. It consists of the following two tracks::

• 3 year Track: A 3 year program for students holding undergraduate degrees in non-design fields. Completion of 105 credit hours required.

• Advanced Standing 2 Year Track: A program for students holding a previous non-professional degree in architecture or a closely related field. Completion of 51-60 credit hours required.

Masters degree programs may consist of a pre-professional undergraduate degree and a professional graduate degree, which, when earned sequentially, compromise an accredited professional education. However, the pre-professional degree is not, by itself, recognized as an accredited degree.

Master of Architecture: Professional Degree

• 3 Year Track - For students with prior non-architecture degrees

Fall Semster I Credits
ARC 501 Design I
ARC 511 Media I: Drawing
ARC 530 Building Technology: Materials and Methods
ARC 567 History of Architecture I
Total Credits
6
3
3
3
15
Spring Semester II Credits
ARC 502 Design II
ARC 513 Media II: Computing
ARC 531 Building Technology: Structural Systems
ARC 568 History of Architecture II
Total Credits
6
3
3
3
15
Summer Semester III
Credits
ARC 503 Design III
ARC 532 Building Structures I
ARC 562 Environmental Systems I
Total Credits
6
3
3
12
Fall Semester IV Credits
ARC 504 Design IV (Comprehensive)
ARC 533 Building Structures II
ARC 563 Environmental Systems II
ARC 500 Theory of Architecture
Total Credits
6
3
3
3
15
Spring Semester V Credits
ARC 608 Design V (Rome or Miami)
Electives
History of Architecture Elective
Total Credits
6
6
3
15
Fall Semester VI Credits
ARC 609 Design VI
ARC 699 Thesis Preparation
ARC 652 Professional Practice
Elective
Total Credits
6
3
3
3
15
Spring Semester VII Credits
ARC 610 Design Degree Project
Professional Elective
Electives
Total Credits
6
3
6
15

NOTE: 3 credits must be taken at the student’s preference during Intersession, Spring Break, or Summer II

Curriculum notes: this program assumes that the student has completed college level mathematics and physics.

Master of Architecture: Professional Degree

• Advanced Standing 2 Year Track - For students with non-professional degrees in architecture

Fall Semster I Credits
ARC 504 Design IV (Comprehensive)
Professional Requirements
6
Spring Semester II Credits
ARC 608 Design V (Rome or Miami)
Professional Requirements
6
Summer Semester III
Credits
Electives  
Fall Semester IV Credits
ARC 609 Design VI (VC or other)
ARC 599 Thesis Preparation
Theory Elective
Professional Requirements
6
3
3
Spring Semester V Credits
ARC 610 Thesis Studio
Professional Requirements
6

Architecture and professional courses completed in a pre-professional bachelor’s degree program will be evaluated to identify courses that may be waived in the Master of Architecture Professional Degree Program.

A maximum of 54 credits, including three design studios, may be waived; generally architecture and professional courses with a grade of B- or higher will be accepted.
Requirements for the degree will be contingent on the evaluation of the student’s prior work.

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