Master of Science in Architecture
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Master of Architecture
The Master of Science in Architecture and Master of Architecture's dual-degree offering prepares graduates to enter the burgeoning research-informed practice of Architecture by offering a combined degree program that interlinks education and training in both research methodologies and professional practice. This dual degree explores and defines how methods of creating new knowledge inform professional practice and how design practice uncovers and creates needs for the application of methodologies in the generation of new knowledge. Students in the dual degree complete a total of seven semesters of study. In the first two semesters of the M.Arch program, students complete rigorous foundational design studies and identify a specialized study area. This area becomes the focus of a three-semester Master of Science thesis completed under a faculty committee's guidance. The completed thesis is then used as the generator to inform a design study that forms the final two semesters of the Master of Architecture.
The Master of Architecture portion of the study is NAAB accredited and aligns graduates with a path to professional licensure.
MS in Architecture + M.Arch Curriculum |
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| ARCH 605 | Architectural Design I | 6 hours |
| ARCH 606 | Architectural Design II | 6 hours |
| ARCH 607 | Architectural Design III | 6 hours |
| ARCH 608 | Architectural Design IV | 6 hours |
| ARCH 631 | Structural Systems | 3 hours |
| ARCH 633 | Environmental Control Systems | 3 hours |
| ARCH 657 | Professional Practice | 3 hours |
| ARCH 658 | Materials and Assemblies | 3 hours |
| ARCH 637, 638, 639, 640 or 645 | Approved architectural theory course | 3 hours |
| ARCH 644 or 649 | Approved architectural history course | 3 hours |
| ARCH 669 | Foundations of Research in Architecture | 3 hours |
| ARCH 681 | Seminar | 1 hour |
| ARCH 685 | Directed Study (2) + Final Study Proposal (1) | 3 hours |
| ARCH 690 | Research Ideologies for Architecture | 3 hours |
| ARCH 691 | Research | 8 hours |
| CARC 698 | Writing for Publication | 3 hours |
| Electives (3-MS; 6-M.Arch) | 9 hours | |
| Total Course Work | 72 hours | |