Applicants who have recently graduated from high school begin with admission at the freshman year. These pre-graduate students are admitted into the foundational curriculum of the undergraduate M.Arch degree program. Pre-graduate students progress through the foundational design course work and general education studies (73 credit hours) and those students who successfully complete the pre-graduate foundation seamlessly matriculate into graduate coursework and receive the Master of Architecture degree at the conclusion of an 102 additional credit hours. No baccalaureate degree is awarded on this path. The course of study takes five or six years to complete. Applicants apply for admission to the Undergraduate M.Arch 5/6 path - freshmen. (see curriculum and application information below)
Applicants who possess an AA degree in Architecture, may also apply for the Master of Architecture degree program. These students apply to the Undergraduate M.Arch 5/6 path and if accepted take 102 credit hours of graduate level course work and receive the Master of Architecture degree. The course of study usually takes three to four years to complete. Applicants apply to the Undergraduate M.Arch 5/6 path with advanced standing. (see curriculum and application information below)
Applicants who possess a baccalaureate degree in any discipline may also apply for the Master of Architecture degree program. These applicants apply for the M.Arch 3 graduate path consisting of 105 credit hours. The course of study usually takes three and a half years to complete. Applicants apply to the M.Arch 3 Track (see curriculum and application information below)
Applicants who possess a four year non-professional baccalaureate degree in architecture (the Bachelor of Arts in Architecture or the Bachelor of Science in Architecture) may also apply for the Master of Architecture degree program. These applicants apply for the M.Arch 2 graduate path consisting of 60 credit hours. The course of study usually takes two years to complete. Applicants apply to the M.Arch 2 Track (see curriculum and application information below)
Undergraduate M.Arch 5/6 The Undergraduate Master of Architecture program provides a seamless course of study that begins freshman year with pre-graduate studies and leads to the conferral of the Professional Master of Architecture degree (M.Arch). The M.Arch program integrates pre-graduate and graduate coursework in a single curricular path comprised of 73 credits of pre-graduate and 102 credits of graduate work that can be completed in a total of five or six years. M.Arch 5 application + curriculum or M.Arch 6 application + curriculum
M.Arch 3 The three-year Master of Architecture program (M.Arch) is for applicants with no background in architecture who possess a four-year undergraduate degree in any area other than architecture. The program consists of 105 credit hours and is usually completed in three and one half years. The course of study consists of six semesters of design studio course work followed by a semester long master’s project. Supporting courses in history and theory, building technology, sustainability practices, digital technology, professional business practices as well as cross-disciplinary electives complete the course of study. Students are eligible to spend their sixth semester studying in Genoa Italy. application + curriculum
M.Arch 2 The two-year Master of Architecture program (M.Arch) is for applicants who have earned the pre-professional four-year undergraduate degree in architecture as part of the 4+2 combined degree path. Students in this path continue their architectural education by following a course of 60 graduate credit hours in a professional program. Students are given the appropriate level of advanced standing for professional course content already taken as part of their pre-professional four-year degree. The course of study consists of three semesters of design studio course work followed by a semester long master’s project. Supporting courses in history and theory, building technology, sustainability practices, digital technology, professional business practices as well as cross-disciplinary electives complete the degree program. Students are eligible to spend a semester studying in Genoa Italy. application + curriculum
Master of Arts in Architecture: The one-year Master of Arts Architecture program (MAA) is for applicants who already possess an accredited professional degree in architecture (either the five-year B.Arch degree or the M.Arch degree) and who are interested in continuing their education through advanced research, study and teaching. The Master of Arts in Architecture degree currently offers three paths; each corresponding to a specialized area of study. All three tracks follow a 36 credit hour course of study over one academic year. application + curriculum
Advanced Design Studies - Genoa Italy based 1 yr Located at our Genoa center, the course of study centers on the design studio as the primary instrument for synthetically extending knowledge with particular emphasis on contemporary architectural design in the urban context. The program uses the city of Genoa and the Italian peninsula to study those architectural, urban and artistic models (both contemporary and historic) of exceptional and enduring value. The student’s cultural exposure while living and studying in Genoa will provide the necessary context to appreciate those architectural and urban artifacts which have continuously reflected Italian social, intellectual and artistic values. Students develop and advance their analytic and theoretical skills through deploying the city of Genoa as an urban laboratory. Genoa remains one of the very few cities in Italy that maintains both an extraordinary range of historically significant works of architecture as well as an ever increasing wealth of contemporary architectural work by many of the most significant architects of the twentieth and twenty first century such as Renzo Piano, MVRDV, Aldo Rossi, Franco Albini, Vittorio Gregotti and others. Complementary elective and required courses in architectural theory, history, contemporary and historic Italian design cultures support the studio experience. The program begins with an intensive summer orientation at our Miami campus with study continuing during the Fall and Spring semesters at the Architecture department’s facility in Genoa Italy.
Advanced Design Studies - Miami Florida based 1yr Situated in Miami, this course of study allows students to pursue advance design studies, research and teaching. The program deploys the design studio as the primary instrument for extending the base of knowledge with particular emphasis on contemporary architectural design. The program uses the city of Miami, the region and its tropical and sub-tropical context as a design laboratory. The Department’s faculty work closely with the post-professional degree students around topics of mutual interest. Areas of focused study and research may include; design, history/theory, digital technologies, urban design, building technologies, professional practice and the trans-disciplinary study of architecture, with emphasis upon the relationships to interior design and landscape architecture.
Urban Development - Miami based 1 yr Track: This course of study extends the knowledge base of the professions of architecture, interior design and landscape architecture with a particular emphasis upon the built environment, urban development, real estate and business administration. This 36 credit hour track is intended for qualified individuals who have completed a first professional degree in architecture, interior design, landscape architecture or an approved affiliated degree and who wish to extend the base of knowledge of their professional field. The program of study is intended for mid-career professionals as well as recent graduates who wish to return to the academy for a focused post-professional focus on the urban development, corporate finance and legal practices as they relate to the design disciplines. This program creates a preeminent, multidisciplinary forum for the exchange of ideas and best practices concerning the development of the built urban environment. Students take 18 credits in the Architecture Department and 18 credits in the College of Business with courses offered during evening and weekend hours.
History and Theory of Architecture The School of Architecture offers a certificate in the history and theory of architecture to students currently enrolled in any of the school’s programs at either the undergraduate or graduate level. In addition, motivated students in related areas of study throughout the university are permitted to pursue this certificate through written application to the Director of the Architecture Program. The certificate involves course work in the history and theory of architecture. These courses examine the scope of ideas generated in the discipline in order to reveal and explain the production and reception of architecture. This certificate program focuses upon the historical and theoretical circumstances within the discipline and considers the discipline of architecture through its distinct modes of thought and production such as art, technology and politics. By treating architecture as a historical and ideological production as well as a material production, the course work in this certificate program explores the important cultural forces that have conditioned the development and transformation of the discipline of architecture.
Sustainable Construction This six-course, interdisciplinary Profession Certificate offers both traditional students and practicng professionals a unique learning experience that enhances their design and management capabilities in the emerging field of sustainable building design and construction. The program focuses on an integrated system approach to apply basic engineering science/architectural principles to practical applications through interdisciplinary teamwork. + more info
A semester abroad is a significant and exciting opportunity for students in the department and our students are encouraged to participate in a study abroad semester. Our study abroad center is located in Genoa, Italy. The Genoa center is ideally situated in the historic center of the city in a newly renovated former convent dating from the 13th century. During the semester, students in Genoa are afforded the opportunity to study those artistic, architectural, landscape and interior spaces and artifacts that have long been acknowledged for their exceptional and enduring value to Western design culture. + more info |
