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Master of Architecture, M.ARCH.

M.ARCH. (3.5-year degree) Program Requirements

Total of 101 credits required including:

  • ●Architecture curriculum
  • ●Program Electives

The Architecture curriculum is scaffolded by four curricular sequences listed below. Please email the MUSOA Director at architecture@marywood.edu for a recommended, semester-by-semester curriculum tracker outlining the 3.5-year program.

Studio Sequence

IARC 560AGraduate Studio Observation I

3
IARC 560BGraduate Studio Observation II

3
IARC 610AInterior Architecture Studio Vii

6
IARC 620AInt Architecture Studio VIII

6
IARC 611Grad Studio I: Frml & Sptl Attds of Adap

6
IARC 621Grad Studio Ii: Urbn/Cmmnty Cntxts Adptv

6
IARC 510Design Thesis I

6
IARC 520Design Thesis II

6

Representation Sequence

IARC 503LHybrid Representation Lab III

2
IARC 515Representation in Adap Reuse of Interior

3
IARC 518Advanced Hybrid Craft

3

Technology Sequence

ARCH 517Building Technologies I

3
ARCH 527Building Technologies II

3
ARCH 537Building Technologies III

3
ARCH 547Building Technologies IV

3
ARCH 557Building Technologies V

3

History + Theory Sequence

IARC 511Principles of Adaptive Reuse

3
IARC 517Strategies/Theories of Adaptive Reuse

3
ARCH 528Hist&Theory of Arch & Int. Arch I

3
ARCH 618Hist&Theory of Arch & Int. Arch II

3
ARCH 628Hist&Theory of Arch & Int. Arch III

3

Additional Courses

IARC 513Thesis Research

3
IARC 525Thesis Documentation & Publication

3
ARCH 562Professional PracticeýPracticum

3

* Program Electives shall be selected from Interior Architecture, Architecture, Virtual Architecture, Construction Management, and other courses approved by the MUSOA Director. Program Electives shall not be otherwise required courses in the Master of Interior Architecture degree program.

Advanced Standing

Advanced standing in this 101-credit degree program is available to students who have completed a baccalaureate degree in Architecture, Construction Management, Engineering, Interior Architecture, or Interior Design from an ACCE-, CIDA-, NAAB-, or NASAD- accredited undergraduate program. A transcript and portfolio review will be conducted for all applicants who are seeking advanced standing. Since this review is required, only an advanced standing option for applicants who have a B.E.D.A., B.I.A., or B.V.A. from Marywood, where course content requirements are guaranteed, will be outlined in the catalog.

M.Arch. Program Requirements (2-year professional degree) Advanced Standing Option - 60 credits - recommended sequence

Students holding a Bachelor of Interior Architecture, Bachelor of Environmental Design in Architecture, or Bachelor of Virtual Architecture from Marywood University will receive up to 41 credits of advanced standing for required course content that they have successfully completed during their undergraduate degree program.