M.ARCH. (3.5-year degree) Program Requirements (on campus)
The Master of Architecture degree is offered on campus only. MARCH students will be required to attend campus events at the beginning of the Fall semester and at the end of Spring semester. During these campus events, food and other organized activities shall be covered by tuition and fees.
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.
Representation Sequence
History + Theory Sequence
| IARC 511 | Principles of Adaptive Reuse | 3 |
| IARC 517 | Strategies/Theories of Adaptive Reuse | 3 |
| ARCH 528 | Hist&Theory of Arch & Int. Arch I | 3 |
| ARCH 618 | Hist&Theory of Arch & Int. Arch II | 3 |
| ARCH 628 | Hist&Theory of Arch & Int. Arch III | 3 |
Studio Sequence
Technology Sequence
Additional Courses
| IARC 513 | Thesis Research | 3 |
| IARC 525 | Thesis Documentation & Publication | 3 |
| ARCH 562 | Professional Practice Practicum | 3 |
| Program Elective | 3 |
| Program Elective | 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 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.
Students holding a NAAB-accredited Bachelor of Architecture will receive 71 credits of advanced standing.
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.