M.I.A. Program Requirements (3.5-year degree) (on campus)
The Master of Interior Architecture degree is offered in two modalities: on campus and online. On campus MIA 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 95 credits required including:
- Interior Architecture curriculum
- General Electives
The Interior 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
Representation Sequence
Technology 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 |
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, Construction Management, Virtual Architecture, 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 95-credit degree program is available to students who have completed a four-year baccalaureate degree in Architecture, Construction Management, Engineering, Virtual Architecture, Interior Architecture, or Interior Design from an ABET-, ACCE-, CIDA-, NAAB-, or NASAD-accredited undergraduate program. A transcript and portfolio review will be conducted for all applicants who are seeking advanced standing.
M.I.A. Program Requirements (2-year professional degree) Advanced Standing Option - 48 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 47 credits of advanced standing for required course content that they have successfully completed during their undergraduate degree program.
M.I.A. Program Requirements (1-year professional degree) Advanced Standing Option - 30 credits - recommended sequence
Students holding a Bachelor of Architecture from Marywood University will receive up to 65 credits of advanced standing for required course content that they have successfully completed during their undergraduate degree program.
M.I.A. Program Requirements (3.5-year degree) online
The Master of Interior Architecture degree is offered in two modalities: on campus and online.
Total of 95 credits required including:
•
Interior Architecture curriculum
•
General Electives
The Interior 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
Representation Sequence
Technology 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 |
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, Construction Management, Virtual Architecture, 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 95-credit degree program is available to students who have completed a four-year baccalaureate degree in Architecture, Construction Management, Engineering, Virtual Architecture, Interior Architecture, or Interior Design from an ABET-, ACCE-, CIDA-, NAAB-, or NASAD-accredited undergraduate program. A transcript and portfolio review will be conducted for all applicants who are seeking advanced standing.
M.I.A. Program Requirements (2-year professional degree) Advanced Standing Option - 48 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 47 credits of advanced standing for required course content that they have successfully completed during their undergraduate degree program.
M.I.A. Program Requirements (1-year professional degree) Advanced Standing Option - 30 credits - recommended sequence
Students holding a Bachelor of Architecture from Marywood University will receive up to 65 credits of advanced standing for required course content that they have successfully completed during their undergraduate degree program.
On-Campus and Hybrid Requirements
Online MIA students will be required to attend campus events at the beginning of the Fall semester and at the end of Spring semester.
In addition, each semester, online and on campus students will join forces for two culminating events – mid-term (hybrid) and final reviews (Fall hybrid, Spring on campus) – during which faculty and industry professionals will provide feedback on studio and thesis projects.