Design
Design Thinking
Design Thinking II
First Year Studio I
First Year Studio II
Architectural Design: Environment
Architectural Design: Form
Architectural Design: Tectonics
Architectural Design: Technology
Architecture Construction Systems
Environmental Controls Architectural Structures II
Architectural Design: Urban
Architectural Design: Advanced
Professional Architecture Studio I
Professional Architecture Studio II
Technology Materials Construction Systems Structures
Math Course of student’s choosing
College Physics
Mathematical Sciences Structures & Materials
Architectural Structures I
Introduction to Architecture
Intro to World Architecture
History of Contemporary Architecture Social Sciences of student’s choosing
Visual Communication History Social
History of Western Arch
English 101
Sustainability
Natural Systems & Architecture
Other
Health & Exercise Studies
Natural Sciences
Semester 3
Semester 4
Semester 1
Semester 2
Semester 5
Practice of Architecture
Social Sciences of student’s choosing
Semester 6
North Carolina State University, College of Design, School of Architecture, BEDA + BArch Curriculum
Additional Breadth course of student’s choosing
Elective 300-level or above Humanities of student’s choosing
Final Project Architecture Electives Preparation (2) Architecture Electives (2)
Semester 7
Semester 8
Semester 9
Semester 10 Prerequisites Related Courses
Design
Technology
ARC 500 Arch. Design: Professional Studio
ARC 503 Advanced Architectural Design
ARC 503 Advanced Architectural Design
ARC 503 Advanced Architectural Design, or ARC 598 Final Project Studio**
Architecture Electives Architecture Electives
Architecture Electives
Major* or ARC 697 Final Project Research**
Architecture Electives
Architecture or College of Design Elective*
Architecture or College of Design Elective*
Architecture or College of Design Elective*
Materials Construction Systems Structures Visual Communication History Social Sustainability Other
For students with a four-year undergraduate preprofessional degree in architecture (BEDA degree or equivalent)
Semester 1
Semester 2
Semester 3
Semester 4
North Carolina State University, College of Design, School of Architecture, MArch Curriculum
Prerequisites Related Courses
Design
Core 1 Studio
Core 2 Studio
Core 3 Studio
Option Studio
Option Studio
Option Studio
Urbanism Elective
Architecture Assemblies
Urbanism Elective
Urbanism Elective
Art
Art
Comp Elective
Technology
Structural Systems 1
Structural Systems 2
Structures & Materials
Architecture from 1750 to Present
Theory
Criticism
Geometric Desciplines
Technology
M.Arch Thesis
Materials Construction Systems Structures Visual Communication History
Precedents
Social Sustainability
Culture Professional Practice
Professional Practice Environmental Tech in Buildings
Other
Semester 1
Semester 2
Elective
Elective
Elective
Elective
Elective
Semester 3
Semester 4
Semester 5
Semester 6
Semester 7
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, School of Architecture + Planning, Department of Architecture, MArch Curriculum
Prerequisites Related Courses
Design
Core Studio I
Core Studio II
Core Studio III
Advanced Studio IV
Advanced Studio V
Technology
Architectural Technology I
Architectural Technology II
Architectural Technology III, Architectural Technology IV
Architectural Technology V
Architectural Technology VI Distribution
Advanced Studio VI
Materials Construction Systems Structures Visual Communication
Architectural Drawing Architectural Drawing & Rep I & Rep II
History
Questions in Questions in Architectural History I Architectural History II
Visual Studies Elective(s) Distribution 1
Distribution 2
Social
Distribution 3
Distribution 4
Professional Practice
Sustainability Other
2 Electives
Semester 1
Semester 2
Semester 3
Semester 4
Semester 5
If you are not eligible for History & Theory or Building Science & Technology advanced standing / waiver, the following are the required classes for M. Arch students. Columbia GSAPP does not offer advanced standing or a waiver for Visual Studies.
Semester 6
Columbia University, Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation, MArch Curriculum
Prerequisites Related Courses
Design
Technology
Graduate Research Design Studio I
Graduate Research Design Studio II
Proseminar
Thesis Research Tutorial
Introduction to Techniques
Introduction to Techniques
Seminar in concentration
Seminar in concentration
Seminar out of concentration
Seminar out of concentration
Semester 1
Semester 2
Graduate Thesis (written or studio)
Materials Construction Systems Structures Visual Communication History Social Sustainability Other
Semester 3
The Cooper Union, The Irwin S. Channin School of Architecture, MArch Curriculum
Prerequisites Related Courses
Design
Design 1: Media & Methods
Design 2: Interiorities & Contexts
Design 3: Urban Qualities & Materials Materialities
Design 4: Integrated Contexts & Mediums
Design 5: Advanced Design Research 1
Design 6: Advanced Design Research
Directed Research
Technology
Structures 1: Structure as Medium
Structures 2: Materialities and Qualitie Qualities Technology 2: Materials & Assemblies
Materials Construction Systems
Technology 3: Integrated Building System Systems
Structures Visual Communication
Mediums 1: Modeling & Drawing
Mediums 2: Advanced Modeling & Drawing
History
H/T 1: Six Crises of Representation in Architecture
H/T 2: Design, Knowledge, and Context
Mediums 3: Architectural Fabrication
H/T 3: Materiality and Cities
Social
Professional Practice Technology 1: Environmental Controls
Sustainability Other
Semester 1
Semester 2
Semester 3
Pratt Institute, The School of Architecture, MArch Curriculum
Semester 4
Semester 5
Semester 6 Prerequisites Related Courses
Design
The Making of Design Principles
Architectural Design
Advanced Studio
Directed Research Seminar (Directed Research track)
Advanced Studio
Directed Research Studio (Directed Research track)
Architectural Analysis
Technology Materials
Integrated Building Systems
Construction Systems Structures
Structural Analysis
Wood Structures
Modern Architecture
World Architecture
Steel Structures
At the discretion of the admission committee, applicants with a four-year undergraduate degree in architecture may be admitted to the Masters of Architecture advanced standing track. Successful advanced standing students typically complete degree requirements in two years.
Concrete Structures
Visual Communication History Social
Urban Ecologies
Sustainability
Environmental Design I
Other
Summer Foundation Studies Program
Architectural Projection
Professional internship
Open elective
Open elective
Principles of Professional Practice
Environmental Design II Open elective
Graduate Seminar: Disciplinarity
Thesis Seminar (Thesis track) or Scope Seminar (Directed Research track)
Open elective
Summer
Semester 1
Wintersession
Rhode Island School of Design, MArch Curriculum
Semester 2
Summer
Semester 3
Wintersession Semester 4
Summer Semester 5
Thesis Discursive Workshop (Thesis track) or Open elective (Directed Research track)
Thesis project (Thesis track) Open elective (Thesis track)
Open elective
Wintersession Semester 6 Prerequisites Related Courses
Design
Technology
Advanced Design Studio
Advanced Design Studio
Advanced Design Studio
Design Research I
Design Research II
Design Research III: Methods Workshop
Design Research IV: Studio
Computation Analysis Fabrication
Materials Construction Systems Structures Visual Communication History Social Sustainability Other
Elective*
Elective*
Elective*
Elective*
Elective*
Elective*
Elective*
Elective*
Semester 1
Semester 2
Semester 1
Semester 2
Elective*
Summer
Yale University, School of Architecture, MArch II Curriculum
MArch II: The post-professional degree program is for students already holding a professional degree in architecture (B.Arch., or an equivalent first professional degree) who seek a second, advanced degree and who are interested in pursuing cross-disciplinary design research that will expand their understanding of how the designed environment—interiors, buildings, cities and landscapes—is shaped by the intersection of broad cultural, political, economic, technical and environmental forces. Prerequisites Related Courses
Design
First Semester Architecture Core Studio: PROJECT
Second Semester Architecture Core: SITUATE
Third Semester Architecture Core Studio: INTEGRATE
Fourth Semester Architecture Core Studio: RELATE
Option Studio*
Architecture Assemblies
Technology
Building Simulation
Materials
Materials
Construction Systems Architectural Representation I
Visual Communication
Architectural Representation II
History
Buildings, Texts, and Contexts: Between Origins and Modernity: Eighteenth- and Nineteenth-Century Architecture
Structural Design I
Independent Design Thesis
Thesis Prep Course (or pre-approved alternative)****
Technology
Construction Systems
Structures
Option Studio*
Cases in Contemporary Construction
Structural Design II Digital Media Requirement** or Distributional or General Electives***
Digital Media Requirement** or Distributional or General Electives*** Buildings, Texts, and Contexts: Modernity's Antecedents and Alternatives
Buildings, Texts, and Contexts: Modernism and its Counter-Narratives
Social
Foundations of Practice
Sustainability
Environmental Systems I
Other
Environmental Systems II
Semester 1
Semester 2
Semester 3
Semester 4
Distributional or General Electives***
Distributional or General Electives***
Distributional or General Electives****
Semester 5
Semester 6
Semester 7
Harvard University, Graduate School of Design, Department of Architecture, MArch I Curriculum
MArch I: The program leading to the Master in Architecture (MArch) is an accredited professional degree intended for individuals who have completed the bachelor's degree with a major other than one of the design professions or with a pre-professional undergraduate major in one of the design professions.
Prerequisites Related Courses
Design
Option Studio**
Option Studio**
Option Studio**
Option Studio**
Option Studio**
Independent Design Thesis
Course to prepare for thesis
Technology Materials Construction Systems
OR
Structures Visual Communication History Social Sustainability Other
Distributional or General Electives***
Distributional or General Electives***
Distributional or General Electives***
Distributional or General Electives***
Distributional or General Electives***
Distributional or General Electives***
Semester 2
Semester 3
Semester 4
Semester 3
Semester 4
Proseminar
Semester 1
Harvard University, Graduate School of Design, Department of Architecture, MArch II Curriculum
MArch II: A candidate will be recommended for the Master in Architecture II as a post-professional degree upon satisfactory completion of a minimum of 80 units. MArch II students pursue the following 4 semester course of study:
Prerequisites Related Courses
Design
Architectural Design
Architectural Design
Architectural Design
Thesis
Thesis Seminar
Technology Materials Construction Systems Structures Visual Communication
Representation
OR
Fabrications
History OR
Social
Professional Practice
Sustainability
Sustainable Systems
Other
Elective Integrative Systems Arch Theory + Criticism
Elective
Elective Elective Elective
Semester 1
Semester 2
Semester 3
University of Michigan, Taubman College, M.Arch., 2-Year
Taubman College’s 2-year, 60-credit-hour, Master of Architecture degree is designed for applicants who hold a bachelor of science degree in architecture or its equivalent. A strong architectural design portfolio consisting of a minimum of four studios and previous coursework that fulfills the majority of required courses in the first year of our 3-year curriculum is required. Applicants to the 2-year degree whose undergraduate work does not meet these criteria will be considered for admission to the 3-year degree.
Semester 4 Related Courses