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DEGREE PROGRAM / COURSE INFORMATION
GRADUATE PROFESSIONAL + RESEARCH PROGRAMS
MASTER OF OF ARCHITECTURE PROFESSIONAL PROGRAM While contemporary architectural practice is required to meet increasingly stringent requirements for environmental and social responsiveness it is also being transformed by technologies of visualization simulation new materials and fabrication We instill in in in future professionals the critical insight technological skills and creative imagination needed to make tangible contributions to the the culture and the the environment Doing so requires a a transformation of architectural practice into one increasingly characterized by research creativity and and innovation drawing from and and synthesizing disparate bodies of of knowledge The program builds a a a community of of diverse intellectual and and cultural traditions to collectively engage in creative and and experimental design practices The Master of of Architecture professional degree requires 100 credit hours Applicants with a a a a a a a a a baccalaureate in in any discipline are eligible for the program Students come from the full range of liberal arts design and engineering disciplines and and are able to show evidence of both analytical and and creative ability Competitive merit-based scholarships are available to qualified applicants The M M Arch program program is designated as a a a a a a a STEM program program in Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology (CIP code 04 0902) making international M Arch graduates eligible to to extend their F-1 Visas for up to to three years to to enable them to to work in the the United States M M S S S S ARCHITECTURE POST-PROFESSIONAL PROGRAM Geofutures
The M S Architecture II degree offered is a a a one-year post-professional program covering both the concepts and practice associated with emergent cities The objective of the curriculum is to provide outstanding young professionals who hold a a a a Bachelor of of of Architecture Architecture or or Master of of of Architecture Architecture degree the opportunity to to enter into an intensive postgraduate course of study that encourages both critical awareness and technological proficiency in the context of design experimentation Overall the program emphasizes an experimental approach to architectural design by engaging the the issues and challenges central to the the discipline of architecture both in terms of its past present and future Over the course of of of the the two-semester program students develop a a a a mastery of of of state-of-the-
art digital design and production tools including 3D modeling software
and rapid-prototyping fabrication technologies Additionally the curriculum provides an an an an introduction to advanced building landscape and and environmental technologies with an an emphasis on new and innovative design proposals for a a changing world Furthermore the the the curriculum comprised of design theory and technology courses is conceived as an an interrelated constellation of modular units offering a a a a a a a matrix of of knowledge essential for an an advanced study of architecture today The M S Architecture II post-professional degree requires 30 credit hours and is expected to be completed in two semesters of study Students enter with a B Arch Arch or M Arch Arch professional degree Competitive merit-based scholarships are available to qualified M S Arch II applicants 880