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The request to revise Master of Architecture I curriculum

Memo Date: 
Monday, January 27, 2014
To: 
College of Arts + Architecture
From: 
Office of Academic Affairs
Approved On: December 20, 2013
Approved by: Graduate Council
Implementation Date: Summer 2014

Note: Deletions are strikethroughs.  Insertions are underlined.

Summary

The School of Architecture proposes the following changes for the Master of Architecture I Curriculum:

 

  • Clarify in the curriculum course listing that a History Topic (ARCH 5204/5205) and Technology Topic (ARCH 6306/6307) can be substituted for an Architectural Elective (ARCH 6050). 
  • Clarify in the curriculum course listing that ARCH 5204 and ARCH 5205 are equivalents, whereas ARCH 5205 is a fall semester course listing and ARCH 5204 is a spring and summer semester course listing.
  • Clarify in the curriculum course listing that ARCH 6306 and ARCH 6307 are equivalents, whereas ARCH 6307 is a fall semester course listing and ARCH 6306 is a spring semester course listing. 
  • “Optional” Summer Session Courses should be listed for Year 1, as it is listed for Year 2.  These courses can either be denoted as a footnote at the end of the curriculum course listing or embedded in the curriculum course listing.  A footnote would be preferable so the curriculum course listing doesn’t appear as a year-round degree program since the courses are optional.
  • Delete ARCH 7120 Graduate Summer International Study (3) as a course offering for the “Optional” Summer Session Courses.
  • Change the course title for ARCH 7950 Graduate Summer Research Study (3) to ARCH 7950 Graduate Summer Directed Research Study (3).
  • Change the “Optional” Summer Session Courses listed to better reflect the true course offerings:
  • ARCH 6050 Architectural Elective (3) & ARCH 5204 History Topic (3) (Summer Study Abroad)
  • ARCH 6890 Directed Independent Study (1-3)
  • ARCH 7950 Graduate Summer Directed Research Study (3)

Catalog Copy

 

Year One

 

Summer (6 hours)

  • ARCH 6100  Design Studio: Basics (3)
  • ARCH 6601  Ideas in Architecture (3)

 

Fall (15 hours)

  • ARCH 6101  Design Studio: Fundamentals (6)
  • ARCH 5201  Architectural History I: Prehistory-1750 (3)
  • ARCH 5301  Material and Assembly Principles (3)
  • ARCH 6602  Representation I: Fundamentals (3)

 

Spring (15 hours)

  • ARCH 6102  Design Studio: Fundamentals (6)
  • ARCH 5202  Architectural History II: 1750-Present (3)
  • ARCH 5302  Environmental Systems Principles (3)
  • ARCH 6603  Representation II: Digital Fundamentals (3)

 

Year Two

 

Fall (15 hours)

  • ARCH 7101  Design Studio: Topical (6)
  • ARCH 5203  Architectural History III: Survey of Contemporary Theory (1950–Present) (3)
  • ARCH 5303  Structural Principles (3)
  • ARCH 5604  Computational Methods (3)

 

Spring (15 hours)

  • ARCH 7102  Design Studio: Comprehensive (6)
  • ARCH 5304  Structural Systems (3)
  • ARCH 7201  Design Methodologies (3)
  • ARCH 6050  Architectural Elective (3)*

 

Year Three

 

Fall (15 hours)

  • ARCH 7103  Design Studio: Topical (6)
  • ARCH 7202  Final Project/Thesis Document (3)
  • ARCH 5305  Building Systems Integration (3)
  • ARCH 6050  Architectural Elective (3) *

 

Spring (15 hours)

  • ARCH 7104  Final Project/Thesis Studio (6)
  • ARCH 5206  Professional Practice (3)
  • ARCH 5605  Computational Practice (3)
  • ARCH 6050  Architectural Elective (3) *

 

Optional Summer Session Courses

  • ARCH 6050 Architectural Elective (3) and ARCH 5204 History Topic (3) (Summer Study Abroad)
  • ARCH 6890 Directed Independent Study (1-3)
  • ARCH 7950 Directed Research Study (3)

 

*  ARCH 5204/5205 Architecture History Elective (3) or ARCH 6306/6307 Technology Topic (3) can be substituted for ARCH 6050 Architectural Elective (3)