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Master
of Architecture (M.Arch.)
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Degree Requirements
Prerequisites for admission to the three-year program are college
physics, calculus. An introduction to architectural history is
recommended. Applicants who hold a pre-professional degree in architecture
(from a school with a NAAB program, or equivalent) may be admitted
with advanced standing and may be able to graduate in two years.
Click on "How to Apply" in the menu on the right for details on
the application process.
Core Requirements
Students who enter the three year program will be required to
satisfactorily complete a 78 credit core sequence in three areas:
Studio, Technical, and History and Theory. Students who enter into
the two-year program will satisfactorily complete the three-area
core of 48 credits. All graduates must also complete a Professional/Off
Campus semester and a 9 credit Master’s Project.
Sample Curriculum
M.ARCH. 3 YEAR PROGRAM |
Core Courses |
Concentration |
| PRE-REQS |
Calculus, Physics and Introduction to Architecture History |
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YEAR 1 | FALL |
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ARCH-DES 500 |
G1 Studio |
6 |
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ARCH-DES 520 |
Building Physics 1 |
3 |
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ARCH-DES 550 |
Tectonics 1 |
3 |
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ARCH-DES 540 |
Analysis+Representation
1, sec. 02 |
3 |
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YEAR
1 | SPRING |
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ARCH-DES 501 |
G2 Studio |
6 |
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ARCH-DES 541 |
Analysis and Representation
II |
3 |
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ARCH-DES 650 |
Tectonics II |
3 |
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ART HISTXXX |
Contemporary Architecture Seminar |
3 |
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YEAR 2 | FALL |
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ARCH-DES 600 |
G3 Studio |
6 |
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ARCH-DES 620 |
Building Physics II |
3 |
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ARCH-DES 660 |
Business of Building |
3 |
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Concentration |
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3 |
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YEAR
2 | SPRING |
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ARCH-DES 601 |
G4 Studio
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6 |
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ARCH-DES 630 |
Philosophy of Arch+Design |
3 |
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ARCH-DES 670 |
Research Forum |
3 |
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| ECO 697AC |
Advanced Building Energy & Env. Systems |
3 |
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Portfolio Review |
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YEAR
3 | FALL |
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ARCH-DES 602 |
G5 Studio |
6 |
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ARCH-DES 653 |
Tectonics III |
3 |
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ARCH-DES 700 |
Integration |
3 |
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ARCH-DES 699 |
Masters Thesis (part 1) |
3 |
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YEAR 3 | SPRING |
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ARCH-DES 699 |
Masters Thesis (part 2) |
6 |
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Concentrations |
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6 |
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TOTAL CREDITS: |
78 +
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9
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| 87 total |
PREREQUISITES: Bachelors degree [any subject]; college level physics
and calculus; proficiency in visual arts as demonstrated by portfolio;
architecture history [recommended]
COURSE NUMBERS: Course numbers, titles, and credit hours are subject
to change
UPDATED: 2010-11
M.ARCH. 2 YEAR PROGRAM |
Core Courses |
Concentration |
| PRE-REQS-Courses equivalent to the first year of the three year M.Arch |
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YEAR
1 | FALL |
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ARCH-DES 600 |
G3 Studio |
6 |
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ARCH-DES 620 |
Building Physics II |
3 |
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ARCH-DES 630 |
Philosophy of Arch + Design |
3 |
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Architecture History Elective |
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3 |
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YEAR
1 | SPRING |
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ARCH-DES 601 |
G4 Studio |
6 |
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ARCH-DES 660 |
Business of Building |
3 |
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ARCH-DES 670 |
Research Forum |
3 |
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| Arch-Des 650 |
Tectonics II |
3 |
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Portfolio Review |
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YEAR
2 | FALL |
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ARCH-DES 602 |
G5 Studio |
6 |
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ARCH-DES 653 |
Tectonicss III |
3 |
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ARCH-DES 700 |
Integration |
3 |
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ARCH-DES 699 |
Masters Thesis (part 1) |
3 |
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YEAR 2 | SPRING |
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ARCH-DES 699 |
MastersThesis (part 2) |
6 |
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ECO 697AC |
Advanced Building Energy & Env. Systems |
3 |
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Concentration |
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3 |
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51 |
6 |
TOTAL
CREDITS: |
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57 total |
PREREQUISITES: Minimum of 4 year pre-professional
bachelors degree in architecture in a school with a NAAB program
[or similar]. Portfolio must be submitted. Additional coursework
may be required depending on correlation of undergraduate program
to UMass BFA-Design
COURSE NUMBERS: Course numbers, titles, and
credit hours are subject to change
UPDATED: 2010-11
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