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The Master of Architecture accredited professional program consists of an
undergraduate curriculum of 131 hours and a graduate curriculum of 42 hours.
The Master of Architecture/Master of Business Administration dual degree includes
an additional 30 hours in the graduate program. A comprehensive master's
degree design project is required.
General Architecture Program.
Admission to the university. Only courses with a minimum grade of C or better will be accepted for the Pre-professional Program.
FIRST YEAR
| SEEING |
| Fall |
| ARCH | 1311 | Design Environment & Society | |
| ARCH | 1341 | Arch. Delineation I | |
| CORE | CURRICULUM | See below | |
| CORE | CURRICULUM | See below | |
| CORE | CURRICULUM | See below | |
| TOTAL HOURS | 15 |
| FOUNDATION |
| Spring |
| ARCH | 1412 | Studio I | |
| ARCH | 1353 | Digital Media I | |
| CORE | CURRICULUM | See below | |
| CORE | CURRICULUM | See below | |
| CORE | CURRICULUM | See below | |
| TOTAL HOURS | 15 |
Pre-Professional Program.
Summer
| Session I |
| CORE | CURRICULUM | See below (Nat'l or Phys) | |
| CORE | CURRICULUM | See below | |
| TOTAL HOURS | 7 |
| Session II |
| CORE | CURRICULUM | See below (Nat'l or Phys) | |
| CORE | CURRICULUM | See below | |
| TOTAL HOURS | 7 |
Competitive placement based on comprehensive review including student portfolio, written essay, GPA and statement of intent.
SECOND YEAR
| BASIC INTERNAL |
| Fall |
| ARCH | 2501 | Studio II | 4 |
| ARCH | 2311 | Hist. of World Arch. | 3 |
| ARCH | 2351 | Arch. Construction | 3 |
| CORE | CURRICULUM | See below | |
| | +Diversity Elective | 3 |
| TOTAL HOURS | 17 |
| BASIC EXTERNAL |
| Spring |
| ARCH | 2502 | Studio III | |
| ARCH | 2315 | Hist. 18/19/20 Cent. Arch. | |
| ARCH | 2342 | Arch. Delineation II | |
| ARCH | 2355 | Environmental Systems | |
| | Elective | 3 |
| TOTAL HOURS | 17 |
THIRD YEAR
| BUILDING ENCLOSURE |
| Fall |
| ARCH | 3501 | Studio IV | |
| ARCH | 3341 | Digital Media II | |
| ARCH | 3350 | Arch. Construction II | |
| ARCH | 3373 | Environ. Analysis/Site Planning | |
| Elective | 3 |
| | |
| TOTAL HOURS | 17 |
| Spring |
| BUILDING SYSTEMS |
| ARCH | 3502 | Studio V | |
| ARCH | 3314 | Arch. Hist. & Contemporary Issues | |
| ARCH | 3352 | Building Information | |
| ARCH | 3355 | Construction III | |
| ARCH | | Elective | |
| TOTAL HOURS | 17 |
Summer
| URBANISM |
| Session I and Session II |
| ++ARCH | 4601 | Architectural Design Studio VI | |
| TOTAL HOURS | 7 |
FOURTH YEAR
| Fall |
| COLLABORATION |
| ++ARCH | 5604 | Arch Design VII | |
| ARCH | 4341 | Media Elective | |
| ARCH | 4363 | Integrative Systems | |
| | Elective | 3 |
| Core Curriculum |
| ENGL | 1301 | Essentials of College Rhetoric | |
| ENGL | 1302 | Advanced College Rhetoric | |
| MATH | 1321 | Trigonometry | |
| MATH | 1350 | Analytic Geometry | |
| PHYS | 1403 | General Physics I w/lab | 4 |
| | †Natural Lab Science | 4 |
| POLS | 1301 | American Government Organ. | |
| ††POLS | 2302 | American Public Policy | |
| HIST | 2300 | History US to 1877 | |
| HIST | 2301 | History US since 1877 | |
| *COMS | Elective | |
* Optional courses ARCH 4365, 4366 for the Bachelor of Science Degree (Pre-Professional Program) and/or ARCH 4601/4602. ARCH 4601/4602 are prerequisites for ARCH 5604, 5605.
Total Hours-131
PROFESSIONAL LEVEL PROGRAM: Requirements for admission to the Professional Program include: completion of all academic course work in the first three years and a threshold score on the Admission Criteria Rating System. The threshold score is based on a sliding scale of GRE, GPA, and portfolio scores. In all graduate courses, no grade below a C will be accepted. A 3.0 GPA is required each semester and a 3.0 GPA to graduate.
FOURTH YEAR
| Spring |
| ARCH | 5604 | Arch Design VII | |
| ARCH | 5365 | Arch. Research Methods | |
| ARCH | 5334 | Arch. Construction IV | |
| ARCH | | Elective | |
| TOTAL HOURS | 15 |
Summer
| ARCH | 5605 | Arch. Design VIII | |
FIFTH YEAR
| Fall |
| RESEARCH/SERVICE |
| ARCH | 5691 | Arch. Design Studio IX | |
| ARCH | 5392 | Professional Practice | |
| ARCH | Elective | 3 |
| TOTAL HOURS | 12 |
| Spring |
| ARCH | 5692 | Arch. Design Studio X | |
| | Elective | 3 |
| TOTAL HOURS | 9 |
Total Hours: 173
- ** Or approved Communication Studies substitution.
- † Choose from Core Curriculum requirements.
- †† Or approved substitution.
- + Select any TTU course designated as “writing intensive” in current catalog.
- ++ Diversity Elective course offerings are available on the Architecture website.
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