Master of Architecture
From TTU College of Architecture
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
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| Fall
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| ARCH | 1311 | Design Environment & Society
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| ARCH | 1341 | Arch. Freehand Drawing
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| CORE | CURRICULUM | See below
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| CORE | CURRICULUM | See below
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| TOTAL HOURS
| 15 (17)
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| FOUNDATION
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| Spring
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| ARCH | 1412 | Arch. Design Studio I
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| ARCH | 1353 | Digital Media I
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| PHYS | 1403 | General Physics I w/lab
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| PHIL | 2310 | Logic
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| CORE | CURRICULUM | See below
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| TOTAL HOURS
| 17
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Pre-Professional Program.
Competitive placement based on comprehensive review including student portfolio, written essay, GPA and statement of intent.
Summer
| Session I
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| CORE | CURRICULUM | See below (Nat'l Lab Science)
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| CORE | CURRICULUM | See below
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| TOTAL HOURS
| 7
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| Session II
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| CORE | CURRICULUM | See below
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| CORE | CURRICULUM | See below
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| TOTAL HOURS
| 6
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SECOND YEAR
| BASIC INTERNAL
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| Fall
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| ARCH | 2501 | Arch. Design Studio II
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| ARCH | 2311 | Hist. of World Arch.
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| ARCH | 2351 | Arch. Construction I
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| CORE | CURRICULUM | See below
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| +Diversity Elective
| 3
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| TOTAL HOURS
| 17
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| BASIC-EXTERNAL
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| Spring
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| ARCH | 2502 | Arch. Design Studio III
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| ARCH | 2315 | Hist. 18/19/20 Cent. Arch.
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| ARCH | 2342 | Arch. Design Drawing
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| ARCH | 2355 | Environmental Systems
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| Elective
| 3
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| TOTAL HOURS
| 17
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THIRD YEAR
| BUILDING ENCLOSURE
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| Fall
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| ARCH | 3501 | Arch. Design Studio IV
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| ARCH | 3341 | Digital Media II
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| ARCH | 3350 | Arch. Construction II
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| ARCH | 3373 | Environ. Analysis/Site Planning
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| Elective
| 3
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| TOTAL HOURS
| 17
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| Spring
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| BUILDING SYSTEMS
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| ARCH | 3502 | Arch. Design Studio V
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| ARCH | 3314 | Contemporary Issues in Architecture
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| ARCH | 3352 | Building Information
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| ARCH | 3355 | Construction III
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| ARCH | | Elective
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| TOTAL HOURS
| 17
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Summer
| URBANISM
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| Session I and Session II
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| ++ARCH | 4601 | Architectural Design Studio VI
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| TOTAL HOURS
| 6
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FOURTH YEAR
| Fall
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| COLLABORATION
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| ARCH | 4341 | Media Elective
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| ARCH | 4354 | Integrative Systems
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| ARCH | 4363 | Architectural Theory
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| Elective
| 3
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| TOTAL HOURS
| 12
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| Core Curriculum
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| ENGL | 1301 | Essentials of College Rhetoric
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| ENGL | 1302 | Advanced College Rhetoric
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| MATH | 1321 | Trigonometry or MATH 1550 Pre-Calculus
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| PHIL | 2310 | Logic
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| PHYS | 1403 | General Physics I w/lab | 4
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| †Natural Lab Science
| 4
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| POLS | 1301 | American Government Organ.
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| ††POLS | 2302 | American Public Policy
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| HIST | 2300 | History US to 1877
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| HIST | 2301 | History US since 1877
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| **COMS | 2300/3358 |
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* Optional courses ARCH 4365, 4366 for the Bachelor of Science Degree (Pre-Professional Program) and/or ARCH 4601. ARCH 4601 is a prerequisite for ARCH 5604, 5901.
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
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| Spring
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| ARCH | 5901 | Comprehensive Studio
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| ARCH | 5365 | Arch. Research Methods
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| TOTAL HOURS
| 12
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FIFTH YEAR
| Fall
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| ARCH | 5501 | Topical Studio
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| ARCH | 5392 | Professional Practice
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| ARCH
| Elective
| 3
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| TOTAL HOURS
| 8
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| Spring
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| ARCH | 5502 | Topical Studio
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| ARCH | 5334 | Construction IV
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| Elective
| 3
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| TOTAL HOURS
| 11
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SIXTH YEAR
| Fall
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| ARCH | 5503 | Topical Studio
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| Elective
| 3
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Total Hours: 173
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