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Two Ways to Study Architecture

Did you know that the College of Architecture and Environmental Design offers two distinct ways to study Architecture?
 

Bachelor of Science in Architecture Bachelor of Arts in Architectural Studies
Pre-professional: leads to a one-calendar year, three semester professional Master of Architecture degree (at Â鶹ÊÓƵ) Arts and humanities-based: focuses on the art and language of design and prepares students for professional master’s degrees in many design fields (at Â鶹ÊÓƵ or other universities)
Emphasizes the professional and technical aspects of architecture such as structures, materials and methods, and environmental technology Emphasizes the history and theory of architecture and reading, writing, research, debate, discourse and criticism as part of the design process
Prepares students for reflective professional practice in architecture; fulfills most professional education requirements for architecture at the undergraduate level Informs students about architecture and other related design fields; helps students choose the design profession that interests them most, which they go on to study at the graduate level
Project-based design studios are the core of the student’s education. Students take one design studio every semester Students take design studios in their first two years; during the last two years they pursue a minor (required) or double major (optional)
Requires students to take calculus and physics Requires students to take foreign language and art history
Very structured curriculum that requires eight semesters to complete Very flexible curriculum that can be completed in fewer than eight semesters
Minimum time to earn an accredited professional degree: 11 semesters (if pursuing a master of architecture at Â鶹ÊÓƵ) Minimum time to earn an accredited professional degree: depends on the type of master’s degree, but typically 14 semesters (if a master of architecture or landscape architecture)
Students have the option of spending one full semester in Florence; can go to Florence in either the fall or spring semester of the third year Students have the option of spending one full semester in Florence; can go to Florence in any semester after completing 6 credit hours in ARCS and 30 credit hours at Â鶹ÊÓƵ
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