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Master of Architecture Degree Requirements

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In order to earn the M. Arch. degree, students must:

  1. Earn a minimum total of 168 credit hours.
  2. Satisfy all Your Drury Fusion curriculum requirements.
  3. Complete, with a minimum grade of C-, all of the M.Arch. required courses listed below.
  4. Complete, with a minimum grade of C-, at least 6 credit hours from the M.Arch. elective courses listed below.
  5. Complete one ARCH 405 or ARCH 406 section designated a Community Based Studio.
  6. Complete a minimum of 12 credit hours of Free Electives with designations other than ARCH or MARC.
  7. Complete an approved international architecture program experience with a minimum duration of 5 weeks.
  8. Complete 360 hours of approved internship experience.

A minimum grade of C- must be achieved in each of the required courses listed below. All prerequisites must be completed prior to enrollment in these courses.

Recommended Courses of Study for the Master of Architecture

Please read the requirements for admission to the Architecture program.

Year One

Fall Semester

  • ARTZ 111: Foundations of Studio and Design
  • ARTZ 123: Drawing
  • ARCH 251: History of Architecture, Urbanism and Art I
  • FUSE 101: Frontiers
  • MATH 213: Trigonometry and Vectors with Applications

Spring Semester

  • ARCH 112: Foundations of Architectural Design
  • ARCH 121: Introductory Architectural Representation
  • ARCH 252: History of Architecture, Urbanism and Art II
  • FUSE 102: Intersections
  • Explorations, Cert, or Free Elec.  (3 hours)

Year Two

Fall Semester

    • ARCH 201: Architectural Design Fundamentals I
    • ARCH 231: Building Systems
    • ARCH 256: Design Theory and Methodology
    • PHYS 205: Physics for the Built World
    • Explorations, Cert, or Free Elec.  (3 hours)

Spring Semester

    • ARCH 202: Architectural Design Fundamentals II
    • ARCH 222: Introductory Architectural Representation II
    • ARCH 234: Structures I
    • Explorations, Cert, or Free Elec.  (6 hours)

Year Three - Option A : Semester Study Abroad

Fall Semester

  • ARCH 303: Architectural Design Tectonics
  • ARCH 332: Building Systems II
  • ARCH 334: Structures II
  • ARCH 356: History of Modern Architecture
  • Explorations, Cert, or Free Elec.  (3 hours)

Spring Semester

  • ARCH 304: Architectural Design in a Global Context
  • GREE 101: Elementary Greek I
  • FUSE 370: International Immersion Capstone
  • FUSE 320: Travel Journal
  • FUSE 350: Culture and Place

Year Three - Option B : Summer Study Abroad

Fall Semester

  • ARCH 303: Architectural Design Tectonics
  • ARCH 332: Building Systems II
  • ARCH 334: Structures II
  • ARCH 356: History of Modern Architecture
  • Explorations, Cert, or Free Elec.  (3 hours)

Spring Semester

  • ARCH 304: Architectural Design in a Global Context
  • Explorations, Cert, or Free Elec.  (12 hours)

Summer Semester

  • FUSE 320: Travel Journal
  • FUSE 350: Culture and Place
  • FUSE 370: International Immersion Capstone

Year Four

Fall Semester

  • ARCH 405: Architectural Design Investigations I
  • MARC 423: Advanced Architectural Representation I
  • MARC 439: Structures III
  • Explorations, Cert, or Free Elec.  (6 hours)

Spring Semester

  • ARCH 406: Architectural Design Investigations II
  • MARC 433: Building Systems III
  • MARC 424: Advanced Architectural Representation II
  • Explorations, Cert, or Free Elec.  (6 hours)

Summer Semester

  • ARCH 461: Architecture Internship

Year Five / Graduate Options

Fall Semester

  • MARC 507: Architectural Design Integration
  • MARC 557: Architecture Senior Seminar
  • Explorations, Cert, or Free Elec.  (9 hours)

Spring Semester

  • MARC 508: Architectural Design Thesis
  • MARC 569: Professional Practice
  • Explorations, Cert, or Free Elec.  (9 hours)

Required Courses

ARCH 405Architectural Design Investigations I
PHYS 205Physics for the Built World
ARCH 406Architectural Design Investigations II
ARCH 112Foundations of Architectural Design
ARCH 461Architecture Internship
ARCH 121Introductory Architectural Representation I
ARTZ 111Foundations of Studio and Design
ARCH 201Architectural Design Fundamentals I
ARTZ 123Drawing
ARCH 202Architectural Design Fundamentals II
FUSE 320Travel Journal
ARCH 222Introductory Architectural Representation II
FUSE 350Culture and Place
ARCH 231Building Systems I
MARC 423Advanced Architectural Representation I
ARCH 234Structures I
MARC 424Advanced Architectural Representation II
ARCH 251History of Architecture, Urbanism and Art I
MARC 433Building Systems III
ARCH 252History of Architecture, Urbanism and Art II
MARC 439Structures III
ARCH 303Architectural Design Tectonics
MARC 507Architectural Design Integration
ARCH 304Architectural Design in a Global Context
MARC 508Architectural Design Thesis
ARCH 332Building Systems II
MARC 557Architecture Senior Seminar
ARCH 334Structures II
MARC 569Professional Practice
ARCH 356History of Modern Architecture
MATH 213Trigonometry and Vectors with Applications

Master of Architecture Elective Courses

A total of six hours must be achieved (with a minimum grade of C-) from the elective courses listed below. All prerequisites must be completed prior to enrollment in these courses.
MARC 532Technology and Sustainability
MARC 552Design Theory and History
MARC 572Urban and Regional Studies