Notre Dame School of Architecture - Degree Programs - Master of Architecture

Master of Architecture

The School's graduate program offers three programs: a two-year, post-professional degree for students who have already completed an undergraduate or graduate professional degree, leading to a Master of Architectural Design and Urbanism (Path A); a two-year program leading to a Master in Architecture (M.Arch) for students who studied architecture or a related field as undergraduates (Path B); and a three-year program leading to a Master in Architecture (M.Arch) for students who already have degrees in other, unrelated programs (Path C). The latter program for non-majors was started in 2005. In recent years, there have been about 10 graduate students receiving degrees each May, although this number is climbing. All three programs spend a required semester abroad in Rome.

Path A: The 2-year Master of Architectural Design and Urbanism (M.ADU) post-professional degree is intended for students who already hold an accredited professional degree and are seeking to further develop their design skills and critical thinking in the disciplines of classical architecture and traditional urban design.

Path B: Notre Dame's two-year Master of Architecture degree is intended for students entering the University of Notre Dame with a four-year, pre-professional degree with a major in architecture or a related field (i.e. civil engineering, etc.) who are seeking a professional graduate degree that focuses upon classical architecture and traditional urban design. Studio course work is identical to that of Path A (M.ADU), with a foundational first semester spent in South Bend, followed by two semesters of studio work (one in Rome) in the student’s selected concentration, followed by a terminal design project in the student’s fourth semester. Required studio and seminar courses are supplemented by other courses needed to meet the NAAB’s substantive curricular requirements for accredited professional architecture degree programs, which will vary from student to student depending upon their undergraduate architectural education. A minimum of 54 credit-hours are required for graduation, and the normal course load for Path B (two-year, M.Arch) students is 15 credit-hours per semester.

Path C: Path C is a three-year Master of Architecture (M. Arch) professional degree designed for students entering the School with a four-year undergraduate degree in a field other than architecture. Students begin with an intensive three-term foundational sequence of studio, history, theory and technology courses in preparation for the final three terms. The final three-terms are focused on concentration and terminal design projects. Required studio and seminar courses are supplemented by other courses to meet the NAAB standards. Students must earn 90 credit hours (96 max) over six semesters, including a normal load of 18 credit hours for the first three terms, in order to graduate. Advanced standing may be given to students who have completed some portion of their non-studio course work prior to admission, but the six-semester studio sequence is required of all Path C candidates.

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