Integrated Architecture and Design (M.S.)
Master of Science. Major in Integrated Architecture and Design.
The Master of Science in Integrated Architecture and Design offers a research program open to candidates who hold a non-professional degree in any design discipline and/or a professional degree in architecture or landscape architecture, or other degree holders who desire to embark on a career in consulting, research, and/or scholarship. The program is designed for independent study within one or more of the following areas of specialization:
- Virtual Technology and Design
- Architecture
- Interior Architecture & Design
- Environmental Design / Landscape Architecture
- Art & Design
Graduate students work closely with their major professor and graduate committee to develop a detailed program of study that borrows from disciplines within the College of Art and Architecture as well as studies with other programs throughout the university.
The College of Graduate Studies requires a completed application. Acceptance into the program is contingent on the Graduate Committee's review of the candidate’s statement of intent describing the area of specialization in which the candidate will focus, three letters of recommendation, and a portfolio. The M.S. degree in Integrated Architecture and Design requires the completion of 30 credits of course work in either a thesis or non-thesis (project-based) option.
Thesis option:
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| 5000 Master's Research and Thesis in a CAA-related subject prefix | 1-10 | |
| Advisor-Approved Research Method course that aligns with student study plan | 3 | |
| CAA 5010 | Integrated Multidisciplinary Process Seminar 1 | 4 |
| Students should take at least 18 credits at the 5000 level (including 5000, CAA 5010 and Research Method credits) 2 | 10-22 | |
| Students can take 4000-level courses | 0-12 | |
| Students can take 3000-level courses, must be outside the major area | 0-6 | |
- 1
1 credit each term for 4 terms, total of 4 credits
- 2
Students must have at least 1 seminar in the CAA and at least one seminar from outside the college.
Students can take 5000 credits beyond the minimum required 18 credits.
In total, students should take at least 30 credits to graduate.
Non-thesis option:
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| 5990 Master's Research and Thesis in a CAA-related subject prefix | 1-5 | |
| Advisor-Approved Research Method course that aligns with student study plan | 3 | |
| CAA 5010 | Integrated Multidisciplinary Process Seminar 1 | 4 |
| Students should take at least 18 credits at the 5000-level (including 5990, CAA 5010 and Research Method credits) 2 | 10-25 | |
| Students can take 4000-level courses | 0-12 | |
| Students can take 3000-level courses, must be outside the major area | 0-6 | |
- 1
1 credit each term for 4 terms, total of 4 credits
- 2
Students must have at least 1 seminar in the CAA and at least one seminar from outside the college.
Students can take 500 credits beyond the minimum required 18 credits.
In total students should take at least 30 credits to graduate.
- Students should demonstrate the ability to creatively combine and utilize established disciplinary concepts and modes of practice into a specialized area of architectural and/or other design practices while engaging current issues in the disciplines informing their thesis or project.
- Students should demonstrate an ability to conceive and produce designed objects, spaces, or writings that are speculative and propositional that integrate and synthesize interdisciplinary information relating to specific specialization within the various design fields (including architecture) .
- Students should exhibit the ability to work creatively and collaboratively across disciplines using appropriate research methods or design methodologies to clearly identify, address, and communicate the social, environmental, cultural, and economic challenges posed by designed objects and/or the natural and built environments.