Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise indicated.

Core Requirements

Building and Environment
ARCH 5210Environmental Systems4
ARCH 7220Integrated Building Systems4
Studio
ARCH 5115Option Studio6
ARCH 6115Urban Architecture Studio6
ARCH 7120Integration Studio6
Professional Practice
ARCH 5430Introduction to Professional Practice in Architecture4
ARCH 6440Case Studies 24
Topics and Seminars
Complete two of the following:8
ARCH 5310Design Tactics and Operations4
ARCH 5330Theories of Architecture and Urbanism4
ARCH 6340Graduate Topics in Architecture4
Research and Thesis Project
ARCH 7140Master’s Degree Project6
ARCH 7430Topics In Research Methods in Architectural Design4

Concentrations or Electives Option

A concentration is not required. Students may complete the electives option in lieu of a concentration. 

Program Credit/GPA Requirements

60 total semester hours required (64 if a concentration is declared)
Minimum 3.000 GPA required


Concentration in Data Visualization 

Required Courses
ARTG 5150
and ARTG 5151
Information Visualization Principles and Practices
and Information Design Critique Seminar
4
ARTG 5330Visualization Technologies 1: Fundamentals4
Complete one of the following:4
Visual Cognition
Information Design Theory and Critical Thinking
Information Design Mapping Strategies

Concentration in Experience Design 

Required Courses
ARTG 5610Design Systems4
ARTG 6310Design for Behavior and Experience4
Complete one of the following:4
Experience Design Studio 1: Principles
Notational Systems for Experience
Prototyping for Experience Design

Concentration in Extended Realities 

Required Course
EXRE 5010Immersive Media: Extended Realities (XR) History, Theory, and Impact4
Complete two of the following:8
Developing Extended Realities (XR)
Designing Extended Realities (XR)
3D Modeling and Asset Creation Principles

Concentration in Sustainable Building Systems 

Required Courses
SBSY 5100Sustainable Design and Technologies in Construction4
SBSY 5200Sustainable Engineering Systems for Buildings4
Complete one of the following:4
Life Cycle Assessment of Materials, Products, and Infrastructure
Building Performance Simulation
Information Systems for Integrated Project Delivery

Concentration in Sustainable Urban Environments 

Required Course
SUEN 6340Topics in Urban Environmental Design4
Complete two of the following:8
Cities, Sustainability, and Climate Change
Implementation and Visualization for Urban Environments 1
Implementation and Visualization for Urban Environments 2
Cities, Nature, and Design in Contemporary History and Theory
Urban Ecologies and Technologies 1
Urban Ecologies and Technologies 2
Pro-Seminar: Issues in Designed Urban Environments

Concentration in Urban Analytics 

Required Courses
ARTG 5320Statistics for Design4
ARTG 5330Visualization Technologies 1: Fundamentals4
ARTG 6330Information Design Mapping Strategies4

Concentration in Urban Studies 

Required Course
PPUA 6201The 21st-Century City: Urban Opportunities and Challenges in a Global Context4
LPSC 7312Cities, Sustainability, and Climate Change4
SUEN 6340Topics in Urban Environmental Design4
Any 5000-level or higher PPUA course

Electives Option

Required Electives
Complete 8 semester hours of non–ARCH courses.8

Sample Plan of Study

Electives Option

Year 1
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
ARCH 61156ARCH 51156VacationVacation
ARCH 5210
and ARCH 5211
4ARCH 53404  
ARCH 5330 or 53104Elective 24  
Elective 14   
 18 14 0 0
Year 2
FallHoursSpringHours  
ARCH 71206ARCH 64404  
ARCH 72204ARCH 71406  
ARCH 74304ARCH 5330 or 63404  
Optional concentration course   
 14 14  
Total Hours: 60