Path A (M. ADU) Two-Year Curriculum. Total Requirements 36 credits / 48 max.
The two-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. The studio course work consists of a foundational first semester spent in South Bend introducing students to classical architectural design, urban principles and history, and the history of Rome; followed by two semesters of studio work (one in Rome) in the student’s selected concentration, followed by an independent terminal design project in the student’s fourth semester. 36 credit-hours are required for graduation, and M.ADU students are required to take a minimum of 9 credits in their first three semesters and 6 credits in their final semester, and limited to 12 credit-hours maximum in any semester. M.ADU students also serve as Teaching Assistants in undergraduate courses in their three semesters in South Bend, for which they receive a stipend.
Although Path A leads to a post-professional degree, and although Notre Dame encourages and accepts applications from foreign students with professional degrees in their home country, foreign applicants should note that the Master of Architectural Design and Urbanism (M.ADU) degree does not permit persons lacking an N.A.A.B.-accredited degree to sit for the Architectural Registration Examination (A.R.E.) in the United States.
Pre-Arch (Summer before program begins)
61011 Introduction to Architectural Representation (0 credit)
Credit: 0
Path A candidates must indicate in their application letter for admission whether they intend to concentrate in Classical Architecture or in Urban Design, which will determine the number and sequence of their academic courses.
Fall-First Term
(Classical Architecture Concentration)
71111 Elements and Principles of Classical Architecture (6 credits)
70211 History of Rome (3 credits)
= Credits: 9
Optional, but strongly recommended for all M.ADU Classical Architecture candidates:
70311 Urban Elements and Principles (3 credits)
-or-
(Urban Design Concentration)
71111 Elements and Principles of Classical Architecture (6 credits)
70311 Urban Elements and Principles (3 credits)
= Credits: 9
Optional, but strongly recommended for all M.ADU Urban Design candidates:
70211 History of Rome (3 credits)
Spring-Second Term
(Classical Architecture Concentration)
71141 Classical Architecture I (6 credits)
73321 Architectural Treatises (3 credits)
= Credits: 9
Optional elective
7**** Architectural Elective (3 credits)
-or-
(Urban Design Concentration / in Rome)
74142 Urban Design I (6 credits)
74322 Italian Urbanism (6 credits)
= Credits: 12
Fall-Third Term
(Classical Architecture Concentration / in Rome)
84152 Classical Architecture II (6 credits)
84312 Italian Classicism (6 credits)
= Credits: 12
-or-
(Urban Design Concentration)
81151 Urban Design II (6 credits)
70211 History of Rome (3 credits)
= Credits: 9
Optional elective/s
8**** Architectural Elective (3 credits)
8**** Architectural Elective (3 credits) / second elective available for UD students who take 70211 History of Rome in the previous Fall
Spring-Fourth Term
81161 Terminal Design Project (6 credits)
= Credits: 6
