Path C (M. Arch) Three-Year Curriculum. Total Requirements 90 credits / 96 max.
The three-year Master of Architecture professional degree is intended for students entering the University of Notre Dame with a four-year undergraduate degree in a field other than architecture. An intensive three semester sequence of studio, history, theory and technology courses prepare students for the final three semester concentration / terminal design project sequence described below. 90 credit-hours are required for graduation, including a normal load of 18-credit hours each of the first three semesters.
Pre-Arch (Summer before program begins)
61011 Introduction to Architectural Representation (0 credit)
Credit: 0
Fall-First Term
61111 Architectural Design I (6 credits)
60211 Architectural History I (3 credits)
60411 Building Technology I (3 credits)
60511 Structures I (3 credits)
60431 Environmental Systems I (3 credits)
= Credits: 18
Spring-Second Term
61121 Architectural Design II (6 credits)
60221 Architectural History II (3 credits)
60421 Building Technology II (3 credits)
60521 Structures II (3 credits)
61021 Introduction to CAD (3 credits)
= Credits: 18
Fall-Third Term
71131 Architectural Design III (6 credits)
70211 History of Rome (3 credits)
70311 Urban Elements and Principles (3 credits)
70441 Environmental Systems II (3 credits)
70531 Structures III (3 credits)
= Credits: 18
Path C candidates decide after their first year of study whether they intend to concentrate in Classical Architecture or in Urban Design, which will determine courses taken in the fourth, fifth and sixth terms.
Spring-Fourth Term
(Classical Architecture Concentration)
71141 Classical Architecture I (6 credits)
73321 Architectural Treatises (3 credits)
7**** Architectural Elective (3 credits)
= Credits: 12
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-Fifth 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)
8**** Architectural Elective (3 credits)
8**** Architectural Elective (3 credits)
= Credits: 12
Optional elective
8**** Architectural Elective (3 credits)
Spring-Sixth Term
(Classical Architecture Concentration)
81161 Terminal Design Project (6 credits)
80711 Professional Practice (3 credits)
8**** Architectural Elective (3 credits)
= Credits: 12
Optional elective
8**** Architectural Elective (3 credits)
-or-
(Urban Design Concentration)
81161 Terminal Design Project (6 credits)
80711 Professional Practice (3 credits)
83311 After Urbanism (3 credits)
= Credits: 12
Optional elective
8**** Architectural Elective (3 credits)
