Miami University

Graduate Program The mission of the Master of Architecture is to conduct architectural inquiry in the pursuit of new forms of knowledge and, through rigorous professional preparation, construct critical practices that empower students to interpret, engage and give form to the ideas and forces that impact their world. A centerpiece of the graduate program(s) is the thesis, which requires both a written document that is vetted in the form of a peer-reviewed conference paper, and a design thesis that explores ideas generated in the written paper. The Master of Architecture thus takes the intellectual lead in the department, while also benefiting from the array of undergraduate programming, including off-campus study, interdisciplinary partnerships, and research opportunities. Undergraduate Program The undergraduate program provides students with a broad understanding of architecture as a humanistic, technical, artistic, and professional endeavor. The first two years comprise a comprehensive interdisciplinary approach that introduces students to design, graphics, computer studies, history and theory, tectonics, urbanism, and landscape issues. The last two years encourage a more focused exploration of areas such as urban, landscape, interior, tectonic, or digital practices, as well as the development of deeper interests within the broader spectrum of architecture as a practice. Students are encouraged to study off campus for at least a semester or summer as a way of enhancing their educational experience and deepening their understanding of national and global community. Individually assigned faculty members counsel and advise students in the process of making all academic, curricular, programmatic, advanced degree, and career decisions. Supplemented by a concurrent professional major in Interior Design, by interdepartmental minors in urban design, and art and architectural history, by research opportunities, and by summer internships in architectural firms throughout the country and around the world, the four-year program in design provides a strong foundation for subsequent professional degrees at the graduate level in architecture, related design professions, or in areas of social, economic, business, and political process.

1. Design/Build
2. History | Theory | Criticism
3.Interior Design
4. Digital Design & Visualization

Transfer Policies

Transfer Application Process

A limited number of design studio spaces are available each year to students entering the Department of Architecture + Interior Design. In addition, some students decide they would like to change majors after they have been in college for a semester or a year. Besides the normal admission process, there are alternative routes by which students may seek admission to a major in Architecture or Interior Design.

Transfer Process

All transfers to the Department of Architecture + Interior Design are decided in the spring term for admission in the fall of the following academic year. Normally, transfer students begin at the first-year studio level. However, students with sufficient background may be admitted to the program as second-year students. Transfer students who begin first-year studio in their second year of college study may, in some cases, be able to accelerate the date of their graduation by one semester.

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