The Master of Architecture (M.Arch.) program is the professional graduate program leading to the National Architectural Accrediting Board (NAAB)—the educational credentials needed for licensure as a registered, practicing architect.
The program is designed as a two-year curriculum for students with a four-year, pre-professional degree in architecture and a three-and-one-half-year curriculum for students without a pre-professional degree in architecture.
It is the responsibility of the applicant to ensure that the School of Architecture and Engineering Technology receives the completed application materials by the School of Graduate Studies deadline. If materials are not received by the deadline, the application may not be considered for admission. Admission is competitive and considered on a space-available basis.
The M.Arch application is an online process. Applicants must meet the requirements of the School of Graduate Studies at Florida A&M as well as those of the School of Architecture and Engineering Technology.
The Florida A&M University School of Graduate Studies' requirements include the following:
The Florida A&M University SAET M.Arch. requirements include the following:
All students seeking admission, provisionally admitted, or fully admitted to a graduate program in the School of Architecture and who are enrolled in upper-division or graduate courses within the School of Architecture are required to meet all of the provisions outlined in the university Catalog for satisfactory progress and retention as determined by the School of Graduate Studies and Research. The requirements for satisfactory progress for such students are different from the general requirements for progress and retention for students admitted and enrolled in undergraduate degree programs.
Students provisionally admitted and fully admitted to graduate programs in the School of Architecture who fail to maintain the required conditions for progress and retention could face termination of their graduate student status. A failing grade in a required course or a grade below that required for advancement in the student's graduate curriculum as described in the Catalog requires course retake. Such retakes follow different grade forgiveness policies from those that apply to undergraduate students' grades.
Fall |
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Course | Title | Hours |
ARC 5206 | Adv. Arch. Theory & Philosophy | 3 |
ARC 5934 | Urban Design Seminar | 3 |
ARC 5936 | Thesis Topic Seminar | 1 |
ARC 6259 | Programming Theory & Practice | 3 |
ARC 6357 | Grad Design 6.1 (Critical Thinking) | 6 |
Semeter Hours: 16 |
Spring |
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Course | Title | Hours |
ARC 5204 | Architectural Making | 3 |
ARC 6359 | Grad Design 6.2 (Whole Building) | 6 |
ARC 6624 | New Technology of Enclosed Buildings | 3 |
ARC 6910 | Intro Thesis Planning & Research | 3 |
Semester Hours: 15 | ||
Year 1 Total: 31 |
Fall |
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Course | Title | Hours |
ARC 5286 | Practice I | 3 |
ARC 6972 | Thesis Studio & Research | 6 |
4000+ Thesis Elective | 3 | |
Semester Hours: 12 |
Spring |
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Course | Title | Hours |
ARC 5288 | Practice II | 3 |
ARC 6976 | Thesis Reflection & Documentation | 6 |
4000+ Graduate Elective | 3 | |
Semester Hours: 12 | ||
Year 2 Total: 24 | ||
Total Master of Architecture: 55 |
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Fall |
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Course | Title | Hours |
ARC 2201 | Theory in Architecture | 3 |
ARC 2470 | Intro to Technology of Architecture | 3 |
ARC 2702 | Architectural History II | 3 |
ARC 4173 | Intro Computer Aid Draft & Design | 3 |
ARC 5361 | Architectural Design I | 3 |
Semester Hours: 15 |
Spring |
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Course | Title | Hours |
ARC 2501 | Architectural Structures I | 3 |
ARC 2701 | Architectural History I | 3 |
ARC 4610 | Environmental Systems in Architecture | 3 |
ARC 4319 | Design Analysis | 3 |
ARC 5362 | Architectural Design II | 3 |
Semester Hours: 15 | ||
Year 1 Total: 30 |
Summer |
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Course | Title | Hours |
ARC 3463 | Mat. & Meth. Construction II | 4 |
ARC 5363 | Architectural Design III | 4 |
Semester Hours: 8 |
FALL |
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Course | Title | Hours |
ARC 3551 | Architectural Structures II | 3 |
ARC 5206 | Adv. Arch. Theory & Philosophy | 3 |
ARC 5364 | Architectural Design IV | 4 |
ARC 6259 | Programming Theory & Practice | 3 |
ARC 5936 | Thesis Topic Seminar | 1 |
Semester Hours: 14 |
Spring |
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Course | Title | Hours |
ARC 3703 | Architectural History III | 3 |
ARC 6359 | Graduate Design 6.2 (Whole Building) | 6 |
ARC 6624 | New Technology of Enclosed Buildings | 3 |
ARC 6910 | Intro to Thesis Planning & Research | 3 |
Semester Hours: 15 | ||
Year 2 Total: 29 |
FALL |
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Course | Title | Hours |
ARC 5286 | Practice I | 3 |
ARC 5934 | Urban Design Seminar | 3 |
ARC 6972 | Thesis Studio & Research | 6 |
Semester Hours: 12 |
SPring |
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Course | Title | Hours |
ARC 5204 | Architectural Making | 3 |
ARC 5288 | Practice II | 3 |
ARC 6976 | Thesis Reflection & Documentation | 6 |
Semester Hours: 12 |
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Year 3 Total: 24 | ||
Total Master of Architecture: 91 |
If you have questions, please contact the SAET at:
P: (850) 599-3244
F: (850) 599-3436
E: SAETinfo@famu.edu