{"id":2053,"date":"2020-04-20T14:45:15","date_gmt":"2020-04-20T18:45:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/?page_id=2053"},"modified":"2026-02-23T11:20:15","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T16:20:15","slug":"graduate-courses","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/architecture\/academics\/graduate-courses\/","title":{"rendered":"M.Arch. Curriculum and Courses"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n

Master of Architecture (Track 1)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

For students with a four-year undergraduate pre-professional degree in architecture (BEDA degree or equivalent). This degree is NAAB-accredited and can be used toward architecture registration in the United States.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

FIRST YEAR<\/th><\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
Fall Semester<\/strong><\/td>Credits<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
ARC 500 Arch. Design: Professional Studio1<\/sup><\/td>6<\/td><\/tr>
Architecture Elective3<\/sup><\/td>3<\/td><\/tr>
Architecture Elective3<\/sup><\/td>3<\/td><\/tr>
Total Credits <\/td>12<\/td><\/tr>
Spring Semester<\/strong><\/td>Credits<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
ARC 503 Advanced Architectural Design Studio1,2<\/sup><\/td>6<\/td><\/tr>
ARC 564: Architectural Design Development<\/td>3<\/td><\/tr>
Architecture Elective3<\/sup><\/td>3<\/td><\/tr>
Total Credits <\/td>12<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
SECOND YEAR<\/th><\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
Fall Semester<\/strong><\/td>Credits<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
ARC 503 Advanced Architectural Design Studio2<\/sup><\/td>6<\/td><\/tr>
Architecture Elective3<\/sup> OR<\/span><\/em> ARC 697 Final Project Research4<\/sup><\/td>3<\/td><\/tr>
Architecture Elective3<\/sup><\/td>3<\/td><\/tr>
Total Credits <\/td>12<\/td><\/tr>
Spring Semester<\/strong><\/td>Credits<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
ARC 503 Advanced Architectural Design Studio2<\/sup> OR<\/span><\/em> ARC 598 Final Project Studio3<\/sup><\/td>6<\/td><\/tr>
Architecture Elective3<\/sup><\/td>3<\/td><\/tr>
Architecture Elective3<\/sup><\/td>3<\/td><\/tr>
Total Credits <\/td>12<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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  1. If approved by the DGP, students may enroll in ARC 503 in their first semester but must take ARC 500 by their second semester.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. The studio assignment will be determined by the School of Architecture prior to the semester’s start.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Architecture Electives: 24 credits must include ARC 561 Professional Practice and may include 6 credits taken from 400 level or above courses offered within the College of Design with LAR, ID, GD, A+D, D, or DDN prefixes. ARC courses must be at the 500 level or above. ARC 590-032, ARC 590-014, and ARC 590-041 do not qualify as ARC elective courses. <\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. If the faculty approves the student to undertake a Final Project, the student must take ARC 697 Final Project Research as 3 credits of Architecture Elective and will substitute ARC 598 Final Project Studio for the ARC 503 Studio in the last semester.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Master of Architecture (Track 3)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    For students without a pre-professional or professional degree in architecture. This degree is NAAB-accredited and can be used toward architecture registration in the United States.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    FIRST YEAR<\/th><\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
    Fall Semester<\/strong><\/td>Credits<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
    ARC 450 Architectural Drawing1<\/a><\/sup><\/td>3<\/td><\/tr>
    ARC 403 Architectural Design Fundamentals: Environment<\/td>6<\/td><\/tr>
    ARC 211 Natural Systems<\/td>3<\/td><\/tr>
    ARC 241 Introduction to World Architecture<\/td>3<\/td><\/tr>
    Total Credits <\/td>151<\/a><\/sup><\/td><\/tr>
    Spring Semester<\/strong><\/td>Credits <\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
    ARC 451 Digital Representation1<\/a><\/sup><\/td>3<\/td><\/tr>
    ARC 404 Architectural Design Fundamentals: Form<\/td>6<\/td><\/tr>
    ARC 232 Structures and Materials<\/td>3<\/td><\/tr>
    ARC 242 History of Western Architecture<\/td>3<\/td><\/tr>
    Total Credits<\/td>151<\/a><\/sup><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    SECOND YEAR<\/th><\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
    Fall Semester<\/strong><\/td>Credits<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
    ARC 405 Architectural Design Fundamentals: Building Technology<\/td>6<\/td><\/tr>
    ARC 331 Architectural Structures I<\/td>3<\/td><\/tr>
    ARC 432 Architectural Construction Systems<\/td>3<\/td><\/tr>
    ARC 441 History of Contemporary Architecture<\/td>3<\/td><\/tr>
    Total Credits <\/td>15<\/td><\/tr>
    Spring Semester<\/strong><\/td>Credits<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
    ARC 500 Architectural Design: Professional Studio<\/td>6<\/td><\/tr>
    ARC 332 Architecture Structures II<\/td>3<\/td><\/tr>
    ARC 414 Environmental Control Systems<\/td>3<\/td><\/tr>
    Architecture Elective2<\/sup><\/td>3<\/td><\/tr>
    Total Credits <\/td>15<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    THIRD YEAR<\/th><\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
    Fall Semester<\/strong><\/td>Credits<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
    ARC 503 Advanced Architectural Design Studio4<\/sup><\/td>6<\/td><\/tr>
    ARC 564: Architectural Design Development<\/td>3<\/td><\/tr>
    Architecture Elective2<\/sup><\/td>3<\/td><\/tr>
    Total Credits <\/td>12<\/td><\/tr>
    Spring Semester<\/strong><\/td>Credits<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
    ARC 503 Advanced Architectural Design Studio4<\/sup><\/td>6<\/td><\/tr>
    Architecture Elective2<\/sup> OR<\/em><\/span> ARC 697 Final Project Research1<\/sup><\/td>3<\/td><\/tr>
    Architecture Elective2<\/sup><\/td>3<\/td><\/tr>
    Total Credits <\/td>12<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    FOURTH YEAR<\/th><\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
    Fall Semester<\/strong><\/td>Credits<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
    ARC 503 Advanced Architectural Design Studio4<\/sup> OR<\/span><\/em> ARC 598 Final Project Studio3<\/sup><\/td>6<\/td><\/tr>
    Architecture Elective2<\/sup><\/td>3<\/td><\/tr>
    Architecture Elective2<\/sup><\/td>3<\/td><\/tr>
    Total Credits <\/td>12<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
      \n
    1. Students will be required to take ARC 450 and\/or ARC 451 during Fall and Spring.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    2. Architecture Electives: 21 credits must include ARC 561 Professional Practice and may include 6 credits taken from 400 level or above courses offered within the College of Design with LAR, ID, GD, A+D, D, or DDN prefixes. ARC courses must be at the 500 level or above. ARC 590-032, ARC 590-014, and ARC 590-41 do not qualify as ARC elective courses.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    3. If the faculty approves the student to undertake a Final Project, the student must take ARC 697 Final Project Research as 3 credits of Architecture Elective and will substitute ARC 598 Final Project Studio for the ARC 503 Studio in the last semester.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    4. The studio assignment will be determined by the School of Architecture prior to the semester’s start.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

      Master of Architecture (Track 1) For students with a four-year undergraduate pre-professional degree in architecture (BEDA degree or equivalent). This degree is NAAB-accredited and can be used toward architecture registration in the United States. FIRST YEAR Fall Semester Credits ARC 500 Arch. Design: Professional Studio1 6 Architecture Elective3 3 Architecture Elective3 3 Total Credits 12…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":0,"parent":1900,"menu_order":6,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"source":"","ncst_custom_author":"","ncst_show_custom_author":false,"ncst_dynamicHeaderBlockName":"ncst\/split-header","ncst_dynamicHeaderData":"{\"backgroundColor\":\"red_400\",\"imageID\":23271,\"imageURL\":\"https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/architecture\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/07\/Jacob-Burke_Jordan-Gray_Phil-Smith-1.jpg\",\"imageAlt\":\"Graduate Courses Image\"}","ncst_content_audit_freq":"","ncst_content_audit_date":"","ncst_content_audit_display":false,"ncst_backToTopFlag":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2053","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/architecture\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2053","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/architecture\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/architecture\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/architecture\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/architecture\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2053"}],"version-history":[{"count":15,"href":"https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/architecture\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2053\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":29148,"href":"https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/architecture\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2053\/revisions\/29148"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/architecture\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1900"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/architecture\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2053"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}