Briefly
defined, architecture is the art and science of designing buildings
that provide appropriate accommodation for human activities.
Professional practice requires a person with the unique combination of
creative ability, technical knowledge, human understanding and
administrative skill.
The
School of Architecture offers a five-year professional program leading
to the degree Master of Architecture, plus a four-year non-professional
program leading to the degree Bachelor of Arts in Environmental Design.
The undergraduate
Environmental Design curriculum, which leads to the Bachelor of Arts in
Environmental Design degree, prepares students to enter the graduate
program in Architecture at MSU or serves as a basis for application to
other graduate programs or for employment as a non-architect in
environmental design fields. However, the Bachelor of Arts in
Environmental Design degree by itself does not qualify students to
become registered architects. Students wishing to become registered
architects must complete the fifth year of study and receive the
accredited Master of Architecture degree. A Bachelor of Architecture
degree is no longer offered at MSU.
Our professional curriculum, which leads to the Master of Architecture
degree, is fully accredited as a professional degree in architecture by
the National Architectural Accrediting Board.
Graduate architecture education at Montana State is rigorous, demanding
and exhilarating. The design studio forms the core of architectural
education, and every student makes a significant design studio commitment
each semester. In addition, the University’s location in the Rocky
Mountains of western Montana offers a dramatic learning environment for
faculty and student design inquiry and creativity.
Curriculum
First Semester
Second Semester
·Advanced
Architectural Studio and
·Architectural
Studio Research and
·Architecural
Studio - Theoretical Apps.
OR
·Urban Design
Studio and
·Urban Design
Research and
·Urban Design Theory
·Thesis Research
Methods
·Architectural Design IV
·Master's Thesis
in Architecture
·Thesis Presentation Techniques
Our
professional curriculum, which leads to the Master of Architecture
degree, is fully accredited as a professional degree in architecture by
the National Architectural Accrediting Board.
Graduate
architecture education at Montana State is rigorous, demanding and
exhilarating. The design studio forms the core of architectural
education, and every student makes a significant design studio
commitment each semester. In addition, the University’s location in the
Rocky Mountains of western Montana offers a dramatic learning
environment for faculty and student design inquiry and creativity.
Please
see the Program
Overview page for Application Process in the "How To
Apply" section.
