Architectural Studies Major

Program Coordinator/Contact
Brian Rex, Department Head
Department of Architecture
SIM 108
605-688-4841
E-mail: brian.rex@sdstate.edu
www.sdstate.edu/arch
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Program Information
The core academic experience offered in the Department of Architecture is our 3 and a half years of professional study leading to a Master of Architecture degree. All students who go through our program will matriculate through all the courses in our professional program.* There are two paths a student can follow to enter these advanced professional years of study. Path A and Path B students take the 3.5 years of professional study together in the same sections.

Path A (4 year B.Sc.Arch.Stud. + 2 year M.Arch.) is comprised of a four year Bachelor of Science in Architectural Studies and a two year professional Master of Architecture degree. This is the typical path for high school graduates and university transfers wanting a design based liberal arts education leading into a professional education in architecture. The core professional years of study are the last 3.5 years of this 6 year program. Professional studies begin in the spring of the third year. Students graduating with a Bachelor of Science from SDSU will apply for admission into the graduate M.Arch. degree.

Path B (3.5 year M.Arch.) People who already have a Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science degree of any specialization from an accredited university can apply for admission (based primarily on undergraduate academic achievement and a portfolio that demonstrates an educated ability to make things) into the first semester of the 3.5 years of professional studies and matriculate through these years to a Master of Architecture degree. Students provisionally admitted with insufficient graphic capacity may be required to take fundamental drawing and / or design courses the Fall semester before beginning professional study.

Course Delivery Format
The curriculum is interactive, haptic and performance based, offering problem solving experiences in all major areas of professional practice.