Degree: Professional degree in Architecture
Credit Hours: 96 credits hours, recommended path 3 years
Requirements: Any 4-year bachelor degree
- Path A is for applicants who hold a Bachelor's degree, but do not meet the minimum requirements of a Bachelor of Science in Architecture.
- A minimum of 96 credit hours in architectural design, theory, and practice is required of Path A candidates for the professional degree in architecture (M.Arch). Due to the rigor of the program (not unlike any other professional school-law or medicine), students entering this program are advised to discontinue outside employment.
- Advancement in Professional Degree Program Path A is predicated upon successful and timely completion of required coursework, as well as an annual review of the student’s portfolio of design work by the Graduate Studies Committee of the Architecture Program.
Advanced Standing
Students completing UT Arlington's four-year professional undergraduate interior design degree may apply for advanced standing in the Path A Program.
SUGGESTED COURSE SEQUENCE
First Year
Fall Semester
| Course Code | Course Name |
| ARCH 5301 | Introduction to Architecture |
| ARCH 5303 | History & Theory of Architecture and the City I: Foundations |
| ARCH 5390 | Visual Studies I |
| ARCH 5690 | Design Studio I: Abstraction |
Total Credit Hours: 15 hrs
Spring Semester
| Course Code | Course Name |
| ARCH 5375 | Architecture & the Environment I |
| ARCH 5382 | Tectonics I: Structural Concepts |
| ARCH 5392 | Visual Studies II |
| ARCH 5692 | Design Studio II: Materiality |
Total Credit Hours: 15 hrs
First Year (continued)
Summer Semester
| Course Code | Course Name |
| ARCH 5393 | Visual Studies III |
| ARCH 5693 | Design Studio III: Context |
Total Credit Hours: 9 hrs
Second Year
Fall Semester
| Course Code | Course Name |
| ARCH 5376 | Architecture & the Environment II |
| ARCH 5383 | Tectonics II: Materials, Fabrication, and Assembly |
| ARCH 5694 | Design Studio IV: Environment |
| ARCH 53XX | Arch Elective |
Total Credit Hours: 15 hrs
Spring Semester
| Course Code | Course Name |
| ARCH 5304 | History & Theory of Architecture and the City II: Modernity in the Global Context |
| ARCH 5384 | Tectonics III: Applied Structures |
| ARCH 5695 | Design Studio IV: Housing |
| ARCH 53xx | Arch Elective |
Total Credit Hours: 15 hrs
Note: Start Path-B Course Sequence
Third Year
Fall Semester
| Course Code | Course Name |
| ARCH 5331 | Professional Practice |
| ARCH 5373 | History & Theory of Architecture and the City III: Contemporary Theory |
| ARCH 5696 | Design Studio VI: Research |
| ARCH 53xx | Arch Elective |
Total Credit Hours: 15 hrs
Third Year
Spring Semester
| Course Code | Course Name |
| ARCH 5374 | History & Theory of Architecture and the City IV: Critical Perspectives |
| ARCH 5385 | Tectonics IV: Building Integration Lab |
| ARCH 5697 | Design Studio VII: Integration |
Total Credit Hours: 12 hrs