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Program Overview
The University of Florida’s Advanced Master of Architecture
(Advanced MArch) program leads to a professional degree accredited
by the National Architectural Accrediting Board (NAAB), the
educational credentials you need for licensure as a registered
practicing architect. Advanced Master of Architecture students
follow one of two curricular tracks, determined by the school’s
graduate admissions committee on the basis of educational
background and portfolio quality:
 A
two-year curriculum for those with a bachelor’s degree
in architectural design, a successful record of six to eight
previous design studios, and portfolios reflecting sufficient
design proficiency.
A one-year curriculum for those with accredited professional
degrees (five-year Bachelor of Architecture or previous Master
of Architecture) and outstanding portfolios.
Students accepted into the program are notified in their
acceptance letters as to which of these curricular paths they
will follow.
Design studio lies at the heart of the UF Master of Architecture
program. Both the design process and its architectural product
are the result of a complex interplay of various phenomena.
The form, function, program and aesthetics of architecture
are shaped by many things: by human behavior, perception and
activity; by the limitations and potential of materiality,
structure and construction; by interaction of the exterior
with the interior, and the built object with its natural setting;
and by historical precedents and cultural values that invest
the built environment with meaning and relevance. In the studio
sequence, you will progressively and thoroughly explore these
various formal, conceptual and technical considerations, learning
how they interrelate in the creation of space.
 The
ideas and experience that you gain in design studio are reinforced
and amplified by support courses in history, theory, structural
tectonics, building technology, and construction materials
and methods. Design studio and support courses are not isolated
from each other as mutually exclusive territories, for the
subject matter covered in the support courses are determining
factors in the design process that generates architecture.
This holistic understanding is crucial if architecture is
to be competent, meaningful and fully functional.
The culmination of your Master of Architecture studies is
the Master’s Research Project. This final exercise is
intended to be a highly personal synthesis of all the knowledge,
experience and skills gained in design studio and the support
courses, driven by your own specific focus and individual
interests.
The UF School of Architecture’s graduate admissions
committee considers applications for Fall Semester entry ONLY.
It reviews these application materials as part of the process:
- Your undergraduate grade point average, calculated from
the last 60 semester credits (or 90 quarter credits) of
your bachelor’s degree, of which 3.00 is the expected
minimum.
- The total of your verbal and quantitative Graduate Record
Examination (GRE) scores, of which 1000 is the expected
minimum. (The analytical score is not counted.)
- Your portfolio of previous design studio work or creative
work (8.5" x 11" preferred).
- Your official transcripts and credentials from all previous
higher education institutions attended.
- Three letters of recommendation from people qualified
to assess your academic performance or professional experience.
- Your letter of intent, detailing your motives and goals
in pursuing a graduate education in architecture, as well
as your intended focus or specialization.
- If you are a foreign applicant, your Test of English
as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) score, of which 550 (paper
format) or 213 (computer format) is the expected minimum.
The graduate admissions committee bases its decision on the
overall strength of your application package, rather than
isolated scores or criteria. The application deadline is February
1 of each year; all application materials must reach UF by
this date. Late applications are not necessarily turned away,
but they cannot be guaranteed priority for placement or financial
aid consideration. The committee will notify you of its decision
by letter. The mailing of these letters is tentatively scheduled
for the last week of March.
Curriculum
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Advanced Master of Architecture students must
earn at least 52 credits to receive their degree. The following
curriculum outlines an idealized two-year track toward graduation.
Your graduate advisor will review your academic records to
ascertain if additional course work is required, or if previous
course work can be substituted for any of the requirements
shown.
Graduate 1: Fall Semester (13 credits)
ARC 6241 Advanced Studio 1 (6 credits)
ARC 6505 Structures Wood Steel Concrete (4 credits)*
Elective (3 credits)*
Graduate 2: Spring Semester (14 credits)
ARC 6355 Advanced Studio 2 (6 credits)
ARC 6242 Research Methods (2 credits)
Environmental Technology Option (3 credits)**
Elective (3 credits)*
Graduate 3: Fall Semester (13 credits)
ARC 6356 Advanced Studio 3 (6 credits)
ARC 6913 Master's Research Project / Thesis Prep (2 credits)
History/Theory Option (3 credits)**
Elective (2 credits)*
Graduate 4: Spring Semester (12 credits)
ARC 6971 Thesis or ARC 6979Master's Research Project (6 credits)
ARC 6281 Professional Practice (3 credits)*
Elective (3 credits)*
* Electives are courses freely chosen by students to broaden their intellectual horizons, creative resources and professional background. Any graduate course (numbered 5000 or higher) within or outside the UF School of Architecture meets the elective requirement.
** Options are a selection of courses in a given subject area, from which students choose and take to meet the designated requirement. Typically, two or three choices in each option category are offered during the Fall and Spring Semesters, depending on scheduling logistics, faculty assignments and student demand. At least one course in each option category is available each of these semesters.
Academic Certificates
Special Academic Cerficiates are available for the following areas of study (click for details):
Sustainability
Historic Preservation
Dual Degree Option
At the UF School of Architecture, you can work
on earning more than one master’s degree at a time, such
as architecture and building construction, or architecture
and planning. Dual degree programs are worked out on a case-by-case
basis. This option involves a lengthier commitment of time
and resources, but it can greatly expand your professional
qualifications and career options.
Related Links :
>> How to Apply?
>> UF School of Architecture Graduate Brochure
>> UF Graduate Catalog
>> UF Graduate School
>> UF International Center
>> UF Office of the Registrar
>> UF Student Financial Affairs
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