Master of Science in Architectural Studies

Description

The Master of Science in Architectural Studies (MSAS) offers work leading to a non-professional degree in architecture for those seeking an education or wanting to do research in specialized areas of architectural studies including historic preservation. Students holding a Bachelor’s degree in any discipline from accredited institutions are eligible for enrollment in this program. An individual curriculum is developed for each student with faculty advisors. Students in preservation studies must complete 35 credit hours including a required thesis, which usually involves three academic semesters.

Architectural preservation involves the analysis, maintenance, design and appropriate development of culturally significant structures, urban spaces, communities and landscapes. The school offers studios, coursework, research opportunities and hands-on field experiences in preservation history, theory, and practice. Interdisciplinary studies are encouraged in the College’s Building Construction, Interior Design, Landscape Architecture, and Planning programs, as well as in other campus disciplines such as law, business, history, museum studies and archaeology.

Opportunities

Founded in 1972, the Preservation Institute: Nantucket (PI:N), provides nine credits of preservation coursework in a summer program on historic Nantucket Island that involves preservation theory and practice, field documentation, archival research and archival photography. The Preservation Institute: Caribbean (PI:C), provides summer design workshops at different sites in the Caribbean and Latin America. The PI:C curriculum emphasizes the design of compatible new construction for historic communities and developing preservation resources for the Internet. The Vicenza Institute of Architecture (VIA), in Vicenza, Italy, offers unique fall and spring semester opportunities for preservation studies and individual research. (RECAP), the Research and Education Center for Architectural Preservation, provides opportunities for funded research participation and hands-on field experience in historic preservation.

Contacts

Becky Hudson
Program Assistant
352-392-0205 ext. 202

How to Apply

h.3Admissions Requirements, Procedures and Deadlines

The MSAS is open to any applicant who has a bachelors degree from an accredited institution. The UF School of Architecture MSAS graduate admissions committee considers applications for Fall Semester entry, but will consider Spring and Summer Semester entry options on an individual case basis. The admissions committee bases decisions on the overall strength of the application package, rather than isolated test scores or criteria.

The application deadline for Fall Semester entry is February 1 of each year; all application materials must reach UF by this date. Late applications will be considered on a space available basis and cannot be guaranteed priority for placement and financial consideration. Applicants will be notified of admissions committee decisions by mail tentatively scheduled for the last week in March.

The MSAS admissions committee reviews these application materials

• 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 Exam (GRE) scores, of which 1000 is the expected minimum. (The analytical score is not counted.)
• 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 experiences.
• Your letter of intent, detailing your motives and goals in pursuing graduate education at UF, as well as your intended focus or specialization.
• If you are an international applicant, your Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) score, of which 550 (paper format) or 213 (computer format) is the expected minimum.

Prerequisites

B.A. or higher degree from an accredited program in any discipline.

Preservation Curriculum

The curriculum is designed to be interdisciplinary and flexible. Each student will work with their faculty advisor and the Master of Science faculty committee to develop an appropriate academic program reflecting the student’s academic and/or professional background and interests in preservation. Interdisciplinary coursework in other college and campus disciplines is encouraged, as is participation in the school’s off-campus programs. The Master of Science degree requires completion of 35 total credit hours and a thesis. Students may begin the program in fall or spring, or in one of the off-campus summer programs.

Sample Curriculum

The following curriculum model is an example only. Course/semester sequence may vary:

Summer

Enrollment in PI:C, PI:N, or approved field school experience such as HABS/HAER/HALS
Credits: 6 to 9
Note: Students are encouraged to get field experience by participating in UF off-campus programs or summer preservation field schools.

Fall

ARC 6851 Preservation Technology 1
Credits: 3
Note: Preservation Technology courses can be taken independently in any order, allowing students to begin in either fall or spring terms.

ARC 6821 Beinecke-Reeves Chair
Credits: 3
Note: Each semester the Beinecke-Reeves Chair in Historic Preservation will offer course(s) in preservation history, theory or practice.

Electives
Credits: 6 to 9

Spring

ARC 6852 Preservation Technology II
Credits: 3
Note: Preservation Technology courses can be taken independently in any order, allowing students to begin in either fall or spring terms.

ARC 6822 Beinecke-Reeves Chair
Credits: 3
Note: Each semester the Beinecke-Reeves Chair in Historic Preservation will offer course(s) in preservation history, theory or practice.

ARC 6710 Introduction to Historic Preservation
Credits: 3

ARC 6971 Research for Master’s Thesis
Credits: 3 to 6
Note: This is a requirement for all MSAS candidates, and 3 credits must be taken in the last semester. Only 6 credits count toward the degree.

Electives
Credits: 0 to 6

Total Credit Hours Required: 35

PI:N Nantucket – Living Laboratory of Preservation Practice

ARC 5800 Preservation Theory and Practice
Credits: 3

ARC 5810 Techniques of Architectural Documentation
Credits: 3

ARC 6805 Building Analysis, Conservation and Design
Credits: 3

PI:C The Poetics of Climate and Construction

ARC 6357 Advanced Topics in Architectural Design
Credits: 3

ARC 6932 Advanced Topics in Architectural Methods
Credits: 3
Note: Electives are developed by each student in consultation with their faculty advisor, and can be in any UF program. See UF catalog for complete listings.

Electives

ANG 5172 Historical Archeology
Credits: 3

ARC 6242 Research Methods
Credits: 3

ARC 6391 Architecture, Energy and Ecology
Credits: 3

ARC 6685 Life Safety
Credits: 3

ARC 6750 Architectural History: America-rotating topics
Credits: 3

ARC 6771 Architectural History: Literature and Criticism
Credits: 3

ARC 6793 Architectural History: Regional – rotating topics
Credits: 3

ARC 6805 Architectural Conservation – TBA w/faculty
Credits: 3

ARC 6851 Technology of Preservation: Materials and Methods I
Credits: 3

ARC 6852 Technology of Preservation: Materials and Methods II
Credits: 3

ARC 6911 Special Studies – TBA w/faculty
Credits: 1 to 6
Note: Research and academic studies can be arranged with individual faculty at UF and at the Vicenza Institute of Architecture (VIA) program.

ARC 6912 Special Studies – TBA w/faculty
Credits: 1 to 6
Note: Research and academic studies can be arranged with individual faculty at UF and at the Vicenza Institute of Architecture (VIA) program.

ARC 6913 Special Studies – TBA w/faculty
Credits: 1 to 6
Note: Research and academic studies can be arranged with individual faculty at UF and at the Vicenza Institute of Architecture (VIA) program.

ARH 6938 Seminar in Museum Studies
Credits: 3

DCP 6710 Introduction to Historic Preservation
Credits: 3

DCP 6931 Special Topics in DCP
Credits: 3

HIS 6077 Seminar in Oral History
Credits: 3

HIS 6084 History, Philosophy, and Purposes of Museums
Credits: 3

IND 5106 History of Interior Design I
Credits: 3

IND 5136 History of Interior Design II
Credits: 3

IND 5157 Preservation of Historic Interiors
Credits: 3

IND 6154 Preservation of Historic Interiors: Materials
Credits: 3

LAA 4935 Gardens of the World
Credits: 3

LAA 6231 Landscape Architecture Theory
Credits: 3

LAA 6716 History of Landscape Architecture
Credits: 3

LAW 6936 Historic Preservation Law
Credits: 3

LEI 6839 Heritage Tourism
Credits: 3

URP 6100 Planning Theory and History
Credits: 3

URP 6884 Community Conservation and Revitalization
Credits: 3