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Professional Registration and LicensingĪpplications for fall semester should be submitted during the student’s senior year in high school. Study abroad options currently include spending a semester in Denmark, Germany, England, or Australia, travel to Southeasat Asia or Europe, a technology or working in an international architecture office in Paris. Students will be exposed to the social sciences, the physical sciences, the humanities and the arts. Within the 180 credits required to graduate, students will also have a study abroad experience and complete coursework in a variety of other academic disciplines. Currently students are investigating design-build processes, researching sustainable design practices, pursuing healthcare and urban design as areas of specialization and engaging in service-learning opportunities around the globe.

This experience allows students to craft an area of specialization or a domain of architecture that may otherwise be addressed superficially within a professional curriculum. Seeking to provide our students the greatest opportunity within that diversity, the final year of the curriculum allows a student to explore a more-focused professional option of their choosing. The architecture profession has become an extremely diverse field. The core culminates in a comprehensive studio experience in which students demonstrate their readiness to enter the profession of architecture. The Core is a six-semester sequence that addresses the wide range of skills and understanding required for the practice of architecture, including history and theory, technology, professional practice, and integrating this knowledge within design projects of increasing scale and complexity. A unique aspect of our program is that immediately upon commencing their studies at KU, first year students enter into architecture-specific design studios and are immediately ensconced in the program’s culture. The Foundations segment involves two foundation design studios and an introductory lecture courses examining the discipline of architecture. The 180 credit curriculum is divided into three segments: Foundations, Core and Professional Options. The curriculum is designed so as to be completed within 5 calendar years, but to do so demands sustained concentration and focus. Track I is designed for students entering from high school or transferring from another undergraduate program.

Graduates of this program who complete a recognized internship program (such as the Architectural Experience Program) and successfully complete the Architectural Registration Examination are able to become licensed architects. The Master of Architecture is an NAAB-accredited professional degree program and is an essential aspect of preparing for the professional practice of architecture. Master of Architecture (Track I: 5+ Year Program)
