Architecture - School of the Art Institute of Chicago

Architecture from School of the Art Institute of Chicago is a Campus Master Architecture And Related Services degree that prepares you for a Architecture career. Master of Architecture [ 3.5 years ] The 102-credit Master of Architecture program at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago begins with a foundation of required skills and grounding in the histories of and theories specific to architecture , engineering, and design. The analysis of event, function, emerging technologies, and invention through hands-on construction are taught in ways that are consistent with the location of the architecture program in a world-class art and design school. Each semester's thematic cluster of courses is integrated around a timely and cogent intellectual focus, while each component class approaches the theme from a particular vantage point that reinforces the development of a comprehensive understanding?studios for conceptual orientation; seminars framed in reading and discussion; and ?case study labs? that develop technical skills and real world proficiency. Collaborative studios in the second year offer a chance to develop the interdisciplinary approach demanded by so many of today's problems. In the third year studios culminate in work with artists in the wider SAIC community, and teams of artists and designers placing work in the public realm. Application to the MArch [or MArch/IA] program is open to students who have earned an undergraduate degree . Work experience in architecture , interior design, or a related field is recommended, but not required. The GRE is recommended, but not required. Students should have one course in each of the following subjects: college level algebra and college level physics to begin the Master of Architecture program. This applies to the Master of Architecture tracks and the Master of Architecture with an Emphasis in Interior Architecture tracks. Master of Architecture, Option II [ 2 years ] Students with undergraduate non-professional bachelor's degrees in architecture or architectural technology may request admission to SAIC's Master of Architecture, Option II degree program. Pending available space in the program, students who are accepted into the accelerated degree program will still need to fulfill 45 credits of non-architectural college-level coursework that are required for graduation from an NAAB-accredited Master of Architecture degree program. Students admitted into the Option II program may also be missing one or two specific topical architectural classes, and if so will be required to take those classes at SAIC. They may use their elective courses to fulfill this coursework before graduation. Students who request consideration for this accelerated degree program may be placed into the regular Master of Architecture track if their undergraduate transcripts and syllabi do not include courses covering all of the topics in the first year of SAIC's Master of Architecture degree program. View more details on School of the Art Institute of Chicago . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Architecture And Related Services courses.