The Catholic University of America

Joint Degrees in Architecture and Sustainable Design
MSSD/M.Arch.

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Students may enroll simultaneously in the school's accredited Master of Architecture (M.Arch.) program and the Master of Science in Sustainable Design. This allows students to obtain the two degrees sooner than they could acquire each independently.

 

MSSD/M.Arch (2-Yr.) Program of Study - Total Credit Hours: 79

  • for students who have received a BS/BA in Architecture
  • completion of both degrees separately would require a total of 91 hours
  • Click here for a detailed program of study

 

MSSD/M.Arch (3-Yr.) Program of Study - Total Credit Hours: 132

  • for students who have an undergraduate degree in a field other than architecture
  • completion of both degrees separately would require a total of 144 hours
  • Click here for a detailed program of study

 

 

MSSD/M.Arch. (2-Yr.) Program of Study

 


Number		 Description Credits

Semester 1

    
Arch 601 Concentration Studio 6
Arch Concentration Supplement 3
Arch 661 Digital Construction Documents 3
Arch 637 Systems & Simulation I

3
Arch Sustainable Design Strategies

3
 

Total:

 18
Semester 2    
Arch 503 Comprehensive Building Design 6
Arch 519 Comprehensive Building Supplement 3
Arch 577 Advanced Theory 3
Arch 737 Systems & Simulation II 3
Arch 626 Materials & Assemblies 3
 

Total:

 18
Semester 3    
Arch 603 Concentration Studio III 6
Arch Concentration Supplement III 3
Arch 608 Thesis Methodology 3
Arch MSSD Elective I* 3
Arch MSSD Elective II* 3
 

Total:

 18
Semester 4    
Arch 600** Thesis Research 3
Arch 717 Practice Management 4
Arch 634 Ethics and Scales of Sustainability 3
Arch Concentration Elective I 3
Arch Concentration Elective II 3
 

Total:

 16
Semester 5    
Arch 609** Thesis 6
Arch Free Elective 4
 

Total:

 9

*from approved MSSD list
**Completion of ARCH608 is a prerequisite for enrollment in ARCH600, which is a prerequisite for enrollment in ARCH609.

MSSD/M.Arch. (3-Yr.) Program of Study

 


Number		 Description Credits

Initial Summer

    
Arch 504 Intro. to Design & Graphics 6
 

Total:

 6

Semester 1

    
Arch 501 Studio 6
Arch 715 Pre-Design 4
Arch 661 Digital Construction Documents 3
Arch 635 History of Architecture I

3
Arch 509 Introduction to Sustainable Design

3
 

Total:

 19

Semester 2

    
Arch 502 Studio 6
Arch 716 Designing Construction 4
Arch 621 Structures I 3
Arch 635 History of Architecture II

3
Arch 758 Environmental Systems I

3
Arch 543 Intro. to Architectural Theory

3
 

Total:

 22

Semester 3

    
Arch 601 Concentration Studio I 6
Arch Corequisite for 601 Studio 3
Arch 758 Environmental Systems II 3
Arch 622 Structures II 3
Arch 735 History of Modern Architecture 3
 

Total:

 18

Semester 4

    
Arch 503 Comprehensive Building Design 6
Arch 518 Comprehensive Building Supplement 3
Arch Concentration Elective I 3
Arch 577 Advanced Theory 3
Arch 608 Thesis Methodologies 3
 

Total:

 18

Semester 5

    
Arch 603 Concentration Studio II 6
Arch Corequisite for 603 Studio 3
Arch 637 Systems & Simulation I 3
Arch Sustainable Design Strategies 3
Arch MSSD Elective* 3
 

Total:

 18

Semester 6

    
Arch 600** Thesis Research 3
Arch 717 Practice Management 4
Arch 626 Materials & Assemblies 3
Arch 737 Systems & Simulation II 3
Arch 634 Ethics & Scales of Sustainability 3
 

Total:

16

 
 

Semester 7

    
Arch 609** Thesis 6
Arch Concentration Elective II 3
Arch MSSD Elective II* 3
 

Total:

 12


*from approved MSSD list
**Completion of ARCH608 is a prerequisite for enrollment in ARCH600, which is a prerequisite for enrollment in ARCH609.