Matthew Knox, Department Head
R. Todd Gabbard, Associate Head and Graduate Program Director

1088 Seaton Hall
785-532-5953
Fax: 785-532-1086
architecture@ksu.edu
www.apdesign.kstate.edu/arch/

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Overview

The Department of Architecture, situated within the interdisciplinary College of Architecture, Planning and Design, offers two degrees at the graduate level: an accredited, professional Master of Architecture and a research based post-professional Master of Science in Architecture.

Master of Architecture (M.ARCH)

The NAAB-accredited Master of Architecture program is based firmly upon the complementary foundations of general and architectural education. We emphasize mastery of the knowledge, skills and understandings essential to the artful creation of buildings, spaces and places. The faculty seeks to assure that our students receive extensive exposure to social, political, economic and technological perspectives that will aid them in functioning as effective leaders in a rapidly changing global context.

In emphasizing the architect’s role as a designer of environments that responsibly address individual and societal needs, the professional Master of Architecture curriculum includes a sequence of design studios providing holistic examination of environmental design issues. Courses in history, theory, human behavior, construction, structural and environmental systems, planning, programming, and professional practice compliment students’ work in the carefully orchestrated series of design studios.

The M.ARCH degree has two entry points. Students with little or no college experience should apply for the five year plus Non-Baccalaureate Master of Architecture. Students who currently have a Bachelor’s Degree, regardless of field of study, should apply for the Post-Baccalaureate Master of Architecture program.

Master of Science in Architecture (M.S.ARCH)

The M.S. Architecture program is for students with a scholarly interest in the field of architecture. The M.S.ARCH allows students to critically explore a wide range of design-related issues in several areas of emphasis: Design Theory, and Ecological and Sustainable Design. The 30 credit graduate degree, normally completed in one to two years, is comprised of seminars and faculty-guided individual study, and leads to a capstone project or thesis.

Special Activities and Programs

Short, carefully structured visits to cities in Kansas and nearby states during the first year of study introduce students to techniques of urban and architectural analysis and extend the range of their experience. Longer trips are taken in subsequent years. Second year students travel to Dallas; third year students travel to major cities such as New York, Boston, Chicago, San Francisco, and Seattle. Led by faculty, students visit leading architectural firms, contemporary and historical buildings of importance, and examine critical urban design features. Design studio projects are often located in the city visited, so the trips are also site visits, which provide opportunities for detailed urban analysis.

Fourth-year students have access to extended elective field study opportunities, including the semester-long Architectural Internship program and study abroad programs in Italy, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Germany or other countries. Architectural internship and study abroad students return with renewed purpose and fresh insights to share with fellow students and faculty during their final year in the Master of Architecture program.

Fifth year students have the option of international travel based on the focus of their studio projects. The College also offers a year-long fifth year urban design studio at the Kansas City Design Center in Kansas City, Missouri.

Accreditation and Professional Practice

The completion of the Master of Architecture degree and a professional experience qualify our graduates to sit for the Architectural Registration Examination administered by each American state and territory to candidates who wish to become licensed as architects.

In the United States, most registration boards require a degree from an accredited professional degree program as a prerequisite for licensure. The National Architectural Accrediting Board (NAAB), which is the sole agency authorized to accredit professional degree programs in architecture offered by institutions with U.S. regional accreditation, recognizes three types of degrees: the Bachelor of Architecture, the Master of Architecture, and the Doctor of Architecture. A program may be granted an eight-year, three-year, or two-year term of accreditation, depending on the extent of its conformance with established educational standards.

Doctor of Architecture and Master of Architecture degree programs may require a preprofessional undergraduate degree in architecture for admission. However, the preprofessional degree is not, by itself, recognized as an accredited degree.

Kansas State University, College of Architecture Planning and Design, Department of Architecture offers the following NAAB-accredited degree programs:
M. Arch. (139 undergraduate credits + 31 graduate credits)
Next accreditation visit for all programs: 2025
From the 2016 NAAB Conditions for Professional Degree programs in Architecture.

Resources

College of Architecture, Planning and Design resources include the Paul Weigel Library, a professionally staffed branch of the university’s main facility. It includes over 44,000 bound volumes and approximately 200 periodical subscriptions as well as audio-visual resources. K-State’s Library has subscriptions to a broad range of scholarly databases, including architecture and design-oriented scholarship. Among other facilities supporting instruction and research in the College are a computer laboratory, a photography studio, and an artificial sky. The College has an extensive shop for woodworking, metalwork, and other materials. The shop can accommodate everything from small-scale model building activities to full-scale prototyping. The shop includes CAD/CAM equipment such as a large-bed CNC machine and laser cutters. Faculty from the College’s other departments, including planning, landscape, interiors, and industrial design, often offer expert criticism for student projects and help foster a holistic approach to the designed environment. Students in the college enjoy a diverse range of lectures, seminars, exhibits, and guest critics throughout the academic year.

Programs

Master of Architecture

• •  Master of Architecture (MARCH) (non-baccalaureate track)
• •  Master of Architecture (MARCH) (post-baccalaureate track)

Master of Science

• •  Architecture (MS)

Courses

Architecture

• •  ARCH 240 - Science, Technology, and Architecture
• •  ARCH 248 - Fundamentals of Architectural Technology
• •  ARCH 252 - History of Contemporary Architecture
• •  ARCH 265 - Basic Problems in Architectural Design
• •  ARCH 274 - Digital Architecture I
• •  ARCH 290 - Architecture Through the Ages
• •  ARCH 299 - Appreciation of Architecture
• •  ARCH 302 - Architectural Design Studio I
• •  ARCH 304 - Architectural Design Studio II
• •  ARCH 325 - Introduction to Architectural Theory
• •  ARCH 347 - Structural Systems in Architecture I
• •  ARCH 348 - Structural Systems in Architecture I
• •  ARCH 373 - Digital Architecture II
• •  ARCH 374 - Digital Architecture III
• •  ARCH 401 - Accelerated Architectural Design Studio I
• •  ARCH 403 - Architectural Design Studio III
• •  ARCH 404 - Architectural Design Studio IV
• •  ARCH 413 - Environmental Systems in Architecture I
• •  ARCH 433 - Building Construction Systems in Architecture I
• •  ARCH 434 - Building Construction Systems in Architecture II
• •  ARCH 448 - Structural Systems in Architecture II
• •  ARCH 449 - Structural Systems in Architecture II
• •  ARCH 452 - Structural Systems in Architecture III
• •  ARCH 453 - Structural Systems in Architecture IV
• •  ARCH 475 - Problems in Architectural Presentation
• •  ARCH 503 - Academic Internship Preparation
• •  ARCH 505 - Academic Internship
• •  ARCH 506 - Academic Internship Seminar
• •  ARCH 507 - Architectural Internship, Part C
• •  ARCH 514 - Environmental Systems in Architecture II
• •  ARCH 515 - Environmental Systems in Architecture III
• •  ARCH 565 - Problems in Architectural Design
• •  ARCH 605 - Architectural Design Studio V
• •  ARCH 606 - Architectural Design Studio VI
• •  ARCH 650 - Architectural Programming
• •  ARCH 654 - Study Abroad Orientation
• •  ARCH 700 - Topics in History of the Designed Environment
• •  ARCH 703 - Environmental Aesthetics
• •  ARCH 704 - Topics in Environment and Behavior
• •  ARCH 705 - Project Programming
• •  ARCH 706 - Architectural Design Studio VII
• •  ARCH 707 - Architectural Design Studio VIII
• •  ARCH 711 - Topics in Architectural Design Methods
• •  ARCH 715 - Topics in Architecture Seminar
• •  ARCH 716 - Topics in Environmental Systems in Architecture
• •  ARCH 720 - Environment and Behavior
• •  ARCH 725 - Architecture Research Methods
• •  ARCH 735 - Topics in Building Construction Systems in Architecture
• •  ARCH 750 - Writing Intensive Architecture Seminar
• •  ARCH 752 - Topics in Structural Systems in Architecture
• •  ARCH 753 - Professional Practice
• •  ARCH 765 - Advanced Problems in Architecture
• •  ARCH 790 - Practicum
• •  ARCH 801 - Topics in History of the Designed Environment
• •  ARCH 803 - Environmental Aesthetics
• •  ARCH 804 - Topics in Environment and Behavior
• •  ARCH 805 - Comprehensive Design Preparation
• •  ARCH 809 - Architectural Design Communication
• •  ARCH 811 - Topics in Architectural Design Methods
• •  ARCH 815 - Topics in Architecture
• •  ARCH 816 - Topics in Environmental Systems in Architecture
• •  ARCH 817 - Architectural Design Studio VII
• •  ARCH 818 - Architectural Design Studio VIII
• •  ARCH 820 - Environment and Behavior
• •  ARCH 830 - Advanced Architectural Studies
• •  ARCH 835 - Topics in Building Construction Systems in Architecture
• •  ARCH 852 - Topics in Structural Systems in Architecture II
• •  ARCH 853 - Professional Practice: Professional Responsibility
• •  ARCH 854 - Professional Practice: Office Practices
• •  ARCH 855 - Professional Practice: Discipline-Specific Topics
• •  ARCH 865 - Advanced Problems in Architectural Design
• •  ARCH 899 - Thesis