The Master of Science in Architectural Engineering is offered through the Architectural Engineering and Construction Science  graduate program. The minimum requirement for course work is 30 semester hours of graduate credit with options as specified in this catalog and required undergraduate work in an engineering program accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) and subject to the approval of the department. Depending on the selected degree options a student has a significant range of elective courses from which to choose with the approval of the student’s graduate committee. Substitution for one or more of the specified courses may be made if the department judges that equivalent study has been successfully completed.

The M.S. degree program is offered to individuals who have graduated from an ABET accredited engineering program. This professional M.S. degree challenges top students in Architectural Engineering with research experiences, faculty mentoring and advanced course work. The program allows the student an opportunity to specialize in an emphasis area of systems engineering applied to building design and analysis.

The M.S. program builds on the broad-base, generalist emphasis of the B.S. ARE program and allows top students to specialize with additional research experiences, faculty mentoring and advanced course work. Students and faculty are matched by interest and capability to determine an emphasis area, program of study, and graduate committee. Current emphasis areas include: mechanical systems, electrical power distribution, illumination and building structural system design.

This program allows Architectural Engineering students meeting the following requirements to be admitted to the graduate school:

• Completed an ABET accredited Bachelor of Science in the Architectural Engineering or equivalent program.
• Accepted by the Department of Architectural Engineering Graduate Faculty.
• Met all entrance requirements of the graduate school with the exception of completing a B.S. degree (1.B. of the graduate handbook).