Master of Architecture and Master of Business Administration
The School of Architecture and the M.B.A. (Master of Business Administration) Program in the College of Business offer a M. Arch + M.B.A. joint degree program for qualified students. Students must apply and be admitted separately to each program. For students who enter the program with a pre-professional degree in architecture, the M.Arch + M.B.A. program will normally take three years (six semesters) to complete, three semesters each in M.B.A. (60 credit hours) and architecture (50 credit hours).
Students in the joint degree program spend their first year in the M.B.A. curriculum, paying tuition at the M.B.A. rate. In the second year, students take courses in architecture and pay tuition at the architecture (graduate student) rate. In the final (third) year, students take some courses in business and some in architecture; fall semester tuition is at the M.B.A. rate, spring semester tuition is at the architecture rate. Students in this program must take a two-semester sequence of architecture capstone courses in the third year (ARCH 573 and ARCH 574). The degrees are awarded simultaneously upon completion of all requirements in both curricula.
Each degree is under the full independent control and authority of its granting unit. Specific program and course requirements are established, maintained, and interpreted by each independent graduate office. Questions regarding the individual programs should be addressed to that specific unit’s graduate office. Course titles, content, and schedules are subject to change. Many courses are not offered every semester, depending upon the availability of faculty and other resources. Interested students should work with program advisors and the graduate program offices in each unit to assure that degree requirements are met.
M. Arch + M.B.A. Sample Schedule
| First Semester (MBA tuition) | |
| MBA 501: Foundations of Business, I (first 8 weeks) | 10 hours |
| MBA 502: Foundations of Business, II (second 8 weeks) | 10 hours |
Total: |
20 hours |
| Second Semester (MBA tuition) | |
| MBA 503: Prin & Proc of Management I (first 8 weeks) | 6 hours |
| MBA 505: Topics in Management (first 8 weeks) | 2 hours |
| MBA 505: Topics in Management (first 8 weeks) | 2 hours |
| MBA 504: Prin & Proc of Management II (second 8 weeks) | 6 hours |
| MBA 505: Topics in Management (second 8 weeks) | 2 hours |
| MBA 505: Topics in Management (second 8 weeks) | 2 hours |
Total: |
20 hours |
| Third Semester (architecture tuition) | |
| ARCH 571: Architectural Design Studio | 6 hours |
| ARCH 502: Structural Planning | 4 hours |
| professional elective in architecture | 4 hours |
| open elective(s) (any graduate level course) | 4 hours |
Total: |
18 hours |
| Fourth Semester (architecture tuition) | |
| ARCH 572: Architectural Design Studio | 6 hours |
| ARCH 501: Architectural Practice | 4 hours |
| professional elective(s) in architecture | 4 hours |
| open elective(s) (any graduate level course) | 4 hours |
Total: |
18 hours |
| Fifth Semester (MBA tuition) | |
| course in MBA concentration | 4 hours |
| course in MBA concentration | 4 hours |
| course in MBA concentration | 4 hours |
| ARCH 573: Architectural Design Studio | 6 hours |
Total: |
18 hours |
| Sixth Semester (architecture tuition) | |
| course in MBA concentration | 4 hours |
| elective course in MBA | 4 hours |
| ARCH 574: Architectural Design Studio | 8 hours |
Total: |
16 hours |
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School of Architecture Graduate Office
(217) 244-4723
