Architecture

The BGSU Master of Architecture degree pursues the convergence of technical and liberal arts to inspire and empower students like you to enhance the built environment.

Bowling Green State University’s Master of Architecture (M.Arch.) program is for students who intend to become licensed architects. The two-year, professional M.Arch. degree builds on the four-year pre-professional Bachelor of Science in Architecture degree currently in operation – or its equivalent from other institutions.

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Career highlights

A career in architecture offers many new avenues to explore designing the built environment. The BGSU M.Arch. degree continues to be excellent preparation for the next stage of professional licensure.

The BGSU architecture masters program is NAAB-accredited and the faculty have experience with the Architectural Experience Program® (AXP®) and insight to help you with the Architect Registration Examination®.

The program offers a network of alumni across every professional branch of architecture and the built environment, award-winning students and faculty and deep ties to AIA and local design communities.

Career paths

Architect
Urban design
Environmental architect
Building technologist
Digital architecture
AR/VR architect

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Expanding what is possible within the built environment

The graduate architecture curriculum immerses students in rigorous coursework and hands-on experience in designing, researching, and developing architectural composition and then applying those learned skills in professional practice.

This curriculum is ideal for individuals with a strong interest in expanding their entrepreneurial perspectives in anticipation of their future roles in a rapidly changing professional climate.

Among the faculty are book authors, distinguished chairs, best paper writers and expert practitioners.

Curriculum

The BGSU master of architecture curriculum immerses you in rigorous coursework and hands-on experience of the entire design process. Design is explored through topical investigation and studio projects that address diverse cultural, social, behavioral and physical needs and problems.

Graduate architecture students research and develop architectural compositions in response to challenging solo and group project briefs. Students apply those skills in professional practice scenarios.

The BGSU’s M.Arch. degree candidates fulfill the five core requirements of the graduate curriculum by completing 52 graduate credit hours distributed in the following areas.

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Sample courses

Integrated Building Design
Sustainable Systems
Professional Practice
Entrepreneurship
Business Innovation by Design
Design Research

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Admissions criteria

The BGSU Master of Architecture program is for students who have met the admission standards and hold four-year Bachelor of Science degrees with a major in architecture from BGSU or an equivalent pre-professional degree from a domestic or international institution recognized by BGSU.

A minimum GPA of a 3.0
Three letters of recommendation from previous professors or employers
Statement of Intent
Electronic portfolio

Graduate Design Studio I, II, III, IV (27 hrs)

Design Studio covers design process fundamentals, integration of passive and sustainable technologies, structural systems and materials exploration. The Design Studio culminates in the thesis studio project.