MArch I AP Degree Requirements
Requirements for Award of Degree
A candidate who is admitted to the program with advanced standing (MArch I AP) will be recommended for the Master in Architecture as a professional degree upon satisfactory completion of a minimum of 100 units. MArch I AP students normally begin their course of study in the third semester of the MArch I program and pursue the following five semester sequence:
| THIRD SEMESTER | ||
| GSD 1201 | Third Semester Core Studio :: Details | 8 units |
| GSD 4205M1 | Buildings, Texts, and Contexts :: Details | 2 units |
| GSD 4206M2 | Buildings, Texts, and Contexts :: Details | 2 units |
| GSD 6201 | Analysis and Design of Building Structures I :: Details | 4 units |
| Electives | Distributional or General Electives** | 4 units |
| FOURTH SEMESTER | ||
| GSD 1202 | Fourth Semester Core Studio :: Details | 8 units |
| GSD 6202 | Analysis and Design of Building Structures II :: Details | 4 units |
| GSD 6205 | Environmental Technologies in Buildings :: Details | 4 units |
| GSD 7212 | Issues in the Practice of Architecture :: Details | 4 units |
| FIFTH SEMESTER | ||
| Studio Option* | 8 units | |
| GSD 6204 | Building Technology :: Details | 4 units |
| Electives | Distributional or General Electives** | 8 units |
| SIXTH SEMESTER | ||
| Studio Option* | 8 units | |
| Thesis Elective | Elective in Preparation of Thesis | 4 units |
| Electives | Distributional or General Electives** | 8 units |
| SEVENTH SEMESTER | ||
| GSD 9301 | Independent Design Thesis | 12 units |
| Electives | Distributional or General Electives** | 8 units |
Please note that an entering Advanced Placement student may not be waived out of all first-year courses, so individual schedules may vary.
* A minimum of one studio option must be taken from those offered by the Department of Architecture.
** Students are required to fulfill the following distributional electives:
- 8 units of advanced history electives
- 4 units of non-Western electives
- 4 units of professional practice electives
An approved list of distributional electives is posted each term. Please note that some courses may count toward the satisfaction of two distributional electives. For example, an advanced history course may also fulfill a non-Western requirement.
General electives may be fulfilled through any course at the GSD or cross-registered courses at Harvard schools, MIT or the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts.