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Build a Foundation in Architecture
The Architecture, B.A., major prepares you to earn a pre-professional degree and enter a professional graduate program to become a registered/licensed architect. This program explores how to develop innovative solutions while understanding artistic tradition.
Miami also offers a professional degree program for the Master of Architecture (M.Arch.), which is accredited by the National Architectural Accrediting Board (NAAB). The professional M.Arch. degree, in combination with a specified period of internship in an architectural firm, prepares students to sit for the state licensing examination and become practicing architects.
Architecture Major Curriculum and Courses
Architecture majors will take courses in contemporary art history and the history of visual arts in Europe, Asia, Africa, and North America, which are taught by professors who are specialists in these areas.
- ARC 201 Architecture Studio
- ARC 211 Introduction to Landscape and Urban Design
- ART 311 Chinese Painting History
- IMS 319 Foundations in Digital 3-D Modeling and Animation
- ARC 418 Construction Methods
- ARC 441 Professional Practice
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- Demonstrate critical thinking skills (communication, design thinking, visual communication, technical documentation, investigative, fundamental design, use of precedents, ordering systems, historical traditions, global cultural, cultural diversity, applied research);
- Demonstrate integrated building practices, technical skills, and knowledge (pre-design, accessibility, sustainability, site design, life safety, comprehensive design, financial considerations, environmental systems, structural systems, service systems, materials, and assemblies);
- Demonstrate leadership and practice (collaboration, human behavior, client role in architecture, project management, practice management, leadership, legal responsibilities, ethics and professional judgment, community and social responsibility).
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Architecture Curriculum: First Year (30-31 Credit hours)
Fall Semester
(14 credit hours)Spring Semester
(16 credit hours)ARC 101 Studio I (5) ARC 102 Studio II (5) ARC 113 Graphic Media I (2) ARC 114 Graphics II (2) ARC 103 Shop Methods and Materials (1) MP Foundation Bio./Phy. Sci. with Lab (3) MP Foundation English Comp. (3) MP Foundation Social Science (3) MP Foundation Bio./Phy. Science (3) MP Intercultural Perspectives (3) UNV 101 University Studies Architecture Curriculum: Second Year (32 Credit hours)
Fall Semester
(16 credit hours)Spring Semester
(16 credit hours)ARC 201 Studio III (5) ARC 202 Studio IV (5) ARC 213 Graphic Media III (2) ARC 214 Graphic Media IV (2) ARC 212 Env. Systems I (3) ARC 211 Landscape/Urban Design (3) ARC 221 Arch. History I (3) ARC 222 Arch. History II (credit for MP Fdtn IIa Creative Arts) (3) MP (Fdtn III Global Perspectives)1 (3) MP (Thematic Sequence #1) (3) Architecture Curriculum: Third Year (33 Credit hours)
Fall Semester
(18 credit hours)Spring Semester
(15 credit hours)ARC 301 Studio V2 (6) ARC 302 Studio VI (6) Architectural Elective (History/Theory)3 (3) Architectural Elective (History/Theory) (3) Architectural Elective (Building Technology)4 (3) Architectural Elective (Building Technology) (3) MP (Thematic Sequence #2) (3) MP Foundation Global Perspectives (3) MP Advanced Writing (3) Architecture Curriculum: Fourth Year (29 Credit hours)
Fall Semester
(14 credit hours)Spring Semester
(15 credit hours)ARC 401 Studio VII (6) ARC 402 Studio VIII (MP Capstone (6) Architectural Elective (Building Technology)(3) Architectural Elective (History/Theory) (3) Architectural Elective (Comm. Process) (2) Architectural Elective (Building Technology) (3) MP (Thematic Sequence #3) (3) General Elective (3) Total number of 124 credit hours required for graduation.
NOTES
1 Fdtn III Global Perspectives may alternatively be fulfilled with six hours of credit from any Miami-approved Study Abroad program. International students may complete Fdtn III through six hours of Global Miami Plan coursework.
2 Studios I-IV must be taken in the semester and sequence shown. Studios V-VIII are upper-level elective studios. The upper-division studio sequence may be accelerated by taking a maximum of one pre-approved 6-credit-hour summer studio taken after completion of ARC 202. All 400-level upper-level studios are offered as Miami Plan Capstones.
3 Required upper-level Architectural Electives must be met by a minimum of:
(A suggested sequence of Arch. Elective courses are shown in parentheses; courses and sequence to be discussed with an academic advisor.)
9 credit hours in History/Theory
12 credit hours in Building Technology and Practice
2 credit hours in Communication Process4 The following Building Technology Elective courses are recommended for students intending to pursue a Master of Architecture:
ARC 410 Statics and Strength of Materials
ARC 417 Architectural Materials
ARC 418 Construction Methods
Miami has provided opportunities to develop not only as an architect, but as a human being. Experiences with peers and faculty, and one-on-one learning, have helped me become the person I’d want to be after my four years.
Danny Nolan ’19
Facts and Stats
Your college experience here will be one of the most exciting times of your life. To make sure of this, we’ll provide you with a powerful support system.
First-to-second year retention
Miami University Data
Among Public Universities in the United States for Four-Year Graduation Rate
OIRE
of 2021 CCA graduates employed or pursuing advanced degrees within six months of graduation
Miami University Data
After Graduation
M.Arch. Programs
Approximately 80% of our graduating seniors go on to an M.Arch program at Miami or elsewhere. Miami undergraduates pursue architecture graduate studies at such institutions as Harvard, the University of Pennsylvania, Columbia, Yale, Rice, Washington University, the University of Michigan, Georgia Tech, the University of Virginia, Syracuse, Cornell, the University of Texas, and the University of California at Berkeley.
This is Where Your Journey to Miami University Begins
Explore what it means to be a college student at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, where students prepare to go anywhere and everywhere. We’ll be here to help every step of the way as you prepare for college admission, enrollment, and success.
Contact Us
Department of Architecture and Interior Design
Alumni Hall 101
350 East Spring Street,
Oxford, OH 45056
513-529-7210
arcid@MiamiOH.edu