i. institutional support and commitment to continuous improvement

School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Department of Architecture, Interior Architecture, and Designed Objects
Master of Architecture
Master of Architecture with emphasis in Interior Architecture
Second Summer Third Year Spring
OFF CAMPUS (6) PROPOSITIONS CLUSTER (15)
ARCH 6004 Off-Campus Study Trip - Drawing (3) ARCH 6220 Architecture Studio 6:
ARCH 6005 Off-Campus Study Trip- Design History (3) Thesis Studio (4.5)
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ARCH 6221 Structures 3:
Complex Organizations (1.5)
ARCH 6222 Sustaining Practice Economies (3)
Elective in service of the Thesis topic (3)
Elective (3)
2) Master of Architecture—Option II
Students with undergraduate non-professional bachelors degrees in architecture or architectural
technology may request admission to the Master of Architecture, Option II degree program. Stu-
dents who are accepted into the accelerated degree program will still need to fulfill 45 credits of
non-architectural college-level coursework that are required for graduation from an NAAB-accredit-
ed Master of Architecture degree program. Students admitted into the Option II program may also
be missing one or two specific topical architectural classes, and if so will be required to take those
classes at SAIC. They may use their elective courses to fulfill this coursework before graduation.
Students who have been admitted into the Master of Architecture track and who have requested
consideration for Option II status, may be placed into the regular Master of Architecture track if their
undergraduate transcripts and syllabi do not cover all the topics and SPCs in the first full academic
year of the Master of Architecture 3½ year track. Each semester includes a conceptual cluster
of classes with a 4.5-credit design studio, a 4.5-credit integrated technical practice studio, and a
3-credit seminar. The curriculum is detailed below.
Curriculum for the Master of Architecture –Option II (TOTAL CREDITS 60)
First Year Fall Second Year Fall
INTERACTIVITY CLUSTER (15) CONVERGENCE CLUSTER (15)
ARCH 6110 Architecture Studio 3: Systems (4.5) ARCH 6210 Architecture Studio 5:
ARCH 6112 Nodes, Networks & Interactivity Integrations (4.5)
in Practice (4.5) ARCH 6212 Choreographed and Ambient
ARTHI 6118 Semper & Beyond: Systems (4.5)
Hist. of Arch. & Tech (3) ARCH 6214 Cycle Ecologies (3)
Elective (3) Elective (3)
First Year Spring Second Year Spring
SOCIETY CLUSTER (15) PROPOSITIONS CLUSTER (15)
ARCH 6120 Architecture Studio 4: Families (4.5) ARCH 6220 Architecture Studio 6:
ARCH 6123 Codes, Specs, Joints and Seams (4.5) Thesis Studio (4.5)
ARTHI Art History Elective (3) ARCH 6221 Structures 3:
Elective (3) Complex Organizations (1.5)
ARCH 6222 Sustaining Practice Economies (3)
Elective in service of the Thesis topic (3)
Elective (3)
3) Master of Architecture with an Emphasis in Interior Architecture
The three-and-a half year 102-credit track is a carefully choreographed studio sequence, offering
students the insights and sensibilities required of the contemporary interior architect, while