Admission Requirements
Undergraduate Admissions Requirements
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Completed application
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Official transcripts
Facilities & Technology
Center for Architectural Studies
In some cases, where students learn can be as important as what they learn. Where it can be a modern urban center or a historic city like Florence, or it can be a building so innovative in its design that it becomes a partner in the educational experience. Such is the case with Marywood’s Center for Architectural Studies, which houses the School of Architecture.
The School of Architecture is a state-of-the-art example of sustainable design. It's a spacious, adaptive re-use of Marywood's former gymnasium and natatorium. It features:
- Two levels of open studios
- Wood and metal shops
- Digital Fabrication Lab
- Plaster-casting room
- Printers and plotters
- Construction Materials Lab
- Reference library
A two-story commons under a continuous skylight harvests abundant natural light throughout the day and serves as the building's "agora" - an open, shared, central space for educational exchanges among students and faculty. This is an ideal place for group discussions, debates, displays, and project critiques.
Entrance to the building with student work displayed
School of Architecture Classrooms
A two-story commons under a continuous skylight harvests abundant natural light throughout the day and serves as the building's "agora" - an open, shared, central space for educational exchanges among students and faculty. This is an ideal place for group discussions, debates, displays, and project critiques.
Every student is provided an individual work space with a drawing board, personal storage area, pin-up wall, and space for a laptop.
It features:
- Two levels of studio space
- Fully-equipped woodshop
- Plaster-casting room
- Printers and plotters
- Computer-Aided Design (CAD) lab
- Student lounge
- Reference library
Cloud Room
The Cloud Room (CAS 251) is located on the second level of the Center for Architectural Studies, above the lobby. Including only chairs without desks, it is not considered a traditional classroom space. The Cloud Room is used by the School of Architecture as a meeting space and as a location for architecture lectures and guest speakers.
Scholarships
Morris K. Udall Scholarship
The Udall Foundation seeks future leaders across a wide spectrum of environmental fields, including policy, engineering, science, education, urban planning and renewal, business, health, justice, and economics. The Foundation also seeks future Native American and Alaska Native leaders in public and community health care, tribal government, and public policy affecting Native American communities, including land and resource management, economic development, and education.
Courses & Curriculum (120 Total Credits)
The four-year Bachelor of Environmental Design in Architecture (BEDA) degree program at Marywood is a pre-professional degree. Marywood offers advanced standing in their professional Master of Architecture (MARCH) and Master of Interior Architecture (MIA) programs for students with undergraduate degrees in Environmental Design, Architecture, Interior Architecture, Virtual Architecture, and Construction Management. Most jurisdictions require the addition of a professional Master of Architecture to become an architect.
The Bachelor of Environmental Design in Architecture degree program requires study abroad in the third year in Florence. Students with extenuating circumstances outlined in the MU SOA Study Abroad Policy may apply for an exemption.
A minimum grade of “C” is required in order to fulfill the University’s requirement of design competency in each of the following studio courses: ARCH 110, ARCH 120, ARCH 210, ARCH 220, ARCH 310, ARCH 320, ARCH 410, and ARCH 420.
B.E.D.A. (Four-year pre-professional degree) Program Requirements
Total of 120 credits required including:
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Core curriculum*
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Environmental Design in Architecture curriculum
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General Electives
The Environmental Design in Architecture curriculum is scaffolded by four curricular sequences listed below. Please email the MUSOA Director at architecture@marywood.edu for a recommended, semester-by-semester curriculum tracker outlining the four-year program.
Studio Sequence
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ARCH 110 |
Design Studio I |
4 |
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ARCH 120 |
Design Studio II |
4 |
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ARCH 210 |
Design Studio III |
6 |
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ARCH 220 |
Design Studio IV |
6 |
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ARCH 310 |
Design Studio V |
6 |
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ARCH 320 |
Design Studio VI |
6 |
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ARCH 410 |
Design Studio VII |
6 |
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ARCH 420 |
Design Studio VIII |
6 |
Representation Sequence
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IARC 111L |
Hybrid Representation Lab I |
2 |
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IARC 121L |
Hybrid Representation Lab II |
2 |
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IARC 211L |
Hybrid Representation Lab III |
2 |
Technology Sequence
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ARCH 127 |
Building Technologies I |
3 |
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ARCH 217 |
Building Technologies II |
3 |
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ARCH 227 |
Building Technologies III |
3 |
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ARCH 317 |
Building Technologies IV |
3 |
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ARCH 417 |
Building Technologies V |
3 |
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ARCH 427 |
Building Technologies VI |
3 |
History and Theory Sequence
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ARCH 128 |
Hist & Thry of Arch & Interior Arch I |
3 |
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ARCH 218 |
Hist & Thry of Arch & Interior Arch II |
3 |
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ARCH 228 |
Hist & Thry of Arch & Interior Arch III |
3 |
Total Credit Hours: 120
An additional 9 credits of program electives are required.**
* MATH 160 and PHYS 140 are required to fulfill Math and Physical Science Core requirements for Bachelor of Environmental Design in Architecture students. Equivalent or higher courses will be accepted on a case-by-case basis.
** Program Electives shall be selected from Architecture, Interior Architecture, Construction Management, Virtual Architecture, and other courses approved by the MU SOA Director. Program Electives shall not be otherwise required courses in the Bachelor of Environmental Design in Architecture degree program.
Faculty
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