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Master of Science in Architecture Studies
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graduate
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https://catalog.mit.edu/degree-charts/master-architecture-studies/
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Master of Science in Architecture Studies

Source: https://catalog.mit.edu/degree-charts/master-architecture-studies/ Parent: https://catalog.mit.edu/schools/

Department of Architecture

A minimum of 96 units of graduate-level coursework is required. Credit received for thesis (4.THG) registration does not count toward this minimum.
Required for all SMArchS degree candidates
4.221 Architecture Studies Colloquium
4.THG Graduate Thesis
Required for SMArchS Aga Khan Program degree candidates
4.621 Orientalism, Colonialism, and Representation
4.624 Dwelling & Building: Cities in the Global South
Four subjects in area of interest
4.686 SMArchS AKPIA Pre-Thesis Preparation
4.288 Preparation for SMArchS Thesis
Restricted Elective—Select one of the following subjects:
4.612 Islamic Architecture and the Environment
4.616 Culture and Architecture
4.617 Advanced Study in Islamic Urban History
4.619 Historiography of Islamic Art and Architecture
4.308 Art, Architecture, and Urbanism in Dialogue
4.379 Future Heritage Workshop
Required for SMArchS Architecture Design degree candidates
Six subjects in area of interest
4.130 Architectural Design Theory and Methodologies
4.288 Preparation for SMArchS Thesis
Required for SMArchS Building Technology degree candidates
4.481 Building Technology Seminar
Six subjects in area of interest
4.288 Preparation for SMArchS Thesis
Required for SMArchS Design and Computation degree candidates
4.580 Inquiry into Computation and Design
Six subjects in area of interest
4.587 SMArchS Computation Pre-Thesis Preparation
4.588 Preparation for SMArchS Computation Thesis
Required for SMArchS History, Theory and Criticism degree candidates
4.661 Theory and Method in the Study of Architecture and Art 1
Six subjects in area of interest
4.687 SMArchS HTC Pre-Thesis Preparation
4.288 Preparation for SMArchS Thesis
Required for SMArchS Urbanism
4.163[J] Urban Design Studio
4.228[J] Contemporary Urbanism Proseminar: Theory and Representation
4.241[J] The Making of Cities
Five subjects in area of interest
4.288 Preparation for SMArchS Thesis
1 Must be taken twice.