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