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Hammons School of Architecture Curriculum

The Hammons School of Architecture offers a NAAB accredited five-year first professional master of architecture degree that includes summer course work. The required architecture courses are integrated with the Engaging Our World (Drury CORE) liberal arts curriculum of the university. This integrated curriculum provides a design focused education, within a liberal arts context consisting of courses from the four academic divisions, in preparation for professional architecture practice. In support of a broader learning environment, no ARCH prefix course may count toward the fulfillment of core divisional requirements for students pursuing the Master of Architecture.

The first two years of the program are the pre-professional years. Enrollment in the first year of the pre-professional program is based upon high school GPA and SAT/ACT scores. All students interested in pursuing a degree in architecture should file an intent to study architecture form with the architecture office prior to completing all the pre-professional course requirements.

Because the architecture curriculum is sequentially structured, student course records are reviewed at the end of each semester to assure the prerequisites have been completed with acceptable grades before students are allowed to advance to the next year level of the program. The grade of incomplete in any prerequisite course will necessitate the completion of that work and receipt of a final grade prior to the first day of any course requiring the prerequisite. Students who have not completed the prerequisite for any ARCH course as of the first day of class will be removed from the roster of that class.

Application to continue in the professional program at the third year level must be made at the beginning of the spring semester of the sophomore year. Admission requires the completion of the first two years of courses listed below with a GPA of 2.75.

Due to the sequential nature of the architecture curriculum, it is important to fully review and understand the co-requisites and prerequisites for all classes. In addition, the master of architecture requires successful completion of all Exploring Our World core requirements. Be aware that all Master of Architecture students will need to complete a fine arts division interpretation class in art history, theatre or music.

*ARCH 253 can be taken either fall or spring of the second year.

Students must receive a grade of C- or better in all coursework with an ARCH designation and ARTZ 123, CORE 101, CORE 103, CORE 201, Drury Foundations course, MATH 203 and PHYS 201 for that work to count toward the requirements for the master of architecture degree or the minor in architecture. Students who fail to make a C- or better in any ARCH designated course after two tries will not be allowed to continue in the architecture program.

*The third year spring and fourth year fall course work can be taken in place of each other either semester. Students who do not participate in the Aigina Program shall complete ARCH 428 and ARCH 458 in a foreign summer program of at least five weeks in length or approved alternative foreign program.

**ARCH 356 can be taken either fall third year or fall fourth year

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