Concurrent Master's Degree: Interior Architecture to Architecture

Overview | Degree Requirements | Sample Curriculum

OVERVIEW

Students currently enrolled in either the Architecture or Interior Architecture graduate programs may meet with their academic advisor to request enrollment in a concurrent master’s degree pathway. This option provides an accelerated route to earning two accredited professional degrees:

Graduates of the concurrent program develop into versatile and skilled designers, capable of addressing a wide range of design challenges, including:

  • Multiple scales of sites and spaces
  • Detail and materiality
  • Sustainable design strategies
  • Collaborative and interdisciplinary processes

Program Structure & Timeline

  • Students without advanced placement who are required to complete 14 studios may complete both degrees in a minimum of four years.  
    • This timeline includes one additional 584‑level summer studio.
  • Graduate students with advanced placement may adapt the sample curriculum to their individual circumstances, resulting in a minimum of ten studios.

A separate application process for the concurrent degree option will be established.

Degree requirements
Concurrent Degree Requirements 
188 Credits
  • Architectural Design (Studios): 14 courses, 92 credits
    • ​3 Introductory Studios 
      • ARCH 680 Introductory Graduate Design
      • ARCH 681 Introductory Graduate Design
      • ARCH 682 Introductory Graduate Design
    • 3 Intermediate ARCH Studios
    • 3 Intermediate IARC Studios
    • 1 Furniture Studio
    • 2 Advanced ARCH Studios
    • 2 Advanced IARC Studios
    • Optional studios are offered in the summer in Eugene, Portland, or abroad.
  • UO Graduate Studies requires a minimum of 45 graduate credits in each program, of which 30 are in the major and 9 at the 600-level.
SAMPLE CURRICULUM

Summer Before Year One

Summer Term 
13 Credits
  • ARCH 680 Introductory Graduate Design   [6 Credits]
  • ARCH 631 Global Modern Architecture       [4 Credits]
  • ARCH 611 Graduate Design Process         [3 Credits]

 

 

Year One

Fall Term
16 Credits
  • ARCH 681 Introductory Graduate Design [6 Credits]
  • ARCH 550 Spatial Composition [4 Credits]
  • ARCH 570 Building Construction [4 Credits]
  • ARCH 622 Computational Design               [2 Credits]
    • ARCH 622 Computational Design may be waived for students with an appropriate background in design computing.
Winter Term
13 Credits
  • ARCH 682 Introductory Graduate Design   [6 Credits]
  • IARC 571 Interior Construction Elements   [3 Credits]
  • ARCH 540 Human Context of Design         [4 Credits]



Spring Term
16 Credits
  • IARC 584 Interior Design [6 Credits]
  • IARC 572 Interior Finishes and Design Application [3 Credits]
  • IARC 547 Color Theory and Application for the Built Environment [3 Credits]
  • ARCH 592 Environmental Control Systems II [4 Credits]

Year Two

Fall Term
16 Credits
  • ARCH 584 Architectural Design [6 Credits]
  • ARCH 561 Structural Behavior [4 Credits]
  • IARC 544 Furniture: Theory and Analysis   [3 Credits]
  • ARH 574 History of Interior Architecture I   [3 Credits]
Winter Term
13 Credits
  • IARC 584 Interior Design [6 Credits]
  • ARCH 562 Structural Design [4 Credits]
  • ARH 575 History of Interior Architecture II  [3 Credits]
Spring Term
14 Credits
  • IARC 587 Working Drawings [6 Credits]
  • IARC 573 Working Drawings in Interior Architecture [4 Credits]
  • ARCH 530 Architectural Contexts: Place and Culture [4 Credits]

Summer Before Year Three

Summer Term
13 Credits
  • ARCH 584 Architectural Design [6 Credits]
  • ARCH 523 Media for Design Development [3 Credits]
  • ARH Elective [4 Credits]

 

 

Year Three

Fall Term
15 Credits
  • IARC 586 Furniture Design [6 Credits]
  • IARC 545 Comprehensive Project Preparation [3 Credits]
  • IARC 592 Electric Lighting [3 Credits]
  • Subject Area Elective [3 Credits]
Winter Term
16 Credits
  • IARC 588 Interior Design Comprehensive Project I [8 Credits]
  • ARCH 517 Context of the Architectural Profession [4 Credits]
  • ARCH 591 Environmental Control Systems I [4 Credits]
Spring Term
11 Credits
  • IARC 589 Interior Design Comprehensive Project II [8 Credits]
  • ARH 576 History of Interior Architecture III [3 Credits]

Year Four

Fall Term
10 Credits
  • ARCH 584 Architectural Design [6 Credits]
  • ARCH 571 Building Enclosure [4 Credits]
Winter Term
11 Credits
  • ARCH 585 Architectural Design I [8 Credits]
  • Subject Area Elective [3 Credits]
Spring Term
11 Credits
  • ARCH 586 Advanced Architectural Design II [8 Credits]
  • Subject Area Elective [3 Credits]

Note: ARCH courses are applicable as electives toward IARC.