Contact Information
- Program Coordinator:
Reid Coffman
ibernal@kent.edu330-672-0935
Connie Simms
csimms3@kent.edu
330-672-3765 - Chat with an Admissions Counselor
Fully Offered
- Kent Campus
Admission Terms
- Fall
Description
The Master of Science degree in Architecture and Environmental Design is a research-intensive program with one-year full residency requirement. The curriculum includes research methods, theories of architecture, thesis research, thesis and directed and free electives. The program is best suites for individuals interested in pursuing a specialization in the built environment.
The program may be taken as a dual degree with the Master of Architecture degree.
Admission Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in a professional or pre-professional environmental design program1 for unconditional admission
- Minimum 3.200 undergraduate GPA on a 4.000 point scale for unconditional admission
- Official transcript(s)
- GRE scores
- Résumé
- Goal statement (two pages) that includes and outline of a proposed study program
- Portfolio for design and research work
- Three letters of recommendation
- English language proficiency - all international students must provide proof of English language proficiency (unless they meet specific exceptions) by earning one of the following:
- Minimum 550 TOEFL PBT score (paper-based version)
- Minimum 79 TOEFL IBT score (Internet-based version)
- Minimum 77 MELAB score
- Minimum 6.5 IELTS score
- Minimum 58 PTE score
For more information about graduate admissions, please visit the Graduate Studies website. For more information on international admission, visit the Office of Global Education’s admission website.
| 1 | Conditional admission may be offered to applicants with undergraduate and graduate degrees in related disciplines. |
| 2 | Applicants with a 3.0–3.19 GPA may be conditionally admitted on an individual case-by-case basis. |
Program Requirements
Major requirements
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Major Requirements | ||
| AED 60922 | METHODS OF INQUIRY IN ARCHITECTURAL STUDIES | 2 |
| AED 60923 | EMPIRICAL RESEARCH IN ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN | 1 |
| AED 60930 | APPLIED RESEARCH METHODS IN ARCHITECTURE AND ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN | 3 |
| AED 66099 | THESIS PREPARATION SEMINAR | 2 |
| AED 66199 | THESIS I | 6 |
| ARCH 60301 | THEORIES OF ARCHITECTURE | 3 |
| Directed Electives | 12 | |
| Electives | 6 | |
| Minimum Total Credit Hours: | 35 | |