Architectural Studies Graduate Programs
- Contact Information
- College of Human Environmental Sciences
- 137 Stanley Hall
- 573-882-7224
- Architectural Studies Web Site
- Master’s admission criteria and application detail
- Doctoral admission criteria and application detail
About Architectural Studies
The Department’s mission is to educate future design practitioners, advance research of the built environment and disseminate knowledge of architectural studies to improve quality of life for people. The philosophy of the Department of Architectural Studies embraces the synergy created between architecture and interior design. Having a symbiotic relationship, both fields explore the design process and its final products. Promoting the meaning and value of physical settings and responding to the human condition, the program investigates the interaction between people and their surroundings to create a more beautiful and sustainable world. The program encourages an interdisciplinary, scholarly climate celebrating aesthetic values and the human sciences. Consistent attention is placed on planning and designing physical environments that support human needs and aspirations. Course work may include courses in supportive areas such as the human and physical sciences, art, humanities and allied design professions.
Degrees
Graduate Programs offer two emphases: 1) in environment and behavior studies with research leading to the MS and Ph.D. degrees and 2) in environmental design with a creative project leading to an MA degree.