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The pre-architecture major leads to the Bachelor of Arts degree. However, it may be chosen only as a second major. The double major is required so that the perspectives provided by this interdisciplinary program may be complemented by a concentrated disciplinary experience. The pre-architecture program introduces the student to the forms, history, and functions of architecture as well as the studio skills relevant to its practice. The program is designed to provide a background for undergraduate students who plan to continue architectural studies at the graduate level, as well as for those interested in the study of architecture as part of a liberal or technical education.

To declare a pre-architecture major, students should have declared a first major and have sophomore or junior standing. Up to 6 credits in general education requirements and elective courses taken by students for their first major may be applied to their pre-architecture major.

Evaluation
The teachers and the department review the results of the web-based evaluations and mid-semester evaluations. The programme is also reviewed through discussions with students, at teacher gatherings and in discussions among the academic groups- and sections. Also, contact with external examiners, colleagues and networks outside the department give highly valuable input to ensure the quality of the programme.

Programme content
All students must take the following courses: Introduction course 10 credits, Mathematics 30 credits, Informatics 10 credits, Physics 20 credits, Statistics 10 credits, Chemistry 10 credits, Philosophy of Science 10 credits, Economics and Social Science 10 credits. Elective courses: 30 credits. In addition, the students will take 80 credits in total of the following basic courses related to the programme: Building Structures and Soil Mechanics 25 credits, Structural Design of Buildings 30 credits, History, Planning and Drawing 15 credits, Construction Management 10 credits, Material Technology 10 credits. With this background, the students choose between three main profiles: Construction Technique Buildings and Wood Science and Technology, Construction Technique Buildings and Drawing and Design of Buildings, Construction Technique Buildings combined with courses from other subject areas such as Water and Environmental Technology or Economics. In the profile Construction Technique Buildings and Wood Science and Technology, the students take 20 credits within Timber Engineering and Wood Science and Technology. In the profile Construction Technique Buildings and Drawing and Design of Buildings, the students take 20 credits Free-hand Drawing, Drawing and Design of Buildings and Spatial Planning. In the profile Construction Technique Buildings combined with courses from other subject areas, the students shall choose 20 credits within their chosen subject area. Regardless of the profile chosen, all students must take 20 credits from courses at the 200 level within the specialisation area of the profile, and 30 credits from courses at the 300-level. All students must also complete a Master\’s thesis of 30 credits.

Student advising
Student supervision is provided by the student adviser affiliated with the programme, e-mail: studieveileder-teknologi@umb.no. Supervision will be offered when designing the study plans. The different course teachers are available for academic supervision during office hours. The students are encouraged to contact their teachers if needed.

The Master of Architecture (M.Arch.) at NJIT is a post-baccalaureate professional program, fully accredited by the National Architectural Accrediting Board (NAAB). The seven-semester 97-credit program is intended for applicants who have earned a Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Arts, or a graduate degree with no previous design courses or experience.

Candidates entering the Professional M. Arch. program complete a required core sequence covering architectural history, integrated building systems, and digital design and representation applications as a series of progressive and cumulative co-requisites for the first four design studios. After completion of this mandatory core sequence, M.Arch students enter the advanced options sequence, in which students are given a selection of design studios in each semester, along with additional elective courses to round out their professional education.

A shortened program is available through advanced placement for applicants who have a pre-professional Bachelor of Science or Bachelor of Arts in Architecture or another field directly related to architecture, or students who have a Bachelor of Architecture from a non-NAAB accredited program (all international students

To be eligible for admission to the PhD program, candidates are required to have successfully completed a Masters degree in Architecture (MArch) from METU or an equivalent institution, and comply with the admission requirements and criteria given below. The PhD program in Architecture lasts a minimum of eight semesters. Degree requirements consist of formal coursework of a total minimum of 27 credits (2 required courses and 5 elective courses approved by the Department/Program of Architecture), a proficiency exam, a substantial PhD dissertation and its defense.

The PhD program in Architecture aims at enhancing research and scholarship in the fields of theory, design, knowledge and representation. It endows the doctoral student with the knowledges and skills and the development of appropriate ways of thinking and production required to cope with the growing complexity of contemporary research projects. Original and significant scholar contribution to the field is expected, as well as versatility in dealing with research projects of an interdisciplinary and/or technocentric nature. The formal coursework presents and investigates different epistemological, methodological or representational frameworks and scientific approaches used in the discipline and in other human or physical sciences and deals with the problems of integration, representation and communication of knowledge. Elective courses develop awarenessof current issues and topics in architectural debates and of the complex socio-cultural, economic and technological issues shaping contemporary architectural discourse and practice. A critical understanding and reinterpretation of the most recent theoretical debates and paradigms in architecture and in related fields and disciplines, as well as an effective consciousness of the social, historical and epistemological contexts of research is considered as a substantial part of doctoral research.The program endows the doctoral candidate with an awareness of the moral and ethical issues in scientific inquiry, competence in the synthesis and integration of knowledge in real world situations and the development of an ethos to this end.

The PhD program in Architecture is designed as an open, resourceful and adaptive infrastructure that fosters the building of innovative communities of research engaged in creative thinking. The intellectual and creative capital of candidates is promoted through productive communications between doctoral researchers and the academic staff. Candidates are counselled and advised on academic and organisational practices and clusters in their own field, allowing them access multiple academic, professional and social connections and networks to develop and disseminate their work.

Considering that the majority of doctoral candidates are interested in future academic careers, career planning is also on the agenda. The program provides for training both in research and teaching, attracting future academics nationwide to experience the research culture and scholarship developed there.