School of Architecture
General Information
Introduction
The study of architecture develops intellectual, professional and creative
skills, and knowledge in the design of form and space together with the
integration of construction technology. Architectural studies offer students
the opportunity to generate physical solutions to complex problems, often
with competing economic, social, and political, as well as physical, parameters.
The profession of architecture attracts those who have a wide range of
interests and skills and wish to make a unique contribution to society.
To accommodate a diverse student body, the school offers an Architecture
Doctorate (ArchD) as a professional degree. This program fulfills the
academic requirements for licensure in the profession of architecture
and is the only such degree program in the state of Hawai‘i.
Mission and Goals
The primary mission of the School of Architecture at UH Manoa, is to
offer the highest quality architectural education to prepare students
to be ethical and humane professionals, with a desire for life-long learning,
a commitment to excellence, and the aspiration to be contributing members
of society.
The academic program of the School of Architecture offers opportunities
to focus on meeting the special needs of Hawai‘i, Asia and the Pacific
Region. The school strives to be the center for the study of Asia-Pacific
architecture, committed to the aggressive pursuit and establishment of
the knowledge base for this regional architecture, and to effectively
disseminate the accumulated knowledge to the students, the professional
community, and the public at large. The school has the distinction of
producing graduates who are competent practitioners, especially equipped
to meet the architectural challenges of Hawai‘i, Asia and the Pacific
region.
Program
The School of Architecture offers a professional Architecture Doctorate
(ArchD) degree program. Students with no prior baccalaureate degree also
complete a BA in Interdisciplinary Studies prior to the professional studies
segment of the program.
The seven-year program awards an accredited ArchD degree and meets all
the national accreditation standards of the National Architectural Accrediting
Board (NAAB) and is currently accredited by NAAB for the maximum six-year
term.
The 2004 NAAB Conditions and 2005 Procedures state:
“In the U.S., most state registration boards require a degree from
an accredited professional degree program as a prerequisite for licensure.
The National Architectural Accrediting Board (NAAB), which is the sole
agency authorized to accredit U.S. professional degree programs in architecture,
recognizes three types of degrees; the Bachelor of Architecture, the Master
of Architecture, and the Doctor of Architecture. A program may be granted
a six-year, three-year, or two-year term of accreditation, depending on
its degree of conformance with established educational standards.
Master degree programs may consist of a pre-professional undergraduate
degree and a professional graduate degree that, when earned sequentially,
constitute an accredited professional education. However, the pre-professional
degree is not, by itself, recognized as an accredited degree.”
Description
The Architecture Doctorate (ArchD) is a 215-credit program which can
be completed in six to seven years. The curriculum carefully integrates
off-campus professional practice training and overseas cross-cultural
experience within the comprehensive academic program.
The ArchD program consists of three segments. The first three-year segment
is Pre-Professional Studies, the second segment is a Transition year,
and the third three-year segment is Professional Studies. The Pre-Professional
segment addresses the UH Manoa general education and graduation core requirements
along with the study of architectural design principles and applications.
The Transition year connects the Pre-Professional and the Professional
Studies and includes elective opportunities to complete the BA in Interdisciplinary
Studies. The Professional segment continues the study of architectural
design principles and applications including a number of elective courses.
It provides the students opportunities for overseas studies and involves
them in the professional practice of architecture, which incorporates
real-time experience in architectural firms. Culmination of the individual
student’s experience is a doctoral project in the final year of
the program. With careful planning and full utilization of the summers
and/or prior university education, the seven-year program may be completed
in less time and includes elective opportunities to complete the BA in
Interdisciplinary Studies.
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