Thesis Studio

Catalog description

ARCH 6990 , Thesis Studio, is a course in which graduate students in their final year develop and test a thesis addressing a significant issue in the built environment, overseen by a faculty thesis director. The final graduate thesis project is the culmination of the architectural design curriculum and the capstone of research and design synthesis for students. Graduate students can choose to pursue a thesis project in their final year of study or may opt to take the research studio track. Students who elect to do an independent Thesis Studio must fulfill specific academic requirements and have prepared a thesis topic over the preceding summer, and have approval for this proposal by a thesis director and graduate program director, and must take ARCH 6980 in the fall semester to develop their thesis proposal before taking 6990, Thesis Studio.