MArch - Year 6 These notes are for Year 5 students who are beginning the MArch work term. They describe the basic structure and requirements of Year 6. Promotion to Year 6 In the winter term the Architecture office will conduct a Year 5 review by checking your academic record and work term record. The following Year 5 items must be complete: two ARCH 50xx: Design core courses two ARCH 51xx: Humanities core courses two ARCH 52xx: Technology core courses two graduate electives ARCH 5308/5309: Co-op Work Term: registered for both courses; work term agreement submitted; work term information sheet submitted; work placement approved The office will notify you about your initial eligibility for promotion to Year 6. Before beginning the M5 term, you must also complete the MArch work term requirement: ARCH 5308/5309: Co-op Work Term: 1000 hours of approved work experience in no less than 24 weeks The final Year 5 requirements are completed during the first two weeks of your M5 term: ARCH 5308/5309: Co-op Work Term: submit workbook; submit employer evaluation; do work term presentation MArch worksheet To monitor your progress through the MArch program, including the number of electives left to complete, you can download an MArch worksheet and compare it to your academic record. Preliminary thesis proposal Your preliminary thesis proposal is due on the first day of your M5 term. For details, see the abbreviated course outline and the faculty research statements on the ARCH 9007 web site. Year 6 terms and courses Fall Winter Summer (optional) M5 M6 M6 (continuation) ARCH 9007: Thesis Preparation ARCH 9008: Thesis (ARCH 9009: Thesis Continuation) ARCH 5216: BSI for Thesis* ARCH 5311: Professional Practice elective elective * Students who entered the MArch program before September 2011 have the option of taking two electives instead of ARCH 5216: Building Systems Integration for Thesis. Electives For general information on electives, refer to the notes for Year 5 students. Course outlines for electives and core courses will be issued to all MArch students before the term begins. Electives are open equally to everyone; faster students have priority. If places are still available in core courses after the Year 5 students have made their selections, the office will notify Year 6 students. Professional Practice ARCH 5311 is a one-week Professional Practice module for all M6 students. It is offered once a year: in the second week of the winter term. Full-time status Nine credit-hours of courses during a term is the university's minimum for full-time student status. There are two exceptions: ARCH 5308 and ARCH 5309: these two work term courses are considered full-time (but ARCH 5310 is not) students who have completed all MArch course requirements except Thesis and are registered for ARCH 9008 or ARCH 9009 can choose to be classified by the university as full-time students by notifying Architecture's graduate coordinator at least a month before the term begins; full-time incidental fees are approximately $110 higher but full-time status may have advantages: university bus pass, student loan repayments, etc. Thesis-only If you have completed all MArch course requirements except Thesis (ARCH 9008 or ARCH 9009), the university requires you to register also for a generic course number: REGN 9999 (listed under "Registration Course - Graduate" in the university timetable). This will not appear on your academic record or add to your tuition fees; it merely ensures that you will be categorized and counted correctly as a thesis-only student. Program length The maximum duration of a thesis is five academic terms: ARCH 9007, ARCH 9008, and up to three terms of ARCH 9009. If you are receiving government student loans for the MArch program, check on the maximum number of terms for which you are eligible for loans. The MArch program is nominally two years long (including all academic terms and work terms), so the maximum loan period may be six or seven terms.