BEDS / MArch Courses Program description BEDS is a senior undergraduate program that is preceded by at least two years of university studies in other subjects. It consists of two years of required architectural courses in design, representation, humanities, technology, and professional practice, plus a four-month co-op work term. It concludes at the end of the winter term, in April. BEDS graduates then may be admitted to the MArch program. The two-year Master of Architecture program begins in the summer term (early May). Students select core courses in design, humanities, and technology. The program also includes an eight-month co-op work term, a professional practice course, and a design thesis supervised by a faculty member. Six elective courses enable students to direct their graduate studies toward their own interests, aligned with areas of faculty research. FALL WINTER SUMMER Year 3 - BEDS Year 4 - BEDS B1 (academic term) B2 (academic term) B3 (academic term) Design Design Design Foundations in Arch'l History & Theory Arch'l History & Theory - 20th Century Arch'l History & Theory - 14th-18th Century Building Technology Building Technology Building Systems Integration Professional Practice Professional Practice Professional Practice Representation Representation Representation     Free Lab   Year 5 - MArch B4 (work term) B5 (academic term) M1 (academic term) Prof. Practice (work term) Design (Design)   Arch'l History & Theory - 19th Century (Humanities) Building Systems Integration (Technology) Professional Practice (elective) Representation     M2 (academic term) M3 (work term) M4 (work term) (Design) Prof. Practice (work term) (Humanities)   (Technology) (elective) Year 6 - MArch M5 (academic term) M6 (academic term)   MArch Thesis Preparation MArch Thesis BSI for Thesis* 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. Graduate core courses and electives Design - core courses Urban Housing Studio Adaptive Reuse Studio Urban Systems Studio Material Detail Studio Light Frame Building Studio Landscape Studio Ephemeral Architecture Studio Public Architecture Studio Coastal Studio Humanities - core courses Housing Theory Residential Real Estate Development Urban Systems History and Theory of Cities International Sustainable Development Theory and the Built Environment Architectural Theory of the Enlightenment Ephemeral Architecture Architectural Exhibitions Integrated Coastal and Ocean Planning Documentation and Conservation of the Modern Movement Humanities Seminar Technology - core courses From Timber to Lumber From Lumber to Structure Composite Materials Earth Construction Natural Finishes Light and Material Acoustics Energy Efficient Design Life Cycle Analysis The Construction Detail From Principle to Detail Facades Tensile Architecture Fabrication Technology Seminar Electives Design Seminar Free Lab Architecture and Archaeoastronomy Humanities Seminar Material Investigation Material Investigation in Wood Technology Seminar Entrepreneurship Permission to Build Professional Practice Seminar Graphic Design in Architecture Painting in Architecture Photography in Architecture Montage in Architecture Multimedia in Architecture Spatial Constructions in Digital Video Language as Representation Alternatives to Perspective Digital Form Architectural Documentation and Analysis Documentation and Reconstruction of Historic Buildings Developments in Architectural Representation Representation Seminar All graduate courses are not offered every year. For current courses, refer to the university timetable.