The courses of the Management Option build upon a foundation already established in Architectural Practice, Design, History, and Structures. The management, real-estate, finance, construction management and computer courses make new areas of study available. The required option-courses apply these newly learned ideas in architecture. Modern architectural practice is becoming a global business which demands the orchestration of increasingly complex tasks to satisfy expanding client and public expectations.
Architectural practice takes place in a constantly changing and challenging business environment.
Conducting a successful practice requires the application of business principles, usually hard-won through trial and error, but now available in the graduate courses of this University. Architectural expertise has an increased application in fields outside the more historic areas of practice. The courses of the Management Option aim to provide a bridge to such fields as design build, development, facility management, financial feasibility analysis, automation and computer graphics. The second degree in each double masters program provides an opportunity for specialization beyond the M.Arch. The candidate can qualify for two graduate-degrees in less time than is required to take each degree sequentially.