Two of the master’s six available tracks conclude with a written ARC 810 thesis. For the four other tracks the thesis is optional and the program ends with a ARC 610 Architecture Design Degree Project, which can take on multiple forms but is usually a design-focused work with a limited written component.
Because our MSA has just been restructured, we cannot yet feature ARC 810 theses that correspond to the current degree choices. But we have gathered underneath examples from former years which might help applicants to better understand what the written thesis entails.
We perceive it not only as a substantial writing and research task, at times a first step towards a PhD, but as a prestigious opportunity to showcase the capacity to address complex issues, to both the professional sector and academia. In order to inspire students and assure the connection to “real-life” concerns, we invite our internal and external partners to suggest topics.
If chosen as an option, ARC 810 will in most cases act as a complement to ARC 610, inviting students to provide background and advanced analytical structure to their design-oriented investigations within the built environment and society. Unlike ARC 610, ARC 810 becomes part of the university’s open access repository, and is therefore referenced by search engines.
