Master of Tall Buildings and Vertical Urbanism
The post-professional Master of Tall Buildings and Vertical Urbanism (MTBVU), an academic degree, offered by the College of Architecture is intended for students with professional degrees in architecture who seek to develop a better understanding of the theories, methods, and technologies necessary to achieve high performance, energy efficient, healthy, and sustainable high rise buildings.
Admission Requirements
The program is open to applicants holding an accredited professional degree in architecture, urban design, or allied field. Applicants with a degree earned outside the U.S. must have the equivalent to a first professional degree and be eligible for licensure in their home country.
Code | Title | Credit Hours |
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Required Courses | (24) | |
ARCH 545 | Architecture Studio V: Advanced | 6 |
ARCH 546 | Architecture Studio VI: Advanced | 6 |
ARCH 570 | Talking TALL I | 3 |
ARCH 571 | Talking TALL II | 3 |
ARCH 572 | Tall Building Technologies I | 3 |
ARCH 573 | Tall Building Technologies II | 3 |
Elective Courses | (6) | |
Select 6 credit hours from the following list: | 6 | |
Material: Transparent | 3 | |
Topics in Advanced Technology | 3 | |
Design of Energy-Efficient Buildings I | 3 | |
Design of Energy-Efficient Buildings II | 3 | |
Special Problems | 1-8 | |
Building Energy Modeling | 3 | |
Building Enclosure Design | 3 | |
Energy Conservation in Buildings | 3 | |
Applied Building Energy Modeling | 3 | |
Business Economics | 3 | |
Financial Modeling | 3 | |
Strategic Management and Design Thinking | 3 | |
Financial Management | 3 | |
Marketing Strategy | 3 | |
MBA 554 | 3 | |
Comm. Real Estate Transactions | 3 | |
Real Estate Acquisitioons & Development | 2 | |
Total Credit Hours | 30 |