Statement of purpose
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+ A 1,000-1,500 word essay that addresses your interest in the M Arch II
program with respect to your academic and professional objectives, the factors
that led you to apply to the UTSOA, a situation or job that helped you define
your interest, your most substantial professional contribution and why you view
it as such, and/or any other factors related to your academic or professional
experience that you wish to convey to the admissions committee.
+ M Arch II Interdisciplinary
Studies applicants are required to include a Hypothetical Curriculum
drawn from courses currently or recently offered at the University as a whole
with your statement of purpose.
+ You may submit your ApplyTexas online application before finishing your statement of purpose.
You can later upload your statement through MyStatus.
Three letters of recommendation
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Provide recommenders' emails as part of the ApplyTexas online
application.
+ Recommenders may include former instructors and professional employers.
+ Letters should include comments on the applicant’s intellectual,
communicative, and leadership abilities as well as his or her capacity for
creativity and relevant personal characteristics.
+ After you submit your application and pay your application fee,
notification emails will be sent to your recommenders. Any delay in submitting
your application or application fee will delay the notifications to your
recommenders.
Résumé or curriculum vitae
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Portfolio
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MyStatus.
The portfolio helps the reviewers determine your potential to perform
successfully in a studio based design curriculum. In order to review each
application fairly and accurately, the reviewing committee requires evidence in
one or more categories:
The level of creative skill you possess in any medium.
The extent of your interest in the M Arch II, made evident through your
abilities in composition, physical form-making, or perception of the
environment.
Your ability to translate ideas into physical form, even if in simple terms
such as drawing.
FORMAT
Portfolios should be designed and formatted for on-screen viewing (avoid a
double spread layout) . Maximum file size is 25 MB.
ATTRIBUTION
For each project, list the applicant’s name, the project’s date, and an
indication as to whether the project was academic, office-related, or personal.
In the case of collaborative or professional work, the contribution by the
applicant must be precisely described.
ORGANIZATION
The organization of the portfolio is a design exercise. It should be clear,
succinct, and thoughtfully composed to best reflect your interests and skills.
The quality of the work is of greater importance than quantity.
CONTENT
Applicants seeking a post-professional degree should submit examples of work
demonstrating an ability to pursue study at an advanced level. The portfolio
should be of high quality and provide evidence of well-developed graphic skills,
a sense of design (including integration of building technologies), and an
understanding of space, form, and volume at different scales. The committee
assumes the portfolio represents the applicant’s best abilities in design.