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A Bachelor of Architectural Engineering degree prepares students to pursue careers as professional engineers focused on building systems and structural design. The program emphasizes advanced structural systems and sustainable building solutions, helping students develop the technical knowledge needed to shape the built environment.
For students exploring architecture vs architectural engineering, the difference largely comes down to focus. Architecture primarily centers on the design, aesthetics, and functionality of buildings, while architectural engineering focuses on the engineering systems that make those designs possible. Architectural engineers apply principles of engineering to elements such as structural systems, environmental performance, and building technology, ensuring that buildings are safe, efficient, and sustainable.
At Marywood University, the Architectural Engineering program plans to apply for accreditation with ABET and is part of a collaborative learning environment similar to many leading architectural engineering schools. Marywood offers an integrative curriculum that includes shared coursework with related undergraduate degree programs: Architecture (BArch), Interior Architecture (BIA), and Construction Management (BSCM). This interdisciplinary approach allows students to gain a broader understanding of how buildings are designed, engineered, and constructed.
Architectural Engineering students follow a scaffolded curriculum designed to prepare them for professional practice. Key elements of the program include:
Design studios that progressively build toward a two-semester comprehensive thesis project
Building technology courses integrating topics such as structural systems, environmental and building science, renewable energy, and sustainable design
Engineering representation courses that introduce building information modeling (BIM) and simulation tools used in the industry
History and theory courses exploring the cultural, philosophical, political, and religious traditions that shape the built environment
Program electives in areas such as community design-build projects, global urban ecologies, lighting design, and public design initiatives
Through this combination of design, engineering, and interdisciplinary collaboration, students gain the knowledge and experience expected from today’s leading architectural engineering schools, preparing them to contribute to innovative and sustainable building solutions.
Design your Future Program is designed with the desire of an immersive experience, engaging students in several demonstrations anchored to the Architecture, Interior Architecture, and Construction Management Programs.
Marywood’s LEED Gold-certified School of Architecture building includes features like geothermal cooling, rainwater harvesting, and a green roof—putting sustainable principles into practice every day. Our students collaborate across disciplines with peers in Architecture, Construction Management, Interior Architecture, and Virtual Architecture, gaining real-world perspectives from the start. Through the Center for Urban Studies, they also engage in projects that connect design with community.
Recent awards include:
First Prize – Solar Decathlon Design Challenge, Attached Housing Division (2021)
Second Prize – Solar Decathlon Design Challenge, Retrofit Housing Division (2023)
Third Place – Workplace Wellness Category, AISC/ACSA Steel Competition (2021)
Marywood’s Architecture program is ranked #14 Best Value School by U.S. News & World Report’s Best Colleges rankings for 2026, making Marywood a great, centrally located option for students in Northeastern Pennsylvania who want to stay closer to home.
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Undergraduate Admissions Requirements
Completed application
Official transcripts
Letter of recommendation
Official SAT and/or ACT test scores (Marywood is test optional)
Essay (optional)
In some cases, where students learn can be as important as what they learn. Where it can be a modern urban center or a historic city like Florence, or it can be a building so innovative in its design that it becomes a partner in the educational experience. Such is the case with Marywood’s Center for Architectural Studies, which houses the School of Architecture.
The School of Architecture is a state-of-the-art example of sustainable design. It's a spacious, adaptive re-use of Marywood's former gymnasium and natatorium. It features:
A two-story commons under a continuous skylight harvests abundant natural light throughout the day and serves as the building's "agora" - an open, shared, central space for educational exchanges among students and faculty. This is an ideal place for group discussions, debates, displays, and project critiques.
Entrance to the building with student work displayed
A two-story commons under a continuous skylight harvests abundant natural light throughout the day and serves as the building's "agora" - an open, shared, central space for educational exchanges among students and faculty. This is an ideal place for group discussions, debates, displays, and project critiques.
Every student is provided an individual work space with a drawing board, personal storage area, pin-up wall, and space for a laptop.
It features:
Made possible through the generosity of David and Ann Hawk, longtime supporters of Marywood University and its mission, the Hawk Gallery honors the impact that David Hawk, former trustee, and Ann Hawk ’96, have made on the University through their service and philanthropy. This gallery is located beyond the lobby of the Center for Architectural Studies and is used to display student architecture work.
The Cloud Room (CAS 251) is located on the second level of the Center for Architectural Studies, above the lobby. Including only chairs without desks, it is not considered a traditional classroom space. The Cloud Room is used by the School of Architecture as a meeting space and as a location for architecture lectures and guest speakers.
Morris K. Udall Scholarship
The Udall Foundation seeks future leaders across a wide spectrum of environmental fields, including policy, engineering, science, education, urban planning and renewal, business, health, justice, and economics. The Foundation also seeks future Native American and Alaska Native leaders in public and community health care, tribal government, and public policy affecting Native American communities, including land and resource management, economic development, and education.
Total of 151 credits required including:
Core curriculum*
Architecture curriculum
General Electives
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Course Number |
Course Name |
Total Credits |
|
Fall |
15 total credits |
|
|
AE 110 |
Introduction to Arch Engineering |
3 |
|
AE 111 |
AR Modeling (BIM I) |
3 |
|
ARCH 127 |
Building Technologies I |
3 |
|
MATH 160 |
Analysis Functions/Pre-Calc |
3 |
|
RST 112 |
Encountering Faith |
3 |
|
Spring |
16 total credits |
|
|
AE 120 |
Introduction to Structural Systems |
3 |
|
AE 121 |
AE Modeling + Documents (BIM II) |
3 |
|
ARCH 217 |
Building Technologies II |
3 |
|
ARCH 128 |
HT Arch + Interior Arch I |
3 |
|
MATH 211 |
Calculus I |
4 |
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Course Number |
Course Name |
Total Credits |
|
Fall |
16 total credits |
|
|
AE 210 |
AE Studio I |
3 |
|
AE 211 |
AE Modeling + Simulations (BIM III) |
3 |
|
ARCH 227 |
Building Technologies III |
3 |
|
ARCH 218 |
HT Architecture + Interior Architecture II |
3 |
|
MATH 212 |
Calculus II |
4 |
|
Spring |
16 total credits |
|
|
AE 220 |
AE Studio II |
3 |
|
ARCH 317 |
Building Technologies IV |
3 |
|
ARCH 228 |
HT Architecture + Interior Architecture III |
3 |
|
PHIL 120 or PHIL 121 |
3 |
|
|
MATH 213 |
Calculus III |
4 |
|
Course Number |
Course Name |
Total Credits |
|
Fall |
16 total credits |
|
|
AE 310 |
AE Studio III |
3 |
|
ARCH 417 |
Building Technologies V |
3 |
|
CHEM 131 |
General Chemistry I |
3 |
|
CHEM 131L |
General Chemistry I Lab |
1 |
|
MATH 311 |
Differential Equations |
3 |
|
ENGL 160 |
Writing Rhetoric Composition |
3 |
|
Spring |
16 total credits |
|
|
AE 320 |
AE Studio IV |
3 |
|
ARCH 427 |
Building Technologies VI |
3 |
|
CHEM 132 |
General Chemistry II |
3 |
|
CHEM 132L |
General Chemistry II Lab |
1 |
|
LANG |
Language Requirement |
3 |
|
Writing Elective or Intensive |
3 |
|
Course Number |
Course Name |
Total Credits |
|
Fall |
13 total credits |
|
|
AE 410 |
AE Studio V |
3 |
|
ARCH 457 |
Building Technologies VII |
3 |
|
AE 311 |
Structures I |
3 |
|
PHYS 303 |
General Physics I |
3 |
|
PHYS 303L |
General Physics I Lab |
1 |
|
Spring |
13 total credits |
|
|
AE 420 |
AE Studio VI |
3 |
|
AE 321 |
Structures II |
3 |
|
Program Elective |
3 |
|
|
PHYS 304 |
General Physics II |
3 |
|
PHYS 304L |
General Physics II Lab |
1 |
|
Course Number |
Course Name |
Total Credits |
|
Fall |
15 total credits |
|
|
AE 450 |
AE Studio VII (capstone) |
3 |
|
AE 411 |
Structures III |
3 |
|
PHIL/RST Elective |
3 |
|
|
Aesthetic Literacy Elective |
3 |
|
|
English Literature Elective |
1 |
|
|
Spring |
15 total credits |
|
|
AE 460 |
AE Studio VIII (capstone cont.) |
3 |
|
AE 421 |
Structures IV |
3 |
|
ARCH 462 |
Professional Practice (A) |
3 |
|
Program Elective |
3 |
|
|
History Elective |
3 |
Total B.A.E Credit Hours: 151
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Students in Architecture, Interior Architecture, and Virtual Architecture are required to have the materials included in the Architecture Kit. Although not required, architecture kits may be ordered at the Marywood Gear Shop. If you have any questions, please contact interim Director Jodi La Coe.
Laptop computers are required for all Architecture, Interior Architecture, Virtual Architecture, and Construction Management students at the start of their first year. Our laptop minimum specifications ensure that students are suitably equipped with a flexible, portable means of computing in the classroom and dormitory and/or apartment.
We have selected PC laptop computers rather than Macs because they best suit the University's PC-oriented computing platforms across the campus and because the majority of architectural offices are currently PC-based. The School's required courses have all PC-based instruction.
Minimum specifications:
3.0 Ghz multi–Core CPU
16 GB RAM (Memory)
512 GB SSD
6 GB Video Card
Preferred specifications:
3.5 Ghz multi–Core CPU
32 GB RAM (Memory)
1 TB SSD
8 GB Video Card
Although not required, laptop computers that meet the School of Architecture specifications may be ordered at the Marywood Gear Shop. If you have any questions, please contact interim Director Jodi La Coe.
In the United States, the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB) administers the licensing process for architects. For students interested in becoming licensed architects, the School of Architecture offers access to information and guidance on the steps required in the path toward licensure including education, experience (AXP), exams (ARE), and registration. Our NCARB Licensing Advisor Elizabeth Andrzejewski instructs and assists current students in starting their NCARB Record.
More information on the process of licensure.
More information on ARE Pass Rates.
In addition, the websites below offer an array of information to assist in career development:
From #DayOne, Marywood is here for you each step of the way.
Study abroad has been an important aspect of architectural education since the 17th century and arguably since ancient times. Increasingly, architecture, engineering, and construction professions are global endeavors. Students in Architecture and Interior Architecture are required to study abroad for one semester during their third year of study at ISI Florence. For students in Construction Management and Virtual Architecture, there are many opportunities to study abroad. For more information, please visit our Study Abroad Office.
If an Architecture or Interior Architecture student is unable to participate in the required study abroad program, please contact interim Director Jodi La Coe as soon as possible to apply for an exemption and alternate experience.
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Marywood University is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSHE).
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