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If you have completed at least two years of university in subjects other than architecture, you may apply for admission to BEDS, the second part of the professional architecture program. Sixty-five students are admitted each September. Priority is given to applicants with a good academic record and creative design ability. Each incoming class includes students with diverse academic backgrounds from across Canada and abroad.

The BEDS program develops a basic knowledge of architecture in Years 3 and 4. The MArch program enables students to pursue specializations, culminating in a graduate design thesis in Year 6. Each year of the program includes courses in five architectural subject areas:

• Design: building design, urban design
• Representation: drawing, modeling, computer applications
• Humanities: history, theory, research, criticism
• Technology: construction, structure, environmental systems
• Professional practice: professional responsibility, office management, co-op work terms.

The three-part professional program includes two degrees in four years at Dalhousie:

• Years 1–2: Courses in any subject(s), at any university
• Years 3–4: Bachelor of Environmental Design Studies (BEDS)
• Years 5–6: Master of Architecture (MArch)

BEDS is a senior undergraduate program preceded by at least two years of university studies in other subjects. It consists of two years of mandatory architecture courses in design, representation, humanities, technology, and professional practice, plus a four-month co-op work term. It concludes at the end of the winter term, in April. BEDS graduates then may be admitted to the MArch program. The two-year Master of Architecture program begins in the summer term (early May). Students select core courses in design, humanities, and technology, plus an elective. The program also includes an eight-month co-op work term and a design thesis supervised by a faculty member.