Indiana University will be offering a new master’s degree in architecture, focused on Columbus and the school’s downtown Center for Art and Design. IU made the announcement yesterday that the first class of about 20 students is expected to start in the fall of 2018.
The Indiana Commission for Higher Education approved the new degree program Thursday, saying that classes toward the degree would also be offered at the IU Bloomington campus. The Columbus-based offerings will include partnerships with the Columbus Indiana Architectural Archives and the Institute for Coalition building, which is part of the Community Education Coalition.
IU President Michael McRobbie said that the program helps build on IU’s efforts to create a culture of building and making. He said he sees this as a complement to IU’s strengths in the arts and humanities.