<p>It's pretty much the deciding factor from e choosing one or the other. (If the intensity is the same I go with the BARCH path)</p>
<p>It’d think yes for a few reasons. 1) since everyone entering a M.Arch Program already has a 4 year degree and perhaps a few years of working experience, one would expect the learning expectations, maturity or at least the level of discourse and dialogue to be much higher. 2) Well, you’re cramming 5 years into 3 (usually 3.5).</p>
<p>the 3 year march 1 programs typically follow the same curriculum as the barch students. we always have march 1 students in our core classes.</p>
<p>5-year B-Arch program is likely to contain more engineering-related classes than 3-year M-Arch program, giving a stronger structural engineering background. “Archinect” web-site contains more information regarding architectural schools and programs. Students tend to be more mature in less rigorous M-Arch program, and less likely to drop out. B-Arch programs usually begin with a large class count, relying on “wash-out” from more rigorous classes to reduce student head count. M-Arch programs often still require B-Arch applicants to take full 3-year program class-load. I have both B-Arch and M-Arch; M-Arch is from HYP school.</p>