Bachelor of Virtual Architecture (BVA)

Immerse Yourself in the Future with Virtual Architecture

The Virtual Architecture program at Marywood University will prepare students to design immersive architectural environments for films, video games, and other forms of virtual and extended realities. This interdisciplinary degree will share coursework with our two existing, professional degree programs in Architecture and Interior Architecture. Building on synergies with these existing programs, the Virtual Architecture program will specialize in environments, interactions, technology, space, culture, and the digital humanities. Graduates have the opportunity for agency within these economies to establish forms of practice outside the traditional discipline, trailblazing the expertise of architecture into imaginative new realms.

Virtual Architecture students benefit from an integrative curriculum that requires:

Design studios starting with beginning design, and then expanding into full scale interactive mixed reality installations to fully immersive purely virtual environments and everything in between.
Expertise in architectural production technologies and their related and alternate applications centered around a students particular interest
Building technology courses in structures, systems, and environmental factors
Representation courses building skills in analog/digital craft, as well as digital rendering, animation, and fabrication
History and theory courses incorporating diverse perspectives in the humanities alongside digital reconstructions of historically accurate game environments
Program electives in Art, Communications, Computer Science, Music, Psychology, Philosophy, and Theater

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Marywood has an extremely welcoming community, that has allowed me to flourish as a person and discover many true friends. The campus is comfortable and feels home, and the classes have pushed me to be the best student I can. I’m looking forward to the next four years and can’t wait to see what they hold.
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Design Your Future 2024

An Architecture + Design Summer 2024 Program

Design your Future Program 2024 will be housed in the Center for Architectural Studies at Marywood University. Students will be assigned individual desks and will have the opportunity of using the same spaces as our undergraduate and graduate students.

Students enrolled in the program will have the opportunity of seeing in action various laboratories and shops (wood / metal / 3D printing / CNC router / laser cutting / etc.). This program is designed with the desire of an immersive experience, engaging students in a number of demonstrations anchored to the Architecture, Interior Architecture, and Construction Management Programs.

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Outcomes & Opportunities

MUSOA American Institute of Architecture Students (AIAS) , Women in Architecture and Design , National Organization of Minority Architecture Students

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LEED® GOLD Center for Architectural Studies has open studios, with an individual workspace for each student

#3in Best Architecture Schools in Pennsylvania by PLEXUSS

$80,180 2021 median salary

Top Employers

Advertising and Public Relations Agencies
Computer Systems Design Services
Motion Picture and Video Industries
Software Publishers

Top Career Paths

Animators
Special Effects Artists

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Admission Requirements

Undergraduate Admissions Requirements

Completed application
Official transcripts
Letter of recommendation
Official SAT and/or ACT test scores (Marywood is test optional)
Essay (optional)

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Facilities & Technology

The front of Marywood's architectural studies center

Center for Architectural Studies

201 Morgan Road
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The School of Architecture is housed in this spacious adaptation of Marywood's former gymnasium. The building features a variety of green components, including a vegetative roof and an innovative heating and cooling system that utilizes geothermal energy from abandoned mine shafts beneath campus.

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Blue desks with computers and a long wooden desk to the left

Architectural Studies Computer Lab

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Room 203 (Architecture Students Only). Printer available.

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School of Architecture Classrooms

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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.

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Scholarships & Tuition

An affordable education is possible at Marywood.

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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.

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Faculty

Eckler, James F

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Korkuti, Arian

Assistant Professor
akorkuti@marywood.edu

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La Coe, Dr. Jodi L

Associate Professor
jlacoe@marywood.edu

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Andrzejewski, Elizabeth M

Assistant Professor
eandrzejewski@marywood.edu

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Armezzani, Catherine M

Instructor of Practice
cmarmezzani@marywood.edu
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Belavitz, Alexander J

Lecturer
abelavitz@marywood.edu

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Berman, Joshua David

Assistant Professor of Practice
jberman@marywood.edu
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Calvo-Salve, Dr. Miguel Angel

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Chorba, Matthew

Lecturer
mchorba27@marywood.edu

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Ding, Dr. Liyang

Assistant Professor
lding@marywood.edu
570-961-4539

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Dolgas, Rebecca Lee

Lecturer
rldolgas@marywood.edu

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Garrison, Stephen

Associate Professor
sgarrison@marywood.edu
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Golden, Stephanie T

Lecturer
stgolden@marywood.edu

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Goljan, Negar

Lecturer
ngoljan@marywood.edu

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Gongliewski, Thomas Alexander

Shop Manager/Technician
tgongliewski@marywood.edu
570-961-4507

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Hagan, Kimberley Ann

Instructor
kahagan@marywood.edu

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Lawson, Michael

Lecturer
mlawson@marywood.edu

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Leone, Joseph Thomas

Digital Output Technician
jtleone@marywood.edu

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Leonori, Richard J

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Long, William R

Lecturer
wrlong@marywood.edu

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MacDonald, Maria N

Instructor of Practice
mnmacdonald@marywood.edu
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Mackrell, Courtney Grace

Lecturer
cmackrell@marywood.edu

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Pannone, Michelle L

Associate Professor
mpannone@marywood.edu

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Pavani, Dr. Arturo

Assistant Professor
apavani@marywood.edu

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Renteria Mojica, Cecilia

Lecturer
crenteriamojica@marywood.edu

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Riggi-Murray, Lucia J

Administrative Assistant
lriggimurray@marywood.edu
570-961-4536

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Ritter, Sean M

Lecturer
sritter@marywood.edu

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Roberts, Russell B

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Scavnicky, Ryan

Assistant Professor of Practice
rscavnicky@marywood.edu

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Slater, Jordan Marie

Lecturer
jmslater@marywood.edu

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Thompson, Brianna Nicole

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bnthompson@marywood.edu

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Truitt, David M

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dmtruitt@marywood.edu

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Velazquez, Martha P

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mvelazquez@marywood.edu

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Vigoda, Philip Martin

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pmvigoda@marywood.edu

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Courses & Curriculum

B.V.A. CURRICULUM TRACKER – Recommended course sequence for students entering Fall 2025+ after

1	FALL			1	SPRING
	ARCH 110	Foundation Design I [CAT/2 (OS)]	4		ARCH 120	Foundation Design II	4
	IARC 111L	Hybrid Representation Lab I	2		IARC 121L	Hybrid Representation Lab II	2
	ARCH 127	Building Technologies I	3		ARCH 217	Building Technologies II	3
	ENGL 160	Composition and Rhetoric [CAT/1]	3		ARCH 128	HT Arch + Interior Arch I [CAT/3]	3
	RST 112	Modern Belief [CAT/1]	3		MATH 160	Analysis Functions/Pre-Calc [CAT/4]	3

			15				15

2	FALL			2	SPRING
	ARCH 210	Design Studio III	6		VARC 220V	Virtual Architecture Studio IV	6
	IARC 211L	Hybrid Representation Lab III	2		ARCH 317	Building Technologies IV	3
	ARCH 227	Building Technologies III	3		ARCH 228	HT Architecture + Interior Architecture III	3
	ARCH 218	HT Architecture + Interior Architecture II	3		PHYS 140	Physics for Architects [CAT/4]	3


			14				15

3	FALL			3	SPRING
	VARC 310V	Virtual Architecture Studio V	6		VARC 320V	Virtual Architecture Studio VI	6
	PHIL XXX	Philosophy Foundation [CAT/1]	3		ITAL F150	Italian Language and Culture [CAT/1]	4
		Writing Intensive [CAT/2 (WI)]	3			Aesthetic Literacy Elective [CAT/3]	3
		Reading/Written/Oral Elective [CAT/3]	3			History/Theory Program Elective	3


			15				16

4	FALL			4	SPRING
	VARC 410V	Virtual Architecture Studio VII	6		VARC 420V	Virtual Architecture Studio VIII	6
	ARCH 417	Building Technologies V	3			Program Elective	3
		Program Elective	3			Program Elective	3
		PHIL/RST Elective [CAT/5]	3			Ethic/Intercult/Interfth Elective [CAT/5]	3


			15				15

Total B.V.A. Credits: 120

Program Electives: ARCH, ART, COMM, CS, IARC, MUSIC, PHIL, PSYC, THEA

80+ opportunities for you to find the right fit with 50+ undergraduate degrees and 30+ graduate and certificate courses.

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Immerse Yourself in the Future with Virtual Architecture

Design Your Future 2024

An Architecture + Design Summer 2024 Program