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The graduate curriculum is structured to allow flexibility and to accommodate diverse student needs. This is accomplished by offering a combination of choices of studies available within the various program options. The M.Arch. 2 and 3 options result in the conferring of a first professional degree, fully accredited by the National Architectural Accrediting Board.

Central to the academic structure of these several options is the design laboratory. The various design laboratories are oriented toward formulation and resolution of design questions at a broad range of scales. In addition to fostering a mastery of the design process, the design laboratory is intended to cultivate a foundation for design through the study of concepts and principles of form generation, through education of an environmental awareness and aesthetic judgment, through study of the syntax of architectural language, and through the development of technical knowledge of the processes of fabrication and construction. These learning-oriented laboratories encourage the use of previously acquired knowledge, skills, and experience gained in the architectural profession and in other academic disciplines.

The M.Arch.2 and M.Arch.3 programs are fully accredited by the National Architectural Accrediting Board as first professional degree programs in architecture.

In the United States, most state registration boards require a degree from an accredited professional degree program as a prerequisite for licensure. The National Architectural Accrediting Board (NAAB), which is the sole agency authorized to accredit US professional degree programs in architecture, recognizes three types of degrees: the Bachelor of Architecture, the Master of Architecture, and the Doctor of Architecture. A program may be granted a 6-year, 3-year, or 2-year term of accreditation, depending on the extent of its conformance with established educational standards.

Masters degree programs may consist of a pre-professional undergraduate degree and a professional graduate degree that, when earned sequentially, constitute an accredited professional education. However, the pre-professional degree is not, by itself, recognized as an accredited degree.

Duration:

M.Arch.2, Advanced Professional Studies: Students in this program typically complete 54 (min.) credit hours, normally requiring at least two academic years (four semesters) of study.

M.Arch.3, Comprehensive Professional Studies: In addition to the 54 (min.) graduate credit hours required for the degree, students in the M.Arch.3 option complete 27 credit hours of qualifying year academic work. This program usually requires at least three and one half years (three academic years, plus one required summer) of study.

• Advanced Professional Studies
• Comprehensive Professional Studies