Program Description

The complexity of modern structures requires the design and supervision of both architects and structural engineers. The growing inter-reliance of these two disciplines creates a demand for professionals capable of viewing a possible structure both as an architect and as a structural engineer. The concurrent Master of Architecture and Master of Science in Structural Engineering program offered by the Departments of Architecture and Civil and Environmental Engineering enables students to obtain this valuable combination of professional disciplines with up to 24 fewer units than if the two degrees were pursued separately.

Admissions

Applicants to the concurrent M.Arch. and M.S. in Structural Engineering program are expected to hold the B.S. degree in Civil and Environmental Engineering. Exceptions may be made for students with architecture degrees with a minor in civil engineering, or for students who have completed substantial course work in civil engineering. Contact the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, 750 Davis Hall, Berkeley, CA 94720-1710, (510) 642-6464, for further information about prerequisite course work.

Applicants should apply online to the Graduate Division and submit supporting application materials to the Department of Architecture. A copy of all application materials, except for the portfolio, should be sent to the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.

Continuing Master of Architecture students who wish to join the concurrent architecture and structural engineering program should apply directly to the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.