Each student’s undergraduate curriculum will be compared against the basic curriculum of the Master of Architecture program. Students who have completed many of the required courses or their equivalents in their undergraduate program will have extensive options for elective units in their graduate curriculum.

Option 2

The two-year Master of Architecture program (Option 2) is intended for students who have earned architecturally focused pre-professional degrees such as the B.A. or B.S. with a major in architecture, the B.S. in architectural studies, or the Bachelor of Environmental Design degree. The degree may be earned in two years (four semesters) with the completion of 48 units of course work.

Option 3

The three-year Master of Architecture program (Option 3), is designed for those who have earned a bachelor’s degree in a field other than architecture. The program requires completion of 72 units of coursework in six semesters of enrollment. Design is the core of the basic curriculum, and students enroll in an architectural design studio each semester.

Required Courses

Architectural Design (5 courses, 29 units)

• ARCH 200A (7) and ARCH 200B (7) (required for Option 3 students only)
• Three semesters of ARCH 201 (5)
   

Final Project: Thesis (2 courses, 8-9 units)

• ARCH 209D Thesis Prep Seminar (3) or ARCH 281 Methods of Inquiry in Architectural Research (4)
• ARCH 202A Thesis Studio (5) or ARCH 202B Independent Thesis (5)
   

Architectural Method and Practices (2 courses, 6-7 units)*

• Professional Practices (ARCH 120-229 series) (3)
• Theories and Methods (ARCH 130-239 series) (3-4)
   

Architectural Sciences (3 courses, 11-12 units)*

• Building Sciences (ARCH 140 or other course from 140-249 series) (4)
• Building Structures (ARCH 150 or other course from 150-259 series) (4)
• Construction and Materials (ARCH 160-269 series) (3-4)
   

Architectural Humanities (2 courses, 7-8 units)*

• Social and Cultural Processes in Architecture and Urbanism (ARCH 110-219 series) (3-4)
• History of Architecture and Urbanism (ARCH 170-279 series) (4)
   

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* May be waived if equivalent courses were taken in undergraduate curriculum.