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Advanced Architectural Research Studies (City Design and Housing) (MAARS) at University of Southern California

University of Southern California, United States

Programme overview

The MAARS with a City Design and Housing emphasis is a 32-unit multidisciplinary programme preparing students to study, analyse and design within complex urban systems, using Los Angeles as a laboratory. It is guided by themes of urban housing, urban inequalities and urban infrastructures.

Faculty: USC School of Architecture  |  Duration: 32 units  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Los Angeles, CA, United States

What you will study

Core requirements (22 units) include Sustainability in the Environment, Urban Housing types and case studies, Research Methods, Advanced Graduate Architecture Design and 8 units of Directed Design Research, plus at least 10 units of electives.

Career pathways

Urban design, urban planning, community development and affordable housing design.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Intended for qualified students who have completed a professional degree in architecture (BArch/MArch).

Duration: 32 units

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