MArch Architecture at University of Texas at Austin

Programme overview

The MArch degree program fulfills the professional degree requirements for registration as an architect. The MArch is a STEM Designated Degree Program, as identified by the Department of Homeland Security for the purposes of the 24-month STEM optional practical training extension.

Faculty: School of Architecture | Duration: 60 semester credit hours | Study mode: full-time | Location: Austin, TX, United States

What you will study

The programme requires 60 semester credit hours. For students entering with a professional degree in architecture (B.Arch.), a minimum of 48 hours of prescribed coursework is required. Before progressing into the advanced architectural design sequence, all Master of Architecture professional degree candidates must demonstrate proficiency in design and communication through a qualifying portfolio review conducted by the faculty.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Graduate admission (applies to the programme): This degree program is open to qualified applicants who hold baccalaureate degrees in any discipline, including pre-architecture. Prerequisites include one semester of college-level calculus and one semester of college-level physics for non-technical majors (non-calculus based). Upon admission to the program, students must pay a nonrefundable enrollment deposit to indicate that they accept the offer of admission. The deposit is applied to the payment of tuition when the student enrolls. The deposit is also required of students admitted to dual degree programs. Students are admitted into the three-year 96-hour program or the two-year 60-hour Advanced Standing program on the basis of the student’s previous college work as shown by transcripts, the portfolio, the statement of intent, and references.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Graduate entry terms are summer and fall; each graduate program sets its own application deadline.

Graduate application fees: $65 for U.S. graduate applicants and $90 for international graduate applicants; MBA (and dual programs with MBA) $200; MPA $125. Each graduate program sets its own application deadline. Fee waivers are available only to U.S. citizens/permanent residents applying for a first graduate degree (not MBA or MPA).

Apply through the official page: https://gradschool.utexas.edu/admissions/apply

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