Architecture - Master of Architecture (MArch) at University of Waterloo

Programme overview

The School of Architecture located on Waterloo's Cambridge campus. Explore questions in architecture, landscape, urbanism, technology, sustainability, and fabrication in a global context with the Master of Architecture program. For those with a pre-professional undergraduate degree in architecture from an accredited university program, the program combines elements of a professional master’s program and a research-oriented master’s program.

Faculty: Faculty of Engineering | Department: School of Architecture | Duration: 24 months | Study mode: full-time | Intake: Fall (September - December); application deadlines: January 15 (for admission in September); All application documents must be uploaded by February 1. Documents received after this time may not be reviewed and your application may be considered incomplete. | Location: Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

What you will study

Study option(s): Thesis.

Career pathways

The program offers a unique opportunity to engage in self-directed research. Develop an independent research and design thesis while completing coursework, all under the supervision of internationally recognized faculty with expertise in a broad range of research areas.

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Application information

Entry requirements

A four-year, honours pre-professional undergraduate architecture degree or professional Bachelor of Architecture degree with a minimum overall average of 75%. Applicants being considered for admission to the Master of Architecture program who have not completed three or more years of post-secondary work at a Canadian institution, or at an institution at which English was the language of instruction may be required to verify English Proficiency which may include a written exercise or interview as instructed by the School of Architecture. Details will be communicated when required after initial assessment of applications is complete. This is an additional departmental requirement and not a substitute for the English Language Proficiency Certification.

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

Terms run fall (September to December), winter (January to April) and spring (May to August). Programmes are currently accepting applications for fall 2027; intake terms vary by programme.

Graduate applications are made online through the Graduate Studies Application and the non-refundable application fee is $150 CAD per program, paid in the applicant portal. Deadlines are set by each programme (for example MDSAI part-time: fall January 15, winter July 1). Apply two to four weeks ahead of the programme deadline.

Apply through the official page: https://grad.apply.uwaterloo.ca/apply/

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