Master of Architecture: MArch 2 at Washington University in St. Louis

Programme overview

The MArch 2 is a four-semester, 75-credit professional curriculum for students who already hold a baccalaureate degree with a major in architecture. It leads to a STEM-designated, NAAB-accredited Master of Architecture degree.

Faculty: Graduate School of Architecture & Urban Design, Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts | Department: Architecture | Duration: 4 semesters (2 years); 75 credits | Intake: Fall | Study mode: full-time | Location: St. Louis, MO, United States

What you will study

The sequence starts with a two-week pre-semester studio and orientation, then the International Housing Core Studio (ARCH 6010), two semesters of Advanced Architectural Design Studios and a final-semester Degree Project. Required areas include design studios, history and theory, building systems, structures and environmental systems, plus electives.

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Entry requirements

MArch 2: applicants hold a baccalaureate degree with a major in architecture. Placement is highly selective and based on prior preparation and coursework in architecture and on the quality and complexity of the portfolio. Applicants must have completed an Architectural History course covering Greco-Roman Classicism, the European Middle Ages, Renaissance and Baroque, 18th/19th-century Neoclassicism and the Industrial Revolution, with exposure to non-Western content, and must have completed calculus and physics. Graduate Architecture applicants submit a digital portfolio of 10-12 examples of design work or work in the visual arts, a CV, transcripts, two personal essays, references and the application fee. GRE scores are not required. International applicants submit English test scores. The application opens September 1 and is due January 3.

Arts & Sciences master's programmes set their own deadlines, generally mid-December or mid-January.

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