Graduate Programs

UW Architecture offers graduate programs for students pursuing professional practice, advanced research and specialized study in architecture and the built environment.

Explore the programs below to find the pathway that best fits your academic background, professional goals and research interests.

Choose the Program That Fits Your Goals

Master of Architecture

The Master of Architecture (M.Arch) is the Department of Architecture’s professional degree program and prepares students for professional practice in architecture.

Students enter through one of two pathways based on their previous academic preparation:

• Three-Year M.Arch: for students entering without a pre-professional undergraduate degree in architecture.
• Two-Year M.Arch, Advanced Standing: for students with appropriate prior preparation in architecture or environmental design.

Both pathways lead to the same Master of Architecture degree and include advanced study in architectural design, technology, history and theory, research and professional practice.

Master of Science in Architecture

The Master of Science in Architecture is a research-based graduate degree offering advanced, concentrated study in two areas of specialization.

• Design Technology: explores design computing, building performance, sustainable systems, materials and fabrication, structural analysis and other technical areas of architectural research.
• History & Theory: supports advanced historical and critical research into the architectural, cultural and political forces that shape the built environment.

Students work closely with faculty advisers to develop a focused area of research and an individualized course of study.

Additional Graduate Pathway

Concurrent M.Arch + MLA

Students interested in the relationship between architecture and landscape architecture may also pursue the concurrent Master of Architecture and Master of Landscape Architecture. The program provides a structured pathway for interdisciplinary study across the two disciplines.