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SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE – GRADUATE
www.arc.miami.edu
The School of Architecture at the University of Miami offers both a professional and a post-professional Master of Architecture degree.
The School is a member of the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture.
The School of Architecture’s location in Coral Gables within the Miami metropolitan area provides an outstanding laboratory for research and advanced study; the challenges of conservation and development are intense in one of the nation’s fastest growing urban areas. These challenges result in an increasing demand for skilled professionals.
Students have the opportunity to work with the faculty in the exploration of theoretical issues as well as in the resolution of practical problems.
The School of Architecture values and sustains a creative, open and supportive environment, emphasizing personalized instruction in small classes and studio courses.
The school’s resources, including an accredited undergraduate program in architecture and a state-of-the-art computer laboratory, are enhanced by the interdisciplinary opportunities offered by the other schools and colleges of the University of Miami. A distinguished faculty is joined each semester by internationally renowned visiting scholars and designers.
All students admitted full time to the Master of Architecture program may be eligible for partial tuition scholarships and/or graduate assistantships, based on academic record.
Scholarships may vary in amounts and are intended to assist the recipient pursue studies as required by the program. Scholarships will be awarded on a competitive basis.
Graduate assistantships require service in the form of teaching, research assistance, or other appropriate educational activities as designated by the director of the graduate program.
The school is a member of the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture and the Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning, and is fully accredited by the National Architectural Accreditation Board, who asks each school to include the following paragraph on professional degrees in all literature:
In the United States, most state registration boards require a degree from an accredited professional program as a prerequisite for licensure. The National Architectural Accrediting Board (NAAB), which is the sole agency authorized to accredit US professional degree programs in architecture, recognizes two types of degrees: the Bachelor of Architecture and the Master of Architecture. A program may be granted five-year, three-year, or two-year term of accreditation, depending on its degree of conformance with established educational standards.
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
Applications are for the fall semester only. Applications completed by February 1st will be given the highest priority. Admission to the graduate program is subject to the rules, regulations and procedures of the Graduate School as stipulated in the University Graduate Bulletin. It is the responsibility of each student to understand these requirements and to ensure that they are met.
The minimum requirements for application to the Master of Architecture Degree program are:
- 3.0 cumulative grade point average.
- 1000 cumulative Graduate Record Examination score on verbal and quantitative sections / 550 TOEFL score for international applicants and/or those whose native language is not English.
- For Master of Architecture: Suburb and Town Design; Master of Architecture: Research - a Professional Degree in Architecture (Bachelor of Architecture or Master of Architecture).
AWARDS AND SCHOLARSHIPS
American Institute of Architects Henry Adams Medal awarded by the American Institute of Architects to the highest ranking graduating student for scholarship and excellence in architecture.
American Institute of Architects Henry Adams Certificate awarded to the second highest ranking graduating student for scholarship and excellence in architecture.
Alumni Scholarship awarded annually to an architecture student who has demonstrated academic merit and financial need.
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