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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 degree program
as a prerequisite for licensure. The National Architectural
Accrediting Board (NAAB), which is the sole agency authorized
to accredit U.S. professional degree programs in architecture,
recognizes three types of degrees: the Bachelor of Architecture,
the Master of Architecture, and the Doctor of Architecture.
A program may be granted a 6-year, 3-year, or 2-year term
of accreditation, depending on the extent of its conformance
with established educational standards. Master’s degree
programs may consist of a pre-professional undergraduate degree
and a professional graduate degree that, when earned sequentially,
constitute an accredited professional education. However,
the pre-professional degree is not, by itself, recognized
as an accredited degree.
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).
RESOURCES
The school’s resources, including 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.
Other programs that offer academic opportunities
for graduate architecture students include: the Historic Preservation
Certificate, the Suburb and Town Design, the BSAE/MARCH and
the BARCH/MBA.
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.
Other honors, distinctions, and awards are presented annually
for excellent student performance.
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