Master of Architecture/ Master of Science in Architecture Dual Degree

The University of Arizona Master of Architecture/ Master of Science in Architecture dual degree combines place-based design in the extreme climate and exquisite landscape of the Sonoran desert with cutting-edge material and environmental research, all delivered through hands-on learning. Graduates who go into practice, research, or both, will have a wide range of opportunities. They often become in-demand industry and technology specialists, cutting-edge researchers, and teachers.  

The dual-degree program offers credentials and benefits of both in a condensed timeframe:

• 2.5 years for students with undergraduate studio-based architecture degrees 

• 3.5 years for students without studio-based architecture degrees (plus an immersive summer session).

As an M.Arch/MS.Arch dual degree student, you will acquire a portable design sensibility, empowering you to develop critical thinking skills and modes of practice, regardless of where or how you practice. You will learn:

• Design for climate and place 
• Digital and analog techniques for design representation and exploration 
• Architectural history and theory 
• Passive and active building technologies 
• Digital fabrication and other advanced technologies 
• Design-responsiveness to materials, fabrication, and construction 
• Sociocultural impacts on design 
• Visual, verbal, and material presentation
• Collaboration
• Professional practices and ethics 
• Design research skills in one or more of the following concentration areas: Design and Energy Conservation; Emerging Building Technologies; Health and the Built Environment; Heritage Conservation; Sustainable Market Transformation; Urban Design.

*The M.Arch/MS.Arch dual degree has 18 shared units

For more detailed curricula, please refer to the M.Arch and MS.Arch pages.

Applying to Dual-Degree Programs

You must apply and be admitted to each program individually to undertake dual-degree graduate studies at UArizona.

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