{"id":2017,"date":"2020-04-03T09:02:31","date_gmt":"2020-04-03T13:02:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/?page_id=2017"},"modified":"2024-11-07T16:31:16","modified_gmt":"2024-11-07T21:31:16","slug":"master-degree","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/architecture\/academics\/master-degree\/","title":{"rendered":"Master Degrees in the School of Architecture"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n<p><em>The next accreditation visit for all programs is in 2026.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The School of Architecture offers two master&#8217;s level degree programs: a Master of Architecture (available in two tracks) and a Master of Advanced Architectural Studies (MAAS). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Each program has specific admissions criteria. Learn more about each program and how to apply below. <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ncst-mini-story ncst-askew-media-text has-green-400-background-color\"><div class=\"ncst-askew-media-text__container\"><div class=\"wp-block-ncst-text-column\"><h2 class=\"ncst-text-column__heading\">Prospective Graduate Students<\/h2><p class=\"ncst-text-column__teaser\">We are pleased that you are considering NC State University School of Architecture for your graduate degree. We offer two degrees: the Master of Architecture (MArch), an accredited degree that allows you to become a licensed architect in the United States; and the Master of Advanced Architectural Studies (MAAS), a research-based degree for students who do not need an accredited degree. We are an intimate school with dedicated faculty and wonderful students. Learn more about all of the exciting things that we are doing in the School and to answer your questions about the school, college, and university.<\/p><div class=\"wp-block-ncst-buttons\"><div class=\"wp-block-ncst-button is-style-secondary\"><a href=\"https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/architecture\/academics\/prospective-graduate-students\/\" class=\"btn ncst-block__button-link\" data-ncst-lightbox=\"false\" data-ua-cat=\"Button Block\" data-ua-action=\"Button Click\" data-ua-label=\"https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/architecture\/academics\/prospective-graduate-students\/\"><span class=\"text\">Learn more<\/span><span class=\"arrow-indicator\"><svg \n\tclass=\"wolficon wolficon-arrow-right-bold\"\n\trole=\"img\"\n\taria-hidden=\"1\">\n\t\t<use xlink:href=\"#wolficon-arrow-right-bold\"><\/use>\n<\/svg>\n<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ncst-media\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/architecture\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/09\/harish-palani-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Harish Palani\" class=\"wp-image-26578\" srcset=\"https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/architecture\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/09\/harish-palani-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/architecture\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/09\/harish-palani-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/architecture\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/09\/harish-palani-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/architecture\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/09\/harish-palani-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/architecture\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/09\/harish-palani.jpg 1706w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"localist-widget-27695970\" class=\"localist-widget\"><\/div>\n<p><script defer type=\"text\/javascript\"\nsrc=\"https:\/\/calendar.ncsu.edu\/widget\/view?schools=ncsu&#038;groups=school_of_architecture&#038;days=365&#038;num=5&#038;tags=Architecture+Open+House&#038;hide_past=1&#038;container=localist-widget-27695970&#038;template=widget-template-7\"><\/script><\/p>\n<div id=\"lclst_widget_footer\"><a style=\"margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;display:block;width:81px;margin-top:10px;\" title=\"Widget powered by Localist Event Calendar Software\" href=\"https:\/\/www.localist.com?utm_source=widget&#038;utm_campaign=widget_footer&#038;utm_medium=branded%20link\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/d3e1o4bcbhmj8g.cloudfront.net\/assets\/platforms\/default\/about\/widget_footer.png\" alt=\"Localist Online Calendar Software\" style=\"vertical-align: middle;\" width=\"81\" height=\"23\"><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"ncst-labeled-section wp-block-ncst-featured-content ncst-featured-content is-card-style layout-two-column\">\n  <div class=\"ncst-labeled-section__background\">\n    <div class=\"ncst-labeled-section__container\">\n             <div class=\"ncst-labeled-section__content\">\n        \n<div class=\"wp-block-ncst-featured-content\"><a\n    class=\"ncst-content-card wp-block-ncst-content-card with-image with-cta\"\n    href=\"https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/architecture\/academics\/master-degree\/march\/\"\n  >\n  \n          <div class=\"content-card__image-container\">\n        <div class=\"content-card__image-background\">\n          <img decoding=\"async\"\n            class=\"content-card__image wp-image-25765\"\n            alt=\"M.Arch. Button\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/architecture\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/10\/MARCH-BUTTON.jpg\"\n            style=\"aspect-ratio: 16\/9; object-fit: cover; \"\n          \/>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    \n    <div class=\"content-card__text-container\">\n      \n                        <h3 class=\"content-card__headline\">Master of Architecture<\/h3>\n              \n\n              \n\t      \t        <p class=\"content-card__teaser\">The School of Architecture offers two M.Arch. tracks of study depending on the student\u2019s prior degree: a track 1 Master of Architecture for students with an undergraduate preprofessional degree, and a track 3 Master of Architecture for students who hold an undergraduate degree in subjects other than architecture. <\/p>\n\t      \t    \n              <p class=\"content-card__cta\"><span class=\"text\">Learn more about the program<\/span><span class=\"arrow-indicator\"><svg class=\"wolficon wolficon-arrow-right-bold\" role=\"img\"  aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<use xlink:href=\"#wolficon-arrow-right-bold\">\n\t\t<\/svg><\/span><\/p>\n          <\/div>\n\n  <\/a>\n\n\n<a\n    class=\"ncst-content-card wp-block-ncst-content-card with-image with-cta\"\n    href=\"https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/architecture\/academics\/maas\/\"\n  >\n  \n          <div class=\"content-card__image-container\">\n        <div class=\"content-card__image-background\">\n          <img decoding=\"async\"\n            class=\"content-card__image wp-image-25764\"\n            alt=\"MAAS button\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/architecture\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/10\/MAAS-BUTTON.jpg\"\n            style=\"aspect-ratio: 16\/9; object-fit: cover; \"\n          \/>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    \n    <div class=\"content-card__text-container\">\n      \n                        <h3 class=\"content-card__headline\">Master of Advanced Architectural Studies<\/h3>\n              \n\n              \n\t      \t        <p class=\"content-card__teaser\">The Masters of Advanced Architectural Studies is a two to three-semester, research-based innovative program for committed, self-directed students who have earned a professional degree in architecture, or a degree in a related discipline.<\/p>\n\t      \t    \n              <p class=\"content-card__cta\"><span class=\"text\">Learn more about the program<\/span><span class=\"arrow-indicator\"><svg class=\"wolficon wolficon-arrow-right-bold\" role=\"img\"  aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<use xlink:href=\"#wolficon-arrow-right-bold\">\n\t\t<\/svg><\/span><\/p>\n          <\/div>\n\n  <\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"ncst-labeled-section wp-block-ncst-featured-content ncst-featured-content is-card-style layout-two-column\">\n  <div class=\"ncst-labeled-section__background\">\n    <div class=\"ncst-labeled-section__container\">\n               <div class=\"ncst-labeled-section__header\">\n                      <h2 class=\"ncst-labeled-section__heading\">Graduate Certificates<\/h2>\n                            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"ncst-labeled-section__content\">\n        <div class=\"wp-block-ncst-featured-content\">\n<a\n    class=\"ncst-content-card wp-block-ncst-content-card with-image with-cta\"\n    href=\"https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/admissions\/certificates\/city-design\/\"\n  >\n  \n          <div class=\"content-card__image-container\">\n        <div class=\"content-card__image-background\">\n          <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"844\"\n            class=\"content-card__image wp-image-23260\"\n            alt=\"Graduate Certificate in City Design\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/architecture\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/07\/IMG_0266.jpg\"\n            style=\"aspect-ratio: 16\/9; object-fit: cover; \"\n srcset=\"https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/architecture\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/07\/IMG_0266.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/architecture\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/07\/IMG_0266-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/architecture\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/07\/IMG_0266-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/architecture\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/07\/IMG_0266-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    \n    <div class=\"content-card__text-container\">\n      \n                        <h3 class=\"content-card__headline\">Graduate Certificate in City Design<\/h3>\n              \n\n              \n\t      \t        <p class=\"content-card__teaser\">The Graduate Certificate in City Design\u00a0focuses on design at the scale of the city, and within neighborhoods and urban districts. Studios and seminars focus on the challenges and opportunities facing communities and cities in the 21st\u00a0century, with a particular emphasis upon principles of sustainability and urban ecology.<\/p>\n\t      \t    \n              <p class=\"content-card__cta\"><span class=\"text\">Read more<\/span><span class=\"arrow-indicator\"><svg class=\"wolficon wolficon-arrow-right-bold\" role=\"img\"  aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<use xlink:href=\"#wolficon-arrow-right-bold\">\n\t\t<\/svg><\/span><\/p>\n          <\/div>\n\n  <\/a>\n\n\n<a\n    class=\"ncst-content-card wp-block-ncst-content-card with-image with-cta\"\n    href=\"https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/admissions\/certificates\/energy-technology-architecture\/\"\n  >\n  \n          <div class=\"content-card__image-container\">\n        <div class=\"content-card__image-background\">\n          <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"844\"\n            class=\"content-card__image wp-image-23257\"\n            alt=\"Graduate Certificate in Energy and Technology in Architecture\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/architecture\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/07\/Copy-of-IMG_1922.jpg\"\n            style=\"aspect-ratio: 16\/9; object-fit: cover; \"\n srcset=\"https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/architecture\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/07\/Copy-of-IMG_1922.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/architecture\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/07\/Copy-of-IMG_1922-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/architecture\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/07\/Copy-of-IMG_1922-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/architecture\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/07\/Copy-of-IMG_1922-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    \n    <div class=\"content-card__text-container\">\n      \n                        <h3 class=\"content-card__headline\">Graduate Certificate in Energy + Technology in Architecture<\/h3>\n              \n\n              \n\t      \t        <p class=\"content-card__teaser\">The intent of this certificate program is to provide students the opportunity to focus their elective studies in the area of energy and technology in architecture. This is accomplished through courses and design studio(s) that are focused on building energy systems along with other building systems.<\/p>\n\t      \t    \n              <p class=\"content-card__cta\"><span class=\"text\">Read more<\/span><span class=\"arrow-indicator\"><svg class=\"wolficon wolficon-arrow-right-bold\" role=\"img\"  aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<use xlink:href=\"#wolficon-arrow-right-bold\">\n\t\t<\/svg><\/span><\/p>\n          <\/div>\n\n  <\/a>\n\n\n<a\n    class=\"ncst-content-card wp-block-ncst-content-card with-image with-cta\"\n    href=\"https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/admissions\/certificates\/public-interest-design\/\"\n  >\n  \n          <div class=\"content-card__image-container\">\n        <div class=\"content-card__image-background\">\n          <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"844\"\n            class=\"content-card__image wp-image-23259\"\n            alt=\"Graduate Certificate in Public Interest Design\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/architecture\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/07\/DSC07778-2.jpg\"\n            style=\"aspect-ratio: 16\/9; object-fit: cover; \"\n srcset=\"https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/architecture\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/07\/DSC07778-2.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/architecture\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/07\/DSC07778-2-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/architecture\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/07\/DSC07778-2-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/architecture\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/07\/DSC07778-2-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    \n    <div class=\"content-card__text-container\">\n      \n                        <h3 class=\"content-card__headline\">Graduate Certificate in Public Interest Design<\/h3>\n              \n\n              \n\t      \t        <p class=\"content-card__teaser\">The Public Interest Design graduate-level certificate program will provide education in a participatory and issue-based design practice that places emphasis on the \u201ctriple bottom line\u201d of sustainable design that includes environmental, economic, and social challenges across the world. The curricular content, which is research, classroom and field-based, exposes students and professionals to use design to address a range of critical challenges that communities face in the world.<\/p>\n\t      \t    \n              <p class=\"content-card__cta\"><span class=\"text\">Read more<\/span><span class=\"arrow-indicator\"><svg class=\"wolficon wolficon-arrow-right-bold\" role=\"img\"  aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<use xlink:href=\"#wolficon-arrow-right-bold\">\n\t\t<\/svg><\/span><\/p>\n          <\/div>\n\n  <\/a>\n\n\n<a\n    class=\"ncst-content-card wp-block-ncst-content-card with-image with-cta\"\n    href=\"https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/admissions\/certificates\/history-theory-architecture\/\"\n  >\n  \n          <div class=\"content-card__image-container\">\n        <div class=\"content-card__image-background\">\n          <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"844\"\n            class=\"content-card__image wp-image-23258\"\n            alt=\"Graduate Concentration in the History and Theory of Architecture\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/architecture\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/07\/Countdown-11.jpg\"\n            style=\"aspect-ratio: 16\/9; object-fit: cover; \"\n srcset=\"https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/architecture\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/07\/Countdown-11.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/architecture\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/07\/Countdown-11-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/architecture\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/07\/Countdown-11-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/architecture\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/07\/Countdown-11-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    \n    <div class=\"content-card__text-container\">\n      \n                        <h3 class=\"content-card__headline\">Graduate Concentration in the History + Theory of Architecture<\/h3>\n              \n\n              \n\t      \t        <p class=\"content-card__teaser\">The Graduate Concentration in the History + Theory of Architecture allows students to build a broader knowledge and a deeper understanding of the questions of architecture, urbanism, and the built environment. With these critical methods of analysis that the discipline of architecture shares with a variety of other disciplines, the students learn to think, write, and design in an interdisciplinary manner, ultimately bringing these analytical tools to shape their work in the design studio.<\/p>\n\t      \t    \n              <p class=\"content-card__cta\"><span class=\"text\">Read more<\/span><span class=\"arrow-indicator\"><svg class=\"wolficon wolficon-arrow-right-bold\" role=\"img\"  aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<use xlink:href=\"#wolficon-arrow-right-bold\">\n\t\t<\/svg><\/span><\/p>\n          <\/div>\n\n  <\/a>\n\n<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Resources for Students<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Browse this page to find a list of helpful resources that covers life and community on campus, health and well-being, campus safety, and more.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ncst-buttons\"><div class=\"wp-block-ncst-button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/resources\/students\/\" class=\"btn ncst-block__button-link\" data-ncst-lightbox=\"false\" data-ua-cat=\"Button Block\" data-ua-action=\"Button Click\" data-ua-label=\"https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/resources\/students\/\"><span class=\"text\">Learn More<\/span><span class=\"arrow-indicator\"><svg \n\tclass=\"wolficon wolficon-arrow-right-bold\"\n\trole=\"img\"\n\taria-hidden=\"1\">\n\t\t<use xlink:href=\"#wolficon-arrow-right-bold\"><\/use>\n<\/svg>\n<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The next accreditation visit for all programs is in 2026. 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