Master’s degree
Post-Professional Master of Science, Advanced Architectural Design
Cornell University · Department of Architecture, College of Architecture, Art, and Planning (AAP) · Ithaca, New York, United States
- Official award
- Master of Science in Advanced Architectural DesignMS
- Pathway
- Post-professionalStated for United States
- Format
- On campus
- Tuition
- Not published
About this program
Advanced architectural design research program for holders of a professional B.Arch. or M.Arch. degree or equivalent.
- Subject
- Architecture
- Formal specialization
- Advanced architectural design
- Department
- Department of Architecture, College of Architecture, Art, and Planning (AAP)
- Awarding body
- Not stated on the pages we checked
Qualification and professional pathway
Pathway is classified only from a statement on an official page. A degree title such as B.Arch, BA, BSc, M.Arch or MSc does not decide it, and no degree by itself grants permission to practise as an architect.
- Degree level
- Master’s degreeA postgraduate degree. Entry requirements differ widely: some accept graduates of any subject, others require a prior architecture degree.
- Pathway
- Post-professional / specialistA specialist or advanced master’s that builds on a professional degree or does not by itself lead to registration.
- Why we classify it this way
- Page calls the program post-professional and open to holders of a professional B.Arch. or M.Arch.“open to individuals holding a professional B.Arch. or M.Arch. degree, or the international equivalent. The program offers a critical framework for investigating pertinent design concerns, practices, and technologies in 21st-century”Source
- Previous architecture degree required
- Yes
- Applicants without an architecture degree
- No
Accreditation, validation and recognition
Recorded for this program and campus, with the authority’s role. Institutional recognition, degree-awarding authority, program accreditation, professional validation and eligibility toward registration are different things; none of them is full professional registration.
No accreditation, validation or registration-pathway record for this program has been verified yet. That does not mean none exists; check the national authority and the institution.
Study structure
- Delivery
- On campusTaught at the listed campus.
- Study mode
- Not published
- Duration
- Not published
- Intakes
- Not published
- Campus
- Ithaca campus (Arts Quad)
Teaching language
- Taught in
- English
- English
- English teaching not verifiedAn English-language website does not mean a program is taught in English.
Admissions
- Portfolio
- Portfolio requiredPortfolio of creative work, 12-20 pieces or projects in a PDF no larger than 20MB.
- Interview
- Not published
- Previous qualification
- Students must hold a professional Bachelor of Architecture degree (B.Arch.) or a professional Master of Architecture Degree (M.Arch.).
- Deadlines
- December 15 — Round 1: Priority Deadline for International Applicants (fall 2027 admissions cycle) (2026)
- January 4 — Round 2: Regular Application Deadline (fall 2027 admissions cycle)
- Official instructions
- Application instructions
Fees and costs
Original currency is authoritative. Each price keeps its basis (per year, per credit, whole program), academic year and student category, and is never converted. Annual tuition and whole-program tuition are different figures.
The institution does not publish tuition for this program on the pages we checked. Ask for current fees, what they include and whether studio, materials, printing, software, equipment and field-trip costs are extra.
Sources and verification
Not published on the program’s source pages: tuition, duration, full-time or part-time options, intakes, accreditation or validation record.
Sources and how this was checked
Last checked 19 October 2026. Each fact carries a verbatim quote that is re-checked against the live page. Research methodology.
Sources (checked 19 October 2026)