Master’s degree
International Program in Architecture and Urban Design (I-AUD)
Meiji University · Department of Architecture, School of Science and Technology (graduate: Graduate School of Science and Technology) · Nakano, Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
- Official award
- Master of Architecture, Master of Engineering in Architecture, Master of Arts in Architecture
- Pathway
- Not classified
- Format
- On campus2 years (4 semesters)
- Tuition
- Not published
About this program
Two-year English-language master's programme in architecture and urban design at Meiji's Nakano campus, run through the Graduate School of Science and Technology. It is the graduate portion of a JABEE-listed bachelor-and-master architecture programme.
- Subject
- Architecture
- Department
- Department of Architecture, School of Science and Technology (graduate: Graduate School of Science and Technology)
- Awarding body
- Meiji University
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
- Pathway not classifiedNo source we could read states the professional status of this program. It is left unclassified rather than guessed from the degree name.
- Previous architecture degree required
- Not published
- Applicants without an architecture degree
- Not published
- Further professional requirements
- Japan: for students who entered school from FY2009, first-class architect exam eligibility by education requires graduating after completing the MLIT-designated architecture subjects; whether a given curriculum meets this is not stated on the program page. Practical experience is reviewed at licence registration for those passing from 2020.Source
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.
Verified in official recordJABEE (Japan Accreditation Board for Engineering Education)Program accreditationFull statusJP
Scope: Listed under Meiji University as 'International Program in Architecture and Urban Design' within the Architecture and Urbanism Program, Graduate School of Science and Technology; first accredited academic year 2014 per list (JABEE list of 6 March 2025).
Study structure
- Delivery
- On campusTaught at the listed campus.
- Study mode
- Not published
- Duration
- 2 years (4 semesters)
- Intakes
- Not published
- Campus
- Nakano Campus
Teaching language
- Taught in
- English
- English
- Taught in EnglishAn English-language website does not mean a program is taught in English.
- Differences by campus or pathway
- Meiji's own admissions page names I-AUD as the English track of the Graduate School of Science and Technology.
Admissions
- Portfolio
- Not published
- Interview
- Not published
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, full-time or part-time options, intakes, portfolio requirement, whether a previous architecture degree is required.
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)