Master’s degree
Master of Architecture (MArch)
Singapore University of Technology and Design · Architecture and Sustainable Design (ASD) pillar · Singapore, Singapore
- Official award
- Master of ArchitectureMArch
- Pathway
- ProfessionalStated for Singapore
- Format
- On campusOne-year programme (accelerated course held over 3 terms)
- Tuition
- Not published
About this program
Thesis-based professional master's with practice, studio and thesis elements, entered after four years of architecture study (or via a two-year track); applications for the AY2027 intake are open.
- Subject
- Architecture
- Department
- Architecture and Sustainable Design (ASD) pillar
- 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
- Professional pathwayThe program itself is a professionally accredited or validated degree in the stated jurisdiction, as shown by the source quoted on the page. Further steps are normally still required before registration.
- Why we classify it this way
- SUTD states the MArch gives a degree that is a prerequisite for professional registration in Singapore, and the Board of Architects lists it among recognised qualifications for registration.“Graduates earn a prerequisite degree for professional registration in Singapore.”Source
- Previous architecture degree required
- Yes
- Applicants without an architecture degree
- Not published
- Further professional requirements
- After the academic qualification, the Board of Architects requires at least two years of practical experience (including 12 continuous months in Singapore) and passing the professional practice examination, or other prescribed routes; the Board must also be satisfied the applicant is fit and proper.Source
| Route | Duration | Credits | Requirement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prior architecture degree (advanced standing) | One-year programme building on a 4-year undergraduate programme | – | 4 years of university education in architectureSource |
| Prior architecture degree (advanced standing) | Two-year track (two academic terms in the SUTD undergraduate architecture programme, then the MArch) | – | Only 3 years of formal university education in architecture (or 4 years with a need for additional skills)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.
Stated by the schoolBoard of Architects Singapore (BOA)Program accreditationFull statusSG
Scope: SUTD Master of Architecture, as stated by SUTD (the school also reports accreditation since December 2016 in a quoted statement from the BOA president)
Verified in official recordBoard of Architects Singapore (BOA)Eligibility toward registrationFull statusSG
Scope: Degree of Master of Architecture from the Singapore University of Technology and Design, listed by the Board as recognised for registration purposes
Further requirements: Registration also requires practical experience and the professional practice examination, and the Board must be satisfied the applicant is a fit and proper person.
Study structure
- Delivery
- On campusTaught at the listed campus.
- Study mode
- Full-time
- Duration
- One-year programme (accelerated course held over 3 terms)
- Internship or placement
- Structured internship (advanced standing may be requested for applicants with working experience)
- Thesis or dissertation
- Thesis project
- Intakes
- AY2027
- Campus
- SUTD campus, Somapah Road8 Somapah Rd, Singapore 487372
Teaching language
- Taught in
- English
- English
- English teaching not verifiedAn English-language website does not mean a program is taught in English.
- Differences by campus or pathway
- Teaching language is not explicitly stated on the pages fetched; the programme pages are published in English.
Admissions
- Portfolio
- Not published
- Interview
- Not published
- Previous qualification
- 4 years of university education in architecture (2-year track for 3 years)
- Deadlines
- Application window for the MArch 2027 intake: 1 August 2026 - 31 December 2026 · AY2027
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, portfolio requirement.
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)