Master’s degree
Master of Science in Architecture
University of Arizona · School of Architecture, College of Architecture, Planning and Landscape Architecture · Tucson, Arizona, United States
- Official award
- Master of Science in ArchitectureMS
- Pathway
- Post-professionalStated for United States
- Format
- On campusthree semesters
- Tuition
- Not published
About this program
STEM-designated research master's with a flexible three-semester curriculum and concentrations including design and energy conservation, heritage conservation and urban design; ends in a master's project or thesis.
Intended audience: Students from architecture or other disciplines who want research-oriented study of architecture and the built environment.
- Subject
- Architecture
- Formal specialization
- Sustainable architecture, Conservation and adaptive reuse
- Department
- School of Architecture, College of Architecture, Planning and Landscape Architecture
- Awarding body
- University of Arizona
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
- The page describes the MS as a research-focused graduate degree open to applicants with professional, non-professional or non-architecture degrees; it is not presented as the accredited professional degree.“devoted to fundamental and applied research in the built environment with a flexible curriculum of three semesters”Source
- Previous architecture degree required
- No
- Applicants without an architecture degree
- Yes
| Route | Duration | Credits | Requirement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depends on previous study | three semesters | – | –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.
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
- three semesters
- Thesis or dissertation
- original master's project or thesis
- Intakes
- Not published
- Campus
- University of Arizona (Tucson)
Teaching language
- Taught in
- English
- English
- English teaching not verifiedAn English-language website does not mean a program is taught in English.
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, 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)