Master’s degree
Master of Science in Architecture
University of Houston · Gerald D. Hines College of Architecture and Design · Houston, Texas, United States
- Official award
- Master of Science in ArchitectureMS
- Pathway
- Post-professionalStated for United States
- Format
- On campustwo semesters
- Tuition
- Not published
About this program
One-year post-professional studio-based master's with five named concentrations, culminating in an individual year-long master's degree project.
Intended audience: Holders of a professional degree in architecture, urban planning, urban design, landscape architecture or related design fields.
- Subject
- Architecture
- Formal specialization
- Sustainable architecture, Conservation and adaptive reuse
- Department
- Gerald D. Hines College of Architecture and Design
- Awarding body
- University of Houston
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 college calls this a post-professional degree for people who already hold a professional design degree.“This post-professional degree is a design-based program centered on the studio, for students already possessing a professional degree in architecture”Source
- Previous architecture degree required
- Depends on route
- Applicants without an architecture degree
- No
| Route | Duration | Credits | Requirement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prior professional architecture degree | two semesters (consecutive fall and spring), 36 academic credits | 36 | professional degree in architecture, urban planning, urban design, landscape architecture or related design fieldsSource |
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
- two semesters
- Credits
- 36 academic creditsCredit systems differ between countries and institutions.
- Thesis or dissertation
- individual year-long master's degree project
- Intakes
- Not published
- Campus
- University of Houston (main campus)4200 Elgin St, Houston, TX 77204-4000
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)