Master’s degree
Advanced Architectural Design [MSD-AAD]
University of Pennsylvania · Stuart Weitzman School of Design, Department of Architecture · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
- Official award
- Master of Science in Design: Advanced Architectural DesignMSD
- Pathway
- Not classified
- Format
- On campus3 semesters (one year)
- Tuition
- Not published
About this program
One-year, three-semester studio-based master's for architects with professional five-year degrees.
Intended audience: Architects with professional five-year degrees.
- Subject
- Architecture
- Formal specialization
- Advanced architectural design
- Department
- Stuart Weitzman School of Design, Department of Architecture
- 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
- 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
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
- 3 semesters (one year)
- Intakes
- Not published
- Campus
- Philadelphia campus (Weitzman School of Design)
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
- Deadlines
- January 6, 2027: application deadline for the Master of Architecture, MS in Architecture, MSD-AAD, MSD-EBD and MEBD group (2027 enrollment) · 2027 enrollment
- 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.
| Item | Amount | Applies to | Dated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Application feeApplication fee · mandatory | $80one-time, 2027 enrollment | All students | 19 October 2026Source |
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, 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)