Master’s degree
English based Master program, Department of Architecture
Waseda University · Department of Architecture, Faculty/School of Creative Science and Engineering · Shinjuku, Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
- Official award
- Master of Architecture or Engineering (as listed on the department page)
- Pathway
- Not classified
- Format
- On campustwo years full time
- Tuition
- Not published
About this program
Two-year full-time English-based master's programme in the Department of Architecture, spanning architectural art (history, design, planning) and architectural engineering. Each student joins a supervisor's laboratory.
- Subject
- Architecture
- Department
- Department of Architecture, Faculty/School of Creative Science and Engineering
- Awarding body
- Waseda 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: JABEE list entry for Waseda University: 'Major in Architecture, Graduate School of Creative Science and Engineering', first accredited 2008. The list does not say whether the English-based track is covered.
Stated by the schoolWaseda University Department of ArchitectureProgram accreditationJP
Scope: Department states its curriculum was developed to fulfil JABEE requirements; it also describes Canberra Accord equivalency for its six-year programme.
Study structure
- Delivery
- On campusTaught at the listed campus.
- Study mode
- Full-time
- Duration
- two years full time
- Credits
- 30 Waseda creditsCredit systems differ between countries and institutions.
- Thesis or dissertation
- master's thesis or project defense
- Intakes
- September 2026, April 2027
- Campus
- Department office, Okubo (Shinjuku)55N-2F, 3-4-1 Okubo Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 169-8555
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
- Described as 'English based'; language of individual laboratory supervision is not detailed.
Admissions
- Portfolio
- Not published
- Interview
- Not published
- 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.
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, 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)