• The Master of Architecture (M.Arch) at the University of California is a 2 years program.
  • It is an on-campus, thesis-based program offered on a full-time basis.
  • The department offers an accredited degree such as:
    • Master of Architecture (MArch)
    • Master of Advanced Architectural Design (MAAD)
    • Master of Science (MSc)
    • Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
  • The Master of Architecture program is designed to provide students seeking their first accredited professional degree with a comprehensive and challenging education leading to the practice of architecture.
  • Graduate students have the flexibility to choose a variety of paths within a two-to-three-year rigorous program, depending upon previous education and experience.
  • Students must complete a minimum of 48 units in the Architecture program. 
  • The culmination of the student’s program is a research thesis or project report.
  • The degree emphasizes course work and supervised independent research in one of the following areas of study:
    •  Building Science
    • Technology and Sustainability as well as History
    • Theory and Society
  • ​Students from related disciplines may be accepted into the program, provided they demonstrate experience related to the discipline of architecture.
  • The Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences (EECS) at UC Berkeley offers one of the strongest research and instructional programs in this field anywhere in the world.
  • It provides world-class, award-winning faculty that bring both broad and deep intellectual diversity to the educational community.

  • University of California, Berkeley ranks 2nd US, 5th worldwide in Architecture/Built Environment by QS Ranking.