• The Master of Science (M.Sc) in Architecture 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 professional Master of Architecture (MArch), a post-professional Master of Advanced Architectural Design (MAAD), Master of Science (MSc), and Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degrees.
  • MSc is a non-professional degree program that offers the opportunity for advanced research in specialized areas within the architecture curriculum.
  • This research degree is appropriate for those who already hold a degree in architecture but wish to study a particular subfield.
  • All students must complete a minimum of 36 units, regardless of the degree they have come into the program, with a minimum of 16 units being graduate courses in Architecture. 
  • 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.