• Bachelor of Arts in Architectural Studies at the University of California Los Angeles is a 2-year program.
  • It is an on-campus program offered on a full-time basis.
  • The UCLA Department of Architecture and Urban Design offers a Bachelor of Arts in Architectural Studies.
  • This program is offered as a major concentration of study and the sequence of courses designed to meet two objectives.
  • The first provides an understanding of architecture and urban design as a humanist discipline, which engages cultural and social studies, and the history of architecture and cities.
  • The second provides at the same time for those interested students, preparation for graduate studies.
  • In this program, admission is highly competitive, and only a limited number of students are admitted each year.
  • This undergraduate major features coursework in three areas:
    • critical studies
    • technology
    • design. 
  • Students are admitted for the fall quarter only.
  • The UCLA Architecture and Urban Design community are supportive, intellectually engaging, and highly motivated.
  • Students learn in intimate studio and seminar settings from faculty who are scholars, designers, and practicing professionals.
  • This program is not NAAB-accredited but it provides a strong foundation for those students who elect to pursue studies in architecture and related fields such as art history, design, fine arts, engineering, environmental design, urban studies.