MS, Architecture

Texas A&M’s School of Architecture offers graduate programs that prepare students to address critical and complex challenges in the natural, built and virtual environments as professionals. Apply to become the next generation’s leaders in architecture.

The Master of Science in Architecture is an advanced, multidisciplinary, thesis degree program designed to provide highly qualified students with a traditional academic foundation in theoretical concepts and research methods in Architecture. In this program, students pursue support courses and develop a thesis topic in an emphasis area offered by the department or research centers associated with the school.

This program is for those who want to become licensed architects, have a passion about architectural research, are committed to advancing knowledge about the built environment, and/or seek careers in architectural research, university teaching, or specialized practice and consulting. The degree may also serve as a pathway toward a Ph.D. in Architecture.

The M.S. in Architecture offers instruction in

From among these areas of interest, we encourage our M.S. students to develop an area of specialization. 

Multidisciplinary training in research, design thinking, and specialized skills gives our graduates a wide range of career options. Our graduates have entered fields in:

 

Admission to the Master of Science in Architecture program is offered to those students possessing professional degrees in architecture as well as to those possessing undergraduate degrees in related disciplines. Admission depends upon the chosen area of research and the availability of qualified faculty in emphasis areas identified by applicants.