The M.Arch, as a second rather than a first professional degree, does not receive NAAB accreditation. Thirty credit hours are required of students in Path C with thesis while 33 hours will be required of students with design thesis or advanced studio options. Students are also required to take an advanced studio which may be waived by student request if design proficiency or equivalent experience has been demonstrated. The remainder of the work will be arranged with and approved by the Graduate Advisor to suit the interests of the student.
Courses of study provide for an area of specialization or for advanced general studies.
The School of Architecture offers international study programs in Rome, Barcelona, Innsbruck, and Lund. The Rome Program, conducted for five weeks each summer by U.T. Arlington faculty, is open to upper division and graduate students and may be used to satisfy history and elective requirements. The Barcelona, Innsbruck and Lund programs are semester-long exchange programs with universities in these cities, with the normal expectation of both studio and elective credit. M.C.R.P. and M.Arch. Dual Degree Program Students in this dual program may earn both the Master of City and Regional Planning and the Master of Architecture degrees in a curriculum of 87 semester credit hours.