About the course

The Master of Science in Architecture [MS in Architecture] is a post-professional degree focused on deep research through experimental design inquiry. This program is dedicated to cutting edge research and experimentation, and seeks to explore in a highly innovative fashion the cultural and technological landscapes of Houston. With a highly flexible curriculum, the degree allows for maximum individuation within both the graduate topic studios and an open selection of elective courses. The degree provides for an intensive yearlong (two semester) degree track with highly individuated curation of content allowing for a deep and focused inquiry. Culminating in an individual yearlong Master Degree Project, the post-professional students have an opportunity to examine diverse issues confronting contemporary practice through critical design inquiry.

　　As ever expanding global issues confront humanity, architecture must respond with dexterity. Architecture is perpetually challenged to do more with less and function with diminishing operational timelines from the moment of the event to the systemic response. It is time for critical specificity not vagueness. Nothing can be static. Nothing can be done in isolation. Everything must be inclusive. New technologies and expanding tools allow us to confront these issues with ever increasing sophistication and synthesis. The tools of design in all their diverse forms establish new processes and new opportunities. The results no longer resolve merely in form, but in tactics and methods.

　　Method must continue architecture's fundamental dialectic to bridge technology and art. Method must now be inclusive to equally engage the fundamental issues of light, space and form while rising to respond to the new essentialisms of performance, sustainability and social conscious. It is in this process that architecture can assert itself. It is in the process where architecture is perpetually reborn. It is in the process where one's voice can be found as a thinker, and more importantly as an active maker. Scholarships - View all scholarships Internships

　　

Start dates and prices

Course fees are indicative and should be used as a guide. Speak to a counsellor to get an accurate price.

　　Duration: 2 Semester(s)Fees: US$38,505

Intake	Location
Fall (September), 2024	Houston
Fall (September), 2025	Houston

　　

How to apply

Entry requirements for University of Houston

Student must have earned a Bachelor of Architecture or equivalent professional degree from an accredited university.

　　The minimum TOEFL score required is 79 for the internet-based test.

　　TOEFL PBT - An overall score of 550 or higher.

　　The minimum TOEFL score for the new revised paper-based exam is: Reading 20, Listening 20, and Writing 20.

　　The minimum IELTS score required is an overall score of a 6.5.

　　

English language requirements

　　6.5

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　　TOEFL Internet based overall score: 79.0

　　

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　　501st / 1250

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