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Academics

MArch Professional Degree

The MArch is a three-year, NAAB-accredited program that prepares students for professional practice and other career paths.

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Rendering of a blue building with cut out view
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Rendering of a brutalist-looking building in black and white
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A student wearing black sweater and pants, standing and smiling in front of boards with drawings and illustrations, and facing a few rows of people
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  1. "Park! Park!" by Motomi Matsubara (MArch '23), completed for Greg Lynn's 2022-2023 year-long research studio
  2. "The Story of the Line" by Steven Katz & Hongye Wu (both MArch '22), completed for a Spring 2022 Advanced Topics Studio with Mariana Ibañez
  3. Studio review in Perloff Hall

MS in Architecture and Urban Design (MSAUD)

A one-year post-professional degree that combines theory and practical applications in collaboration with industry partners.

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Wei-Huan Chueh's "Industrial Housing Collection" (MSAUD IDEO Studio 2023)
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"Factory Reset" by Akanksha Deolekar (MSAUD '23)
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"VIA" by Deeksha Harish, Yilan Huang, and Jiaqi Kang (all MSAUD '23)
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  1. Wei-Huan Chueh's "Industrial Housing Collection" (MSAUD IDEO Studio 2023)
  2. "Factory Reset" by Akanksha Deolekar (MSAUD '23)
  3. "VIA" by Deeksha Harish, Yilan Huang, and Jiaqi Kang (all MSAUD '23)

MA & PhD in Architecture

Academic graduate degrees include the Master of Arts in Architecture (MA) and Doctor of Philosophy (PhD).

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Drawing from 1881 of the electric lighting plan for the Hippodrome de l'Alma in Paris
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  1. Frank Lloyd Wright at 150, a major exhibition at MoMA co-curated by Michael Osman
  2. Electric lighting at the Hippodrome de l'Alma, Le Génie Civil (1881) from Cristóbal Amunátegui

Undergraduate Studies

The Bachelor of Arts in Architectural Studies (B.A.) is a two-year major that begins in the junior year of residence. This program is not NAAB-accredited but provides a strong foundation for students who pursue graduate studies in architecture and other related fields.

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Phap Nguyen (BA '24) presents project "Butterfly Peak House" for Studio I
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Beatrice Xu's (BA'24) "Knot House," for Studio I
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  1. Phap Nguyen (BA '24) presents project "Butterfly Peak House" for Studio I
  2. Beatrice Xu's (BA'24) "Knot House," for Studio I

Fall 2024 Courses

Brief descriptions of AUD's Spring 2024 pedagogical offerings

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Summer Programs: JumpStart, TeenArch

Our summer programs provide unique opportunities for college students and high school students to explore architecture and design at UCLA for UC college credit. Students experience design studios, learn the current techniques of digitally-driven design, modeling and drawing, and develop a portfolio they can use to apply to graduate programs.

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JumpStart studio session, July 2023
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A group of about fifty people, posed in rows with gray asphant in front and a blue sky and mountains in the background
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  1. JumpStart studio session, July 2023
  2. Summer Programs field trip in LA, Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, July 2023

Recent Courses & Studios

Brief descriptions of some of AUD's recent pedagogical offerings

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