Newschool of Architecture and Design

Architectural Studies

The Master of Architectural Studies program is designed for students who want to advance their knowledge of the discipline through focused study and design studio work, and is available to students already possessing a 5-year or first professional Bachelor of Architecture degree. It is a one-year, 3-quarter curriculum focusing on a thesis or a research focus within a specific concentration of courses.

Architecture (Bachelor of Architecture)

The Bachelor of Architecture program provides the professional foundation required to prepare students for an internship in an architectural firm and for eventual licensing as a practicing architect. It is a NAAB-accredited pre-professional/professional program that typically requires 5 academic years of full-time study to complete.

Architecture (Bachelor of Arts)

The Bachelor of Arts in Architecture is a pre-professional program preparing students to enter a first professional Master of Architecture 4+2 program. It typically requires 4 academic years of full-time study and is not NAAB-accredited.

Architecture (Master of Architecture | 4+2)

The Master of Architecture 4+2 is a 2-year professional degree curriculum designed for those holding a 4-year undergraduate preprofessional degree in architecture or environmental design. Students enter the second-year curriculum of the 4+3, having completed foundational coursework as undergraduates.

Architecture (Master of Architecture | 4+3)

The Master of Architecture 4+3 is a 3-year professional degree curriculum designed for students holding an undergraduate degree outside of architecture. The program begins with a rigorous 4-quarter, first-year sequence in foundational curriculum and leads to a first professional degree.

Architecture (Master of Science)

The Master of Science in Architecture program is intended for students who do not plan on becoming registered architects, emphasizing research into problems in the built environment through a thesis or graduation project process. Admission requires a baccalaureate degree, and students must complete a minimum of 45 quarter credits, typically requiring one to two academic years of full-time study.

Construction Management

The Master of Construction Management is designed to develop professionals for advanced construction management using theory and practice based on an interdisciplinary foundation of science, architecture, and business management. This degree consists of a four-term program requiring 48 credits, with all courses delivered online and on campus.

Construction Management

The Bachelor of Science in Construction Management program develops leadership, business management acumen, and a technological understanding of current practices and theories in construction management. Students must complete a minimum of 180 quarter credits, typically requiring three academic years of full-time study (four terms per year).

Graphic Design & Interactive Media

The Graphic Design and Interactive Media program prepares students for professions in visual communications and digital media through critical and creative exploration of emerging forms of visual and graphic arts, typographies, interaction design, virtual environments, and information spaces. Students must complete a total of 180 quarter credits, typically requiring four academic years of full-time study.

Interior Architecture & Design

The Bachelor of Interior Architecture & Design program focuses on project-based learning and human-centered and global design perspectives, preparing students for interior architecture and design practice in a variety of design firms. Students address the design of diversified typologies of interior environments in the commercial and residential sectors and must complete 180 quarter credits, typically requiring four academic years of full-time study.

Product Design

The Bachelor of Arts in Product Design program prepares students for the professional practice of product design across a wide range of industries, focusing on global design education; interdisciplinary, integrative practice; and sustainable, socially responsible design. Students must complete 180 quarter credits, typically requiring four academic years of full-time study.