Your future is in your hands. Make the most of it with a Master of Architecture from Wentworth. Our NAAB-accredited and STEM-designated program will introduce you to the contemporary challenges of the built environment and give you the skills you need to be a leader in a rapidly evolving profession.
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Learn by Making, Thinking & Doing
Hands-on, experiential learning opportunities, and advanced technical resources will help harness your creativity and apply critical thinking to design projects. Engage with diverse cultures and building traditions—both historical and contemporary—through travel-based learning around the country and across the globe as well as in co-ops with leading firms.
The Master of Architecture is offered in 3 tracks, corresponding to your undergraduate preparation:
- The 1-year track is for graduates of Wentworth’s BS in Architecture program.
Learn more about the 1-year track opportunity.
- The 2-year track is for candidates who have a pre-professional BA or BS degree in Architecture from another NAAB-accredited school or a BS in Interior Design from Wentworth.
Learn more about the 2-year track opportunity.
- The 3-year track is for candidates who have a Bachelor’s degree in a discipline other than Architecture.
Learn more about the 3-year track opportunity.
Review application requirements for all three tracks.
STEM Program Designation
Wentworth’s Master of Architecture program has a federal STEM designation, which provides a potential 24-month Operational Practice Training (OPT) extension for international students studying on an F-1 visa.
World-class Faculty, in a World-class Location
The Master of Architecture faculty includes founders of award-winning design firms, influential scholars in the history and theory of architecture, and preeminent, forward-thinking researchers with a deep commitment to issues of sustainability, advanced technology, and fabrication.
A world-class center of art, culture, and design, Boston offers a dynamic learning laboratory just steps from our campus. Home to renowned architecture firms and diverse examples of excellence in the field, Boston is the ideal city in which to build critical research and practice in architecture.
- The 1-year track is for graduates of Wentworth’s BS in Architecture program.
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In 2018, Wentworth’s Master of Architecture program was granted an eight-year term of accreditation (the maximum possible under the 2014 NAAB Conditions for Accreditation) from the National Architectural Accrediting Board (NAAB). Wentworth is required by NAAB to make the following information available to the public. Learn more about Architecture Accreditation.
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Wentworth's NAAB-accredited Master of Architecture program is highly experiential and hands-on, introducing students to the contemporary challenges of the built environment and giving them the skills needed to become leaders in a rapidly evolving profession.
View information from the Course Catalog below for program requirements.
Total credits for degree: 34 (one-year), 70 (two-year), or 106 (three-year)
This program begins in the fall of the student’s first year and ends in the spring semester of the first, second, or third year.
Students in the M.Arch program must maintain a 3.0 GPA to be in good academic standing.
Master of Architecture (One-Year)
Plan of Study Grid First Year Fall Semester Credits ARCH9000 GLOBAL RESEARCH STUDIO 6 ARCH9200 METHODS OF HISTORY, THEORY & CRITICISM 4 ARCH9300 DESIGN AS RESEARCH 4 Architecture Elective 3-4 Credits 17-18 Spring Semester ARCH9500 THESIS STUDIO 6 ARCH9600 PROFESSIONAL PERSPECTIVES 4 ARCH9700 ADVANCED TOPICS IN CONTEMPORARY ARCHITECTURE 4 Architecture Elective 3-4 Credits 17-18 Total Credits 34-36 Master of Architecture (Two-Year)
Plan of Study Grid First Year Fall Semester Credits ARCH8000 ADVANCED GRADUATE DESIGN STUDIO 01 6 ARCH8250 PASSIVE AND ACTIVE SYSTEMS 4 ARCH8300 APPLIED RESEARCH & DESIGN 01 4 ARCH8400 STRUCTURES 01 4 Credits 18 Spring Semester ARCH8500 ADVANCED GRADUATE DESIGN STUDIO 02 6 ARCH8700 APPLIED RESEARCH & DESIGN 02 4 ARCH8800 STRUCTURES 02 4 Architecture Elective 4 Credits 18 Summer Semester COOP6500 GRADUATE COOP EDUCATION 0 Credits 0 Second Year Fall Semester ARCH9000 GLOBAL RESEARCH STUDIO 6 ARCH9200 METHODS OF HISTORY, THEORY & CRITICISM 4 ARCH9300 DESIGN AS RESEARCH 4 Architecture Elective 3-4 Credits 17-18 Spring Semester ARCH9500 THESIS STUDIO 6 ARCH9600 PROFESSIONAL PERSPECTIVES 4 ARCH9700 ADVANCED TOPICS IN CONTEMPORARY ARCHITECTURE 4 Architecture Elective 3-4 Credits 17-18 Total Credits 70-72 Master of Architecture (Three-Year)
Plan of Study Grid First Year Fall Semester Credits ARCH7000 GRADUATE FOUNDATION STUDIO 01 6 ARCH7250 GRADUATE HISTORY THEORY LECTURE 4 ARCH7300 BUILDING MATTERS 4 ARCH7350 2D + 3D MEDIA & PROCESSES 4 Credits 18 Spring Semester ARCH7500 GRADUATE FOUNDATIONS STUDIO 02 6 ARCH7550 GRADUATE HISTORY THEORY SEMINAR 4 ARCH7600 ENERGY AND RESOURCES IN ARCHITECTURE 4 Architecture Elective 4 Credits 18 Second Year Fall Semester ARCH8000 ADVANCED GRADUATE DESIGN STUDIO 01 6 ARCH8250 PASSIVE AND ACTIVE SYSTEMS 4 ARCH8300 APPLIED RESEARCH & DESIGN 01 4 ARCH8400 STRUCTURES 01 4 Credits 18 Spring Semester ARCH8500 ADVANCED GRADUATE DESIGN STUDIO 02 6 ARCH8700 APPLIED RESEARCH & DESIGN 02 4 ARCH8800 STRUCTURES 02 4 Architecture Elective 4 Credits 18 Summer Semester COOP6500 GRADUATE COOP EDUCATION 0 Credits 0 Third Year Fall Semester ARCH9000 GLOBAL RESEARCH STUDIO 6 ARCH9200 METHODS OF HISTORY, THEORY & CRITICISM 4 ARCH9300 DESIGN AS RESEARCH 4 Architecture Elective 3-4 Credits 17-18 Spring Semester ARCH9500 THESIS STUDIO 6 ARCH9600 PROFESSIONAL PERSPECTIVES 4 ARCH9700 ADVANCED TOPICS IN CONTEMPORARY ARCHITECTURE 4 Architecture Elective 3-4 Credits 17-18 Total Credits 106-108