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Designing a Better Future Through Architecture
The Master of Architecture (M. Arch) graduate degree at Miami University builds its pedagogy around the urgent needs of the 21st century. The program prepares students to be the next generation of architects and leaders in their communities. By offering a NAAB-accredited degree, the Miami experience provides a balanced structure of professional preparation and individual exploration; allowing students to develop their own unique perspective on architectural practice.
Contact Information
Jeff Kruth
Director of Architecture Graduate Studies
Department of Architecture and Interior Design
Alumni Hall 100A
350 E. Spring St., Oxford, OH 45056
kruthjt@MiamiOH.edu
Curriculum and Courses
Our curriculum is designed to foster our students’ diverse interests such as sustainable urban design, community engagement, building performance, digital fabrication, and cultural heritage. After a core set of courses focused on professional preparation and academic rigor, our students explore diverse topics, conditions, and regions to complete their thesis.
We offer two tracks:
- M.Arch. II: 2-Year Professional Program (60 credit-hour track)
- The two-year professional program is designed for students with a preprofessional NAAB-accredited architectural degree or its international equivalent. Exceptional candidates with non-accredited architectural degrees may be considered for admission to the M. Arch. II Program.
- M.Arch. III: 3-Year Professional Program (88 credit-hour track)
- The three-year professional program is designed for students with an undergraduate degree other than architecture. The program was established to bring in students from diverse academic backgrounds, offering a variety of perspectives, different intellectual viewpoints, experiences, and maturity that can significantly enrich the teaching and learning culture of the department.
Additional Opportunities
Maxfield Scholar
Students design their own symposium each fall that highlights their thesis research topics and includes the department’s Maxfield Scholar, a visiting scholar who also serves as the thesis respondent at the spring thesis presentations.
Facts and Stats
A Degree That Holds Its Worth
of eligible degree-seeking graduate students receive funding in the form of a graduate assistantship and/or tuition waiver
Miami University Graduate School stats
of Master’s Degree graduates are successfully employed, enrolled in higher education, or in a volunteer/service program
Miami University Graduate School stats
of graduate students are international students and 16.9% of graduate students are diverse domestic graduate students
Miami University Graduate School stats
Admission Requirements
Applicants must first satisfy the entrance requirements of the Graduate School of Miami University to be accepted into the Master of Architecture Program.
The application deadline for fall admittance is January 15. Prospective students must submit the online application to the Graduate School, which includes:
- Three letters of recommendation, written by individuals who are able to assess academic or professional potential. At least one letter should be from an academic source. Specify recommenders in the online application.
- A personal statement that describes how Miami University’s Master of Architecture degree will help the applicant attain educational goals, enable the applicant to explore interests, and also how the applicant could contribute to the academic and creative community of the graduate program.
- A curriculum vitae or resume that describes academic and professional accomplishments, scholarship, research, and creative activity.
- A writing sample, either academic or creative.
- A portfolio of creative work, which should include examples of undergraduate and/or professional architectural design projects. All M. Arch. applicants are encouraged to include non-architectural work within their portfolio as well.
For applicants to the M. Arch. III program, the portfolio can include examples from architectural projects, if applicable. The portfolio should include work that demonstrates creative accomplishments.
Portfolio contents can be from any creative field, including design, photography, studio arts, film, writing, music, and performance. Candidates from technical disciplines, such as science or engineering, should contact the program to determine suitable application materials.
ADMISSION AND FUNDING
This is Where Your Journey to Miami University Begins
Explore what it means to be a graduate student at Miami University, where students prepare to go anywhere and everywhere. We’ll be here to help every step of the way as you prepare for college admission, enrollment, and success.