Overview

As both a STEM program and the only accredited M.Arch program in the state, we provide foundational knowledge and skills for students who wish to gain licensure while empowering them to be future leaders in the profession.

The Architecture program of the University of Minnesota strives to teach design excellence while concurrently exploring architecture as a cultural and research-based practice that engages broader societal issues.

Program Details

Our rigorous three-year curriculum covers the breadth of foundational knowledge required to become a professional architect, while embracing complex and urgent issues involving globalization, climate change, social equity, and new technologies.
Our core curriculum synthesizes building technology and structures, critical representation, professional practice, environmental technologies, history, and theory with design.
Elective courses broaden and deepen this foundational knowledge.
Through the promotion of design exploration and independent thinking, we provide a strong base for a creative and meaningful professional life.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Design Theory

Architecture: A Global and Cultural History

Structures for Building

Building Technology

Advanced Building Technology Integrated Building Systems

Building Structural Systems

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 36 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-03 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-01-15 00:00:00

More details

The priority deadline for funding consideration is January 15.

Language

English

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Credits

59 SCH

Advanced Standing - 59 total credits
Regular pacing - 90 total credits

Delivered

On Campus

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

GPA

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

To pursue an M.Arch you must have a bachelor’s degree in arts, humanities, sciences, environmental studies, or engineering is required, and a GPA greater than 3.0 is preferred. International applicants must be proficient in English (see application materials)

Complete University of Minnesota Graduate School Application.

Unofficial transcripts of all college or university coursework.

Two brief essays, each no more than 500 words, written in response to two of the following three options:

Option 1: Write about a formative personal experience that helped to inspire your interest in pursuing the professional study of architecture and the built environment.

Option 2: Describe a place that is meaningful and state why you find it meaningful.

Option 3: Describe an object (at any scale) that you find sublime, grotesque, or culturally significant and state why.

Three letters of recommendation

Portfolio

Graduate Record Examination (GRE) scores

Application fee of $75

Tuition Fee

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International

31616 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 31616 USD per year during 36 months.
National

31616 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 31616 USD per year during 36 months.
In-State

31616 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 31616 USD per year during 36 months.

Living costs for Minneapolis

1130 - 2045 USD /month

Living costs

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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Scholarships Information

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