Master of Architecture—One-Year Program

This program gives eligible candidates the opportunity to get a NAAB-accredited Master of Architecture degree in one year.

Open to candidates with either a Bachelor of Science in Architecture from Northeastern University or a professional Bachelor of Architecture degree from an accredited North American program with at least one year of IDP-approved professional experience. 

Students engage in a two-semester research and design project based on pertinent contemporary topics chosen by the graduate faculty, or students may propose an independent research and design project. Team research is conducted and compiled into online and physical research books. This body of compiled research then becomes the basis of the intellectual framework for the individual students' design projects. This final degree project parallels an in-depth two-semester professional practice sequence that analyzes all of the contingencies of successful architectural projects, including architectural offices and their project management strategies, real estate development criteria, and associated project finance.

Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise indicated.

Core Requirements

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Professional Practice
ARCH 6430	Case Studies 1	4
ARCH 6440	Case Studies 2	4
Topics and Seminars
ARCH 6330	Seminar in Modern Architecture	4
ARCH 6340	Graduate Topics in Architecture	4
Research and Project
ARCH 7130	Master’s Research Studio	6
ARCH 7140	Master’s Degree Project	6

Elective

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Students must complete a 4-semester-hour graduate elective.		4

Program Credit/GPA Requirements

32 total semester hours required
Minimum 3.000 GPA required

Year 1
Fall	Hours	Spring	Hours	Summer 1	Hours	Summer 2	Hours
ARCH 6330	4	ARCH 6340	4	Vacation	0	Vacation	0
ARCH 6430	4	ARCH 6440	4
ARCH 7130	6	ARCH 7140	6
Elective (Required)	4
	18		14		0		0
Total Hours: 32