加州大學(xué)-洛杉磯

The Master of Architecture (M.Arch.), is a three-year professional program that provides a comprehensive education in architecture. The M.Arch. program is accredited by the National Architectural Accrediting Board (NAAB). M.Arch. students may also complete a concurrent degree in Urban Planning.

The three-year professional degree curriculum prepares students for the practice of architecture by providing a focused framing of today's cultural, ecological, political and technological questions with a view to what architects may bring to bear on such complex issues. At each stage of the curriculum, UCLA AUD graduates become equipped to not only lead the professional field but also to construct new opportunities for it by positioning their design skills within a rapidly changing world.

The three-year sequence is divided into two periods of study.

i) The first of these periods is a two-year foundation, known as "Core," in which students complete six design studios of increasing scale and complexity. They simultaneously take courses in the History and Theory of Architecture; Architectural Programming; Computation; Environmental Design; Representation and Visualization; Structures; as well as a range of complementary cultural and technical elective courses. This "Core" period provides students with the foundation and knowledge necessary to clearly articulate strong architectural concepts; and formal and organizational principles in terms of culturally informed approaches to such factors as context, materials and building systems.

ii) The second period of study is the culminating third year, in which students choose from an array of one-year long thematically focused Research Studios; as well as two Advanced Topics Studios (to be completed in the first two quarters) and a number of elective courses. Research Studios are led by senior design faculty and are structured around specific concerns. The three-quarter Research Studio comprises a first quarter of research; a second quarter of hypothesis definition and development; and a final quarter of design resolution. This structure provides students with opportunities to develop and expand particular positions in architecture by rethinking existing problems, establishing new directions, and making well-informed and progressive conjectures with which to shape the built environment.

A collaborative spirit pervades the three-year UCLA AUD curriculum fostering an environment in which students and faculty develop a collective intelligence composed of multiple, yet focused, points of view. Through this shared set of interests, students develop methods and techniques for producing new architectural intelligence, plausible speculation and the capacity to invigorate the field and attract to it new audiences.