Carleton University

Azrieli School of Architecture & Urbanism

1125 Colonel By Drive, Ottawa, Ontario, K1S 5B6
(613) 520-2855; e-mail: architecturegrad@carleton.ca

Bachelor of Architecture

Years Accredited1995 – 2005

Master of Architecture

Years Accredited2005 – Present
Term of AccreditationSix years
Last Accreditation Visit2024
Next Accreditation Visit2030

Accreditation Document

2023 Achritecture Program Report (APR)

2024 Visiting Team Report (VTR)

Program Descriptions

The Master of Architecture is an accredited professional degree program committed to preparing future architects for a culturally rich, technologically dynamic, and globalized world. A rigorous studio and research pedagogy invites students to take critical positions on design, culture, technology, and the city.

Program Structure

The Azrieli School of Architecture and Urbanism offers a three-year, CACB accredited, Master of Architecture degree. The Program offers two pathways:

  • a three-Year Program open to applicants from a four-year undergraduate architecture or related discipline; and
  • an advanced placement two-year Program to qualifying students with a four-year undergraduate degree. Applicants with a four-year, pre-professional undergraduate degree in architecture may be considered for advanced standing placement into the second year of the program if they have a significant studio course work (6 studio courses at minimum and 8 studio courses preferred) and a portfolio of studio work that demonstrates a level of quality the admissions committee deems equivalent to one year of graduate level architectural studies at Carleton.

For more information regarding the Carleton University Master of Architecture (M.Arch), please visit https://architecture.carleton.ca/programs/graduate/ase visit https://sapl.ucalgary.ca/future-students/graduate/master-architecture-march


Pre-Professional Undergraduate Degree*

*Bachelor of Architectural Studies in Design from Carleton or four-year, pre-professional undergraduate degree, or its equivalent, in architecture with significant and specific studio experience in architectural design.
↓
2 Year Course Sequence
↓
Master of Architecture (M.Arch)

Undergraduate
Honours Degree*

*Bachelor of Architectural Studies in Urbanism or Conservation & Sustainability from Carleton or four-year undergraduate honours degree from architecture or other diverse backgrounds.
↓
3 Year Course Sequence
↓
Master of Architecture (M.Arch)

M.Arch Typical 2-Year Course Sequence

Year 1

  • ARCS 5105 – Graduate Studio I
  • ARCC 5100 – Advanced Building System
  • ARCC 5200 – Professional Practice
  • ARCS 5106 – Graduate Studio 2
  • ARCH 5200 – Graduate Seminar 1: Introduction to Critical Thought in Architecture
  • Elective

Year 2

  • ARCN 5909 – Thesis: Directed Research Studio
  • ARCH 5201 – Graduate Seminar 2: Contemporary Theoretical Perspectives in Architecture
  • Elective
  • ARCN 5909 – Thesis: Directed Research Studio
  • Elective

M.Arch Typical 3-Year Course Sequence

Year 1

  • ARCC 5096 – Building Technology I
  • ARCS 5030 – M.Arch 1: Studio I
  • ARCH 5010 – History & Theory of Modern Architecture
  • ARCN 5005 – Theory and Practical Representation
  • ARCC 5097 – Building Technology II
  • ARCS 5032 – M.Arch 1: Studio II
  • ARCH 5020 – Theory of Modernity
  • ARCC 5098 – Building Technology III
  • ARCC 5099 – Building Technology IV
  • ARCS 5033 – M.Arch 1: Studio III

Year 2

  • ARCS 5105 – Graduate Studio I
  • ARCC 5100 – Advanced Building System
  • ARCC 5200 – Professional Practice
  • ARCS 5106 – Graduate Studio 2
  • ARCH 5200 – Graduate Seminar 1: Introduction to Critical Thought in Architecture

Year 2

  • ARCN 5909 – Thesis: Directed Research Studio
  • ARCH 5201 – Graduate Seminar 2: Contemporary Theoretical Perspectives in Architecture
  • Elective
  • ARCN 5909 – Thesis: Directed Research Studio