Peter Guo-hua Fu School of Architecture
815 Sherbrooke Street West, Montreal, Québec, H3A 2K6
(514) 398-6700; info.architecture@mcgill.ca
Bachelor of Architecture
| Years Accredited | 1996 – 2001 |
Master of Architecture
| Years Accredited | 2001 – Present |
| Term of Accreditation | Two Year Probationary |
| Last Accreditation Visit | 2024 |
| Next Accreditation Visit | 2026 |
Accreditation Document
Program Descriptions
The Master of Architecture is a professional degree that leads to accreditation with the Canadian Architectural Certification Boar. The Master of Architecture is based on a design-intensive professional curriculum centered on a sequence of four studio courses. Complementary and elective courses are organized to provide flexibility in individual program design and create opportunities to both explore the discipline and focus on subject areas related to research and design interests. The Program provides a structured opportunity to explore advanced architectural design, integrating building construction, landscape and urban design, professional practice, sustainable design, and the history and theory of architecture. A strategic focus on design methodology, innovative research, and self-directed inquiry, supported by the advanced media and modeling technologies and other resources required to carry out architectural research and creative practice.
Program Structure
The McGill University offers a two-year, CACB-accredited Master of Architecture program. The Program offers one pathway:
- a two-year course sequence for applicants with a pre-professional degree in Architecture equivalent to the B.Sc. (Arch.). University degree in an area/discipline other than architecture are required to apply to the B.Sc. (Arch.) undergraduate program.
For more information regarding the McGill Master of Architecture (M.Arch), please visit https://www.mcgill.ca/architecture/programs/professional
Undergraduate Degree*
* pre-professional degree in Architecture equivalent to the B.Sc. (Arch.) offered at McGill University, with a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.0, may be eligible for admission directly to the professional M.Arch. Program. Graduates from the following institutions are generally eligible: Université de Montréal B.Sc.(Arch), Université Laval (B.Sc. Arch.), Toronto Metropolitan University (B.Arch. Sc.), Laurentian University (B.A.S. Bachelor of Arch. Studies), University of Waterloo (B.Arch. Studies.), University of Manitoba (B.Env. Design), Carleton University (Bachelor of Arch. Studies – Design). Students with a Baccalauréat en design de l’environnement from UQÀM and a DEC in technologie de l’architecture are also generally admissible. Eligibility of other applicants who have completed the Baccalauréat en design de l’environnement from UQÀM will be studied on a case-by-case basis.
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2 Year Course Sequence
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Master of Architecture (M.Arch)
M.Arch Typical 2-Year Course Sequence
Year 1
- ARCH 672 – Architectural Design 1
- ARCH 678 – Advanced Construction
- Complementary Course (18 credits), chosen from the Complementary List
- ARCH 673 – Architectural Design 2
- Complementary Course (18 credits), chosen from the Complementary List
- Complementary Course (18 credits), chosen from the Complementary List
Year 2
- ARCH 676 – Advanced Architectural Design
- Complementary Course (18 credits), chosen from the Complementary List
- Complementary Course (18 credits), chosen from the Complementary List
- ARCH 683 – Directed Research Project
- ARCH 674 – Professional Practice
- Complementary Course (18 credits), chosen from the Complementary List