More than 20 universities in the United States/KLOC-0 have set up modern architecture majors, and some powerful schools have established design schools or architecture schools on the basis of architecture departments. The undergraduate education system of architecture major in American universities in the early days was four years. 1922 Cornell university launched a five-year undergraduate program in architecture department to strengthen the basic skills of architecture graduates. By the 1940s, the architecture major in American universities had basically implemented the five-year undergraduate teaching mode. At present, there are generally two graduate degrees in architecture in American universities: Master of Architecture and Doctor of Architecture. The architecture majors and degrees of all universities are evaluated by the National Building Accreditation Board (NAAB), and their professional and academic qualifications are strictly certified.

Brief introduction of Top 10 ranking of architecture specialty

1. Harvard University

The school has established a large-scale graduate school of design, which consists of three departments: architecture, landscape architecture and urban planning & design, providing applicants with master's and doctoral degrees.

The master's degree offered by the graduate school of design in this school includes the following directions: 1) History and Theory of Design (History &; Theory); 2) design technology (technology &；; Design); 3) Real Estate Management and Project Management (Real Estate &; Project management); 4) Research on Urbanization and Housing (Urbanization &; Housing research.

At the same time, the college provides two doctoral degrees (Doctor of Design (DDes) and Doctor of Philosophy of Architecture (Ph.)) for applicants who are interested in architectural academic research.

The materials that applicants need to submit are: online application form, application fee of $75, official undergraduate transcripts, three letters of recommendation, resume and application documents, GRE and TOEFL scores (GMAT scores can be submitted when applying for master's degree in real estate management and project management; Provide old TOEFL scores with TSE scores). In addition, except for the applicants for the Master of Urban Planning, everyone should submit the architectural works designed in the past.

The deadline for applying for master of architecture is 65438+February 65438+April, and the deadline for submitting professional portfolio is 65438+1October 2. The final deadline for master of landscape architecture, master of urban planning and design and doctor of design is 65438+ 10/8.

2. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

The architecture department of this school offers master's degrees in four directions: 1) Master of Architecture; 2) Master of Science in Architectural Studies, whose main research fields are: architectural history, theory and criticism of architecture and art, architecture and technology, design and calculation, Islamic architecture, architecture and urbanism; 3) Master of Science in Building Technology; 4) Master of Science in Visual Studies.

At the same time, the school also offers a doctoral degree in architecture, mainly including research fields such as architectural technology, architectural history and theory, architectural technology, design and calculation.

The annual application deadline is 65438+February 65438+May. The materials that applicants need to submit include: a complete application form for graduate admission and scholarship at MIT, official transcripts of undergraduate schools, three letters of recommendation, personal application statements, GRE and TOEFL scores, and the application fee is 70 dollars.

In addition to the Master of Science in Building Technology, the Department of Architecture requires each applicant to submit a collection of architectural works. Portfolio submission can be in the form of notebooks, folders or envelopes, but slides, CDs and videos are not accepted (except for Master of Visual Arts).

Website: http://architecture.mit.edu/

3. Princeton University

The school of architecture offers master's and doctoral degrees in architecture. The application date set by the school for international students is 65438+February 1, and all application forms and other materials need to be received before this date.

The School of Architecture requires each applicant to submit an application form for postgraduate admission, official transcripts of undergraduate schools, three letters of recommendation, personal application statement, GRE and TOEFL scores, and the application fee is $65. The college attaches great importance to the applicant's academic achievements and professional background, especially the letters of recommendation submitted and the works designed in the past.

For students applying for a master's degree, the college requires that they must submit a portfolio, and stipulates that all design works must be made into brochures within 9× 12 inches, and slides, loose-leaf papers or unprocessed sketches are not accepted. For applicants for doctoral degrees, the college requires a certain number of written documents that can "fully prove academic skills and interests", including unpublished works or other works.

4. Columbia University

Graduate School of Architecture (Planning and Preservation) was established in 188 1. It offers three degrees: Master of Architecture, Master of Science in Advanced Architectural Design and Doctor of Architecture.

The deadline for registration of Master of Architecture is 65438+ 10/5, and the deadline for registration of Master of Science in Advanced Architectural Design and Doctor of Architecture is February 15. The materials that applicants need to submit are: an application fee of $60, official undergraduate transcripts, three letters of recommendation, TOEFL and GRE scores. It is worth pointing out that the college only offers scholarships to American citizens and permanent residents.

Applicants must submit their original works, including paintings, printed manuscripts, graphic designs or sculptures. The size of the folder shall not exceed 8× 1 1 inch (22×28 cm) and the thickness shall not exceed 2 inches. The college does not accept slides, videos and works bound by glass and other media.

5. Yale University

As a professional rather than an academic research institution, the School of Architecture of this school does not offer doctoral degrees, but only offers the following three master's degrees:

Master of Architecture I&II (Master of Architecture I&; II): The former is aimed at students majoring in literature and art, with a duration of 3 years; The latter is aimed at students who already have a degree in architecture, and the academic system is two years.

Master of Environmental Design (MED): This two-year degree is a research-oriented non-professional degree, and students do not take the qualification of architect as their ultimate goal.

Joint master's degree: including MBA, Master of Architecture and Environmental Design and Master of Environmental Management (MEM). Through the study of these three projects, students can finally get two master's degrees and become compound talents with sound knowledge structure.

The materials to be submitted by the applicant include: application form, application fee of $85, undergraduate transcripts, GRE and TOEFL scores, three letters of recommendation, personal statement, resume and portfolio. The size of the portfolio is limited to 9× 12 inch, and the thickness does not exceed 1.5 inch. The college hopes to receive the portfolio in the traditional loose-leaf notebook format, and does not accept slides, tapes, CDs or video files. Deadline for registration is 65438+1 October1.

6. Rice University

The school has master's and doctoral degrees in architecture. The master of architecture in this school has a flexible academic system, which consists of three semesters, five semesters and seven semesters. It is aimed at students who have obtained degrees in architecture, majoring in architecture and majoring in non-architecture.

Applicants need to submit: a complete application form, an application fee of $35, four letters of recommendation, undergraduate GPA above 3.0, GRE and TOEFL transcripts, personal statements and previous portfolios. When applying for a 7-semester master's degree, you must submit works that can prove the applicant's visual creativity (such as hand-drawn pictures, photos, etc.). , but not including slides). Students who apply for master's degree in 3 semesters and 5 semesters can choose not to submit their portfolios. The deadline for application is February 1.

7. University of California, Berkeley

The school of architecture of this school is called the School of Environmental Design, which consists of architecture, urban and regional planning (city &; Regional planning), landscape architecture and environmental planning (landscape architecture &; Environmental planning, urban design and other four research directions, each professional direction provides master's and doctoral degrees.

The materials that applicants need to submit include: application forms from different departments, personal statements, resumes, two sets of high school and undergraduate transcripts, three letters of recommendation, GRE and TOEFL scores, and a portfolio that can reflect professional level and creativity. The earliest application deadline for each major is 65438+February 1. The application fee for international students is $80.

8. University of Virginia

The School of Architecture of this school has the oldest history in the United States, including architectural history, architecture, landscape architecture, urban and environmental planning (Urban & Environmental planning), providing master's degrees and various vocational degrees, and also providing doctoral degrees in art and architectural history (doctor of art and architectural history).

The materials to be submitted by the applicant include: application form for graduate study, personal statement, resume, official undergraduate transcript, three letters of recommendation, GRE and TOEFL scores, and previous works. The size of the portfolio is limited to 8.5× 1 1 inch, and the thickness is preferably 0.5 to 0.75 inch.

The application deadline for the School of Architecture of this school is 65438+February 1, and the application fee is 60 USD. Applicants majoring in architectural history, architecture and landscape architecture also need to submit an additional 250-word professional article.

Advice to applicants in China

At present, more than 80 colleges and universities in China have opened architecture majors, but most of them were established in the past 15~20 years, and there is still a certain gap in research level and academic status compared with famous American architecture schools. This factor will have a certain impact on China applicants, because except for a few academic majors such as architectural history, undergraduate and master's degrees in American architecture generally belong to vocational degrees, which ultimately meet the qualification of registered architects, so applicants' practical design ability is very high, which is precisely the weakness of many China students.

Judging from the materials that the applicant must submit, the portfolio is an important content generally required by famous American architectural schools. Architecture requires students' design level, especially artistic level. Therefore, when preparing materials, China applicants must focus on designing their own submitted works. In addition to meeting the requirements of the school in terms of specifications and sizes, innovation and visual impact are also the key goals to be pursued.

Another factor to consider is the scholarship. Architecture is a major that is easy to go abroad and difficult to get a scholarship. As mentioned above, Columbia University has made it clear that it will not grant scholarships to international students. Among the top ten American universities, only Princeton University claims that it will provide different degrees of grants to every admitted freshman. Therefore, it is quite common for China applicants to be admitted but only get half a prize or even no prize. It is observed that many architecture students in American universities often choose popular majors such as urban design and planning and landscape design after going abroad. These majors are still in their infancy in China, but they have relatively mature research and practice in the United States, so the return on studying abroad is quite good.

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