Degree courses mainly include Master of Architecture (MArch), Master of Landscape Architecture (MLA), Master of Urban Planning (MUP), Master of Urban Design (MAUD/MLAUD), Master of Design Studies (MDesS), Doctor of Design (DDes) and Doctor of Philosophy (PhD, jointly organized with Harvard College of Arts and Sciences). To apply for extended information, Harvard School of Design needs to submit a portfolio, and to apply for a master's degree in urban planning does not need a design portfolio (but if you have a design and art background, it will be better to submit a design portfolio).
Applicants who have not submitted their art and design portfolios are required to submit research papers or reports. Those who are admitted without design background need to attend a one-month summer course organized by Harvard University School of Design in summer before the fall course begins.
Harvard Graduate School of Design (GSD): Architectural education of Harvard University began at the end of19th century, and its School of Design (also known as Graduate School of Design, hereinafter referred to as GSD) is one of the most prestigious design schools in the world.
By the end of 20 14, Harvard University had about 2,400 faculty members, including Nobel Prize winners, Pulitzer Prize winners, Pulitzer Prize winners and Fields Prize winners. The school has more than 300 academicians from the National Academy of Sciences (NAS), the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) and the National Medical College (IOM), among which the National Academy of Sciences and the National Medical College rank first in the United States.
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