Master of Architecture - MA University of Arizona

CAPLA’s flexible two- or three-year Master of Architecture is a NAAB accredited, professional STEM degree devoted to the education of tomorrow’s leading architects. Our M Arch combines place-based design honed in the extreme climate and exquisite landscape of the Sonoran desert with cutting-edge material and environmental research, all delivered through hands-on learning. As an M Arch student, you will acquire a portable design sensibility, empowering you to develop critical modes of practice, regardless of where or how you practice. In the M Arch, you will learn:

• How to design for climate and place

• Techniques, both digital and analog, for design representation and exploration

• Architectural history and theory

• Passive and active building technologies

• Digital fabrication and other advanced technologies

• How design should respond to materials, fabrication, and construction

• The impact of sociocultural factors on design

• How to present your work visually, verbally, and materially

• How to collaborate

• Professional practices and ethics

• Social justice and design for all You will graduate ready to thrive in a profession of increasing importance that is taking on climate change, growing urban populations, water scarcity and a post-pandemic world.

The University of Arizona is a public land-grant research university in Tucson, Arizona. Founded in 1885 by the 13th Arizona Territorial Legislature, it was the first university in the Arizona Territory.

The university is part of the Association of American Universities and the Universities Research Association. In the former, it is the only member from the state of Arizona. The university is classified among ""R1: Doctoral Universities – Very High Research Activity"". The University of Arizona is one of three universities governed by the Arizona Board of Regents. As of 2021, the university enrolled 49,471 students in 19 separate colleges/schools, including the University of Arizona College of Medicine in Tucson and Phoenix and the James E. Rogers College of Law, and is affiliated with two academic medical centers. In 2021, University of Arizona acquired Ashford University, a former for-profit college with more than 30,000 students and rebranded it as The University of Arizona Global Campus.

Known as the Arizona Wildcats, the UA's intercollegiate athletic teams are members of the Pac-12 Conference of the NCAA. UA athletes have won national titles in several sports, most notably men's basketball, baseball, and softball. The official colors of the university and its athletic teams are cardinal red and navy blue.