Master of Architecture (M.Arch/First Professional) (Advanced Standing)

The program is also available in a 56-credit, two-year Advanced Standing track for students with bachelor's degrees from four-year Architecture or Engineering programs.

The M.Arch program is structured with a core curriculum of design, history-theory, technology, and media courses, followed by an advanced curriculum of applied research and elective courses. The entire curriculum is designed to equip students with the professional knowledge required for becoming a successful architect.
In the first three semesters, the core curriculum is structured to coordinate learning across design, technical, historico-theoretical, and media courses. In the fourth semester, this coordinated learning culminates in the Integrative Studio. Unique to the GAUD, the Integrative Studio combines the teaching of architectural design, building systems, and regulatory compliance into a single course. Collaboration is a fundamental aspect of the Integrative studio: students work on a single architectural project in teams, supported by GAUD faculty and a cohort of technical consultants from leading New York City firms. During the last two semesters, our M.Arch program further compliments the Integrative Studio with an advanced curriculum of studio and elective courses. In these advanced courses, students engage in directed research projects alongside a diverse group of faculty members from Pratt Institute and the architectural profession at large.

Admission to the 2-year advanced standing track is highly competitive, based on selection of candidates made by the Architecture Department's admissions committee and the Chairperson of Graduate Architecture and Urban Design.

Advanced standing is awarded to select applicants with exemplary design capabilities who have already taken architecture studios and courses as undergraduate students.
Eligible applicants must request consideration for Advanced standing in their Statement of Purpose submitted with their application. The statement should be no more than 500 words.
Interviews may be scheduled for students requesting advanced standing on campus, off-campus, by Zoom, or by phone.
Not all eligible candidates will be awarded Advanced Standing.
Portfolios must be submitted online at pratt.slideroom.com. A TOEFL of 79 (internet and home test), TOEFL ITP Plus for Mainland China of 550, IELTS of 6.5, or PTE of 53 is required for international students.