Careers in architecture

Become an architect. Become a real estate developer. Become a project manager. Become a building construction manager. SCAD molds professionals who consider a range of issues — from the social to the sustainable — as they create and renew the buildings and spaces in which people work, gather, play, and live.

Launch your career as a professional:

  • Architect
  • Sustainability specialist
  • Architectural illustrator/renderer

And get recruited and hired by the best of the best:

  • Herzog & de Meuron
  • BIG — Bjarke Ingels Group
  • HOK
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A profession designed by you

Creativity and innovation meld in the field of architecture, and SCAD equips you with the technical expertise to launch a career of your own making. Nicolas Barrera Castañeda (B.F.A., architecture, 2018), valedictorian of the SCAD Class of 2018, uses his global perspective to construct inspired projects as an architectural designer.

Architecture alumni Alejandra Castillo

SCAD will see you to success

SCAD supports its students from first classes to graduation and beyond. Throughout their SCAD journey and professional path, the SCAD office for career and alumni success (CAS) offers students and graduates an array of career-building services:

  • Résumé development
  • Portfolio building
  • Mock interviews
  • Self-promotion
  • Assistance finding internships and employment opportunities

With its preeminent instruction, professional guidance, and one-on-one career advising, SCAD will help you launch your creative career to new heights

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