Elevate the built environment with SCAD architecture
Revolutionize the design-build process with advanced resources and classical expertise
Architects transform shapes and structures with careful attention and an eye for exceptional design. In the SCAD architecture program, you’ll learn to imbue the buildings and entire communities with energy and purpose as you uncover the environmental, social, and sustainability challenges that affect how structures are mapped out — and you’ll do it all within a studio culture that mirrors the professional world. Here, you wield new and emerging tech to apply historical, cultural, topographical, theoretical, and aesthetic factors to concept tangible spaces, from skyscrapers and museums to mixed-use developments and more on real-world sites all before graduation.
Accelerate your path to licensure
SCAD offers the Integrated Path to Architectural Licensure in partnership with the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards. This progressive academic track provides accepted students the professional advantage of combining work experience with coursework and examinations, and prepares students for professional architectural licensure in as few as seven years.
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Build better spaces for all
As an architect, you’ll merge purpose with preeminent skills to reimagine the future of the built environment. For Mateo Mantilla (M.Arch., 2022; B.F.A., architecture, 2020), an IDEA Design Awards’ Emerging Architectural Designer of the Year, this means using architecture to create venues that support healthier, more fulfilled lives. What could it mean for you?
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Meet the most celebrated architects and designers
Master classes. Portfolio reviews. Public events. Private parties. Every quarter, in every location, SCAD is visited by incredible artisans who are at the top of their fields — and we want you to meet them.
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A program built upon a solid foundation
The professional M.Arch. degree is accredited by the National Architectural Accrediting Board
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“I chose SCAD because I wanted to infuse the engineering component of architecture with artistic value. Through the many art disciplines SCAD provides, I became a multifaceted student and architect.”
Eslam Khalil | director of store design and construction, Sweetgreen (M.Arch, 2009; B.F.A., architecture, 2008)Related majors and minors
The SCAD architecture program empowers students to explore related creative disciplines, such as architectural history, interior design, and furniture design. Through a dual major or minor, you can develop a unique, design-oriented perspective that shapes a broader artistic understanding.
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A new era of STEM is here
Go beyond the basics of STEM at SCAD, home to more than 30 future-forward programs featured on the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Designated STEM Programs List. From animation and architecture to robotics, themed entertainment design, and more — opportunities await at SCAD.
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