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Design Building
551 North Pleasant St.
Amherst, MA 01003
Architecture Degrees

Pre-professional Architecture Degrees (Undergraduate)
B.S. Architecture

Professional Architecture Degrees (Graduate)
Master of Architecture (M.Arch.)

Other Related Disciplines (Graduate)
M. Design
Tuition

Undergrad Tuition – In State
$11,500 - $16,500

Undergrad Tuition – Out of State
$36,500 - $41,500

Graduate Tuition – In State
$16,500 - $21,500

Graduate Tuition – Out of State
$36,500 - $41,500
Full-Time Students
200
School Deadlines
Spring Semester - Transfer
10/01

Fall Semester - Transfer
04/15

Fall Semester - Regular Decision
01/15

Fall Semester - Early Action
11/01

University of Massachusetts, Amherst

Department of Architecture

The Department Architecture provides an accessible, intellectually rigorous design education that firmly grounds students in the art and science of the built environment. The interdisciplinary, collaborative program embraces spirited, socially progressive, and environmentally responsive design. As New England’s first public architecture program, UMass Amherst Architecture seeks to significantly broaden interest in and access to a professional training in architecture throughout the North Atlantic region.

http://www.umass.edu/architecture

University
Setting

The University of Massachusetts Amherst, the flagship campus of a five-campus public university system, was founded in 1863 because of the Morrill Land Grant Act. As a land-grant university, UMass Amherst’s mission is to provide teaching, research and public service to the nation and the citizens of Massachusetts. This mission, as interpreted to address the challenges of the twenty-first century, remains as true today as it was when the institution opened its doors as the Massachusetts Agricultural College in 1867.

School Philosophy

The Department teaches a creative process that will enable students to tackle complex interdisciplinary problems of varying scales. Students learn to create a wide range of interventions informed by human and environmental systems. Students learn a design process that seeks to envision approaches, conducting research, and enlisting appropriate stakeholders. Throughout the curriculum, students are taught that aesthetics and that sensitively designed buildings and communities are the physical manifestations of resiliency.

School
Programs

The Department was founded to provide broad access to design education, particularly those from marginalized communities who may feel excluded from the architecture profession. Our philosophy is that there is a place for everyone in the discipline and in the Department. We accept students based on their record of achievement, aptitude, and promise. We value and support the unique potential each student contributes to the expansion of our discipline. Each student in our program is empowered to create their own place in our department; a place carved out through their own motivation and inspiration.

Areas
of Focus

1. Art & Design
2. Building Technologies
3. Historic Preservation
4. Community Design
5. History | Theory | Criticism
6. Resilience
7. Design/Build
8. Sustainability & High-Performance Built Environments