Overview

Students who wish to become registered architects must also earn a professional NAAB-accredited degree. Graduates of Architecture program of The University of North Carolina at Charlotte who maintain a 3.5 GPA may qualify for Advanced Standing in the Master of Architecture program, which leads to an accredited professional degree in a five-year timeframe (128+40).

Key Facts

The primary mission of the Architecture program of The University of North Carolina at Charlotte is to promote the arts and design as engines of civic imagination and social responsibility through distinction in creative teaching and research, artistic performance, and community-driven work.

Through investigations in the performing and visual arts, design and affiliated pursuits, we provoke thought, cultivate aesthetic sensibilities, make space for memory and reflection, instigate creative action, and help build communities.

The College of Arts + Architecture provides programs that prepare graduates for careers as architects, artists, leaders, cultural administrators, and innovators in our emerging creative economy. The college draws together in a single academic unit disciplines with common histories, methods of inquiry, and potential for contributions to the community. It serves to enhance creative, professional, and cultural production within UNC Charlotte and to help lead the creative economy in the region and state.

The college is responsive to both cross-cultural exchange and interdisciplinary research and programming and seeks to provide new connections to the public realm and new opportunities for community leadership.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Architectural Design Studio

Writing Reading Thinking Architecture

Architecture Topics

Architectural History I: Prehistory-1750

Architectural History II: 1750-Present

Architectural History III: Survey of Contemporary Theory (1950-Present)

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-08-18 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-02-01 00:00:00

Language

English

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Credits

128 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Charlotte, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

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General requirements

Complete and submit your online application.

Pay the $75 application fee

Submit an official high school transcript.

Submit one required essay
SAT or ACT test scores (Optional)

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

20018 USD / year

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Out-of-State

20018 USD / year

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Domestic

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In-State

3812 USD / year

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Living costs

Charlotte

United States

1133 - 2060 USD / month

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