Overview

Through Visual Studies courses at Southern California Institute of Architecture, students gain both professional competency and a means for creative speculation.

By exposing students to the dual capacity of architectural techniques to represent and generate ideas, the Visual Studies curriculum integrates students into an evolving tradition of design production.

A Defining Feature of SCI-Arc’s Pedagogy

The famously elaborate drawings, models, renderings, and animations produced by SCI-Arc students and faculty reflect not only the ability to technically document and visually communicate a building’s design, but also a deep and long-standing interest in employing these tools as generative creative media.

Programme Structure

Curriculum:

Students may choose to continue growing skills learned in Visual Studies with advanced electives led by architects and other creative professionals on topics such as time-based visualization, graphic design, scripting, interactive navigation, animation, documentary filmmaking, photography, and industrial and production design.

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 60 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-09-02 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-03-15 00:00:00

More details

Priority Deadline. SCI-Arc operates on a rolling admissions basis.

Language

English

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Credits

120 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Los Angeles, United States

Disciplines

Visual Arts Art History View 855 other Bachelors in Art History in United States

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Academic requirements

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

English requirements

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General requirements

Common Application and application fee

Personal Statement

SCI-Arc Supplement Question

Letter(s) of Recommendation

Portfolio (optional)

Official High School Transcript(s)

Official SAT I or ACT Test Scores (optional)

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

57290 USD / year

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Out-of-State

57290 USD / year

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Domestic

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In-State

57290 USD / year

≈ 57290 USD / year

Living costs

Los Angeles

United States

1520 - 2570 USD / month

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Overview

A Defining Feature of SCI-Arc’s Pedagogy

Programme Structure

Key information

Duration

Start dates & application deadlines

Language

Prepare for Your English Test

Credits

Delivered

Campus Location

Disciplines

What students do after studying

Academic requirements

English requirements

Prepare for Your English Test

Other requirements

General requirements

Tuition Fees

International Applies to you

Domestic

Living costs

Los Angeles

Funding

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Scholarships Information

Available Scholarships

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