Architecture Degrees

Our program offers comprehensive preparation for practice and licensure designed to highlight the commitment to professional and public service.

The Department of Architecture offers undergraduate and graduate degrees in a configuration commonly known as "4+2": four years of undergraduate study leading to a bachelor of science degree, and two years of graduate work, leading to the first professional degree, the Master of Architecture (MArch).

The School of Architecture and Planning is the only unit in the State University of New York System to offer the fully accredited MArch degree.

In addition to the core 4+2 structure, the department offers a number of alternate tracks and degree configurations, including an undergraduate minor in architecture, a 3.5-year MArch for graduate students holding undergraduate or graduate degrees in a field other than architecture, a research-based MS Arch, and dual-degree options with the Department of Urban and Regional Planning, the School of Management, and the Department of Media Study.

Undergraduate Degrees

  • Bachelor of Science in Architecture
    8/7/24
    The undergraduate pre-professional Bachelor of Science in Architecture (BS Arch) introduces concepts and skills upon which graduate accredited professional Master of Architecture (MArch) studies are based. 
  • Architecture Minor
    3/25/24
    The study of architecture offers an indispensable background for studies in most disciplines: it develops skills in critical thinking and making, and it furnishes tools for interpreting and understanding the ways in which we inhabit and shape the material world. 

Graduate Degrees

  • Master of Architecture
    10/4/24
    Rethinking building design for a changing climate? Developing self-cooling terra cotta facades? Pairing design with public health to improve refugee health? UB's Master of Architecture prepares you for the future of architecture through intensive exploration of the most pressing issues facing cities and communities around the world. 
  • Master of Science in Architecture
    8/7/24
    The Master of Science in Architecture provides a flexible program through which students are immersed in special fields of research and practice related to architecture and the built environment. 
  • Multidisciplinary Programs
    4/16/24
    Dual-degree programs are available for students entering our graduate degree programs. Students can pursue research and advanced studies by combining degrees like the MS in Architecture with an MUP, MArch or other graduate degree programs across UB.