The Master of Architecture (MArch) is a professional Master's degree required for licensure as an architect.
Graduate-level architecture programs consist of course work in design, building science, structural engineering, architectural history, theory, professional practice, and elective courses. For those without any prior knowledge of the field, coursework in calculus, physics, computers, statics and strengths of materials, architectural history, studio, and building science is usually required. Some architecture programs allow students to specialize in a specific aspect of architecture, such as architectural technologies or digital media.
In the United States, MArch degrees can be one, two or three years in duration, depending on the matriculant's previous educational background in the field of architecture. One-year degrees typically require a first professional degree in architecture, while two-year programs require a pre-professional architecture degree and three-year programs are for holders of baccalaureate degrees in fields other than architecture.
A thesis or final project is usually required to graduate.