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M.Arch. (Professional) (Non-Thesis), M.Arch. (Post-professional) (Non-Thesis), Ph.D.
The Peter Guo-hua Fu School of Architecture at Æ»¹ûÒùÔº offers a professional Master of Architecture program, a post-professional Master of Architecture program, and a Ph.D. program.
The M.Arch. (Professional) requires the equivalency of the B.Sc. (Architecture) degree for admittance. There are two options for the completion of this (CACB)-accredited degree:
The M.Arch. (Professional) program is accredited by the CACB and is recognized as accredited by the (NCARB) in the U.S.
The M.Arch. (Post-professional) and the Ph.D. programs are for study beyond the professional degree in architecture. These programs have been conceived to respond to the needs of graduates with some professional experience who wish to acquire more specialized knowledge in architecture. The M.Arch. (Post-professional) program reflects a Æ»¹ûÒùÔº tradition of academic inquiry and research, and provides an opportunity for a select number of students and staff to work together. The program is organized in such a way as to meet the needs of the professional practitioner and the researcher, and is intended to extend traditional architectural education as well as address new issues.
There are two areas of study in the M.Arch. (Post-professional) and Ph.D. programs:
Information concerning the duration of programs, documents required of applicants, etc., may be obtained at www.mcgill.ca/architecture.
Architectural Certification in Canada
In Canada, all provincial associations recommend a degree from an accredited professional degree program as a prerequisite for licensure. The , which is the sole agency authorized to accredit Canadian professional degree programs in architecture, recognizes two types of accredited degrees: the Bachelor of Architecture and the Master of Architecture. A program may be granted a six-year, three-year, or two-year term of accreditation, depending on its degree of conformance with established educational standards.
Master’s degree programs may consist of a pre-professional undergraduate degree and a professional graduate degree, which, when earned sequentially, comprise an accredited professional education. However, the pre-professional degree is not, by itself, recognized as an accredited degree.
Since all provincial associations in Canada recommend any applicant for licensure to have graduated from a CACB-accredited program, obtaining such a degree is an essential aspect of preparing for the professional practice of architecture. While graduation from a CACB-accredited program does not assure registration, the accrediting process is intended to verify that each accredited program substantially meets those standards that, as a whole, comprise an appropriate education for an architect.
Please note that the M.Arch. (Post-professional) degree is not a professional degree and does not satisfy the requirements for certification with the CACB.
Professional Programs
There are two options for the completion of this CACB-accredited degree:
Master of Architecture (M.Arch.) Professional (Non-Thesis): Design Studio (45 credits) |
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The Design Studio concentration is a three-term (Fall, Winter, and Fall) program based on a design-intensive professional curriculum and centred on the design studio. Students work in a traditional studio format for the first two terms and on a terminal design project in the third (Fall) term. Complementary and elective course offerings are organized to provide flexibility in individual program design and create opportunities for students to both explore the discipline and focus on subject areas related to research and design interests. This option is a three-term consecutive degree (Fall, Winter, Fall) requiring full-time residence for one calendar year. For further information regarding admission eligibility and requirements, please see: www.mcgill.ca/architecture/programs/professional. |
Master of Architecture (M.Arch.) Professional (Non-Thesis): Design Studio-Directed Research (60 credits) |
The Design Studio Directed Research concentration is a four-term (Fall, Winter, Summer, Fall) program that complements the regular three-term concentration with a supervised individual research report in the Summer term. This forms the basis of the terminal design studio in the fourth (Fall) term. Each student is assigned a faculty adviser in the second term and follows a research-intensive curriculum shaped by complementary and elective courses chosen in consultation with, and approved by, the adviser. For further information regarding admission eligibility and requirements, please see: www.mcgill.ca/architecture/programs/professional. |
Post-Professional Programs
The Post-professional master’s programs are open to applicants who have a professional degree in architecture. Students holding the Æ»¹ûÒùÔº B.Arch. (former) or M.Arch. (Professional) (current) degree, or an equivalent professional qualification, with a CGPA of at least 3.0 on a 4.0-point scale, are eligible for admission to the post-professional programs. In special cases, applicants with a degree in a related field may be considered.
The primary requirement for the M.Arch. (Post-professional) degree is coursework to be completed in the first two terms, and a research report (depending on the particular area of study requirements) that is completed during the summer. The residence requirement for the M.Arch. (Post-professional) degree is three academic terms (September to December; January to April; May to August), making it possible for students to obtain their degree after 12 calendar months in the program.
Master of Architecture (M.Arch.) Post-professional (Non-Thesis): Architectural History & Theory (45 credits) |
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Teaching and research in the History and Theory of Architecture program concentrates on the exploration and understanding of the complex connections between history, theory, design, and interdisciplinary concerns, particularly in the areas of philosophy and epistemology. This option is concerned with the reconciliation of ethics and poetics in architectural practice. The master’s curriculum, which in most cases is also a required foundation year for a Ph.D. in the field, is simple in terms of course requirements, but demanding in terms of personal commitment to reading and writing. It is particularly suited to students with a professional background in architecture who want to explore and understand the complex connections between history, theory, and design. A thorough understanding of architecture as a cultural phenomenon, leading to a more serious definition of its true essence as it appears in history, is now regarded as crucial by practitioners and teachers who wish to come to terms with the present predicaments of architecture vis-à -vis the contradictions of the contemporary world. |
Master of Architecture (M.Arch.) Post-professional (Non-Thesis) Urban Design and Housing (45 credits) |
The UDH program enables students who have already completed a professional degree in Architecture to develop specialised skills for contemporary practice in housing, urban design, and the management of human settlements. The 12-month program comprises three consecutive terms of coursework. Intensive seminars held during the first two terms focus on contemporary theory and research methods in urban design and housing. Students take ARCH 603 (Urban Design and Housing Studio) as an applied synthesis of the material discussed in the two core seminars. Complementary coursework rounds out the fall and winter terms along with ARCH 623 (Project Preparation), in which students develop the strategy for a major independent project (ARCH 632, Urban Design and Housing Research Report) to be completed in the summer term. |
Ph.D. in Architecture
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Architecture |
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Our Ph.D. is a research-based degree, with a primary requirement of an original thesis that makes a substantial contribution to knowledge in the field of architecture. The minimum residence requirement is three years. Every year only a few students are accepted into the Ph.D. program, which means that all incoming Ph.D. candidates compete for a place as Ph.D. 2 students. The most qualified students enter into their first research seminar in September. Doctoral candidates must have their thesis proposal (ARCH 700) approved by their adviser before embarking on their research. A Thesis Advisory Committee is then struck and is responsible for monitoring the student’s research. For course ARCH 701, a comprehensive research proposal is required, as well as a demonstration of broad knowledge in the field. Candidates will submit two further reports in formal meetings with the Advisory Committee, who will review the work in progress (ARCH 702 and ARCH 703). The final meeting takes place after the Committee has reviewed the full draft of the dissertation. If approved, the dissertation will then be submitted in its final form to the Thesis Office. Acceptance of the thesis by the examiners is followed by an oral defence. |
M.Arch. (Professional) Program (Non-Thesis)
Applicants holding the Æ»¹ûÒùÔº B.Sc.(Arch.) degree, or equivalent, with a cumulative grade point average (CGPA) of at least 3.0 on a scale of 4.0, are eligible to apply for admission.
M.Arch. (Post-professional) (Non-Thesis)
Applicants holding an accredited professional degree in architecture, or equivalent, with a cumulative grade point average (CGPA) of at least 3.0 on a scale of 4.0, are eligible to apply for admission. In special cases, candidates with a degree in a related field may be considered.
Ph.D.
Candidates with high standing in Æ»¹ûÒùԺ’s M.Arch. (Post-professional), or who hold an equivalent degree from another university, are eligible to apply to this program. Those who do not have an appropriate background in the chosen research area may be recommended for the M.Arch. (Post-professional) program. Candidates who have an adequate background at the post-professional master’s level in the proposed area of research will be admitted to Ph.D. 2 with the stipulation of additional courses from the M.Arch. (Post-professional) curriculum, if necessary.
A working knowledge of a language or languages relevant to the area of research is required.
Æ»¹ûÒùԺ’s online application form for graduate program candidates is available at www.mcgill.ca/gradapplicants/apply.
See University Regulations & Resources > Graduate > Graduate Æ»¹ûÒùÔº and Application Procedures > Application Procedures for detailed application procedures.
The items and clarifications below are additional requirements set by this department:
Professional Master of Architecture:
Post-professional programs:
M.Arch. (Post-professional) and Ph.D.
* These documents are available in PDF or DOC format on the Peter Guo-hua Fu School of Architecture website.
Application opening dates are set by Enrolment Services in consultation with Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies (GPS), while application deadlines are set by the Peter Guo-hua Fu School of Architecture and may be revised at any time. Applicants must verify all deadlines and documentation requirements well in advance on the appropriate Æ»¹ûÒùÔº departmental website; please consult the list at www.mcgill.ca/gps/contact/graduate-program.
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Ìý | All Applicants | Non-Canadian citizens | Canadian citizens/Perm. residents of Canada | Current Æ»¹ûÒùÔº Students (any citizenship) | Special, Visiting & Exchange |
Fall Term: | Sept. 15 | Jan. 15 | Jan. 15 | Jan. 15 | May 1 (M.Arch.(Professional) only) |
Winter Term: | Feb. 15 | N/A | N/A | N/A | Sept. 1 (M.Arch.(Professional) only) |
Summer Term: | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Admission to graduate studies is competitive; accordingly, late and/or incomplete applications are considered only as time and space permit.
Director |
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Martin Bressani |
Graduate Program Directors |
Robert Mellin (Post-professional program) |
David Covo (Professional program) |
Emeritus Professors |
Bruce Anderson; B.Arch.(McG.), M.Arch.(Harv.), F.R.A.I.C., O.A.Q. |
Derek Drummond; B.Arch.(McG.), F.R.A.I.C., O.A.Q., O.A.A. (William C. Macdonald Emeritus Professor of Architecture) |
Adrian Sheppard; B.Arch.(McG.), M.Arch.(Yale), A.A.P.P.Q., F.R.A.I.C., O.A.Q. |
Radoslav Zuk; B.Arch.(McG.), M.Arch.(MIT), D.Sc.(U.A.A.), F.R.A.I.C., O.A.Q., O.A.A. |
Professors |
Annmarie Adams; B.A.(McG.), M.Arch., Ph.D.(Calif., Berk.), M.R.A.I.C. (Stevenson Chair in the History and Philosophy of Science) |
Vikram Bhatt; N.Dip. Arch.(Ahmed.), M.Arch.(McG.), M.R.A.I.C. |
Martin Bressani; B.Sc.(Arch.), B.Arch.(McG.), M.Sc.(Arch.)(MIT), D.E.A., Docteur(Paris IV), O.A.Q. (William C. Macdonald Professor of Architecture) |
Avi Friedman; B.Arch.(Technion), M.Arch.(McG.), Ph.D.(Montr.), O.A.Q., I.A.A. |
Alberto Pérez-Gómez; Dipl.Eng.Arch.(Nat. Pol. Inst. Mexico), M.A., Ph.D.(Essex), M.R.A.I.C. (Saidye Rosner Bronfman Professor of Architectural History) |
Associate Professors |
David Covo; B.Sc.(Arch.), B.Arch.(McG.), F.R.A.I.C., O.A.Q. |
Michael Jemtrud; B.A., B.Sc., B.Arch.(Penn. St.), M.Arch.(McG.), M.R.A.I.C. |
Nik Luka; B.A.A.(Ryerson), M.Arch.(Laval), Ph.D.(Tor.), M.C.I.P. |
Robert Mellin; B.Arch., M.Sc.(Arch.)(Penn.), M.Arch.(McG.), M.Sc., Ph.D.(Penn.), F.R.A.I.C., N.A.A. |
Assistant Professors |
Salmaan Craig; B.Sc., Eng.D.(Brunel) |
David Theodore; B.A., B.Sc.(Arch.), B.Arch., M.Arch.(McG.), Ph.D.(Harv.) |
Ipek Türeli; B.Arch.(Istanbul), A.A.Dipl.(A.A.), Ph.D.(Calif., Berk.) |
Theodora Vardouli; Dipl.Arch.Eng., M.Sc.(Athens), S.M.Arch.S.(MIT) |
Clifford C. F. Wong Professor of Practice |
Howard Davies |
Professor of Practice |
Peter Guo-hua Fu |
Adjunct Professors |
Julia Gersovitz, Andrew King, Conor Sampson |
Course Lecturers |
Vedanta Balbahadur, Erika Brandl-Mouton, Clothilde Caillé-Levesque, Morgan Carter, Ricardo L. Castro, Laurie Damme Gonneville, Tania Delage, Nancy Dunton, Scott Francisco, Fabrizio Gallanti, Marc Hallé, Edward Houle, Laurent Laframboise, Sybil McKenna, Hubert Pelletier, Marc-André Plourde, François Sabourin, Gilles Saucier, Pieter Sijpkes, Angela Silver |
Visiting Critics and Guest Lecturers |
Each year, visitors are involved in the teaching of certain
courses as critics and lecturers. These visitors change from year to year. The following were visitors in
2017: François Abbott, Caroline Andrieux, Lucie Babin, Tom Balaban, Jean-Philippe Beauchamp, Catherine Bonnier, Keviin Botchar, Sinisha Brdar, David Brown, Georges Bulette, Dale Byrnes, Joe Carter, Aziza Chaouni, Cameron Charlebois, Azad Chichmanian, Henri Clienge, Trevor Davies, Maria Davila, Ioannis Dedes, Aliki Economides, Tom Egli, Raphael Fischler, Jim Fyles, Anja Geitmann, Florence Génèvieve, Alexandre Hamelyn, Colin Hanley, Dave Harlander, Susane Havelka, Laurie Hawkinson, Paul Holmquist, Sonia Kohut, Veronica Lalli, Tamir Lavie, Gabriel Légaré, Ricardo Leoto, Claire Lubell, Christopher Macdonald, Jeff Ma, Eric Marosi, Cécile Martin, Paul Meldrum, Shawn Moscovitch, Gonzalo Muñoz, David Newton, Son N'Guyen, Gina Page, Danny Pearl, Jérôme Picard, Alessandra Ponte, Mireille Roddier, Lia Ruccolo, Simon Roy, Brigitte Samson, Ange Sauvage, Peter Sealy, Tom Shaked, Aaron Sprecher, Marian Stiedl, Quan Tai, Rebecca Taylor, Georges Teyssot, Marilyne Tremblay, Jason Tsironis, Dustin Valen, Giacomo Valzania, Ben Wareing, Ron Williams, Jozef Zorko |
This concentration is a 45-credit, three-term (Fall, Winter, and Fall) program based on a design-intensive professional curriculum and centred on the design studio. Students work in a traditional studio format for the first two terms and with individual advisers in the terminal design project course in the third (Fall) term. Complementary and elective courses are...
For more information, see Master of Architecture (M.Arch.) Professional (Non-Thesis): Design Studio (45 credits).
The Directed Research concentration is a 60-credit four-term (Fall, Winter, Summer, Fall) program that complements the regular 45-credit three-term concentration with a supervised 12-credit individual research report in the summer term. This forms the basis of the terminal design studio in the fourth (Fall) term. Each student is assigned a faculty adviser in the...
For more information, see Master of Architecture (M.Arch.) Professional (Non-Thesis): Design Studio-Directed Research (60 credits).
The history and theory program pursues intellectual inquiries in the history of architecture, focusing upon the discipline’s continually changing theoretical framework. It aims to advance knowledge and foster ethical reflections in architecture through critical historical research into the philosophical, political, cultural, and technological contexts of the...
For more information, see Master of Architecture (M.Arch.) Post-professional (Non-Thesis): Architectural History & Theory (45 credits).
The Urban Design and Housing program enables students who have already completed their professional M.Arch. degree (or equivalent) to develop specialized skills for contemporary practice in housing, urban design, and the management of human settlements. The twelve-month program comprises three consecutive semesters of coursework. Intensive seminars held during the...
For more information, see Master of Architecture (M.Arch.) Post-professional (Non-Thesis) Urban Design and Housing (45 credits).
The Æ»¹ûÒùÔº Ph.D. in Architecture is a research degree with a thesis. The foundations for the doctoral thesis are developed through four (or more) courses taken in the first two years of study. Students and supervisors meet regularly in the first year to prepare the thesis proposal (ARCH 700) as well as other seminars related to their field of study if...
For more information, see Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Architecture.