M.Arch Dual Degree Program Requirements
Candidates for admission must already possess a first professional degree in architecture. Qualified students who are admitted to the graduate programs in both the School of Architecture and the School of Policy, Planning, and Development may complete both degrees in a highly integrated four- or five- semester program. Graduates of this dual degree program are especially qualified for careers in major urban development, planning and urban design, redevelopment, traditional professional practice, research, and teaching. Completion of the dual degree requires a total of 72 units-- 36 units in architecture and 36 units in planning.

Architecture (units)
ARCH 532 Elements of the Urban Landscape (2)
ARCH 533 Urban Landscape Case Studies (2)
ARCH 561 Architecture in the Urban Landscape: Projects and Places (2)
ARCH 563 Architecture in the Urban Landscape: Comparative Theories (2)
ARCH 605aL Graduate Architecture Design (6)
ARCH 605bL Graduate Architecture Design (6)
ARCH 693aL M. Arch. Thesis Option I or
ARCH 695aL M. Arch. Thesis Option II (4)
ARCH 693bL M. Arch. Thesis, Option I or
ARCH 695bL M. Arch. Thesis, Option II (8)
ELECTIVE within the School of Architecture (4)

Policy, Planning, and Development (units)
PPD 500 Cross-Sectional Governance (4)
PPD 524 Planning Theory (2)
PPD 525 Statistics and Arguing from Data (2)
PPD 526 Comparative International Development (2)
PPD 527 The Social Context of Planning (2)
PPD 528 The Urban Economy (2)
PPD 529 Legal Environment of Planning (2)
ELECTIVES within the School of Policy, Planning and Development (8)

Specialization methodology: four units selected from the list shown in the Master of Planning program.

Laboratory/Workshops: PPD 531L (4,4) and / or PPD 532L (4,4) to total eight units.

Dual degree students, like all other Master of Planning students, must take a comprehensive examination and fulfill the internship requirement.