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Overview

The architecture program at Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning at the University of Michigan recognizes the multiplicity and changing nature of future roles open to the architect. Whatever the exact nature of these roles, the programs are designed to prepare students to perceive the ordered relationship of people and their environment and to translate this order into design for the enrichment of human experience.

Taubman College offers undergraduate and graduate degrees programs in architecture. The undergraduate program (UG) culminates in a bachelor of science degree (B.S.) and the graduate program culminates in a master of architecure degree (M.Arch.). In addition, students may consider the doctoral program, a Ph.D. in architecture or a master of science in architecture. Incoming undergraduate students to the University of Michigan do not enter the UG architecture program immediately. They must fulfill two-years of prerequisite coursework (pre-arch) before applying to transfer into the UG program for their junior and senior years. This prerequisite coursework may be completed at another school. The graduate program is open to students who have already earned undergraduate degrees in architecture (the 2G option), as well as those who received undergraduate degrees from other disciplines (the 3G option). The 3G program begins in the summer. After an intensive summer and a full year of study, the 3Gs join the incoming 2Gs.

At Taubman College, students are provided with many opportunities to expand their interests. With fellows, visiting professors, and lecturers of various educational backgrounds and with a wide range of professional experiences, we are proud of our diverse faculty. Faculty are actively engaged in teaching, practice, and research in many fields including architecture, urban security, environmental technology and planning, transportation, recreation, economic development, housing and community development, land use planning, and urban design.

In addition, undergraduates in their second or third years and graduate students have opportunities to study abroad. International studios are an essential part of the college's course offerings, granting students the prospect of visiting other countries while gaining access to facilities, groups, and individuals that might otherwise be closed to them.