The Master of Architecture (MArch) is a professional degree program and provides a thorough base of knowledge in history, theory, technology, ecology, society, and professional practice, while developing skills in design through an intensive sequence of design studio courses. These are supported by courses in visual communication and architectural representation including computer modelling and other new media. The program aims to develop critical, creative, and independent thinking and research that responds to current design issues and societal changes. The greater Toronto region is used…

Not all electives are offered every year. Please check the timetable for current listings available.

Core Courses

Design Studio

ARC1011Y, ARC1012Y, ARC2013Y, ARC2014Y

Option Studio

ARC3015Y or LAN3016Y or URD2013Y

Thesis Studio

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The PhD program in Architecture, Landscape, and Design engages students in advanced research from an intra-disciplinary approach to architecture, landscape, and urban design. The program addresses cultural, social, environmental, historical, and technological questions of the art and design disciplines and the built environment. The program is intended for students entering careers that demand a syncretic approach to research in design and related disciplines.

This full-time program normally begins in September.

Core Courses

ALD4030H, ALD4040H, ALD4050H, ALD4060H

Elective Courses

Not all electives are offered every year. Please check the timetable for current listings available from the Summer session. Electives are to be selected from advanced (3000 and 4000 series) graduate-level courses offered at the Daniels or other Faculties. These include the following…

The Master of Landscape Architecture (MLA) is a professional program that focuses on urban and regional landscape architecture within a studio-based curriculum. Integrated courses in design; visual communication and modelling; history, theory, and criticism; site engineering and material technologies; horticulture, ecology, hydrology; professional practice and research methods seminars, as well as options for electives, provide a comprehensive professional education in landscape architecture. The program prepares students with a strong base in the fundamentals of the profession, while…

Not all electives are offered every year. Please check the timetable for current listings available.

Core Courses

Design Studio

LAN1011Y, LAN1012Y, LAN2013Y, LAN2014Y, 
LAN3016Y or URD2013Y or ARC3015Y, 
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The Master of Urban Design (MUD) is a post-professional program that prepares architects and landscape architects for design-based research and professional practice at the urban and regional scales. The MUD program is committed to design as a primary medium of operation and research in a broad intellectual framework that includes geography, environmental studies, social sciences, media studies, economics, and engineering. It aims for responsible and creative design in the context of contemporary city and region building, with attention to new paradigms of urbanization,…

Not all electives are offered every year. Please check the timetable for current listings available.

Core Courses

Design

URD1011Y, URD1012Y,
URD2012Y (may be undertaken in lieu of an option studio), 
URD2013Y or LAN3016Y or ARC3015Y, 
URD2015Y…

The Master of Visual Studies (MVS) is a two-year, full-time professional program with two fields:

• Curatorial Studies: prepares students for contemporary curatorial practice through research-based scholarship and critical discourse.

• Studio: prepares students to further their contemporary art practices through research-based scholarship and critical discourse.

The program normally begins in September.

MVS Curatorial Studies Courses

VIS1000H, VIS1004H, VIS1010H, VIS1020H, VIS1101H, VIS1102H, VIS2000Y, VIS2002H, VIS2101Y, VIS2102H

MVS Studio Courses

VIS1000H, VIS1001H, …