The Hillier College’s Master of Architecture (M.Arch.) at NJIT is a post-baccalaureate professional program, fully accredited by the National Architectural Accrediting Board (NAAB). The newly trimmed 90-credit program is intended for applicants who have earned a Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Arts, or a graduate degree in a field other than architecture who wish to earn a degree leading toward professional licensure as an architect.

Candidates entering the Professional M. Arch. program complete a required core sequence covering architectural history, integrated building systems, digital design and representation applications as a series of progressive and cumulative co-requisites for the first four design studios. After completion of this mandatory core sequence, students are given a selection of design studios, along with additional elective courses to focus their professional education in a number of specializations including, urban, sustainable, and advanced computational design.

A shortened program is available through advanced placement for applicants who have a pre-professional Bachelor of Science or Bachelor of Arts in Architecture or another field directly related to architecture, or students who have a Bachelor of Architecture from a non-NAAB accredited program. Full-time and part time degree options available. In addition to all coursework required by the agreed upon individual course of study, based on academic transcript and portfolio review, each student must satisfy the minimum credit requirements to earn an NAAB accredited degree program. In most cases these will require more than the minimum of 168 semester credit hours of combined undergraduate and graduate coursework and more than the minimum of 30 semester credits of graduate coursework.

Plan of Study Grid
First Year
1st SemesterCredits
ARCH 501G Architecture Studio I 6
ARCH 555G Tools and Techniques I 3
ARCH 528G History of Architecture I 3
ARCH 541G Construction I 3
 Term Credits15
2nd Semester
ARCH 502G Architecture Studio II 6
ARCH 500G Tools and Techniques II 3
ARCH 529G History of Architecture II 3
ARCH 542G Construction II 3
 Term Credits15
Second Year
1st Semester
ARCH 503G Architecture Studio III 6
ARCH 545G Structures I 3
ARCH 543G Environmental Control Systems I 3
ARCH 549G Landscape and Urbanism 3
 Term Credits15
2nd Semester
ARCH 504G Architecture Studio IV 6
ARCH 548G Structures II 3
ARCH 544G Environmental Control Systems II 3
ARCH XXXG History / Theory or Technology 3
 Term Credits15
Third Year
1st Semester
ARCH 505G Advanced Architecture Studio I 6
ARCH 569G Professional Practice I 3
ARCH XXXG History / Theory or Technology 3
ARCH XXXG History / Theory or Technology 3
 Term Credits15
2nd Semester
ARCH 506G Advanced Architecture Studio II 6
ARCH 579G Professional Practice II 3
ARCH 547G Synthesis Seminar 3
ARCH XXXG History / Theory or Technology 3
 Term Credits15
 Total Credits90