Master of Science in Architecture

The Master of Science in Architecture at Temple University’s Tyler School of Art and Architecture is a studio- and design-based post-professional program where students develop their individual research interests through drawing, model-making, digital processes, design research, and direct collaboration with architecture faculty practitioners. Students work across classrooms, labs and fabrication shops, using specialized digital and physical production technologies to test architectural ideas and develop advanced design work.

Students can apply these resources directly to their architectural research and design work:

• Architecture Design Studios: Tyler provides expansive architecture studios, collaboration labs, classrooms and exhibition spaces within its dedicated 50,000-square-foot Architecture Building, creating an environment for studio-based experimentation and collaborative work.
• Digital Fabrication Lab: Students can work with 3D printers, laser cutters and a 3-axis CNC router, supporting the translation of digital designs into physical architectural models and prototypes.
• Architecture Computer Lab: Architecture students have access to computer facilities with software including ArcGIS Pro, Autodesk AutoCAD, Autodesk Fusion, Autodesk Netfabb, Autodesk Revit, CAM for Rhino, ClimateStudio, ElumTools and AGI32.
• Digital Design Tools: Tyler's wider technology environment includes Rhino 3D/Grasshopper, VR environments, 3D modeling, digital fabrication, laser cutters, CNC routers and 3D printers, supporting contemporary computational and digital design workflows.
• Architecture Woodshop: The dedicated Architecture Woodshop provides hands-on fabrication opportunities, with full-time technical staff available to help students use equipment safely and effectively.
• Physical Fabrication: Architecture facilities include table, band and miter saws, planer, jointer, router table, drill press and sanding machines, enabling students to develop physical models and prototypes alongside digital work.
• AR/VR Design Stations: Architecture facilities include AR/VR design stations, allowing students to explore immersive and digitally mediated approaches to architectural design.
• Loretta C. Duckworth Scholars Studio: Located in Temple's Charles Library, this research and collaboration space provides 3D-space creation, geospatial technology, visualization, VR, a makerspace, Specialized Computing Lab and Tech Sandbox for advanced research and experimentation.
• Exhibition and Critique Spaces: Tyler provides dedicated exhibition spaces and a large exterior courtyard, giving architecture students additional environments for presenting, reviewing and developing studio projects.
• Collaborative Research: The MS Architecture specifically emphasizes direct collaboration with Tyler architecture faculty practitioners, while its studio-based structure allows students to pursue individual interests through research, design and making. 

The Master of Science in Architecture at Temple University’s Tyler School of Art and Architecture is a post-professional degree designed for working architects and professionals seeking to advance their architectural skills, design toolsets and practice competency. Graduates can also apply their advanced knowledge to teaching architectural design or careers in government agencies and other built-environment settings.

Typical career roles include: Architectural Designer, Design Professional, Architectural Educator, Government Design Professional.

Career development and employment opportunities:

• Career support: Tyler’s career coaches provide specialized guidance for the arts and built environment, including résumé and cover-letter support, interview preparation, job searches and career advice. Temple’s Career Center additionally supports internships and employment, while Handshake provides access to positions, employers, connections, career fairs and workshops.
• Industry exposure: Students can connect with professionals through lectures, studio visits, demonstrations and visiting-artist/designer programs, while Tyler’s biweekly The WHAT newsletter lists internships, residencies, design-firm opportunities, studios and other professional experiences.
• Professional networking: The annual Architecture and Environmental Design Career Fair connects students with internship and full-time opportunities in the built environment, while Tyler’s Professional Women in Construction panel, graduate roundtables and professional networking events provide additional contact with industry practitioners.
• Employment statistics and salary: Temple’s official Architecture MS page does not state a program-specific employment rate or salary figure, so a specific percentage or salary should not be assigned without an official source.
• University–industry connections: Tyler’s architecture programs maintain professional connections through architecture and environmental design career events, professional mentorship, alumni and faculty working in the field, and partnerships such as the annual Professional Women in Construction program with the Philadelphia Chapter of PWC.
• Professional value: The Architecture MS is explicitly described by Temple as a post-professional graduate degree, making it particularly valuable for architects seeking career advancement, expanded professional skills and new areas of architectural practice.
• Graduation outcomes: Temple identifies opportunities for graduates to advance as design professionals, educators, dynamic thinkers, collaborative makers and creative problem-solvers, with government-agency work also identified as a potential professional arena.

Further Academic Progression: After completing the Architecture MS, students can pursue doctoral-level architectural research or related advanced graduate study according to their research interests. Temple’s Tyler School of Art and Architecture also provides a broader graduate environment in architecture and environmental design, allowing graduates to build further expertise through related advanced study where appropriate.