Arch schools in Canada

momrath
Mon, 20 Jul 2015 03:17:59 +0000

@listroider, None of the four Canadian universities that you list offers the Bachelor of Architecture (BArch), which is the undergraduate degree you need to become a licensed architect in the US (and I believe in Canada too, but I’m not up to speed on their requirements). I believe there may be other universities in Canada that do offer the BArch; you’d have to research them individually.

Alternately you can get an undergraduate bachelor degree in architecture, architectural studies, environmental design – or anything else – and then get a Master of Architecture. The MArch is offered by all of the Canadian schools that you mention.

The undergraduate degrees offered by these schools are as follows. All of these would be good preparation for a graduate MArch program, but If cost is the major objective in considering Canada, you need to evaluate the cost of two degrees – a BA/BS plus an MArch – or find a school either in the US or Canada that offers the BArch.

University of Waterloo
Bachelor of Architectural Studies (BAS)

UBC
Bachelor of Environmental Design (BED)

University of Toronto
Honors Bachelor of Arts in Architectural Studies (BA, architectural studies)

McGill University
Bachelor of Science in Architecture (B.Sc. Arch.)

[There are ways to become licensed without a BArch both in the US and in Canada, but it’s complicated: the most direct route is to get a BArch or an MArch.]