Southern California Institute of Architecture (SCI-Arc)

SCI-Arc's B.Arch program is a five-year professional degree, accredited by the National Architectural Accrediting Board (NAAB), focusing on design intelligence, technological agility, and cultural awareness in a Liberal Arts-based education. The curriculum emphasizes both the discipline and practice of architecture, preparing students to be leaders in their field.

The Bachelor of Science in Design program prepares students for interdisciplinary creative careers in film, gaming, and data environments, using architecture as a platform for exploration. This liberal-arts-based program equips students to be visually sophisticated, spatially informed, and technologically literate designers.

The M.Arch 1 program is open to students holding a bachelor's degree in any field of study, providing them with the intellectual foundation, design expertise, and technical skillset necessary for the professional practice of architecture. It stresses excellence in design and a solid knowledge base in the discipline, history, theory, technology, and professional practice of architecture.

The M.Arch 2 program is for students holding an undergraduate degree in architecture, focusing on contemporary tools, techniques, and technologies to expand their experience in digital design, fabrication, and critical thinking. This program propels speculative design exploration and new modes of communication, advancing formal experimentation.

The Master of Science in Architectural Technologies program provides hands-on experience with emerging technologies of architectural production. Students develop a conceptual framework for understanding technology's influence on architecture and society, gaining expertise in robotic fabrication, computational methods, and additive manufacturing.

The Master of Science in the Design of Cities program investigates contemporary urban phenomena, taking an experimental approach to urban design. The program encourages students to develop new conceptions of 'the city' and its possibilities, clarifying the future of urbanized life.

The Master of Science in Fiction and Entertainment program builds new forms of architectural practice in the media industries, developing provocative narratives about alternative realities. Students work with professionals in film, fiction, animation, marketing, games, and documentary filmmaking.

The Master of Science in Design Theory and Pedagogy program prepares students for careers as architect-theorist-educators, experimenting with new forms of architectural scholarship. Students receive hands-on teaching experience within SCI-Arc's studio culture.

The Master of Science in Synthetic Landscapes program focuses on advancing knowledge and developing expertise in emerging topics of landscape architecture, with a focus on ecological design. The program merges architecture, urbanism, ecology, and landscape, addressing the realities of climate change.