Master of Architecture - Real Estate Development.

Students enrolled in the Master of Architecture program, as well as those in the Master of Architectural Studies program, pursue a concentration in one of five areas.

A leader of architecture education in the D.C. metropolitan area, The Catholic University of America’s M.ARCH with a Real Estate Development Concentration program offers a fully accredited professional architecture degree program for full-time graduate students and nontraditional evening students. Led by a faculty of practicing architects and real estate developers, students in this concentration explore the transformative power of design in the urbanizing built environment through a program of study that integrates architectural design with new expectations of our cities and metropolitan regions. Placemaking through architecture design choices that recognize future social, physical and technological forces upon urbanism are critical components of design outcomes. Students focus on design as a holistic process to coordinate technology, business and economics, law, construction management and urban planning.

A minimum of a 2.8 GPA in undergraduate studies is required, though a 3.0 GPA is strongly desired. A completed Catholic University online application (No fee is required.) Official transcripts from all post-secondary institutions (Unofficial transcripts can be used for the admissions review.) English proficiency test scores (International students only) Official transcripts and English proficiency scores must be submitted for full admittance to the University. Resume or curriculum vitae One letter of recommendation A professional goal statement Minimally accepted TOEFL scores, when applying for graduate programs, are 550-paper; 213-computer; and 80 Internet. Students taking the TOEFL should have at least 20 out of 30 in each of the TOEFL subcategories. The minimally accepted graduate IELTS score is 6.5. Individual IELTS test module scores are also reviewed in addition to the overall IELTS score.