BA in Architecture in San Francisco United States | University of San Francisco

Explore architecture, community planning, urban development, city layouts, and landscape architecture through studies and hands-on work that impacts underprivileged areas both nearby and abroad. Engage in intimate studio sessions with a 12:1 student-to-instructor ratio. Tackle practical projects in both urban and countryside settings. The curriculum embraces a worldwide perspective, honoring diverse locations, architectural traditions, and cultural legacies.

The Architecture Major offers a pre-professional degree that meets admission criteria for elite graduate programs in architecture and urban design across the country. This program blends foundational training in architecture, community planning, urban development, city layouts, and landscape design with robust coursework in social sciences and humanities. Through classroom learning, San Francisco fieldwork, and global study trips, we prepare students to become passionate analysts, interpreters, activists, and creators shaping their urban environments, organizations, and neighborhoods.