NewSchool of Architecture and Design helps prepare students to enter and advance in the study and practice of architecture and design. NSAD emphasizes sustainable thinking and materials, particularly in the urban environment. The school’s pragmatic approach is furthered by instructors who are highly experienced active practitioners and help prepare students by bringing the present and future of architecture and design into the classroom. NSAD’s campus, in the heart of the Urban Art Trail, provides students with invaluable access to a diverse mix of architectural history and innovation.
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NewSchool of Architecture and Design offers bachelor’s programs in Architecture, Construction Management, Landscape Architecture and Digital Media Arts; master’s programs in Architecture Landscape Architecture and Construction Management; and an Executive Master’s program in Architecture. Program courses and curricula are coordinated to maximize potential for collaboration and cross-disciplinary study. Digital Media Arts, for example, integrates architecture, graphic design, and 3D modeling/animation; the Master of Landscape Architecture program offers an area of concentration in Spatial Visualization that builds on this integration; and Architecture offers a minor in Digital Media Arts.NewSchool of Architecture and Design is accredited by the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools (ACICS), and its architecture programs are accredited by the National Architecture Accrediting Board (NAAB). It is one of a handful of fully accredited architecture programs in the western United States
NewSchool of Architecture and Design is accredited by the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools (ACICS), and its architecture programs are accredited by the National Architecture Accrediting Board (NAAB). It is one of a handful of fully accredited architecture programs in the western United States.
In the United States, most state registration boards require a degree from an accredited professional degree program as a prerequisite for licensure. The National Architectural Accrediting Board (NAAB), which is the sole agency authorized to accredit U.S. professional degree programs in architecture, recognizes three types of degrees: the Bachelor of Architecture, the Master of Architecture, and the Doctor of Architecture. A program may be granted a 6-year, 3-year, or 2-year term of accreditation, depending on the extent of its conformance with established educational standards. Doctor of Architecture and Master of Architecture degree programs may consist of a pre-professional undergraduate degree and a professional graduate degree that, when earned sequentially constitute an accredited professional education. However, the pre-professional degree is not, by itself, recognized as an accredited degree.
NewSchool of Architecture and Design offers the following degree program(s):
Undergraduate Programs:
- Bachelor of Architecture, First Professional Degree (B.Arch)
- Bachelor of Arts in Architecture (B.A.)
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Bachelor of Arts in Landscape Architecture (B.L.A.)
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Bachelor of Science in Construction Management (B.S.)
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Bachelor of Science in Digital Media Arts (B.S.)
Graduate Programs
- Master of Architecture, First Professional Degree (M.Arch I)
- Master of Architecture (M.Arch II)
- Master of Science in Architecture (M.S.)
- Master of Landscape Architecture (M.L.A.)
- Master of Construction Management (M.S.)
Next Accreditation Visit for all programs: 2016
NewSchool of Architecture and Design develops professionals for responsible citizenship and careers in architecture. NSAD has long promoted accessible, socially beneficial, and sustainable design solutions through programs built on a solid ethical and practice-based foundation.
Faculty members are practitioners who are dedicated to sustainability and social responsibility, as is evident in their associations with community groups, local and national organizations and nonprofits such as Citizens Coordinate for Century 3, Habitat for Humanity, and the Green Building Council.
Students are currently involved with pro-bono projects to build an orphanage in Baja California; to provide relief services to victims of the earthquake in Haiti; and, through the school’s Design Clinic, to design a school in rural Liberia, Africa, and affordable housing in Southeast San Diego.
NewSchool of Architecture and Design has been recognized as a leader in its field. In 2012, DesignIntelligence ranked NSAD's undergraduate architecture program as 8th best among its "Top Schools in the West" category in its report, "America's Best Architecture and Design Schools 2013." Cartouche, the school’s annual student-produced publication, has been honored for its contribution to the field. The school’s Design Clinic program also has been honored for addressing key design issues in the San Diego metropolitan region.
NewSchool of Architecture and Design (NSAD) students have also earned numerous awards and recognition. Honors include: