Overview

School of Architecture and Planning / School of Architecture and Planning is located in Baltimore, MD, in an urban setting.

Departments & Programs

Program in Architecture

Program in City and Regional Planning

Program in Landscape Architecture

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration
Master of Landscape Architecture (MLA)	Landscape architecture
Master of Architecture (M Arch)	Architecture
Master of City and Regional Planning (MCRP)	City and regional planning

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	31

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?
Evening/weekend programs available?
Distance learning programs available?	No
Terminal master's degree available?	No

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE Comp Exam Required for some Thesis Required
Doctoral Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE/GMAT Recommended TOEFL Comp Exam Required Thesis Required

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

70

Applied

58

Accepted

17

Enrolled

Applying

50

Application Fee - Domestic

70

Application Fee - International

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Yes

Applications processed
on a rolling basis?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	May 1st	April 1st	No
Spring deadline	December 1st	October 1st	No

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Exam	GRE
Master's Degree Requirements	Minimum GPA 3.0
Doctoral Degree Exam	GRE/GMAT Recommended TOEFL
Doctoral Degree Requirements	Bachelor degree from a regionally accredited university or collegeUG CGPA 3.0 or higher2-3 letters of recommendationA personal statementOfficial transcripts

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required	TOEFL Paper score: 550 TOEFL IBT score: 70
IELTS: Required	IELTS Paper score: 6

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Financial award applicants must submit:	FAFSA
Application deadlines for financial awards	March 1
Types of financial support available	Fellowships Research Assistantships Teaching Assistantships Scholarship and/or loans Graduate Assistantships Tuition waivers for student who do not receive fellowships or assistantships Career or field-related internships Federal Work-Study Financial support for part-time students

Student Body

100

Total Graduate Students

11%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	4%
Black or African American	44%
White or Caucasian	33%
American Indian or Alaska Native	Not Reported
Asian	5%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	Not Reported
Two or more races	2%
Unknown	1%

Gender

Male (48%)

Female (52%)

Faculty

31

Total faculty

Full-time - 24

Part-time - 7

Male (20)

Female (11)

Research

Focus of faculty research:

NASA and architecture in space; New subjectivities in architecture; Architectural history; Health and Architecture; Modernism after 1945 Urban Sustainability and Resiliency; Community Design; Urban Planning and Design; Public Space Studies; Planning Theory and HistoryProject Management; Construction Management; Leadership; Theory and Principles of Construction Management; Partnerships Processes; Urban Planning; site design and community planning; green infrastructure; revitalization of urban communities; garden design and care

Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:

444,000

Location & Contact

Address Morgan State University
Center for the Built Environment & Infrastructure Studies 104
Baltimore, MD  21251
United States

Contact Dr. Mary Anne Akers
Dean
Email: maryanne.akers@morgan.edu
Phone: 443-885-3225
Fax: 443-885-8233

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