Prairie View A&M University offers bachelor's and master's degrees in architecture. The bachelor's degree is a pre-professional program; the master's degree prepares graduates for employment in the field. Students who did not major in architecture as undergraduates can enter the master's program and take a combination of bachelor's and master's level classes.
Students at the University of Houston can select from programs in interior architecture and space architecture, along with traditional programs at the undergraduate and graduate levels. Faculty expertise spans areas including sustainability, industrialized production and advanced materials.
Approximately 200 students are enrolled in Rice University's undergraduate and graduate architecture programs. Undergraduates complete a two-year foundation program before beginning the major program. Graduate students submit either a written or design thesis that is reviewed by a panel of guest critics.
The University of Texas at Arlington's architecture offerings include bachelor's and master's degrees in architecture and landscape architecture. Undergraduate students take courses in liberal arts, architecture and design. The master's degree curriculum includes courses in architecture theory and technology, as well as advanced design studios.
Texas A&M University offers undergraduate and graduate programs in architecture and landscape architecture. Undergraduates are required to spend one semester of their junior year away from campus. This can be through a domestic or foreign university exchange program, or an architecture internship. Graduate students can earn a master's in preparation for licensure or pursue a PhD.
Undergraduates at the University of Texas at Austin can select from architecture programs that prepare them for eventual licensure or serve as a foundation for careers in urban planning or construction management. At the graduate level, students earn a professional degree that qualifies them for licensure. One track is designed for applicants with degrees in fields other than architecture.
All undergraduate students at Texas Tech University spend the summer before their senior year studying abroad in order to complete a course in urbanism. At the graduate level, the master of architecture degree qualifies students for licensure, while the master of science is appropriate for students who seek a research-focused program.
The bachelor's degree in architecture at the University of Texas at San Antonio prepares graduates to enter a master's level professional program in architecture. Graduate students can select from a studio-focused master of architecture or a research-focused master of science in architecture. The master's curriculum includes required electives in the architecture of Texas and Mexico.