Certificate in Latin American Architecture

Program Director

Dr. Fernando Lara

​Eligibility

The certificate program is available only for degree-seeking students in SOA graduate design programs: M Arch I, MAAD, MID I, MID II, MLA I, MLA II, MSUD, and MSCRP + MSUD.

Applicants to the program must demonstrate language (reading) proficiency in either Spanish or Portuguese.

Admission

Graduate students in the UTSOA who are in good academic standing may apply for and enter the certificate program at any point in their graduate study.  Applications for admission must be submitted to the School of Architecture and approved by the certificate Program Director. 

Students are encouraged to identify a faculty supervisor at the time of their certificate application. The faculty supervisor will advise on course selection and will serve as the supervisor for the Master’s Design Studio preparatory course and the final Master’s Design Studio.

Requirements

The graduate certificate in Latin American Architecture requires completion of a total of 24 credit hours of coursework. This includes 15 credit hours of required coursework and 9 hours of prescribed electives 

Completion

Upon completion of certificate program requirements, students will submit an application for program certification to the Program Director. The Program Director will evaluate and report program completion to the Registrar’s Office. Program completion will be noted on the student’s official transcript.