How will completing a course in M.Arch after B.Arch affect my career?

B.Arch is a Bachelors course in which students learn basic to high level of architecture required for the job profile but nowadays, due to shortage of jobs companies are hiring such professionals who can work more than enough. M.Arch is a Masters course in architecture in which students can learn about a particular specialization. M.Arch is a good option if one wants to go for teaching jobs. After doing M.Arch one can become a teacher or professor in colleges for architecture subject. After clearing UGC NET they can get jobs in top colleges. One can also get jobs in various top companies for urban design, property development, asset management, project management, environmental design, construction management, teaching, disaster relief, international aid, etc. M.Arch students can get 40k at the beginning and it increases with experience.

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Doing M.Arch after B.Arch is a very crucial decision that will map out your journey ahead and therefore should be a well thought out decision rather than doing it just for the sake of a degree. The choice of Masters or specialisation will completely depend on your interest. M.Arch is one option where you don't do a specialisation like landscape, conservation, urban designing, etc. and hence you are equipped with a choice to work in whichever sector you feel like after graduating. Plus obviously you have a Master's degree to add value to your Bachelor's degree. If you want to pursue a career in teaching then an M arch degree is a must in India. With M.Arch degree you also become eligible to bid for various government projects where a master's degree is essential to bid for the project, if you're setting up your own firm.

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Hi, Totally depends on your course of career path after B.Arch. Say, if you are looking to gain niche experience in the field of architecture and stick to a particular genre or specialization, then M.Arch or Ph.d would be better option. If you are looking to practice under a senior/principal architect for say 8 to 12 years and later plan to start on your own, then M.Arch followed by an executive MBA would help; since the later would demand finance and business development knowledge as well. Many students who were unable to pursue B.Arch from prestigious institutes like CEPT, SPA or JJ College of Architecture, should aim to do a Masters or Ph.d from such colleges, to gain knowledge and exposure from the best of the architectural world. An MBA would be beneficial to an architect when he/she in a Senior/Partner position. Apart from M.Arch, one can also explore M.Plan and M.Tech in Urban Infrastructure Management. All the best.

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