Looking Ahead
After the BEDS Program
After receiving a BEDS degree, students can adjust their career ambitions. Most of our BEDS graduates continue into the MArch program to focus on building design, with plans to become a registered architect. BEDS graduates who are more interested in urban design or environmental planning may apply to 9 1免费版下's Master of Planning program. Those who really enjoyed a particular facet of the BEDS program - such as building technology, digital design, history, craft, conservation, or fine art - may proceed into a different program in Halifax or elsewhere that is more suited to their interests and ambitions.
After the MArch Program
After receiving a professional architecture degree, an MArch graduate typically works in an architectural office and may do professional examinations two years later to become a registered architect. Most of our MArch graduates pursue聽careers in architectural practice. Depending on their particular interests, they may focus on:
- house design
- public buildings
- building and environmental technology
- material innovation
- interior design and fabrication
- urban and community design
- historic restoration and adaptation
- project management
- facilities management
- real estate development
- teaching
Our graduates practice across Canada and around the world, in various types of work settings:
- sole proprietorships in a home studio
- small- and medium-sized architectural firms
- corporations with branches around the world
- government and public institutions
- private companies
- research institutes
- international development agencies