The Catholic University of America

Special Programs

The School of Architecture and Planning offers students from high school to the graduate level opportunities to take part in unique study programs. 

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    Study Abroad Programs

    The CUArch Foreign Program offers an extensive variety of architecture travel-study programs ranging from two-week trips to Asia, Europe, and South America to complete semesters abroad in Europe and the Caribbean.

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    Summer Institute for Architecture

    Each summer, the School of Architecture and Planning conducts the Summer Institute for Architecture (SIA) featuring numerous undergraduate and graduate level courses.  Among these are design studios and elective courses, including history of architecture, graphics, furniture design, theory and computer-aided design/fabrication.

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    Experiences in Architecture

    The Experiences in Architecture program at The Catholic University of America is an intense three-week workshop for high school students interested in architecture or other design related fields.

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    Design Collaborative (CUAdc)

    CUAdc provides architectural services to those nonprofit and community groups in the District of Columbia who could not otherwise afford architectural design services with the ultimate goal of repairing and improving the city, its neighborhoods and its buildings.