MArch Architecture

Course Overview

This is a creative, studio-focused course with a strong commitment to design research. It offers an internationally transposable professional-level architectural education leading to a qualification that meets the Architects Registration Board (ARB) and Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) Part 2 exemption. This course is listed in the Commonwealth Association of Architects' approved courses. With the design studio taking center stage during your studies, you will be challenged to develop solutions to a series of architectural design problems. Your course will explore current topical issues in architecture, including historical and philosophical thought, contemporary conditions of urban inhabitation challenges to sustainable ecology, and the ramifications of modern technology. You will forge an individual approach to architecture as you explore your personal interests in relation to the city, regional, national, and global design perspectives.

General Eligibility

Applicants should either have at least a second-class honors degree in the cognate subject of Architecture from an ARB/RIBA accredited Part One course, at least a second-class honors degree in Architecture from a non-ARB/RIBA Part One course and work experience, or at least a second class honors degree in Architecture from a non ARB/RIBA Part One course with Part One awarded through the ARB Assessment Panel and work experience.

Part Time Work Details

20 hours of work permit weekly for international students.

Language Requirement

• IELTS 6.5 with no skills below 6.0, or an equivalent qualification.