Course Overview

Our Architecture MArch program is designed to respond to contemporary issues in the industry, grounded in both theory and professional practice. Our inquiry-led approach to education will teach you to tackle complex problems, unending questions and help you synthesize your ideas to produce critical work. You will be supported to take risks, learn from mistakes and be bold in creatively exploring your ideas. Current issues in the architectural debate are studied through deep foundations in historical and philosophical thought, contemporary states of urban inhabitation, challenges to sustainable ecology, the ramifications of modern technology, legal and economic contexts, and the state of the profession. Our design studios are delivered through advanced, research-by-design led units and offer a range of specialist pathways for you to develop an independent and critical position on architecture. Studio options range from high-density housing to sustainable futures, and advanced material investigations. We encourage an open-ended spirit of inquiry to advance knowledge through rigorous, exploratory, and playful processes. Our experience and knowledge, combined with your personal ambition, will enable us to challenge existing conventions and redefine the future of architectural practice together.

General Eligibility

You should have the equivalent of a 2:2 or above in architecture from an ARB/RIBA Part 1 accredited course or exemption from it.

We will consider applications without Part 1 who have undertaken non-UK or non-validated architecture degrees. Before qualifying as a UK architect, students must have obtained Part 1, as well as Part 2 and 3. Please contact the ARB regarding eligibility for their prescribed Part 1 exam.

Applicants are expected to have completed post-undergraduate professional work experience. Applicants with a lower second-class degree (2:2) will be expected to have completed a minimum of nine months professional experience.

Should applicants have difficulty in finding professional architectural experience, we will consider evidence of initiative in finding alternative experience through work in associated fields of the construction and design industries, self-generated work and competitions.

Part Time Work Details

20 Hours of Work permit weekly for international students.

Language Requirement

• If English is not your first language an IELTS score of 6.0 overall with 5.5 in each band (or equivalent) when you start the course is essential.