Postgraduate Studentships - Search for funding opportunities.
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Study Details: 1 year
This studio-based course will help you develop your own distinctive design practice. You’ll explore design processes and methodologies. There are opportunities to work on real-life projects with local, regional and international groups as part of our Live Projects initiative. You can take the course as a stand-alone MA or as preparation for a PhD via our PhD by Design programme.
You'll investigate architectural themes in depth, working closely with your studio tutor. The aim is to consider design within the context of rigorous and innovative research. You'll specialise in the theory and practice of design and develop the skills and knowledge to be a creative architectural designer.
Our international research projects shape policy and address public and professional needs. As a Sheffield student you’ll engage with real issues affecting the built environment. You’ll be encouraged to provide social and environmental solutions to the challenges of our time.
Graduates have pursued careers both in architectural and design practice and in academia.
Minimum 2:1 undergraduate honours degree in a relevant subject.
Core modules:
Live Project 1
Design Project 1
Design Project 2
Reflections on Architectural Design
Environment and Technology in Design
Theory and Research in Design
Architectural Design Thesis Project
Optional modules:
Conservation and Regeneration Principles and Approaches
Power, Space, Society
Histories and Theories of Urban Design
Materials for Low Impact Buildings
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