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Study Details: 2 years full-time
4 years part-time
If you’re ready to advance your career in architecture, then our MArch Architecture degree course is the ideal next step on your pathway to become a qualified architect.
This course leads to the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) and Architects Registration Board (ARB) Part 2 exemption and teaches the professional and creative skills needed for a successful architectural career.
Our studio-based course offers a range of design studios which you can choose to join. Each has its own design ethos, theoretical positions, design briefs, and investigation methodologies.
You’ll unpack architectural topics such as urbanism, landscape, sustainability and culture, and broaden your existing knowledge, experience and skills into a postgraduate qualification.
A minimum of a second-class honours degree in a related subject, or equivalent professional experience and/or qualifications.
Must be with RIBA Part 1 exemption, or equivalent.
Applicants would preferably have a year of professional, relevant experience.
An online portfolio submission and/or interview may be required as part of the selection process.
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At the end of this MArch Architecture degree, you'll understand architectural design to industry standards. You'll also have learnt essential software currently used in the field, and have the tools needed to run your own company in an expanding, competitive sector. Between 2018 and 2019, the UK architecture industry alone generated just over £3.6 billion in Gross Value Added and created the same in total revenue over five times the amount from outside the country (Creative Industries Council, 2021). Your enhanced skills and knowledge will help accelerate such growth.
Core modules:
Architectural Design: Strategy - 30 credits
Architectural History and Theory: Application - 15 credits
Project Management in Architecture - 15 credits
Architectural Design: Synthesis - 30 credits
Architectural History and Theory: Introduction - 15 credits
Building Tectonics and Environment - 15 credits
Optional modules:
Exchange: Opportunity - 60 credits
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