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Study Details: MA 1 year full-time 2 years part-time
If you want to pursue a design specialism within architecture this is a studio-based course which will address your needs. If you already have a degree in architecture, but are more interested in specialisation or an academic career then our course can help you.
This course uses a research-by-design approach in a studio environment, in order to help you to develop your own specialism and research-based study.
We offer an international perspective on design and encourage you to develop exciting design-led propositions on issues such as environmental sustainability, urban resilience and resource depletion.
The three themes of the course are sustainable urbanism, facade design and architectural interiors. You will complete introductory and advanced projects in your chosen theme and, at the end of your course, you will have the opportunity to exhibit or publish your thesis work.
Requirements:Applicants should either have at least a second class honours degree in the cognate subjects of Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Planning or Interior Design, at least a second class honours degree in a non-cognate subject supported by evidence of an aptitude for the subject applied for, or have equivalent experience or training, normally from within the work environment. All applications should be supported by a reference, either academic or professional.
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After successfully completing this Masters you may also, subject to an interview process, be able to transfer onto the second year of our RIBA professionally accredited Master of Architecture (MArch) course. Our graduates are highly sought after and many find rewarding work in private design consultancies, local government agencies and environmental organisations in the UK and overseas. We receive notification of vacancies in practices and we can put you in touch with these.
•Architect
•Interior Designer
•Urban Designer
•Urban Planner
Design Studio 3 (60 Credits)
This is the final studio unit, where findings from the course are expanded into sophisticated theses or designs that test the key propositions developed in earlier modules. The course ends with an exhibition piece that communicates your thesis to a chosen audience.
Design Studio 1 (20 Credits)
This module helps you develop your key specialism for the other modules. You will choose a specialism based on the themes mentioned above and develop a research proposition.
Critical Contexts (40 Credits)
This module concerns itself with the core issues of the design, namely urbanism, sustainability and resource depletion and consists of a series of student-led discussions and presentations around a course reader. This links directly to the development of your personal research proposition in Studio 1.
Design Studio 2 (40 Credits)
This studio is where you will initially develop your thesis work in design, which is continued and presented in the final studio module (Studio 3).
Research Methods: Theory & Practice (20 Credits)
This is a research-based module that supports the creative work within Studio 2 and usually takes the form of a literature and design survey. It is a written piece that discusses the key issues unearthed by your studio work.
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