12 monthsProgramme duration
40,800 GBPTuition Fee/year
SepStarting Month
Programme overview
Main Subject
Architecture and Built Environment
Degree
MA
Study Level
Master's
Study Mode
On Campus
The Architectural History MA course focuses on the historical, theoretical, and critical interpretation of architecture, cities, urban spaces, and creative practices. This long-running master’s has consistently evolved, emphasising the exploration of both new and existing methods and critical theories that shape the study of architecture and urban environments.
You will learn beyond traditional architectural histories that centre on celebrated individuals, iconic buildings, or stylistic classifications. The course positions architecture within broader social, political, material, technological, ideological, environmental, and urban processes, and has led the way in introducing innovative, interdisciplinary perspectives – from feminist and ecological thought to critical disability, decolonial and digital theories, alongside inclusive pedagogies and creative methods.
Through this expanded interdisciplinary lens, you will gain the critical tools to interpret buildings, cities, texts, architects, and visual and spatial representations from the early modern period to the contemporary, enabling you to develop an advanced capacity for critical analysis and interpretation across architectural and urban forms, practices, and representations.
You will be taught by some of the world’s most respected historians and theorists of architecture who are active researchers at the forefront of architectural history and theory, exploring architectural and urban histories and practices. Deepening your understanding of how architecture intersects with wider cultural and societal forces, you will build rigorous research skills for academic or professional futures in architecture, heritage, curation, publishing, or related disciplines.
Programme overview
Main Subject
Architecture and Built Environment
Degree
MA
Study Level
Master's
Study Mode
On Campus
The Architectural History MA course focuses on the historical, theoretical, and critical interpretation of architecture, cities, urban spaces, and creative practices. This long-running master’s has consistently evolved, emphasising the exploration of both new and existing methods and critical theories that shape the study of architecture and urban environments.
You will learn beyond traditional architectural histories that centre on celebrated individuals, iconic buildings, or stylistic classifications. The course positions architecture within broader social, political, material, technological, ideological, environmental, and urban processes, and has led the way in introducing innovative, interdisciplinary perspectives – from feminist and ecological thought to critical disability, decolonial and digital theories, alongside inclusive pedagogies and creative methods.
Through this expanded interdisciplinary lens, you will gain the critical tools to interpret buildings, cities, texts, architects, and visual and spatial representations from the early modern period to the contemporary, enabling you to develop an advanced capacity for critical analysis and interpretation across architectural and urban forms, practices, and representations.
You will be taught by some of the world’s most respected historians and theorists of architecture who are active researchers at the forefront of architectural history and theory, exploring architectural and urban histories and practices. Deepening your understanding of how architecture intersects with wider cultural and societal forces, you will build rigorous research skills for academic or professional futures in architecture, heritage, curation, publishing, or related disciplines.
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