12 monthsProgramme duration
36,000 GBPTuition Fee/year
06 Mar, 2026Application Deadline
Programme overview
Main Subject
Architecture and Built Environment
Degree
MA
Study Level
Masters
Study Mode
On Campus
Each year, the Housing and Urbanism programme identifies the most urgent challenges confronting cities worldwide, taking these as the starting point for studio work, lecture courses and student research. Design learning and investigation form the core of our programme, with the broader aim of deepening students’ grasp of the politics and practicalities that shape today’s cities. Students develop projects that initiate or contribute to the positive transformation of urban areas, working across a range of scales from detailed plans of contemporary housing to the mobility infrastructure of the regional metropolis. The aim is to nurture graduates with outstanding design leadership skills and critical judgement.
The programme’s curriculum focuses on design-led research that develops into individual theses. The central element of the coursework is driven by a collaborative Design Workshop during the first two terms, supported by lectures and seminars. The final term is devoted to the development and completion of students’ individual design theses. The programme examines the opportunities for leadership, responsibility and innovation that arise within the current urban situation, and demonstrates the role that architecture can play to encourage ambitious work by political and civic leaders.
Programme overview
Main Subject
Architecture and Built Environment
Degree
MA
Study Level
Masters
Study Mode
On Campus
Each year, the Housing and Urbanism programme identifies the most urgent challenges confronting cities worldwide, taking these as the starting point for studio work, lecture courses and student research. Design learning and investigation form the core of our programme, with the broader aim of deepening students’ grasp of the politics and practicalities that shape today’s cities. Students develop projects that initiate or contribute to the positive transformation of urban areas, working across a range of scales from detailed plans of contemporary housing to the mobility infrastructure of the regional metropolis. The aim is to nurture graduates with outstanding design leadership skills and critical judgement.
The programme’s curriculum focuses on design-led research that develops into individual theses. The central element of the coursework is driven by a collaborative Design Workshop during the first two terms, supported by lectures and seminars. The final term is devoted to the development and completion of students’ individual design theses. The programme examines the opportunities for leadership, responsibility and innovation that arise within the current urban situation, and demonstrates the role that architecture can play to encourage ambitious work by political and civic leaders.
Admission Requirements
Academic Requirements
Prospective students must achieve at least the minimum academic and English language requirements to apply for any of the taught postgraduate programmes on offer at the AA. These requirements vary according to the programme being undertaken.
Housing & Urbanism MA – Bachelor’s degree (minimum second class honours) in architecture or a related discipline from a United Kingdom university or a degree of equivalent standard from a recognised university or higher education institution from outside the UK.
Required Documents
All applicants (with the exception of those applying to the History and Critical Thinking MA programme and the PhD Research programme) must submit a digital sample portfolio of original art and design work in addition to the online application form, scanned transcripts and certificates (as required), personal statement and references, which can be sent to the school directly by referees.
- Portfolio
- Personal Statement
- Transcripts and Certificates
- References
- Written Sample - History and Critical Thinking MA
- Research Proposal - PhD Research and Architectural Design
- Curriculum Vitae (CV)
- Immigration Documents
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