Master of Architecture
21 monthsProgramme duration
55,171 GBPTuition Fee/year
04 Jan, 2024Application Deadline
OctStarting Month
Programme overview
Main Subject
Architecture and Built Environment
Degree
MArch
Study Level
Masters
Study Mode
On Campus
The Master of Architecture is a course that is dedicated to a design-based analysis of the relationship between environmental and socio-political considerations, and the wider historical, cultural and economic aspects of architecture and the city. Although based on a rigorous studio programme and wide-ranging series of lectures and seminars, the essence of the course is a research agenda that is developed by individual students and tested through architectural propositions. It expects each student to ground these propositions in current areas of discourse and to detail in full the ‘real-life’ factors influencing their realisation. The MArch delivers intensive teaching in the qualitative and quantitative aspects of architecture and urbanism, in parallel with supervised design development, case study analysis, and discussion of the cultural and technical aspects of the subject. The multi-disciplinary nature of the course and the exchange of expertise that is encouraged between academics, professionals, and students of a variety of backgrounds, makes the MArch a unique forum in which to explore some of the most pressing architectural problems of our time.
The programme positively encourages students to develop complex architectural proposals that meet RIBA/ARB criteria for Part II exemption and to acquire knowledge and develop and apply research skills in the following areas:
• Role of environmental and socio-political issues in architecture and urban design; • The wider environmental, historical, socio-cultural and economic context related to architecture and cities; • The building science and socio-political theories associated with architecture and urban design; • Modelling and assessment of building and urban design; • Monitoring and surveying of buildings and urban environments; • Human behaviour, perception and comfort, and their role in building and urban characteristics; • Research methods and their application through academic and design methods.
The programme positively encourages students to develop complex architectural proposals that meet RIBA/ARB criteria for Part II exemption and to acquire knowledge and develop and apply research skills in the following areas:
• Role of environmental and socio-political issues in architecture and urban design; • The wider environmental, historical, socio-cultural and economic context related to architecture and cities; • The building science and socio-political theories associated with architecture and urban design; • Modelling and assessment of building and urban design; • Monitoring and surveying of buildings and urban environments; • Human behaviour, perception and comfort, and their role in building and urban characteristics; • Research methods and their application through academic and design methods.
Programme overview
Main Subject
Architecture and Built Environment
Degree
MArch
Study Level
Masters
Study Mode
On Campus
The Master of Architecture is a course that is dedicated to a design-based analysis of the relationship between environmental and socio-political considerations, and the wider historical, cultural and economic aspects of architecture and the city. Although based on a rigorous studio programme and wide-ranging series of lectures and seminars, the essence of the course is a research agenda that is developed by individual students and tested through architectural propositions. It expects each student to ground these propositions in current areas of discourse and to detail in full the ‘real-life’ factors influencing their realisation. The MArch delivers intensive teaching in the qualitative and quantitative aspects of architecture and urbanism, in parallel with supervised design development, case study analysis, and discussion of the cultural and technical aspects of the subject. The multi-disciplinary nature of the course and the exchange of expertise that is encouraged between academics, professionals, and students of a variety of backgrounds, makes the MArch a unique forum in which to explore some of the most pressing architectural problems of our time.
The programme positively encourages students to develop complex architectural proposals that meet RIBA/ARB criteria for Part II exemption and to acquire knowledge and develop and apply research skills in the following areas:
• Role of environmental and socio-political issues in architecture and urban design; • The wider environmental, historical, socio-cultural and economic context related to architecture and cities; • The building science and socio-political theories associated with architecture and urban design; • Modelling and assessment of building and urban design; • Monitoring and surveying of buildings and urban environments; • Human behaviour, perception and comfort, and their role in building and urban characteristics; • Research methods and their application through academic and design methods.
The programme positively encourages students to develop complex architectural proposals that meet RIBA/ARB criteria for Part II exemption and to acquire knowledge and develop and apply research skills in the following areas:
• Role of environmental and socio-political issues in architecture and urban design; • The wider environmental, historical, socio-cultural and economic context related to architecture and cities; • The building science and socio-political theories associated with architecture and urban design; • Modelling and assessment of building and urban design; • Monitoring and surveying of buildings and urban environments; • Human behaviour, perception and comfort, and their role in building and urban characteristics; • Research methods and their application through academic and design methods.
Admission Requirements
7.5+
110+
3.6+
193+
Applicants for this course should have achieved a UK High II.i Honours Degree.
If your degree is not from the UK, please check International Qualifications to find the equivalent in your country.
All students must have completed an undergraduate degree carrying ARB/RIBA Part I exemption or equivalent in architecture and be able to present a portfolio.
For those students who have completed the Cambridge BA(Hons) Architecture course and obtained 65% overall, and 65% in the portfolio, will be accepted on the course if they can identify a suitable project and confirm the availability of a supervisor.
If your degree is not from the UK, please check International Qualifications to find the equivalent in your country.
All students must have completed an undergraduate degree carrying ARB/RIBA Part I exemption or equivalent in architecture and be able to present a portfolio.
For those students who have completed the Cambridge BA(Hons) Architecture course and obtained 65% overall, and 65% in the portfolio, will be accepted on the course if they can identify a suitable project and confirm the availability of a supervisor.
04 Jan 2024
21 Months
Oct
- Candidates are required to submit references or letter(s) of recommendation for acceptance
Tuition fees
Domestic
27,875 GBP
International
55,171 GBP
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