Program Overview

Architecture MA

Overview

The Architecture MA offers a unique opportunity for graduates interested in the intersection of architectural design, theory, and research, encouraging students to develop their own positions and identities as creative practitioners and thinkers. A range of thematic and contextual concerns are offered and explored through the course using unconventional and imaginative methods of design, research, and representation.

Course Structure

• Full-time postgraduate students study 180 UK credits in one full year.
• Part-time students will normally complete 180 UK credits over two years.
• To be awarded the Architecture MA, you must take the two core modules and four option modules.

Core Modules

Research and Thesis Positioning (40 credits)

This module prepares the students of the Architecture MA and associated pathways for the subsequent Major Thesis Project. It introduces the students to conventional and un-conventional methods of theory and design-led research.

Major Thesis Project (60 credits)

The module specifically deals with the research, development, exploration, synthesis, and conclusion of a student’s chosen area of study for their Major Thesis Project.

Option Modules

• City Re-Imagined: Conceptual Design for Right to City (20 credits)
• Ethnographic Ways of Knowing: Critical and Creative Explorations of Site (20 credits)
• Reading London: Place, Experience and Representation (20 credits)
• Site and Motion (20 credits)
• Space and Identity: Design Project (20 credits)
• Theories of Critical Practices in Architecture (20 credits)
• Media Space and Network Culture (20 credits)

Pathways

• Cultural Identity and Globalisation Pathway
• Digital Media Pathway
• History and Theory Pathway

Entry Requirements

• A minimum of a lower second-class honors degree (2:2) in architecture or a related art, design, or built environment discipline.
• If your first language is not English, you should have an IELTS 6.5 with at least 6.5 in writing and no element below 6.0.
• You must provide a sample of your work in the form of a digital portfolio demonstrating creative ability from your academic and professional experience.

Tuition Fees

• UK tuition fee: £1,125 (Price per 20-credit module)
• International tuition fee: £1,785 (Price per 20-credit module)

Funding and Scholarships

• There is a range of funding available that may help you fund your studies, including Student Finance England (SFE).
• The University is dedicated to supporting ambitious and outstanding students and we offer a variety of scholarships to eligible postgraduate students.

Facilities

• Architecture studios
• Research and Positioning workshop
• Thesis crit
• Fabrication Laboratory
• Ambika P3 gallery space

Teaching and Assessment

• Teaching methods focus on active student learning through lectures, seminars, workshops, problem-based and blended learning, and where appropriate practical application.
• Assessments include practical and coursework components.

Location

• The course is based at the Marylebone Campus, which is home to the Westminster Business School and our Architecture, Planning, and Tourism courses.
• The campus is opposite Baker Street tube station and within easy walking distance of Regent's Park and Marylebone High Street.