Master of Architecture (MArch)

Program Overview

Master of Architecture (MArch)

The Master of Architecture (MArch) course is a professionally recognised award that leads towards professional registration as an architect. It is developed for students who have completed RIBA Part 1, typically a BA (Hons) Architecture course, and have one year of practice experience.

Course Overview

The MArch course is a distinctly future-oriented program that provides a rigorous understanding of contemporary professional architecture practice. It encourages students to combine this knowledge with their individual life-wide learning and experiences, and supports them in developing skills of future literacy to become autonomous agents of positive change.

The course is delivered through a unique partnership between the University of Manchester and Manchester Metropolitan University, leveraging the research and technical pedigrees of these two institutions to provide an unrivalled breadth and depth of world-leading specialist academic, professional, technical, and teaching expertise.

Features

• As a Master of Architecture student at Manchester School of Architecture, you will study a degree that is delivered jointly by The University of Manchester and Manchester Metropolitan University.
• You will benefit from the facilities and resources of both institutions, such as libraries, computer suites, making and media workshops, and much more.
• Upon successful completion of your studies, you will receive one degree certificate, which includes each institution's crest and awarding body title.
• The course is consistently ranked as one of the best schools of Architecture in the UK.
• Engaged and responsive design teaching, working with expert, research-active academic staff and leading design professionals.

Duration

• 2 years full-time

Teaching and Learning

The MArch is your final stage of formal academic architecture education leading towards professional registration as an architect. It is a professionally recognised award (prescribed by the Architects Registration Board and validated by the Royal Institute of British Architects) and developed for students who have, typically, one year in practice.

The studio element of the course is delivered through research-driven, outwardly focussed clusters called ateliers that align strong areas of research activity and mutual interests of groups of staff. This will enable you to develop ideological positions that are critically underpinned by seminars, workshops, and symposiums.

Modules

• Architect As Researcher (30 credits)
• Architect in Collaboration (30 credits)
• Architect in Practice (30 credits)
• Architect in Studio: Strategy (30 credits)
• Architect in Studio: Resolution (30 credits)
• Atelier Exploration (30 credits)
• Atelier Innovation (30 credits)
• Dissertation (30 credits)

Ateliers

Master of Architecture has continued to maintain a diverse range of ateliers and expertise, which enables us to provide a series of distinct and significant areas of focus with respect to the future of architecture and urbanism in a wider cultural context. At the beginning of each academic year, you will choose from a range of the School's ateliers. You would normally expect to spend a year studying with a particular atelier.

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• Continuity
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• Flux
• Infrastructure Space
• Non-Standard Habitats
• PRAXXIS
• Some Kind of Nature

Entry Requirements

• Typically, a BA (Hons) Architecture course and one year of practice experience
• RIBA Part 1

Fees and Costs

• Full-time, Year 1: 120 credits
• Full-time, Year 2: 120 credits