De Montfort University: Architecture MArch
| Institution | De Montfort University View institution profile |
|---|---|
| Department | Arts, Design and Humanities |
| Web | www.dmu.ac.uk |
| enquiry@dmu.ac.uk | |
| Telephone | 0116 250 6070 |
| Study type | Taught |
Master of Architecture - MArch
Summary
Our Architecture MArch programme is designed to respond to contemporary issues in the industry, grounded in both theory and professional practice. Our enquiry-led approach to education will teach you to tackle complex problems, unending questions and help you synthesise your ideas to produce critical work. You will be supported to take risks, learn from mistakes and be bold in creatively exploring your ideas.
Current issues in architectural debate are studied through deep foundations in historical and philosophical thought, contemporary states of urban inhabitation, challenges to a sustainable ecology, the ramifications of modern technology, legal and economic contexts, and the state of the profession.
Our design studios are delivered through advanced, research-by-design led units and offer a range of specialist pathways for you to develop an independent and critical position on architecture. Studio options range from high-density housing to sustainable futures, and advanced material investigations. We encourage an open-ended spirit of enquiry to advance knowledge through rigorous, exploratory and playful processes. Our experience and knowledge, combined with your personal ambition, will enable us to challenge existing conventions and redefine the future of architectural practice together.
A number of our Architecture MArch graduates have been awarded multiple national and international design awards, including four prizes at the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) President’s Medals, five regional RIBA Awards and the prestigious RIBA Wren Insurance Association Scholarship .
**Key features:**
* This programme offers a professional level architectural education with Architects Registration Board (ARB)/RIBA Part II exemption. Graduates can progress to professional registration/licensure examinations, allowing access to markets in the UK, EU or other legal jurisdictions.
* You will be supported to tackle real-world issues, while speculating and proposing new futures through bold experimentation and boundless enquiry.
* Tutors come from industry and research and our community is a place where academics, practitioners and students are co-designing new ways of thinking.
* Teaching is delivered in a dedicated postgraduate studio space, equipped with computer workstations, model-making facilities, large format printers and Ultimaker 3D printers.
* Receive expert teaching through our Leicester School of Architecture, which has a national and international lecture series attracting leading academics and professionals from around the world, such as Sir Peter Cook, CJ Lim and Alison Brooks.
* This course benefits from global opportunities thanks to its accreditation with Lembaga Arkitek Malaysia, the Board of Architects Malaysia, which allows graduates to pursue a professional qualification in Malaysia. It is also approved by the Commonwealth Association of Architects, a membership organisation representing architects in Commonwealth of Nations, which provides access to an international network of schools for further study and better employment prospects.
Full-time graduates from the MArch programme, with a minimum six months’ professional experience prior to entry, gain exemption from Lembaga Arkitek Malaysia Part II, allowing progression to professional registration examinations and potential employment in Malaysia.
| Level | RQF Level 7 |
|---|---|
| Entry requirements | You should have the equivalent of a 2:1 or above (or equivalent) pass in architecture from an ARB/RIBA Part 1 accredited course or exemption from it. We will consider applications without Part 1 who have undertaken non-UK or non-validated architecture degrees. Before qualifying as a UK architect, students must have obtained Part 1, as well as Part 2 and 3. Please contact the ARB regarding eligibility for their prescribed Part 1 exam. Applicants are expected to have completed post-undergraduate professional work experience. Applicants with a lower second-class degree (2:2) will be expected to have completed a minimum of nine months professional experience. Should applicants have difficulty in finding professional architectural experience, we will consider evidence of initiative in finding alternative experience through work in associated fields of the construction and design industries, self-generated work and competitions. If English is not your first language an IELTS score of 6.0 overall with 5.5 in each band, or equivalent when you start the course is essentia |
| Location | Leicester Campus The Gateway Leicester LE1 9BH |
Fees
| England | 9250 GBP for Year 1 |
|---|---|
| Scotland | 9250 GBP for Year 1 |
| Wales | 9250 GBP for Year 1 |
| Northern Ireland | 9250 GBP for Year 1 |
| International | 14250 GBP for Year 1 |
Summary
Our Architecture MArch programme is designed to respond to contemporary issues in the industry, grounded in both theory and professional practice. Our enquiry-led approach to education will teach you to tackle complex problems, unending questions and help you synthesise your ideas to produce critical work. You will be supported to take risks, learn from mistakes and be bold in creatively exploring your ideas.
Current issues in architectural debate are studied through deep foundations in historical and philosophical thought, contemporary states of urban inhabitation, challenges to a sustainable ecology, the ramifications of modern technology, legal and economic contexts, and the state of the profession.
Our design studios are delivered through advanced, research-by-design led units and offer a range of specialist pathways for you to develop an independent and critical position on architecture. Studio options range from high-density housing to sustainable futures, and advanced material investigations. We encourage an open-ended spirit of enquiry to advance knowledge through rigorous, exploratory and playful processes. Our experience and knowledge, combined with your personal ambition, will enable us to challenge existing conventions and redefine the future of architectural practice together.
A number of our Architecture MArch graduates have been awarded multiple national and international design awards, including four prizes at the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) President’s Medals, five regional RIBA Awards and the prestigious RIBA Wren Insurance Association Scholarship .
**Key features:**
* This programme offers a professional level architectural education with Architects Registration Board (ARB)/RIBA Part II exemption. Graduates can progress to professional registration/licensure examinations, allowing access to markets in the UK, EU or other legal jurisdictions.
* You will be supported to tackle real-world issues, while speculating and proposing new futures through bold experimentation and boundless enquiry.
* Tutors come from industry and research and our community is a place where academics, practitioners and students are co-designing new ways of thinking.
* Teaching is delivered in a dedicated postgraduate studio space, equipped with computer workstations, model-making facilities, large format printers and Ultimaker 3D printers.
* Receive expert teaching through our Leicester School of Architecture, which has a national and international lecture series attracting leading academics and professionals from around the world, such as Sir Peter Cook, CJ Lim and Alison Brooks.
* This course benefits from global opportunities thanks to its accreditation with Lembaga Arkitek Malaysia, the Board of Architects Malaysia, which allows graduates to pursue a professional qualification in Malaysia. It is also approved by the Commonwealth Association of Architects, a membership organisation representing architects in Commonwealth of Nations, which provides access to an international network of schools for further study and better employment prospects.
Full-time graduates from the MArch programme, with a minimum six months’ professional experience prior to entry, gain exemption from Lembaga Arkitek Malaysia Part II, allowing progression to professional registration examinations and potential employment in Malaysia.
| Level | RQF Level 7 |
|---|---|
| Entry requirements | You should have the equivalent of a 2:1 or above (or equivalent) pass in architecture from an ARB/RIBA Part 1 accredited course or exemption from it. We will consider applications without Part 1 who have undertaken non-UK or non-validated architecture degrees. Before qualifying as a UK architect, students must have obtained Part 1, as well as Part 2 and 3. Please contact the ARB regarding eligibility for their prescribed Part 1 exam. Applicants are expected to have completed post-undergraduate professional work experience. Applicants with a lower second-class degree (2:2) will be expected to have completed a minimum of nine months professional experience. Should applicants have difficulty in finding professional architectural experience, we will consider evidence of initiative in finding alternative experience through work in associated fields of the construction and design industries, self-generated work and competitions. If English is not your first language an IELTS score of 6.0 overall with 5.5 in each band, or equivalent when you start the course is essentia |
| Location | Leicester Campus The Gateway Leicester LE1 9BH |
Fees
| England | 4625 GBP for Year 1 |
|---|---|
| Scotland | 4625 GBP for Year 1 |
| Wales | 4625 GBP for Year 1 |
| Northern Ireland | 4625 GBP for Year 1 |
Summary
**Reasons to study Architecture MArch at DMU:**
- Architecture MArch programme at the Leicester School of Architecture (LSA) offers a professional level architectural education with ARB/RIBA Part II exemption
- Graduates will be able to progress to professional registration/licensure examinations allowing access to the legal title of ‘architect’ and to markets, in the UK, EU or other legal jurisdictions
- You will study current issues in architectural thought, practice and processes and learn in an array of competitive master classes and studios with current architects and/or educators
- We maintain a diverse pedagogy targeted at developing individual student flair
The Leicester School of Architecture MArch programme develops the emerging architectural specialist and challenges the individual to discover or develop a personal stake in the architectural world. Current issues in architectural thought are studied through deep foundations in historical and philosophical thought, contemporary states of urban inhabitation, challenges to a sustainable ecology, the ramifications of modern technology, legal and economic contexts, and the state of the profession.
Central to the course is a series of advanced design studios that are integrated with studies in Humanities, Technology and Environment, Digital Computation and Fabricated and Professional Studies.
| Level | RQF Level 7 |
|---|---|
| Entry requirements | - Applications are considered from candidates with a 2:1 or above (or equivalent) pass in a first architecture degree either validated by the RIBA or similar to a RIBA Part 1 degree in the case of non-RIBA validated EU and Overseas courses. |
| Location | Leicester Campus The Gateway Leicester LE1 9BH |
Fees
| EU | 9250 GBP for Year 1 |
|---|---|
| England | 9250 GBP for Year 1 |
| Scotland | 9250 GBP for Year 1 |
| Wales | 9250 GBP for Year 1 |
| Northern Ireland | 9250 GBP for Year 1 |
| International | 13750 GBP for Year 1 |
Summary
**Reasons to study Architecture MArch at DMU:**
- Architecture MArch programme at the Leicester School of Architecture (LSA) offers a professional level architectural education with ARB/RIBA Part II exemption
- Graduates will be able to progress to professional registration/licensure examinations allowing access to the legal title of ‘architect’ and to markets, in the UK, EU or other legal jurisdictions
- You will study current issues in architectural thought, practice and processes and learn in an array of competitive master classes and studios with current architects and/or educators
- We maintain a diverse pedagogy targeted at developing individual student flair
The Leicester School of Architecture MArch programme develops the emerging architectural specialist and challenges the individual to discover or develop a personal stake in the architectural world. Current issues in architectural thought are studied through deep foundations in historical and philosophical thought, contemporary states of urban inhabitation, challenges to a sustainable ecology, the ramifications of modern technology, legal and economic contexts, and the state of the profession.
Central to the course is a series of advanced design studios that are integrated with studies in Humanities, Technology and Environment, Digital Computation and Fabricated and Professional Studies.
| Level | RQF Level 7 |
|---|---|
| Entry requirements | - Applications are considered from candidates with a 2:1 or above (or equivalent) pass in a first architecture degree either validated by the RIBA or similar to a RIBA Part 1 degree in the case of non-RIBA validated EU and Overseas courses. |
| Location | Leicester Campus The Gateway Leicester LE1 9BH |
Fees
| EU | 4625 GBP for Year 1 |
|---|---|
| England | 4625 GBP for Year 1 |
| Scotland | 4625 GBP for Year 1 |
| Wales | 4625 GBP for Year 1 |
| Northern Ireland | 4625 GBP for Year 1 |
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