Architecture RIBA 2 - MArch

London Metropolitan University

Master

In London

£ 9,250 + VAT

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Description

  • Type

    Master

  • Location

    London

  • Duration

    2 Years

Our MArch Architecture RIBA 2 course as a whole encourages fresh thinking, experimentation and risk. You will be encouraged to understand and engage with the society you are part of and to engage with social, political and economic infrastructures that predetermine built form.

We're committed to expanding creative possibilities through ambitious engagement with the world around us. You're encouraged to explore particular lines of interest and develop ideas in depth.

Our students have had considerable success in the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA), winning the RIBA Silver Medal 2002, the RIBA Silver Medal 2003 and the RIBA Silver Medal 2012, as well as the RIBA Bronze medal 2004.

Our architecture courses are housed in a building just off Whitechapel High Street, with access to all our art and design facilities including textiles, ceramics, furniture-making, printing, high end digital reproduction, film-making/photography equipment, workshops and technicians. You'll benefit from the course's central London location and its proximity to internationally renowned creative and industry hubs. The School’s extensive networks encourage you to expand your knowledge and skills through lectures, events and careers advice, leaving you with excellent career prospects.

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Location

Start date

London
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31 Jewry Street, EC3N 2EY

Start date

On request

About this course

Our Master of Architecture RIBA 2 course is design-driven and will enable you to focus your skills and develop excellence in your work. The main areas of study are in design, technology, practice, history and theory. Each area is taught by a wide range of tutors, with a strong emphasis on self-directed study and ambitious agendas.

The Metropolitan Architecture Student Society (MASS) is very active in organising lectures, events and socials, and has a wide network of industry sponsors. To see what they're up to, follow MASS on Instagram and Twitter.

a good degree in architecture
preferably completed RIBA Part 1 or have exemption from it (We will also consider your application if you haven't completed Part 1 but you've undertaken a non-UK or non-validated architecture degree. However, before qualifying as an architect in the UK, you must have obtained RIBA Part 1, as well as Parts 2 and 3. If you haven't completed Part 1 you should contact the ARB directly regarding eligibility for your Prescribed Part 1 exam.)

Our course is fully accredited by the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) and Architects Registration Board (ARB). Upon graduation you will receive your RIBA part 2 qualification, the second stage of three in the professional qualification of an Architect in the UK.

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Subjects

  • IT
  • Design
  • University
  • Technology
  • Practice Beyond Aesthetics
  • Aesthetics
  • Architecture
  • Architecture Design
  • Architecture landscape
  • Architecture Planning
  • Technology in Architecture

Course programme

Year 1 modules include:
  • Advocacy: Practice Beyond Aesthetics (core, 20 credits)
  • Applied Technology in Architecture (core, 40 credits)
  • Design Level 4 Process and Proposal (core, 20 credits)
  • Design Level 4 Subject and Context (core, 20 credits)
  • Cinema and the City (option, 20 credits)
  • Concepts of Space (option, 20 credits)
  • Economics of Place (option, 20 credits)
  • Forgetting of Air (option, 20 credits)
  • Poetry and Architecture (option, 20 credits)
  • The Problem of Irony (option, 20 credits)
  • The Question of Technology? (option, 20 credits)
  • The Soundscape of Modernity (option, 20 credits)
  • Writing About Architecture (option, 20 credits)
Year 2 modules include:
  • Design Thesis Project: Resolution (core, 40 credits)
  • Design Thesis Project: Specialisation and Proposition (core, 40 credits)
  • Integrated Design Study (core, 20 credits)
  • Advanced Digital Design Techniques (option, 20 credits)
  • Changing Places (option, 20 credits)
  • Critical Transformations (option, 20 credits)
  • Digital Design Techniques (option, 20 credits)
  • Histories (option, 20 credits)
  • Interpretation? (option, 20 credits)
  • Planning and Urban Theory (option, 20 credits)
  • Planning and Urban Theory (option, 20 credits)
  • Theories (option, 20 credits)
Assessment

Your design projects will be assessed via your portfolio and a presentation at the end of the course. The history, theory and practice coursework is assessed through seminar papers and an essay. The technology studies are examined in portfolio and through a technology dissertation, coursework and professional reports.

Additional information

£3,465 per year for continuing students who began their course prior to September 2012 (not if changing from part-time to full-time). Students are only eligible for this reduced tuition fee if they enrol onto part 2 within three years of finishing part 1

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