MArch ARCHITECTURE (ARB/RIBA PART 2)

You will learn to ask radical questions, explore social responsibility and decide how you’re going to make an impact as an architect. At the University of East London, we’re exploring critical topics like tackling climate change, building sustainably and creating community spaces through well-crafted architecture.

If you’re ready to take the next step towards becoming an architect, this course is for you. Not only do we tick all the boxes for RIBA accreditation, we’ll help you get the experience you need to stand out.

The MArch Architecture course is designed to prepare you to respond creatively to the uncertainties you will experience in your professional life as an architect. Sometimes students are unclear about the relevance of what they are doing to become an architect. The programme does not attempt to replicate practice, but does prepare you for practice. It also enables you to continue to develop fruitfully after you leave the school. Just as in professional practice, the school is a learning community in which students and teachers learn together. You work in small groups that stay together for a term or a year. Because the groups are small you get individual attention from the tutors and you learn from other students who are dealing with similar problems.

We’ll equip you with a range of practical and professional skills, including advanced CAD software and digital fabrication tools, architectural design methods, architectural history and theory as well as multiple technical and environmental workshops and seminars. You’ll put all of these into practice through your integrated design project. This in order to tackle real-life scenarios which affect the whole, not just the part. We will stimulate you to look at architecture as the opportunist, not the problem-solver.

With our MArch behind you, you will be fully prepared to become a qualified architect. Our course is fully accredited and grants you Part 2 exemption from the ARB/RIBA professional examinations.

You will graduate from a course that enjoys an international reputation for producing award-winning designers capable of producing complex architectural proposals with skill and sensitivity. The skills you will acquire – superior analysis, creative thinking, technological expertise and draughtsmanship – will serve you well in a variety of work environments.

You will also benefit from our superb connections. We have well established links with a variety of architectural practices and local organisations and these have enabled our students to secure some enviable jobs.

It’s up to you how you make an impact. Some of our graduates go on to work in the public sector and culturally engaged practices. Others choose to join internationally awarded design practices or large global offices. Want to be your own boss? You could even set up your own Architectural Design practice. After this course, you’ll have the toolkit you need to set yourself up for success.

Within the School we have a dedicated careers advice service along with an active alumni network who are happy to provide contacts with prospective employers.

Whatever your ambition, we will ensure your learning is placed in a strong, professional context, with your future career always in mind.

Minimum 2.2 Honours in an environmentally-relevant subject
We would normally expect you to have Grade C in GCSE English and Maths. Most importantly all applicants have to submit a digital portfolio of their work and are requested to attend a portfolio interview.