MA Architecture and Urbanism
Manchester, United Kingdom
DURATION
1 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
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EARLIEST START DATE
Sep 2025
TUITION FEES
EUR 28,000 / per year
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
Introduction
A taught postgraduate course that conducts research into how global cultural and economic forces influence contemporary cities. The design, functioning and future of urban situations are explored in written, drawn and modelled work that builds on the legacy of twentieth-century urban theory and is directed towards the development of sustainable cities. The Master’s in Architecture and Urbanism engages academics and practitioners from different parts of the world with multi-disciplinary skills, including planners, landscape architects, historians, artists, environmental consultants, surveyors, and architects. Students join urban laboratories to explore specific research interests and address the main challenges of Architecture and Urbanism worldwide.
Features and Benefits
- As an MA Architecture and Urbanism student at Manchester School of Architecture, you will study for a degree that is delivered jointly by The University of Manchester and Manchester Metropolitan University. You will therefore benefit from the facilities and resources of both institutions such as libraries, computer suites, making and media workshops and much more.
- Manchester School of Architecture is currently placed 5th in the world in the QS 2024 Architecture rankings.
The MA in Architecture and Urbanism is a joint award certified by The University of Manchester and Manchester - Metropolitan University. It is not professionally accredited. Graduates of the programme receive a degree certificate that includes each institution's crest and title.
- This is an internationally engaged course that actively disseminates students' thesis work through conferences, exhibitions, competitions and publications.
Admissions
Curriculum
Course information
Through this course, you will begin to engage directly with a chosen research subject area, gather data and formulate an original approach in your practice. You will synthesise your project culminating in the production of a leading-edge proposition until you present and contextualise your thesis. This internationally-based course actively disseminates students' thesis work through conferences, exhibitions, competitions and publications.
Core modules
- Cities and Urbanism: Ideologies and Futures
- Research Methodologies and Events
- Dissertation
- Studio A
- Studio B
- Studio C
Program Tuition Fee
Career Opportunities
Career prospects
Graduates have gone on to work with leading architectural, urbanism and town planning practices both nationally and internationally. An increasing number of graduates enrol on further research degrees at doctoral level.
Program delivery
Study
- Full-time 25% lectures, seminars or similar; 0% placement; 75% independent study
- Part-time 25% lectures, seminars or similar; 0% placement; 75% independent study
Assessment
- Full-time 100% coursework; 0% practical; 0% examination
- Part-time 100% coursework; 0% practical; 0% examination
Program Admission Requirements
Show your commitment and readiness for Grad school by taking the GRE - the most broadly accepted exam for graduate programs internationally.