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Architecture MArch at De Montfort University

De Montfort University, United Kingdom

Programme overview

The course takes you through a series of academic challenges that will cultivate your independent position on architecture, hone your academic acuity, expand your architectural skill set and develop your individual design flair beyond the undergraduate training that you possess.

Faculty: Faculty of Arts, Design and Humanities  |  Duration: Two years full-time, three years part-time.  |  Study mode: full-time, part-time  |  Intake: September  |  Location: Leicester, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Modules include Thematic Design Studio, Contextual Design, Humanities Specialisation, Technical Realisation, Dissertation, Management Practice and Law, Architectural Design Research Study (ADRS), Integrated Technology, Design Thesis.

Career pathways

Our MArch programme offers exemption from ARB/RIBA Part II examinations, and enables graduates holding ARB/RIBA part I, to progress to licensure examinations and professional registration as an architect in the UK. Recent graduates have secured employment with architect practices such as Foster + Partners, Make Architects, Heatherwick Studio, SOM and Grimshaw Architects.

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Application information

Entry requirements

You should have the equivalent of a 2:2 or above 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 encouraged 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.

International applicants: GBP 16,800 a year (2026/27). Tuition fee; EU and international rate Source

Intake: September

Duration: Two years full-time, three years part-time.

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