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MA Architecture with Pathways at Leeds Beckett University

Leeds Beckett University, United Kingdom

Programme overview

Explore architecture, urban design and planning as methods for creative thinking, re-imagining the practices that shape architecture and urban environments. This master’s degree offers highly experimental design approaches to architecture and urban design and has two pathways to choose from: MA Architecture Speculative Futures and MA Architecture Future Cities .

Faculty: Leeds School of Arts  |  Duration: 12 months full-time  |  Study mode: full-time, part-time  |  Intake: 20 Sep 2027  |  Location: Leeds, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Core modules include Design Thesis 1, Digital Experiments & Representation, Context: Research Method, Design Thesis 2, Context: Dissertation, Design Thesis 3.

Career pathways

This course equips you with leadership and professional practice skills, fostering ethical awareness and responsibility. It will help you advance your knowledge and skills in architecture and urban design, and you could go on to specialise in:

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Application information

Entry requirements

Applicants should either have at least a second class honours degree in architecture, landscape architecture, urban design, or other design discipline, or in a subject related to their chosen pathway as listed below, or have equivalent experience or training, normally from within the work environment, related to the subject pathway. Related degrees for each of the pathways may include the following: MA Architecture Speculative Futures - Game Design, or Creative Technology. MA Architecture Future Cities - Town Planning, Geography, Urban Studies, Three-Dimensional Design, Graphic Design, Game Design, Creative Technology, or Visual Arts. In your personal statement, as well as the reason for your application, your interest and experience in the field and your future ambitions within the subject area, you should articulate the particular pathway you are interested in following and your reasons for selecting that option. All suitable candidates who meet the entry requirements will be required to submit a portfolio of creative work related to the cognate areas listed above. Your portfolio should include examples from your previous education, professional experience, or personal work. The course is highly experimental and design-oriented. Candidates are expected to possess and be keen to develop strong design and technical skills in relation to their design research methods. IELTS 6.5 with no skill below 6.0.

Domestic applicants: GBP 10,710 a year (2027/28). The tuition fee for the year for students entering in 2027/28 is £10710. Source

International applicants: GBP 18,995 a year (2027/28). The tuition fee for the year for students entering in 2027/28 is £18995. Source

Intake: 20 Sep 2027

Duration: 12 months full-time

Apply through the official page: https://myapplication.leedsbeckett.ac.uk

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