MArch Architecture RIBA Part 2 at University of Brighton

Programme overview

The MArch at Brighton is a dynamic, research-led and professionally accredited course that prepares you for the next stage of your architectural journey. Rooted in studio-based learning and driven by individual enquiry, this course offers a space to develop your own design language, explore your critical position, and engage with contemporary architectural challenges.

Faculty: School of Architecture, Technology and Engineering | Department: Architecture and Design | Duration: full-time: 2 years; part-time: 3 years | Study mode: full-time / part-time (integrated master) | Location: Brighton, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

We want you to emerge from the course as an assured architectural designer, confident in your approach, ideals and aspirations, and with the ability to communicate this to the wider world. You will gain a gradual deepening of understanding and the tools to critically reflect upon design strategies and navigate the wider contemporary debate on architecture. The design studio laboratories form the backbone to the course. The other individual elements of the course increasingly intertwine over the two years to provide a final systematic understanding of architecture as a holistic entity. Modules include Architectural Humanities, Building and Environment, Future Practice, Design Studio, Design Research Practices, Architectural Research Specialisation, Design Thesis, Teaching.

Career pathways

Graduates can pursue a wide range of careers within and beyond traditional architectural practice, including: Design Research - pursue a PhD or researched based career in architectural theory, sustainability or digital design.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Applications are competitive and considered on an individual basis through a process of portfolio review and interview. Practice experience is recommended and there is a minimum requirement of a lower second class (2:2) undergraduate degree in architecture or a closely related subject such as interior architecture. RIBA Part 1 is not a prerequisite for entry on to the course. To register as an architect with the Architects Registration Board (ARB) in the UK, RIBA Part 1, Part 2 and Part 3 are required. Those without RIBA Part 1 would therefore need to undertake this independently in order to proceed towards registration. Further details regarding this process, the ARB Prescribed Examination for Part 1 and registering as an architect in the UK can be found on the ARB website. English language requirements. If English is not your first language, IELTS 6.5 overall with a minimum of 5.5 in each element.

Domestic applicants: GBP 9,790 a year (2026/27). First-year tuition fee, full-time; fees may rise in later years. Source

International applicants: GBP 18,108 a year (2026/27). First-year tuition fee, full-time; fees may rise in later years. Source

Duration: full-time: 2 years; part-time: 3 years

Apply through the official page: https://evsipr.brighton.ac.uk/urd/sits.urd/run/siw_ipp_lgn.login?process=siw_ipp_app_crs

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