Master of Philosophy in Architecture and Urban Studies at University of Cambridge

The MPhil in Architecture and Urban Studies (MAUS) is a programme of sustainability science and design for buildings and cities, and advanced study on modern and contemporary architecture and the continued development of cities around the world. Students from a variety of academic backgrounds work in an interdisciplinary environment with urbanists, environmental and technology specialists, architectural theorists and historians and design practitioners.

Faculty: School of Arts and Humanities  |  Department: Department of Architecture  |  Duration: 9 months full-time  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Intake: October 2027  |  Location: Cambridge, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

In the second term, there is a choice of more specialist seminars within both streams. The MPhil benefits from direct input in the form of lectures, seminars and individual supervision. Thesis / Dissertation The dissertation of not more than 20,000 words represents 50 per cent of the overall mark.

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