Take the next step towards becoming a qualified architect on our MArch Architecture course.
Full-time 2 years, part-time 3 years
The course is made up of eight units taught over two years full-time and three years part-time study. Each unit falls into the area of Design Studio, Research or Professional Studies.
Studio options range from practitioner-led masterclasses, or active research in coastal architectural design, contemporary considerations in conservation/rehabilitation, modern vernacular architecture in provincial towns and rural areas.
You will be supported to tackle real-world issues, while speculating and proposing new futures through bold experimentation and boundless enquiry in project-based learning.
Our tutors come from industry and research and our community is a place where academics, practitioners and students are co-designing new ways of thinking.
Teaching is delivered in a dedicated postgraduate studio space, equipped with computer workstations, model-making facilities, large format printers and 3D printers.
You share the infrastructure of a specialist creative arts university with equipment, expertise and support of disciplines such as Games, Fine Art, Fashion, and Interior Design.
You have access to workshops with capability for plastics, metal, wood, and concrete work.
Two students selected for the AJ Student Prize by the Department of Architecture and Interior Design
The Architects’ Registration Board (ARB) is an independent professional regulator, accountable to government. It ensures only those who are suitably competent are allowed to practice as architects
The course is delivered through a variety of engaging learning and teaching methods.
Our assessment methods will vary based on the unit you choose and provide a comprehensive measure of your learning and progress. These methods may include:
Course Leader
Senior Lecturer
Lecturer
Professor of Architecture and Director of Architecture and Interior Design
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Associate Professor
Senior Lecturer
Look around our city-centre campus, and you will find studios, media labs, and creative spaces in 13 buildings that sit among the cafés, bars, independent galleries and shops of Norwich’s cultural quarter.
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Usual requirement for entry on to this course is a 2:1 honours degree or above in a RIBA/ARB Part 1 recognised course or equivalent.
Post Part I professional experience is not required but may be advantageous
If English is not your first language, IELTS 6.5 (or equivalent) is required, with a minimum of 5.5 in reading, writing, listening, and speaking. we also accept other English language qualifications.
When you apply for this course, we will ask you to prepare your portfolio and a written submission. We might also ask you to prepare for an interview. These methods are used to assess your suitability for the course. All three elements should clearly demonstrate your passion for the subject and your individual creativity.
Further information will be provided once you have applied.
Norwich University of the Arts will assess students’ tuition fee status using the guidance provided by the UK Council for International Student Affairs
Students from the UK or Ireland and EU students with ‘Settled’ or ‘Pre-Settled’ status will be charged ‘Home’ fees if they meet the relevant residency requirements. They will usually be eligible for a tuition fee loan from the UK government, meaning that they won’t have to pay Norwich University of the Arts’ tuition fees upfront.
Students who do not meet the necessary residency requirements will usually be charged ‘Overseas’ fees and will not be eligible for the UK government tuition fee loan. Since 2021/22, this includes new entrants from the EU, EEA, and Switzerland who do not have ‘Settled’ or ‘Pre-Settled’ status, because the UK has now formally left the EU.
| Fee status | Course | Annual fee |
|---|---|---|
| Home | MArch Architecture (full-time, over 2 years) | £9,535 per year |
| Home | MArch Architecture (part-time, over 3 years) | £6,357 per year |
| Overseas | MArch Architecture (full-time, over 2 years) | £18,000 per year |
The rules for inflation on fees in subsequent years depend on the type of fee status and level.
For Home and overseas postgraduate degree students starting in 2025, fees will remain the same for each year of your course.
Tuition fee loans and loans for living costs are usually available to UK and some EU students, as well as non-repayable Norwich University of the Arts bursaries based on family income. Find out more about applying for funding.
For 2024, UK nationals and EU nationals who have ‘Settled’ or ‘Pre-Settled’ status may be eligible for a government loan towards course fees or living costs. Both full and part-time Masters degree students can apply for the Masters loan. Find out more about postgraduate masters loans.
Home Norwich alumni are eligible for a £1,000 discount on Norwich postgraduate degree fees. For the purposes of this discount, alumni are those who have completed a course with us at undergraduate or postgraduate level, but excluding short courses.
All Norwich staff and art teachers at high schools or sixth form colleges are eligible for a £1,000 discount on Norwich postgraduate degree fees. As long as this status applies at the time that they start the course, we will honour the discount for the duration of the course, even if the person subsequently leaves their employment.
We offer a range of scholarships for international students to support your studies with us.
Applications to our postgraduate courses should be made directly to Norwich University of the Arts using a Postgraduate Application Form.
Postgraduate Application Form — Word Document 2025-26 (212kb)
Applications should be returned to admissions@norwichuni.ac.uk
Please see our Terms and Conditions and Admissions Policies for further details.
Postgraduate applicants can only apply directly by completing the below online application form or emailing the downloadable form to ioadmissions@norwichuni.ac.uk
Online Postgraduate Application Form International Postgraduate Application Form
International students requiring a visa should apply as soon as possible in the year they wish to start. Email our International Team for more information.
Please see our Terms and Conditions and Admissions Policies for further details
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