Architecture MArch
Length:
Full-time 2 years, part-time 3 years
Take the next step towards becoming a qualified architect on our MArch Architecture course. Developing a unique design voice is at the heart of the course while equipping successful graduates with the necessary professional competencies.
Research-by-design
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.
Accredited by:
Backed by industry and professional networks
Upon completion of the MArch you will be exempt from the ARB Part 2 examination.
For students without ARB Part 1, it is your responsibility to ensure that you take the Part 1 exam, as entry into MArch does not exempt you from meeting the ARB Part 1 requirement when applying to the UK ARB register.
If you also hold ARB Part 1 accreditation and have the requisite PEDR experience, you will then be able to sit the ARB Part 3 examination.
The course is supported by RIBA East, the Norfolk Association of Architectures (NAA), and benefits from activity already established in the BA (Hons) Architecture course, such as the student society, the external lecture series which boasts of guests such as Kengo Kuma Architects, UN Studio, Studio Granda, Tonkin Liu and Drozdov and Partners, and academics from the US and across the UK.
We have collaborative arrangements with professional practitioners and regional organisations and networks such as the Great Yarmouth Preservation Trust.
Architects’ Journal Student Prize 2024
Two students selected for the AJ Student Prize by the Department of Architecture and Interior Design
Post Grad Fest 2024
Norwich University of the Arts 2024 Masters graduates presented their end of year show, a 5-day physical exhibition in St Georges Building.
Student work images by Molly Agnew, BA Architecture
Course Details
Course Information
Course length: Full-time 2 years, part-time 3 years
Tabbed Section
Entry requirements for UK/Overseas applicants:
Qualification/academic completion equivalent to UK ARB/RIBA Part I degree, at 2.1 Hons or above.
Portfolio assessment/interview
Post Part I professional experience is not required but may be advantageous
International students
If English is not your first language an IELTS score of 6.0 overall with 5.5 in each band, or equivalent when you start the course is essential.
2024/25 University fees for new entrants
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) | £9,250 per year |
| Home | MArch Architecture (part-time, over 3 years) | £6,167 per year |
| Overseas | MArch Architecture (full-time, over 2 years) | £18,000 per year |
Inflation in subsequent years
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 2024, fees will remain the same for each year of your course.
Financial support for UK students in 2024
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.
Postgraduate Masters Loan
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.
Norwich alumni, staff and feeder staff discount
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.
International students
We offer a range of scholarships for international students to support your studies with us.
How to apply
Home Students
Applications to our postgraduate courses should be made directly to Norwich University of the Arts using a Postgraduate Application Form.
Postgraduate Application form 2023-24 – Word format
Applications should be returned to admissions@norwichuni.ac.uk
International Students
Postgraduate applicants can only apply directly by completing the below online application form or emailing the downloadable form to ioadmissions@norwichuni.ac.uk
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.
When should I apply for an MArch Architecture course?
There is no official deadline for applying for a postgraduate course. We would recommend you apply by 25 August (at the very latest) of the autumn you wish to start. This will allow time for your interview to take place and the necessary paperwork to be processed if you are successful in achieving a place.
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