Architecture, Master of (ARB/RIBA Part 2) MArch ARB Pt 2
Awards: MArch ARB Pt 2
Study modes: Full-time
Accreditation
Funding opportunities
Programme website: Architecture, Master of (ARB/RIBA Part 2)
This is an exciting and innovative programme of study, based in one of the most beautiful and architecturally important cities in the world.
The programme combines flexibility with rigour, allowing students to select from an exciting menu of research-driven studio courses and a choice of curricular pathways through the degree.
Accreditation
ARB/RIBA
The programme has Architects Registration Board (ARB) prescription and Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) validation. RIBA validation was achieved in 2011 and again in 2017.
For further information about ARB and the prescription of architectural qualifications, visit:
You will undertake a series of advanced-level research exercises and architectural design projects, engaging with structural, environmental, cultural, theoretical and aesthetic questions.
Non-studio courses encompass technology, contemporary architectural theory and management practice and law.
The programme emphasises studio-based investigation within a stimulating environment that enables creativity, experimentation and critical engagement with architectural design through making and drawing.
It offers the opportunity to select from:
- studios linked across the full two years
- a series of discrete thematic studios that vary from year to year
Many studios engage in elements of collaborative work fostering a creative and social exchange amongst peers. There is a clear emphasis on the relationship between architecture and the city and the evolution of the student’s individual position in current theoretical debate. The studios reflect the research interests and expertise of their tutors.
During the course of the programme you will complete a comprehensive design project, accompanied by an illustrated report explaining its theoretical, environmental and technical dimensions. Projects are developed by way of drawings, models, digital representations and written reports. The trajectory of your work during the programme is documented in an academic portfolio at the end of the second year.
Find out more about compulsory and optional courses
We link to the latest information available. Please note that this may be for a previous academic year and should be considered indicative.
Award | Title | Duration | Study mode | |
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MArch ARB Pt 2 | Architecture | 21 Months | Full-time | Programme structure 2023/24 |
Graduates of the Master of Architecture programme will have the capacity to:
- Conceptualise, research and structure a rigorous architectural design thesis enquiry
- Develop a critical architectural response to a culturally, politically, and/or environmentally charged urban context
- Devise and articulate a complex spatial, programmatic, material, structural and environmental architecture to high level of resolution
- Formulate and reflect upon a mode of contemporary architectural practice with reference to contemporary architectural theory
- Achieve, at Part 2 level, the General Criteria and Graduate Attributes as defined by the Architects Registration Board of the UK
The MArch forms the second stage in a process that will enable you to register and practise as a professional architect in the UK.
These entry requirements are for the 2023/24 academic year and requirements for future academic years may differ. Entry requirements for the 2024/25 academic year will be published on 2 October 2023.
A UK 2:1 honours degree in architecture prescribed by the Architects Registration Board (ARB) at Part 1 or equivalent standard demonstrated in your portfolio.
As part of the application process, you must submit a personal statement and CV.
You must submit a portfolio as part of your application. On the first page of the portfolio incorporate your name and UUN (if applicable) and include examples of your work on the following pages. You should read the application guidance before applying as there are particular guidelines on portfolio and reference requirements:
If you do not hold an ARB Part 1 qualification, you will need to obtain qualifications at Part 1, Part 2 and Part 3 level before being eligible for registration. For further details, please contact the ARB:
Students from China
This degree is Band C.
International qualifications
Check whether your international qualifications meet our general entry requirements:
English language requirements
You must demonstrate a level of English language competency at a level that will enable you to succeed in your studies, regardless of your nationality or country of residence.
English language tests
We accept the following English language qualifications at the grades specified:
- IELTS Academic: total 6.5 with at least 6.0 in each component.
- TOEFL-iBT (including Home Edition): total 92 with at least 20 in each component. We do not accept TOEFL MyBest Score to meet our English language requirements.
- C1 Advanced (CAE) / C2 Proficiency (CPE): total 176 with at least 169 in each component.
- Trinity ISE: ISE II with distinctions in all four components.
- PTE Academic: total 62 with at least 59 in each component.
Your English language qualification must be no more than three and a half years old from the start date of the programme you are applying to study, unless you are using IELTS, TOEFL, Trinity ISE or PTE, in which case it must be no more than two years old.
Degrees taught and assessed in English
We also accept an undergraduate or postgraduate degree that has been taught and assessed in English in a majority English speaking country, as defined by UK Visas and Immigration:
We also accept a degree that has been taught and assessed in English from a university on our list of approved universities in non-majority English speaking countries (non-MESC).
If you are not a national of a majority English speaking country, then your degree must be no more than three and a half years old at the beginning of your programme of study.
Find out more about our language requirements:
The programme is postgraduate taught but undergraduate funded.
Tuition fees
Award | Title | Duration | Study mode | |
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MArch ARB Pt 2 | Architecture | 21 Months | Full-time | Tuition fees |
Other funding opportunities
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- Phone: +44 (0)131 650 4086
- Contact: College of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences Admissions Office
- Programme Director, Adrian Hawker
- Phone: +44 (0)131 650 2312
- Contact: adrian.hawker@ed.ac.uk
- Postgraduate Admissions Office
- College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
- 57 George Square
- Central Campus
- Edinburgh
- EH8 9JU
- Programme: Architecture, Master of (ARB/RIBA Part 2)
- School: Edinburgh College of Art
- College: Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences
Applying
Select your programme and preferred start date to begin your application.
MArch Architecture - 21 Months (Full-time)
We strongly recommend you submit your completed application as early as possible, particularly if you are also applying for funding or will require a visa. We may consider late applications if we have places available.
You must submit one reference with your application.
You must submit a portfolio and a CV as part of your application. You won't be able to submit your portfolio immediately, but you'll receive an email prompt within a few days of submitting your application that will explain how to upload your portfolio.
You should read the application guidance before applying as there are particular guidelines on portfolio and reference requirements:
Find out more about the general application process for postgraduate programmes:
Further information
- Phone: +44 (0)131 650 4086
- Contact: College of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences Admissions Office
- Programme Director, Adrian Hawker
- Phone: +44 (0)131 650 2312
- Contact: adrian.hawker@ed.ac.uk
- Postgraduate Admissions Office
- College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
- 57 George Square
- Central Campus
- Edinburgh
- EH8 9JU
- Programme: Architecture, Master of (ARB/RIBA Part 2)
- School: Edinburgh College of Art
- College: Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences