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Architecture: Sustainable Design – (M.A.)
University for the Creative Arts
Architecture & Interior Design
| Application Deadline: | 30 June 2012 | ||
| Location: | Canterbury / United Kingdom / View location on map ▾ Hide location on map ▴ | ||
| Duration: | 12 months | Start Date: | September |
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| Languages: | English | ||
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Today, architecture faces the challenge of dramatic ecological change. By examining relationships between environmental contexts and architecture, the needs of its inhabitants and the resources they require. Masters in (MA) Architecture specialising in Sustainable Design at UCA Canterbury enables you to develop methodologies, design tools and approaches that facilitate the identification, development and delivery of solutions to sustainable design.
This urban design degree course is taught through the Canterbury School of Architecture which is based at UCA Canterbury and is a modern, progressive design environment established more than fifty years ago.
Key study topics include:
* Study current national and global challenges to reduce the environmental impact of the built environment
* Opportunities offered to use of existing and emerging materials and construction forms
Contents
Syllabus (11/12*)
Stage 1
* Research methods for creative practice(MA courses common unit) - concerned with the development of appropriate research methods for creative practice. You are introduced to a range of research and communication methods and tools appropriate to an advanced level of study in creative disciplines.
* Issues in contemporary practice(MA courses common unit) - you examine diverging relationships between theory and practice in the context of the discipline of architecture. However, in architectural discourse the term 'practice' is often conflated with professional practice: whilst the consideration of professional practice(s) is not excluded from this unit, the unit is more focused on the investigation of ways in which practice-based activities – writing, drawing, modelling, building, to name a few – might be implemented as modes of research.
* Creative Practice (Architecture) - develop your creative practice in order to inform the detailed development of your project proposal for stages 2 and 3 of the course.
Stage 2
* Project development (Architecture) - your MA project as research practice truly begins, your project takes shape and you develop as an independent researcher and practitioner.
Stage 3
* Project realisation and reflection (Architecture) - you apply the knowledge gained in the previous stage theoretical, practical and methodological) to a final body of work an/or written dissertation
* Project publication and dissemination (MA courses common unit) - this final part of your MA combines an ability to define and produce a form of your completed visual work for professional/public dissemination with the pursuit of your own professional ambitions.
* Please note the syllabus content is for the academic year indicated and is provided as a guide. The content of the course may be subject to change.
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Requirements
Entry requirements
* A good Honours degree (normally 2:1 or above) or equivalent qualification in your chosen subject or a related discipline, and/or;
* Relevant work experience, demonstrating your ability to study at postgraduate level.
English language requirements
If your first language is not English a certificate is required as evidence that you have an average IELTS score of 6.0 (with a minimum of 5.5 in each individual component) or equivalent.
You may be offered a place on a course on the condition that you improve your English language and study skills. We offer two pre-sessional English language courses which can improve your IELTS score by a maximum of 1.0 and 0.5, or equivalent.
Portfolio
Your portfolio should include a selection of images of recent work, evidence of written work and a CV. Enthusiasm for your subject and the desire to succeed is essential.
Additional Requirements
| Minimal degree required: | Bachelor's degree |
| Minimal amount of work experience | Not specified |
Language Proficiency
| IELTS Band: | 6.0 |
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