Architecture, Master of (ARB/RIBA Part 2)

The ESALA Master of Architecture programme is an exciting and innovative new programme of study that builds upon the strengths of two leading centres of architectural education - The University of Edinburgh and Edinburgh College of Art.

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 studio modules and a range of curricular pathways through the degree.

This two-year degree programme offers a number of flexible pathways, through a series of interlinked or independent thematic studios.

Learning Outcomes You will take a series of advanced level design exercises and projects, engaging with structural, environmental, cultural, theoretical and aesthetic questions.

You will study Contemporary Architectural Theory, and Technology. You will also take a Management Practice and Law module, dealing with the legal, contractual and economic parameters of architectural practice.

The programme combines studio-based work that provides a balanced understanding of architecture with a stimulating environment that enables creativity, experimentation and critical engagement with architectural design. It offers the opportunity to select from:

* studios linked across the full two years;
* studios that focus on the development of a specialism across two semesters;
* a series of discrete thematic studios that vary from year to year.

Opportunities exist for collaborative working with other international institutions. There is an emphasis on personal development and the evolution of the student's individual viewpoint.

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 in the MArch programme are developed by way of drawings, models, digital representations and written reports. The trajectory of the student's work across the two years is documented in an academic portfolio.

The programme has ARB prescription. For further information about ARB and the prescription of architectural qualifications, see the Education section of the ARB website (see the link under "Find out more" on the right).

RIBA Candidate Status has been awarded. The RIBA do not validate programmes in advance and so will visit Edinburgh towards the end of the first two years of the programme with a view to awarding full validation.