Everything you need to know...
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How long will I study?
3 Years
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Where will I study?
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When do I start?
September 2026
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Course summary
- Participate in an innovative learning experience focussing on critical design, ecological attitudes and the role of architecture in society.
- Explore diverse, cutting-edge forms of architectural practice.
- Develop a global understanding of the subject.
- Engage in exciting projects alongside diverse communities, organisations and architects.
On this three-year course you will develop a sophisticated and progressive approach to architectural design. Teaching and design projects are centred on a set of priorities that include social and ethical architectural practice, user and community participation, environmental sustainability, ecological forms of construction, and innovative and alternative models of architectural practice. The course promotes and delivers excellence in building and urban design, and explores architecture as a complex, interdisciplinary and dynamic ecology. You’ll graduate not only with a Part 2 architecture qualification, but with a rigorously developed and creatively explored position within the discipline.
The course shares common modules with the 2-year full-time MArch course and the Degree Apprenticeship MArch course and is designed for students who want to work alongside their study.
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How you learn
You'll experience creative studio teaching culture, and develop critical skills for a future career in architecture.
We use our extensive local, national and international networks of architects to inspire and inform your work — allowing you to explore the subject in all its diversity.
The course provides a friendly, supportive and yet challenging experience, to which your own input and expertise is essential. Based around principles of collaboration, the course has three main agendas: The Praxis of Architecture, Social and Political Design, and Ecological Architecture.
You learn through
- design portfolio
- lectures
- workshop sessions
- coursework
- exhibitions
- essays and reports
- field trips and practice visits
Applied learning
Live projects
All of the design modules are embedded in existing communities, in the UK or abroad, and your design project will engage directly with these conditions before exploring creative future scenarios and architectural strategies and interventions. You will work with a range of actors including local community members, architects and other design professionals, artists and local authorities.
Field trips
Throughout the course, you’ll undertake field trips to witness a diverse range of architectural projects and organisations who work at the cutting edge of architectural practice and debate.
Networking opportunities
The school's national and international network allows you many opportunities to network with students, academics and practicing architects. The Praxis trip to London provides the opportunity to visit a range of leading, innovative, architectural practices.
Student work
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Future careers
This course prepares you for a career in
- architecture
- design
- planning and urban design
- various spatial practices
- research and academia
- construction
Where will I study?
You study at City Campus through a structured mix of lectures, seminars and practical sessions as well as access to digital and online resources to support your learning.
City Campus
City Campus is located in the heart of Sheffield, within minutes of the train and bus stations.
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Location
Howard Street
Sheffield
S1 1WB
Adsetts library
Adsetts Library is located on our City Campus. It's open 24 hours a day, every day.
Equipment and facilities
On this course you work with
- fully equipped design studios with extended access in the evenings and weekends
- modelling workshops with laser cutters, 3D printers and a range of woodworking and metal working tools
- Adobe Suite software (including Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign) image and movie editing software
- rendering software including Rhino and Grasshopper.
- Computer Aided Design (CAD) software
- Building Information Modelling (BIM) software
- energy and environmental modelling software
360 tour - architecture facilities
Entry requirements
All students
Typically an Honours degree in Architecture, 2:2 or above, with RIBA Part 1 validation and ARB prescription, or Equivalent European qualifications, satisfying the EU Architects Directive 85/384/EEC.
In addition to the above, in all cases, suitability for entry will be judged by panel interview with presentation of design portfolio of academic work and where relevant, practice based work.
International or non-EU applicants will need to have a qualification from one of the RIBA Validated International Schools. A high level of English language competence will be required to complete the award successfully.
If the language in which the first degree was taught is not English then typically IELTS 6.5 will be required.
For entry onto the 2 year route of the course typically students would have had some experience of architectural practice, normally 6-12 months, but we are able to consider applications from students without practical experience.
Additional information for EU/International students
This course is not open to international students who require a to study in the UK. If you are an international applicant but do not require a student visa, email our Admissions Team to find out whether you’re eligible to apply.
Modules
Important notice: The structure of this course is periodically reviewed and enhanced to provide the best possible learning experience for our students and ensure ongoing compliance with any professional, statutory and regulatory body standards. Module structure, content, delivery and assessment may change, but we expect the focus of the course and the learning outcomes to remain as described above. Following any changes, updated module information will be published on this page.
Year 1
Compulsory modules
Design Studio 4
The Praxis Of Architecture 1: Theory And Recent History
The Praxis Of Architecture 2: Expanding Practice
Year 2
Compulsory modules
Construction Ecologies (A)
Critical Study
Design Studio 5
The Praxis Of Architecture 3: Developing Your Agenda For Practice
Final year
Compulsory modules
Design Studio 6
Integrated Practice
Fees and funding
Postgraduate student loans
Up to £12,858 is available in 2025/26 for home students on most masters courses.
Additional course costs
The links below allow you to view estimated general course additional costs, as well as costs associated with key activities on specific courses. These are estimates and are intended only as an indication of potential additional expenses. Actual costs can vary greatly depending on the choices you make during your course.
General course additional costs
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