Advanced Architecture
University of LiverpoolLiverpool, United Kingdom
Course overview
This programme combines advanced architectural design and theory with a variety of specialist options that outline innovations and contemporary practice. Choose a specialist pathway to hone your expertise in a particular area, or follow the general programme to gain exposure to a broad range of modern architectural techniques. Whether you’re a recent graduate or an experienced architect, our MA Advanced Architecture (formerly MA Architecture) equips you with enhanced specialist skills and knowledge in architectural design.
This highly flexible programme provides a grounding in architectural design processes and research methods, and also offers a choice of specialist pathways: On this general pathway, you can focus on enhancing your design and technical skills or alternatively pursue a research or design research path in preparation for future PhD studies. Our optional modules enable you to personalise your studies to match your interests and experience. From the application of computational design, AI, digital fabrication, robotics, and VR/AR, to sustainable design, building information modelling, environmental assessments and digital heritage – or a bespoke combination of the above.
There are opportunities to take part in field trips and visit world-leading exhibitions and practices. You will also meet professionals from renowned architectural firms. Specialists from Heatherwick Studio, Foster + Partners and Zaha Hadid Architects are regular guests in our design reviews.
Visit theMA in Advanced Architecture websiteto see examples of projects undertaken by current students and recent graduates, as well as recent excursions and other activities. This master’s is suitable for experienced architects, as well as graduates from a design background e.g. Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Interior/Art Design, Environmental Design, Urban Design, or Civil/Structural Engineering, who wish to specialise further in advanced architectural design and construction.
Key highlights
- Choose a specialist pathway or a broad general programme
- Optional modules in computational design, AI, robotics and VR/AR
- Study sustainable design, BIM, environmental assessment and digital heritage
- Research pathway prepares you for future PhD study
- Heatherwick, Foster + Partners and Zaha Hadid specialists join design reviews
- Field trips to world-leading exhibitions and architectural practices
Entry requirements
- Degree: 2:2 — Postgraduate entry requirements: We accept a 2:2 honours degree from a UK university, or an equivalent academic qualification from a similar non-UK institution.
Scholarships
Chevening Scholarships
E. Allison Peers Masters Scholarship in Iberian and Latin American Studies
The scholarship provides £5,000 towards fees, plus a £5,000 stipend, for students undertaking a Hispanic topic in any master's programme in the Department of Languages, Cultures and Film at the University of Liverpool.
Up to £5,000Health, Cultures and Societies Bursary
The successful candidate will receive a one-off fee reduction of £5,000.
Up to £5,000Hodgson Law Scholarship
Liverpool Excellence Scholarship for Postgraduates
If you're an international student, you could be eligible for a tuition fee discount of £7,000.
Up to £7,000Liverpool Law School Hong Kong Scholarships
Two scholarships worth £1,000 each.
Up to £1,000Liverpool Law School LLM Bursaries
Two bursaries worth £500 each for Home students. Two bursaries wroth £1,000 each for international students.
MA in Chinese-English Translating and Interpreting Scholarships
Students awarded this scholarship will receive a fee reduction of £5,000.
Up to £5,000Management School MBA Excellence Scholarship
50% tuition fee discounts are available.
Up to 50% of feesManuel Irujo Scholarship in Basque Studies
The scholarship provides approximately £5,000.
MusicFutures Scholarship for International Intellectual Property Law LLM
Up to five scholarships are available, each worth £12,500 in the form of a tuition fee discount.
Up to £12,500Peter Astaire Memorial Scholarship in Beatles Studies
Up to two awards are available in each academic year, with each award worth £4,000.
Up to £4,000Scholarships for MA Political Science and International Relations
The Department of Politics is pleased to announce two £5,000 scholarships for students wishing to pursue the MA in Political Science and International Relations.
Up to £5,000Scholarships for Master's in Public Administration and Policy
Successful candidates will receive a fee reduction of £5,000.
Up to £5,000Scholarships for Postgraduate Study in Education
Successful candidates will receive a fee reduction of £5,000.
Up to £5,000Scholarships for Postgraduate Study in Film Studies
Successful candidates will receive a fee reduction of £5,000.
Up to £5,000Scholarships for Postgraduate Study in History
Successful candidates will receive a fee reduction of £5,000.
Up to £5,000Scholarships for Postgraduate Study in Translation
Successful candidates will receive a fee reduction of £5,000.
Up to £5,000University of Liverpool Humanitarian Scholarships for Master's Programmes
University of Liverpool International College (UoLIC) Excellence Scholarship
£5,000 tuition fee reduction for the first year of study.
Up to £5,000
Careers this course leads to
- Architect
- Architectural designer
- Computational designer
- BIM specialist
- Sustainability consultant
- Architectural researcher
Cost of study
UK/Home: Full-time place, per year - £12,500 | International: Full-time place, per year - £30,000
Admission
Applications are made through AHZ at no cost. Share your transcripts, English test scores and personal statement, and your AHZ Counsellor will review your profile, submit your application to University of Liverpool, and guide you through interview, offer, CAS and visa — right up to enrolment.
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