Architecture MPhil

Queen's University BelfastBelfast, United Kingdom

Course overview

Architecture at Queen’s addresses the issues of architecture and urbanism in an increasingly globalised world, where factors such as sustainability and climate change, identity and heritage, and notions of craft and form create a complex context that architecture has to mediate. Architecture at Queen’s values both traditional academic and practice-based research. We have the expertise to support PhDs (full and part-time) involving deep investigations into cultural, historic and technological contexts both in Ireland and globally, and we offer a practice-based PhD (part-time) intended for those seeking to extend or redefine the boundaries and ambition of their current design practice.

Our research-by-design activities surface new knowledge through not only the analysis of the existing, but also the documentation of new processes, behaviours and situations revealed through sophisticated design thinking. In both, architecture is seen both as a lens and as a measure of urban, suburban and rural landscapes. Mode of study / duration Registration is on a full-time or part-time basis, under the direction of a supervisory team appointed by the University.

You will be expected to submit your MPhil thesis at the end of two years of full-time or four years of part-time registration.

Key highlights

Research addressing sustainability, climate change, heritage, identity and craft
Supports both traditional academic and practice-based research
Research-by-design approach documenting new processes and behaviours
Investigations into cultural, historic and technological contexts in Ireland and globally
Supervised by a dedicated team appointed by the University
Culminates in an independently researched MPhil thesis

Entry requirements

IELTS: 6.5 — 6.5 IELTS* score of 6.5, with a minimum of 6.0 in Speaking and Listening and a minimum of 5.5 in Reading and Writing, or an equivalent q

Scholarships

International Postgraduate Taught Scholarship
Year one award of between £2000 and £5000.
Up to £2,000
The Burdett Trust MSc Nursing Scholarships
For Home Students: Tuition fees £7,665 Stipend £10,250. For International Students: Tuition fees £24,295 Stipend £17,000
Vice Chancellor’s International Attainment Scholarship - Postgraduate Taught
Value: 50% of tuition fees paid for up to a maximum of two years.
Up to 50% of fees

Careers this course leads to

Architectural researcher
Architect
Urban designer
Heritage and conservation consultant
Architecture lecturer
Sustainability consultant

Cost of study

UK/Home: £5,238 | International: £28,000

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 Queen's University Belfast, and guide you through interview, offer, CAS and visa — right up to enrolment.

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