Master in Architecture, Master of (MArch)

Tuition is 29,600 GBP per year.

Develop distinctive skills and a tailored portfolio through our flexible and diverse, research-led and professionally engaged master’s in architecture. ### Why study at Newcastle? - Work in **research-led vertical design studios**, offering you space and freedom to explore your own ideas. - Take advantage of a range of opportunities to study abroad. - Study in a **vibrant and popular student city with a rich architectural history**, and a range of live architectural projects on your doorstep - from urban regeneration to creative communities and innovation neighbourhoods. Driven by your own critical thinking and creative agendas, our multi-disciplinary academic and practitioner teaching team will support you through **hands-on design research projects, to explore your own ideas and define your own future**. You’ll tackle meaningful societal challenges and encounter innovative design methods through a choice of design studios. Our culture is one of enquiry, creativity, and collaboration. Your project work will be complemented by lectures and seminars, to examine the theoretical, practical and material dimensions of architecture. The programme will open your ways of thinking about architectural design and broaden your perspective on how practice will develop in the future. You will graduate with strong critical thinking, confident communication, and robust practical skills. These strengths will give you a solid foundation for your future, whether in professional practice or further study. ### Connected expertise Our range of studios will offer you connections with the latest research into living materials and regenerative design through the Hub for Biotechnology in the Built Environment. As an MArch student at Newcastle you will benefit from both the academic and technical teams associated with the hub, which brings together bio-scientists, architects, designers and engineers. Read about the hub’s work on mycelium and the future of sustainable design. Offering you the opportunity to play a part in widening debate and engaging communities in architecture and planning, our pioneering Farrell Centre is an ‘urban room’ in the centre of Newcastle. The driving force behind the centre’s creation and opening in 2023 was Newcastle alumnus Sir Terry Farrell. As well as being open to the public, the centre supports key links with our research. It is becoming a hub for the architectural professional, and the young practitioners’ community locally. ### Highlights of our students’ work Our School Gallery has examples of our student's work and images from our Degree Shows and publications. ### Success in national awards: RIBA President’s Medals - Maria Wood, 2024 Part 2 Commendation - Chloe Dalby, 2023, Part 2 Serjeant Award for Excellence in Drawing - Nicholas Honey and Robert Thackeray, 2022, Part 2 Award for Sustainable Design How to apply