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PostgraduateCourse summary
The MA Research Architecture is for graduates from a range of disciplines who want to examine how architecture can engage with questions of contemporary culture, politics, media, ecology and justice and question whether spatial practice can become a form of research. Why study MA Research Architecture at Goldsmiths
- You’ll join a group of students and practitioners from a wide range of backgrounds, experiences, and disciplines and have the opportunity to work collaboratively and benefit from peer-to-peer learning under the guidance of a tutor.
- You’ll combine studio work with theoretical research in either the Research Architecture (RA) or Forensic Architecture (FA) studio stream of the MA.
- Lectures, seminars, and workshops will equip you with grounding in critical spatial practices and related areas of inquiry.
- There are several workshops on the programme. These day-long participatory events are led by invited guest speakers with specific expertise in the field.
- In general, Research Architecture students develop their own approach and conceptual frameworks, whereas Forensic Architecture students tend to work more directly with the methods developed by the Agency. If you are interested in investigating a condition than the RA studio might be more appropriate, whereas if you wish to research a specific incident or singular event than the FA studio is a good choice.
- For those who choose the Forensic Architecture studio you will be able to work with the Forensic Architecture team through a placement.
- Graduates of the MA will be well-suited for doctoral research or able to pursue a career in the areas of architecture, design, journalism, law, filmmaking, art and curating to name a few.
Modules
You'll take the following compulsory modules: Research Studio Critical Conditions MA Symposium Dissertation Two of these are taught modules: Research Studio (which includes the Research Architecture or Forensic Architecture studio streams), and the theoretical module Critical Conditions. You'll also carry out an oral presentation in the form of the Symposium, and you'll complete a Dissertation project. In addition, you will have the option of participating in an unassessed placement with the Forensic Architecture Agency. You'll benefit from guest lectures, workshops, and field trips to local archives and exhibitions. You'll have the opportunity to learn technical skills (video, animation, sound, Geographic Information Science [GIS], 3D modelling, mapping, photogrammetry, technical drawing, and basic coding) at an appropriate level as part of an extensive series of workshops that run over the course of each year. (Attendance in these workshops is not mandatory and competencies with these digital tools are not assessed.) In addition, you are encouraged to attend the non-assessed Visual Cultures Public Programme that takes place on Thursday evenings and may attend other occasional, optional workshops offered by the School or Goldsmiths, which focus on specific themes and problems in the broad field of visual cultures and spatial politics and beyond. *Please note that due to staff research commitments not all of these modules may be available every year.
Assessment method
Visual Cultures assessment are 100% coursework. Normally this consists of essays, sometimes accompanied by creative projects, group projects, multi-media projects, presentations, symposia, reviews, and studio work.
Entry requirements
Places on the MA in Research Architecture are very competitive. They are not limited to graduates of architecture, but open to a range of other disciplines provided that you have, or expect to gain, an undergraduate degree of at least second class standard or equivalent. A good portfolio of practical and/or scholarly work, as well as experience in conducting research and a demonstrable interest in critical spatial practices, are essential. Your portfolio should be uploaded with your application. We accept a wide range of international qualifications. If English isn’t your first language, you will need an IELTS score (or equivalent English language qualification) of 6.5 with a 6.5 in writing and no element lower than 6.0 to study this programme.
Fees and funding
Tuition fees
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Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website .
Additional fee information
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Provider information
Goldsmiths, University of London
New Cross
Lewisham
SE14 6NW