Course summary
The programme engages with real-life problems affecting buildings and cities throughout the world. Providing alternatives to the global architecture and brute force engineering that are still the norm in most large cities requires new knowledge on what makes a sustainable environment and the role architecture can play. Design research for the SED Masters programme is driven by strict performance criteria following a process of adaptive architecturing that proceeds from inside to outside, attuning the built form and its constituents to natural rhythms and inhabitant activities. Key objectives of all SED projects are to improve environmental conditions and quality of life in cities, achieve independence from non-renewable energy sources and develop an environmentally sustainable architecture able to adapt and respond to changing urban environments.
Modules
Modules: Sustainable city; adaptive architecturing; environmental simulation and performance; environmental design primer; lessons from practice; research seminar.
Qualified teacher status (QTS)
To work as a teacher at a state school in England or Wales, you will need to achieve qualified teacher status (QTS). This is offered on this course for the following level:
- Course does not award QTS
Entry requirements
Academic Entry Requirement - Five-year professional architectural degree (BArch/Diploma equivalent) from a United Kingdom university or a relevant five-year professional degree e.g. BEng in Architecture, or a BArch degree plus diploma of equivalent standard from a recognised university or higher education institution outside the UK. English Language Entry Requirement - Students whose first language is not English require IELTS 6.5 or equivalent (with a minimum 6.0 in each component). See Taught Postgraduate Admissions page for full list of acceptable English Language tests: https://www.aaschool.ac.uk/admissions/postgraduate
Fees and funding
Tuition fees
EU | £40777 | Whole course |
International | £40777 | Whole course |
England | £40777 | Whole course |
Northern Ireland | £40777 | Whole course |
Scotland | £40777 | Whole course |
Wales | £40777 | Whole course |
Channel Islands | £40777 | Whole course |
Republic of Ireland | £40777 | Whole course |
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
Sponsorship information
A limited number of bursaries are offered to applicants who demonstrate academic excellence and financial need.
Provider information
Architectural Association School of Architecture
36 Bedford Square
Camden
WC1B 3ES