Course summary
Develop your skills as an architectural designer with the MArchD Applied Design in Architecture course and choose a unique design specialisation to enhance your portfolio. Our course is accredited by the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) and the Architects Registration Board (ARB). It is also accredited by the Board of Architects Malaysia (LAM). This course provides RIBA/ ARB Part 2. This is a student-led course. This means you can have very different experiences depending on your choices of studios and courses. You'll have opportunity to specialise throughout this degree, tailoring the course to match your career ambitions or design interests. The School of Architecture at Oxford Brookes has established an international reputation for the quality of both its research and its teaching. It plays a leading role in defining the national and international agenda in design education and research. The course attracts some of the industry's leading architects and thinkers here to teach you.
Assessment method
Year 1 focuses on gaining an in-depth knowledge of an architecturally important field of study. And utilising that knowledge in design. To do this you will choose one of the six 'design specialisations'. The specialisations are deliberately diverse to cater for the changing nature of the profession in practice. The design specialisations are:
- Advanced Architectural Design
- International Architectural Regeneration and Development
- Development and Emergency Practice
- Sustainable Building: Performance and Design
- Research-led Design
- Urban Design.
How to apply
International applicants
For students who do not have English as their first language, you will need an overall IELTS score of 6.5, to include at least 6.0 in all skills.
Entry requirements
Admission to the programme will normally be open to applicants who fulfill either of the following requirements; 1) hold a 2.2+ undergraduate honours degree (or international equivalent), in Architecture / discipline highly relevant to Architecture. 2) possess an appropriate professional background and experience of designing architecture, or designing in a discipline that has a strong relationship or similarities to architecture. All applicants will be invited to submit a portfolio for review (preferably in online format. If submitting a PDF, please compress to 5MB max for storage on the application system). Information on portfolio specifications & how to submit it, will be emailed to separately upon initial processing of an application.
English language requirements
IELTS 6.5 overall with at least 6.0 in all components
If English is not your first language then, please see here for our requirements and accepted alternative English language qualifications
Fees and funding
Tuition fees
| EU | £15800 | Year 1 |
| England | £9250 | Year 1 |
| Northern Ireland | £9250 | Year 1 |
| Scotland | £9250 | Year 1 |
| Wales | £9250 | Year 1 |
| Channel Islands | £9250 | Year 1 |
| International | £15800 | Year 1 |
Additional fee information
Please note tuition fees may increase in subsequent years both for new and continuing students.
Provider information
Oxford Brookes University
Gipsy Lane
Headington
Oxford
OX3 0BP