The University of Sheffield
Prospective Postgraduates

MArch Architecture and Town and Regional Planning

Key factsPostgraduate student from the School of Architecture

  • School of Architecture, Faculty of Social Sciences
  • 2 years full-time

Fees and funding

Financial information for postgraduate taught courses

Entry requirements

You'll need BA Architecture, 2:1 or equivalent, from a RIBA/ARB approved institution, along with one year in practice. You should have RIBA Part 1 or equivalent.

English language requirements: overall IELTS grade of 6.5 with a minimum of 6.0 in each component, or equivalent.

Entry requirements for international students

Any questions?

If you'd like to know more about any aspect of our courses, contact us:

E: ssoa@sheffield.ac.uk
T: +44 (0)114 222 0306/0309

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About the course

Dual professional accreditation as an architect and town planner. The degree is recognised by the RTPI, validated by the RIBA at Part 2 level and prescribed by ARB.

Your study focuses on a range of themed, design-based studios dedicated to specific areas of practice or research. There are compulsory modules in town planning, humanities management and building sciences, and an integrated town and regional planning project. To qualify as an architect, you’ll produce at least one comprehensive design project.

Core modules

  • Design 1 and 2
  • Special Design 1
  • Theory and Research
  • Environment and Technology 1
  • Management and Practice 1
  • Spatial Planning Systems
  • Perspectives on Spatial Planning
  • Integrated Project for Architecture

Teaching

Our design teaching is studio-based with several research-led options. Programmes run by specialist staff link together:

  • Lectures
  • Studio work
  • Research

Assessment

  • Formal written examination or
  • Coursework

Advance your career

Our graduates are architects, project managers, urban designers and client advisors.

Employers include the Olympic Park Legacy Company, Hawkins Brown, Renzo Piano Building Workshop and URBED (Urbanism, Environment & Design) Ltd.

Learn from experts

You’ll be joining one of the largest and most diverse groups of full-time architecture academics in the country. Our staff come from the arts, physical and social sciences, and engineering. This connects our research to other disciplines and stimulates debate about the future of architecture.

Our international research projects shape policy and address public and professional needs. They are integrated with our teaching on courses that will develop your core skills. You’ll be encouraged to provide social and environmental solutions to the challenges of our time.

Explore your ideas

We have design studios, traditional lecture and seminar areas, research rooms, specialist laboratories and computing facilities. There are also specialist architecture resources in the University library.

You'll be able to access our own technical workshop, photographic and audio-visual unit, a range of specialist lighting, acoustic and thermal environmental assessment and experimental facilities, and a postgraduate common room.

Our teaching is more than lectures and seminars. Our student-led design projects help you learn by doing.

You'll work with real clients on real projects, and discover the benefits of socially engaged design and collaborative working where the outcomes make a difference to communities.

Apply now

You can apply for postgraduate study using our Postgraduate Online Application Form. It is a quick and easy process.

Postgraduate Online Application Form