The Master of Architecture at the University of Reading is your essential next step towards becoming a qualified UK architect, ARB-accredited and designed for those ready to innovate responsibly within a world of finite resources. You will explore how to shape environments through quality design, focusing on cultural, social, and environmental lenses to address the challenges of a rapidly urbanising world. This postgraduate programme equips you with the skills of a twenty-first-century architect, blending academic rigour with a global outlook and drawing on expertise from architecture, urban planning, and social sciences. You will develop a comprehensive foundation in architectural design, technology, and professional practice.
Studied full-time on campus over two years, your learning experience will be dynamic and project-based, involving rigorous design studios, lectures, seminars, and workshops. You will develop expertise in architectural design, architectural technologies, research methodologies for dissertation work, and professional resilience. In your final year, you will undertake a thesis design project and a dissertation, guided by academic specialists. You will graduate prepared for professional practice and equipped with transferable skills for diverse roles within the built environment industry.