This design-based MA is distinctive in offering an opportunity for hands-on participation in live architectural projects in developing countries, including extended field research. The course helps you to acquire the tools, techniques, knowledge and skills necessary to help transform the places and spaces that individuals and communities inhabit, where resources are scarce, and both culture and technology are in a state of rapid change. It offers you a broad understanding of what is involved in the sustainable construction of domestic and community buildings using self-help techniques of construction, adaptation, repair and management.
The course also provides you with transferable skills, working methods and the confidence to build a career within either the development or wider build environment sector. The course is design-based and consists of a specialist taught module, a research methods module, two double research and design-based modules and a design-based thesis. All modules are core modules: Changing Places; Research Methods for Design; Design Research and Techniques; Design Project; MA Architecture Thesis.
Applicants should fit into one of the following categories: Architecture graduates with a good first degree who wish to specialise in this area with a view to working abroad or in the UK transitional societies; Professionally qualified designers, architects, planners, engineers or a related professional or trade, who have some experience working in situations of transition and who would like to extend and develop their knowledge in this area; Those with extensive professional experience in a relevant field. For an explanation of qualifications, have a look at our IAG page on this site www.creativeway.org.uk/quals.
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Advice on courses and careers:-
The Creative Way IAG team provides a specialist service for anyone
interested in finding out about courses and careers in the creative and
cultural industries. We can provide information direct to Students,
Parents/ Carers, Tutors and Careers Advisers via email, phone or organised
workshops and 1 to 1 sessions.
To find out more, visit our IAG page on this site on
http://www.creativeway.org.uk/IAG Or contact one of our career advisers: Matt Ball 07889 001764
m.ball@uel.ac.uk or Sarah
Comerford 07515 051509
s.comerford@uel.ac.uk