Aims of the course

The MA AID builds on the established strengths of the faculty in two major disciplines. It is a design-based and research-orientated course that allows the students to focus on both their individual skills and achieve excellence at the same time.

The course addresses the needs of graduates from architectural and spatial backgrounds where traditional roles are increasingly blurred and design skills may be needed in a variety of guises. It emphasises generic and transferable skills in design of the built environment, and locates the subject in this broader context to encourage its graduates to seek and create opportunities for the practice of their discipline.

Entry requirements

A first degree in architecture, interior design or related discipline is required.
It is open to architects and interior designers as an intense stand-alone course or as an extension to the Professional Diploma course.

Course structure

The course is one of a suite of design-based Masters, which focuses on specialist approaches within the wider discipline of design. It is a combination of design-based research and taught specialist modules. Design projects are undertaken in a choice of postgraduate studios, a history and theory course and a wide range of optional modules. On this course you have the freedom to choose to submit a written or design dissertation as your major project. Over the years, the design dissertation has proven to be extremely popular and many students have achieved with high levels of success. The main subject areas are taught through a wide choice of tutors, studios and interest groups with a strong emphasis on self-directed study and research.

Core modules include:

• Design Research
• Design Concept & Proposition
• MA Thesis
• A choice of History and Theory Modules
• An option module chosen by the applicants

Assessment

The design and research projects are assessed via a combination of a presented portfolio of research and design work made in response to a detailed programme of a studio based project and a 15 000 word thesis or equivalent there-of. This in addition to the completion of the relevant modules each assessed accordingly.

Career Opportunities

The course provides a broad set of cultural and critical knowledge and skills, which are useful in a wide variety of fields such as education, publishing, librarianship, journalism, media and the arts and arts management. It also provides a route to PhD study and thus a career in Higher Education.

How to apply

Contact the address below for an application form
Admissions Office
London Metropolitan University
166-220 Holloway Road
London N7 8DB
T 020 7133 4202
admissions@londonmet.ac.uk

Details of fees and sources of funding are available from the admissions Office.

Fees are subject to change - Please check with Admissions for up-to-date information.

Attendance and duration

The course can be taken full-time, two to three days per week for one year; or part-time, one to two days per week for two years.
The course runs over a full calendar year.

Click here for MA Advanced Architecture & Interior Design prospectus page on londonmet.ac.uk