The MArch is designed to equip you with the skills you need to succeed in your chosen career.
The architecture programmes at Northumbria are all framed in relation to a common ethos and approach.
Our Ethos
Contextual Awareness: The exploration and importance of place, reading the context and being responsive to site as a precursor to change and adaptation.
Environmental Literacy: In response to the climate emergency, environmental literacy will be embedded in every module assignment and assessment.
Our Approach
Design Led: Creativity is central to architectural practice and is developed through studio practice as a research method.
Authentic Learning: Projects will engage with real-world issues, learning through doing, and working beyond the confines of the institution.
Constructive Alignment: Connecting strands of knowledge to form an integrated approach to the subject and developing holistic architectural propositions.
Why choose Northumbria to study Architecture (MArch)?
- Within this framework, the full time Master of Architecture (RIBA Part 2) and the part-time Degree Apprenticeship (RIBA Parts 2 & 3), offer distinctive, complementary pathways for students.
- Top University - Architecture at Northumbria is ranked top 15 in the UK for Teaching Quality & Student Experience (Times Good University Guide, 2025)
- A Research Powerhouse - Architecture, Built Environment and Planning is ranked 11th in the UK for research power out of 38 submissions (REF, 2021). This is a rise of 13 places compared to 2014 – the joint highest rise in the sector.
- Student Rated - Over 95% of students studying Architecture at Northumbria believed they were positively challenged to achieve their best work (NSS, 2024).
Looking for Undergraduate courses? We offer Interior Architecture BA and Architecture BA or be sure to check out our other Architecture & Built Environment Courses to find similar courses