UoG launches new Masters of Architecture course in response to the climate emergency

University of Gloucestershire is launching a new Masters of Architecture (MArch) programme developed in response to the climate emergency, social inequality and the urgent need to rethink how we build in a changing world.

The MArch is a practice-engaged two-year taught postgraduate course that builds on the University’s established undergraduate architecture provision and its established links with local and regional employers.

Designed to meet the requirements for exemption from part two of the Architects Registration Board Prescribed Examination, the course offers a balanced curriculum combining design practice, architectural theory and research, preparing graduates for advanced professional study and practice.

Based in the Architecture Studios at the University’s Francis Close Hall campus in Cheltenham, the MArch is a 240-credit programme delivered over two years of full-time study, with an optional three-year part-time route available.

Frazer Bufton, MArch Academic Course Lead for in Architecture, said: “At the heart of the MArch at UoG is the belief that architecture matters.

“This course builds on our existing undergraduate BA (Hons) in Architecture to develop confident, critically engaged and materially inventive graduates who centre communities.

“The climate emergency asks difficult questions of traditional architectural education. Our MArch is unapologetically design‑led and firmly rooted in the belief that architecture must respond to real social and environmental conditions.

“We encourage experimentation, critical thinking and material intelligence, while centring our practice on communities and the need for low‑carbon futures.

“This course is about educating graduates who are ready not just to enter practice, but to change it to become architects of consequence

“We encourage, questioning, experimentation and collaboration and we are fully engaged with practices throughout our region, as mentors, contributors and collaborators.”

The first intake of students will begin in September 2026, with applications now open and full details available on the newly launched course page.

Prospective students can also book onto the University’s next postgraduate open event on Wednesday 13 May at 5.30pm.