Institute of Architecture postgraduate and research study options

Architecture MArch (Part 2)

The Architecture MArch programme develops the emerging architectural professional and challenges the individual to discover or develop a personal stake in the architectural world.

Central to the course is a series of advanced design studios that are integrated with studies in Humanities, Technology and Environment, Digital Computation and Fabricated and Professional Studies.

Architectural Practice Diploma (Part 3)

The Postgraduate Diploma in Architectural Practice (PG Dip) is a qualification leading to exemption from the ARB/RIBA Part III examination.

Our Architectural Practice PG Dip enjoys close relationships with established practitioners, academics and consultants, who provide guidance on to topical issues in contracts, law, economics and management.

Architecture Professional Experience Development Record (PEDR)

The PEDR will provide you with the opportunity to enrol on a Part 3 programme in order to take the RIBA/ARB Part 3 exam in architecture and to register as an architect in the UK.

The PEDR is an electronic record of a graduate's professional experience, development and competency in the practice of architecture. Monitoring and endorsing of Professional Experience Development Record (PEDR) sheets is conducted through the graduate monitoring service at the Leicester School of Architecture (LSA). This is a self-directed, work-based exercise which centres on the RIBA PEDR sheets.

There is no formal syllabus and completing the PEDR sheets carries no academic credits. These are an essential component for taking the Part 3 exam, and on passing, gaining admittance to the register of architects held by Architects Registration Board (ARB).

Architecture and Sustainability MSc

Architecture and Sustainability MSc explores a wide range of approaches related to sustainable architectural design, with a particular emphasis on building physics and design strategies that promote and encourage sustainability.

The course appreciates the interface between the environmental, economical and socio-cultural dimensions of sustainability in terms of building design and carbon neutrality.

Architecture Research Degree MPhil/PhD

With internationally renowned researchers, state-of-the-art facilities, a passion for interdisciplinary working and a focus on real-world impact, the Faculty of Arts, Design and Humanities has a lot to offer research students.

Our work covers architectural history and theory, building physics and modelling, the impact of climate and the economics of sustainable development, holistic approaches to planning, as well as expanding our understanding of how the making of the built environment constitutes and consolidates our cultural understandings.


For information regarding postgraduate research contact Professor Ahmad Taki, ahtaki@dmu.ac.uk