MArch Architectural Studies

Can somebody tell me about this course, I’m interested in applying?

Hi Paul, I posted a general answer about this in the Subjects forum. About this course - it is special for 2 reasons.

1. It takes 2 years
2. You must have a bachelor degree recognised by RIBA.

RIBA is the British Association of Architects (www.riba.org), so its unlikely they’ve ever approved your course (if you studied outside the UK).

So its difficult to apply for. if you have lots of time to make your application you could contact RIBA to see if they can approve you course. Otherwise you’ll need to apply to other Architecture Masters which don’t require this (probably more suitable for internatonal students).

The reason this course asks for RIBA is because after you finish you have passed your Part 2 exams for being a qualified Architect in the UK (which means big money baby!!!)

Check out the course website: http://www.cardiff.ac.uk/archi/programmes/graduate/march.html

Sorry for late reply Cozzie I have been so busy with classes. Thanks for the advice, now I'm looking at courses do not need RIBA.

Thanks!