MASTER OF ARCHITECTURE AND ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN
(UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND, BRISTOL, UK)
(3-Year Programme: First 2 Years Part-Time & Final Year Full-Time)
The CSA Part II Course is a 3-year sandwich part-time course that leads to the CSA Higher Diploma in Architecture (which is exempt from SLIA Part II & RIBA Part II).The students who enrol for the CSA Part 2 Course have the option of obtaining the Master Degree, Master of Architecture and Environmental Design conferred by the University of the West of England, Bristol, UK.
The curriculum of the course is structured to provide the student with specific inputs necessary to understand the wider issues of the practice of architecture. The medium of instruction is English. 360 student contact hours for the Design & Architectural Studies module and
440 student contact hours for Core Theory Modules are offered on a 3-term programme and are offered per academic year during the first two years of study. Students are expected to apprentice for 104 weeks in a Category “A” or “B” Trainer Practice whilst in attendance in the 1st and 2nd years of study of the course. The third year of the course is full-time, facilitating students to concentrate on their comprehensive design project and research writing (dissertation).
The course provides students with the in-depth knowledge and skills necessary to explore and implement architectural designs at a macro level, acknowledging the wider urban, contextual, and societal issues in addition to displaying an interdisciplinary approach to architecture. Sustainability of design solutions, response to the natural environment, and
addressing the needs of future generations take priority in the teaching curriculum. The course also gears students to a general understanding of practice within the dimensions of the architectural profession and the construction industry.
