Architecture MA(Hons)
Placement Pathway
Level and Exit
Awards
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The MA (Hons)
undergraduate programme normally takes four
years study including nine months of integrated
professional experience. It is prescribed by the
ARB and validated by the RIBA at Part 1. For
progression towards Part 2, a student may apply
to the two-year professionally accredited MArch
programme in Edinburgh or to other institutions
offering similar professionally accredited
programmes
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4
MA (Hons)
SCQF 10
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All students take the
same courses, except in the Elective (20
credits)
There are four main subjects of study:
Architectural Design (40 credits), Dissertation
(40 credits), Architectural Design: Logistics
(10 credits), Academic Portfolio (10 credits).
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The award requires a
minimum of 480 credits.
Students must pass the Academic Portfolio (AP1)
to demonstrate meeting the ARB/RIBA Part 1
General Criteria.
The honours classification is based on
assessment during levels 3 and 4.
A student may fail courses up to the value of 40
credits and these will be awarded in
compensation so long as the overall average for
the year is at least 40%
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3
BA
SCQF 10
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All students take the same courses. There are
three main subjects of study:
Architectural Design
(40 credits), Architectural Theory (20 credits),
Architectural Practice (Working learning) (40
credits), Architectural Practice: Reflection (20
credits)
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120 credits are
required for progression. However, a student may
fail courses up to the value of 40 credits and
these will be awarded in compensation so long as
the overall average for the year is at least 40%
.
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2
Diploma in Higher Education
SCQF 8
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All students take the
same courses except in the Electives (20
credits). There are three main subjects of
study:
Architectural Design (40 credits), Technology
& Environment (40 credits), Culture and the
City (20 credits).
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Progression
requirements 120 credits.
(Students may be permitted to carry a maximum of
40 credits to Level 3)
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1
Certificate
of Higher Education
SCQF 8
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All students take the
same courses. There are three main subjects of
study:
Architectural Design (40 credits), Technology
and Environment (20 credits) and Architectural
History (40 credits). These are complemented by
an interdisciplinary course in Art and Design
(20 credits).
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Progression
requirements 120 credits.
(Students may be permitted to carry a maximum of
40 credits to Level 2)
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Architecture MA(Hons) Year Abroad Pathway
Level and Exit
Awards
|
The MA (Hons) undergraduate programme normally
takes four years study including nine months of
integrated professional experience. It is
prescribed by the ARB and validated by the RIBA
at Part 1. For progression towards Part 2
professional accreditation, a student may apply
to the two-year MArch programme in Edinburgh or
to other institutions offering similar
professionally accredited programmes.
|
4
MA (Hons)
SCQF 10
|
All students take the
same courses. There are four main subjects of
study:
Architectural Design (40 credits), Architectural
Theory (20 credits), Dissertation (40 credits),
Professional Studies (10 credits), Academic
Portfolio (10 credits).
|
The award requires a
minimum of 480 credits.
Students must pass the Academic Portfolio (AP1)
course for exemption from ARB/RIBA Part 1.
The honours classification is based on
assessment during levels 3 and 4.
A student may fail courses up to the value of 40
credits and these will be awarded in
compensation so long as the overall average for
the year is at least 40%
|
3
BA
SCQF 10
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Students undertake an
agreed programme of study at a partner
institution that must include a minimum of
Architectural Design (40 credits)
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Progression requirements 120 credits.
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2
Diploma in Higher Education
SCQF 8
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All students take the
same courses except in the Electives (20
credits). There are three main subjects of
study:
Architectural Design (40 credits), Technology
& Environment (40 credits), Culture and the
City (20 credits).
|
Progression requirements 120 credits.
(Students may be permitted to carry a maximum
of 40 credits to Level 3)
|
1
Certificate
of Higher Education
SCQF 8
|
All students take the
same courses. There are three main subjects of
study:
Architectural Design (40 credits), Technology
and Environment (20 credits) and Architectural
History (40 credits). These are complemented by
an interdisciplinary course in Art and Design:
foundations in design thinking (20 credits).
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Progression requirements 120 credits.
(Students may be permitted to carry a maximum
of 40 credits to Level 2)
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Architecture MA(Hons)
Semester Abroad Pathway
Level and Exit
Awards
|
The MA (Hons)
undergraduate programme normally takes four
years study. It is prescribed by the ARB and
validated by the RIBA at Part 1. For progression
towards Part 2 professional accreditation, a
student may apply to the two-year MArch
programme in Edinburgh or to other institutions
offering similar professionally accredited
programmes.
|
4
MA (Hons)
SCQF 10
|
All students take the
same courses except in the Electives (20
credits). There are four main subjects of
study: Architectural Design (40 credits),
Dissertation (40 credits), Professional Studies
(10 credits), Academic Portfolio (10 credits).
|
The award requires a
minimum of 480 credits.
Students must pass the Academic Portfolio (AP1)
course for exemption from ARB/RIBA Part 1.
The honours classification is based on
assessment during the first semester of level 3
and all level 4.
A student may fail courses up to the value of 40
credits and these will be awarded in
compensation so long as the overall average for
the year is at least 40%
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3
BA
SCQF 10
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All students take
the same courses in Semester 1. There are two
main subjects of study: Architectural Design (40
credits) and Architectural Theory (20 credits).
Students undertake an
agreed programme of study at a partner
institution during Semester 2.
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Progression requirements 120 credits.
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2
Diploma in Higher Education
SCQF 8
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All students take the
same courses except in the Electives (20
credits). There are three main subjects of
study:
Architectural Design (40 credits), Technology
& Environment (40 credits), Urbanism and the
City (20 credits).
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Progression requirements 120 credits.
(Students may be permitted to carry a maximum
of 40 credits to Level 3)
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1
Certificate
of Higher Education
SCQF 8
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All students take the
same courses. There are three main subjects of
study:
Architectural Design (40 credits), Technology
and Environment (20 credits) and Architectural
History (40 credits). These are complemented by
an interdisciplinary course in Art and Design:
foundations in design thinking (20 credits).
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Progression requirements 120 credits.
(Students may be permitted to carry a maximum
of 40 credits to Level 2)
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An Explanation of the
Articulation of Learning Outcomes and Assessment
Practices
All courses on the MA (Hons) programme are structured
through specified ???learning outcomes??? which form the
basis of teaching and assessment within that course.
These learning outcomes ???map??? onto ARB General Criteria
and attributes, defining the relationship between the
programme???s academic courses and its framework for
professional training. An awareness of this mapping
allows students to understand how the incremental
learning gained within discrete courses relates to the
holistic education offered by the programme. This
mapping exercise is completed in year 4 with the
Academic Portfolio 1 (AP1) course, which asks student to
demonstrate understanding and evidence of full coverage
of the ARB criteria over the course of the programme.
All courses in the MA (Hons) (with the exception of
Academic Portfolio 1), produce a single summative mark,
produced as an average of all course learning outcome
grades. All learning outcomes for AP1 must be passed to
allow for the award of MA (Hons) and ARB/RIBA Part 1
exemption. Although the ARB criteria are mapped to
Learning Outcomes, students may pass LOs despite not
adequately demonstrating competence in relation to
specific criteria. Students will be notified of this via
course feedback forms, and will be advised of additional
work they need to do in order to demonstrate competence
via their Academic Portfolio 1, which is assembled in
the second semester of Year 4 of the programme. The
Academic Portfolio 1 course is the vehicle whereby
student compliance with all ARB General Criteria is
assessed. It is also possible for a student to fail a
learning outcome in relation to a course but pass the
course by receiving a summative mark which is at 40% or
above. A student who has failed two learning outcomes
will NOT be permitted to pass the course even if the
final summative mark is at 40% or above.
How the programme maps into the University???s
Strategic Plan:
The University of Edinburgh strategic objectives (2016)
are Leadership in learning and Leadership in research.
- Degree offer:
The MA (Hons) degree offers a distinctive teaching
experience as it is positioned in the creative context
of an art college and the rigorous scholarly context
of CAHSS in the University of Edinburgh. Teaching is
grounded in the research expertise and practice
specialisms of our staff, which includes architects,
designers, artists, engineers, computer scientists,
historians and cultural theorists. Many models of
design thinking and working in ESALA grow directly out
of operating within the complex, fine-grained,
stratigraphic context of Edinburgh. The school has
strengths in material practice and a novel synthesis
of digital and physical fabrication processes in the
design studio, supported by extensive ECA workshop and
digital media facilities. History and theory of
architecture, fine art and heritage management are
embraced within the context of urbanism and the
cultural history of cities, where the civic is defined
as relating to people and that which is local to them.
- Fostering diversity
and inclusion: In the taught professional
programmes we recognise architecture as a cultural and
societal practice, as a civic endeavour concerned with
people and how they live. ESALA participates in the
Pathways to the Profession scheme which introduces
contemporary architectural practice and study to a
range of school based students. ESALA was awarded an
Athena Swan Bronze award in 2015, and contributed to
ECA???s Bronze Award in 2017.
- Recognising
excellent teaching: The 2017 Royal Institute
of British Architects (RIBA) Visiting Board commended
ESALA on ???the quality of the relationship between
critical enquiry and techniques of representation in
research and teaching as evidenced in all aspects of
student work and in particular in making.??? It also
commended and encouraged ambition to develop and
explore architecture studio pedagogy in other
disciplines as a model of teaching and research.
Student work from the programme is regularly
recognised in international design competitions and
student awards.
- Supporting
excellent facilities: ESALA aims to nurture a
collegial academic community that encourages student
representation in course and programme development,
and supports a cross-programme student-led lecture
series and other activities in collaboration with the
profession. Facilities are excellent and include
specialist glass, metal, wood workshops, photography
and film and TV studios spread across ECA. Resources
include a range of laser cutting and 3D printing
machines supported by specialist technical staff as
well as dedicated reprographic laboratories that
complement studio spaces which are the main focus of
enquiry-based teaching and learning. Students comment
that the School???s ethos lies in the strong culture of
making, the resources and workshops which encourage
testing, experimentation and diversity of techniques
of drawing and making.
- Celebrating
lifelong learning: ESALA aims to be a
national locus for public discussion and debate in
architecture, landscape, construction and urbanism.
The school regularly hosts the most interesting,
influential and respected scholars, practitioners and
thinkers in the discipline, including annually invited
Visiting Professors and Fellows. Advance seminars in
design, architectural research, conservation and
history/theory are curated alongside exhibitions,
workshops and open reviews of student work. The ESALA
environment is envisioned as a place of lifelong
learning, dialogue and architectural excellence, and
welcomes alumni connections.
- Collaborating with
other global leaders and strong interdisciplinary
teams: the research-led teaching in
specialist and elective studios on the Programme
engenders and builds networks of exchange and
collaboration which are evidenced in publication,
exhibition as well as contribution to funded research
projects. In the Year abroad pathway, previous
students have studied in Madrid, Copenhagen, Graz and
Stuttgart as part of the Erasmus International
Exchange Programme- institutions where the school has
developing research links.
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