Architecture (Architectural Design)

Overview

The M.Arch degree Programmes, are a second tier qualification which, together with the preceding complementary programmes comprising the 1-year Diploma in Design Foundation Studies and the 3-year B.Sc. (Hons) in Built Environment Studies, provide the training that fulfills the academic requirements for the profession of Architect. The 1+3+2 course structure conforms to the Bologna Process.

The Architecture (Architectural Design)  course plan at University of Malta  also includes a significant individual and independent research component, culminating in the writing of a Dissertation.

Each M.Arch. Programme is intended to allow successful candidates to attain:

• an ability to create architectural designs that satisfy both aesthetic and technical requirements;

• an adequate knowledge of the history and theories of architecture and the related arts, technologies and human sciences;

• a knowledge of the fine arts as an influence on the quality of architectural design;

• an adequate knowledge of urban design, planning and the skills involved in the planning process;

• an understanding of the relationship between people and buildings, and between buildings and their environment, and of the need to relate buildings and the spaces between them to human needs and scale;

• an understanding of the profession of architecture and the role of the architect in society, in particular in preparing briefs that take account of social factors;

• an understanding of the methods of investigation and preparation of the brief for a design project;