MSc/PgDip/PgCert Technical Architecture
Full-time, Part-time
Location • City Campus
Subject area • Architecture
Related subjects • Art and design • Construction, building and surveying
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Renowned architect Renzo Piano talks to critic, author and curator, Lucy Bullivant about his approach to urban design.
Visit the Department of Architecture website to view profiles of staff who teach in this subject area.
This course is for architectural technology and architecture graduates, and for those from associated built environment and design disciplines. It is organised to allow you to work and study at the same time if you want to.
The course
• creates skilled professionals by approaching the subject from an advanced technical, environmental and design perspective
• increases your employability by encouraging critical thinking and developing your knowledge, analytical techniques and advanced evaluation skills
• contributes to lifelong learning and career development
You have the opportunity to develop a high level of technical skills which are valuable in an increasingly competitive market, study new concepts and engage in debate on the controversial aspects of the industry alongside fellow professionals.
You study core modules in technical and environmental design, and conservation and design. You also study research methods and complete a dissertation. There is a strong emphasis on sustainable design throughout the course.
The rest of the course is flexible and based around your choice of option modules, which include advanced digital media and international practice.
A key feature of the course is the opportunity to go on an international field trip as part of the interdisciplinary practice module, which you take alongside students in associated professions. In recent years this has involved travel to Hong Kong and Shanghai.
You can use the course to move into technical architecture from areas such as construction, building, or related engineering and design disciplines.
We have been awarded 'centre of excellence in architectural technology status', by Chartered Institute of Architectural Technologists (CIAT).
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Related courses
Full-time – one year, typically two days a week
Part-time – typically two years, one day a week
Starts September
Complete the application form available at www.shu.ac.uk/study/form
2013/14 academic year
Full-time – typically £5,355
Part-time – typically £2,680 a year
Plus an optional field trip fee of approximately £650
The course fee may be subject to annual inflationary increase. For further information on fees and funding see www.shu.ac.uk/funding
2013/14 academic year
Typically £10,980 for the course, plus a mandatory field trip fee of £650
2014/15 academic year
Typically £11,250 for the course, plus an optional field trip fee of £650
The course fee may be subject to annual inflationary increase. For further information on fees, scholarships and bursaries see www.shu.ac.uk/international/fees
• presentations • dissertation or equivalent design project • essays • report writing • group discussions
This programme has been recognised by the Chartered Institute of Architectural Technologists (CIAT) as meeting established standards in terms of course content and qualifies the holder for associate membership of the Institute.
CIAT recognises Sheffield Hallam University as an accredited centre for learning and teaching architectural technology.
Renzo Piano (3:04)
Here, renowned architect Renzo Piano talks to critic, author and curator, Lucy Bullivant about his approach to urban design.
The 'In Conversation with Renzo Piano' event was organised jointly by Sheffield Hallam University and the Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A) to celebrate the legacy of creative designer Godfrey Sykes.
Sykes developed his skills as a student at the Sheffield School of Design in the 1850s.
Visit the Department of Architecture website to view profiles of staff who teach in this subject area.
