Located in Melbourne, Australia, the University of Melbourne offers the Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning, which has been teaching courses in basic architectural studies since the 1860s. Over the course of time, the faculty has grown into a full-time department offering courses in all aspects of architecture and full degree programs. The university is a research institution that welcomes scholars from all over the world to conduct independent research on a yearly basis, in addition to the courses it teaches. The basic undergraduate degree offered by the faculty is the Bachelor of Environments, a well-rounded degree that exposes students to a wide variety of architectural training. At the graduate level, programs are available leading to licensure in the fields of urban planning, architecture, property, landscape architecture and construction management. For those interested primarily in research, Master of Philosophy and Doctor of Philosophy degrees are also offered. The city of Melbourne offers students an opportunity to study many styles of architecture from the Neo-Gothic to Art Deco to Old English. Melbourne is a city a many architectural styles.
The University of Melbourne
Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning
Victoria 3010
Australia
+61-3-8344-6417
abp.unimelb.edu.au
Located in the United Kingdom, the Canterbury School of Architecture (CSA), part of the University for the Creative Arts, offers a variety of degree options at the bachelor's and master's levels. CSA considers its school to provide a "modern, progressive educational environment." This approach leads to a number of interdisciplinary study options in collaboration with other university departments such as the Fine Arts department. This allows students to pursue architectural design through the use of different media such as painting, drawing, sculpture, photography and the like. The school offers a Bachelor of Arts degree in architecture and one in interior architecture and design. The school also offers a Master of Arts degree with emphasis in the areas of advanced architectural design, urban planning, sustainable design and digital ekistics. Studying overseas in Canterbury gives students the opportunity to experience, first-hand, medieval architecture, such as the Canterbury Cathedral, at its finest.
Canterbury School of Architecture
University for the Creative Arts
New Dover Road
Canterbury, Kent
United Kingdom
CT1 3AN
+44 (0)12-2781-7302
cantarch.com
Also located in the United Kingdom, the Manchester School of Architecture is part of both Manchester Metropolitan University and the University of Manchester, a collaborative project that began in 1996. The school offers degrees at the bachelor's, master's and Ph.D. levels. The bachelor's degree provides foundational studies in theory, history and technologies utilized in the industry. The school has also recently added a Master of Arts degree in architecture and urbanism, a program designed to "innovative approaches to design and intervention in the city, investigating relationships between built form, space, culture, developmental processes and sustainability, within an interdisciplinary, project based dialogue" (http://www.msa.ac.uk/study/ma/). The school offers the Master of Philosophy and Doctor of Philosophy degrees in the field as well. Current Ph.D. research emphases include understanding buildings (sociology of architecture and urban planning), reinterpreting environmental design, architecture and urban futures, sensing the city (architecture and multisensory environments) and scale in architecture. The school employs prominent architects and other industry professionals as part of an ongoing attempt to enhance student education through a variety of workshops and seminars. Studying abroad in Manchester gives students access to a wide variety of architectural inspirations from the Victorian to more modern contemporary styles.
Manchester Metropolitan University
Manchester School of Architecture
Chatham Building
Cavendish Street
Manchester M15 6BR
United Kingdom
+44 (0)16-1247-1751
www.msa.ac.uk