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Architecture and Historic Urban Environments MA

UCL (University College London)

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UCL (University College London)

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  • Qualification

    MA - Master of Arts

  • Location

    UCL (University College London) - Bloomsbury Campus

  • Study mode

    Full time

  • Start date

    28-SEP-26

  • Duration

    1 Year

Course summary

The Architecture and Historic Urban Environments MA pioneers a fresh and critical approach to architecture and historic urban environments at a world-leading architecture school in London. Using London as an outstanding laboratory for learning, students are encouraged to interrogate the past through a rigorous analysis of the present, identifying and addressing historical inequities – environmentally, racially, spatially, and socially – ingrained in the urban fabric and common to all cities. Supported by an outstanding team of award-winning tutors comprising internationally renowned designers, historians and researchers, students learn innovative strategies of research and practice to engage with key issues concerning urban and cultural heritage alongside the theory and practice of surveying, recording, mapping, analysing and designing. The Architecture and Historic Urban Environments MA’s research unit partner, the Survey of London, is internationally acknowledged for its authority and accessibility, and has no parallel in any other world city. Throughout the course, students are encouraged to develop their own creative practice and critical voice, which are expressed fully in the production of a Final Project that responds to the course’s aims of building equitable futures from inequitable pasts, and informs their future spatial practice. This architecture master’s course is designed for students interested in historic preservation, urban regeneration, and heritage-led design, equipping them with interdisciplinary skills to become leaders in the built environment across local and global contexts. Applications are welcome from architects, urban designers, or those in related design fields, and from those who can demonstrate the benefits of bringing associated skills to the kinds of urban issues that are studied. In the past, this has included artists, curators, product designers, furniture makers, photographers, geographers and historians. We welcome students from all countries, especially where there are strong tensions between development pressure and retaining continuity in urban forms and cultural values. This programme is also available on a modular (flexible) basis, with a duration of 5 calendar years.

Application deadline

28/08/2026

Tuition fees

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(International fees)

£ 39,200per year

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University information

UCL (University College London)

UCL (University College London)

  • University League Table

    13th

  • Campus address

    UCL (University College London) - Bloomsbury Campus, Gower Street, London, Greater London, WC1E 6BT, United Kingdom

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UCL has over 20,000 students from outside the UK. Many tutors are world-leading academics in their field.
UCL's students come from over 150 countries, providing a truly global perspective.
UCL International Student Support and Wellbeing team provides specialist information and advice to international students.

Subject rankings

  • Subject ranking

    Architecture

    7th out of 58 2

    4th out of 22 2

  • Entry standards

    / Max 211
    169 80%

    7th

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    82.0 82%

    26th

    6

  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 4
    3.16 79%

    25th

    7

  • Entry standards

    / Max 200
    141 70%

    5th

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    86.0 86%

    9th

    3

  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 4
    3.17 79%

    10th

    3

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