Program Overview
The Digital Architectonics at University of Bath is a MPhil programme in Humanities over 24 months, delivered On-campus. This programme equips graduates with advanced knowledge and practical skills for professional and academic careers in the field.
Students gain a rigorous grounding in both the theoretical foundations and applied dimensions of humanities. The programme combines coursework, research components, and practical projects that develop critical thinking, problem-solving, and specialist expertise relevant to industry and research needs.
Graduates of the Digital Architectonics programme are well-prepared for careers in academia, industry, government, and the private sector across United Kingdom and internationally. The programme provides an internationally recognised qualification within the Bologna higher education framework.
Key Program Features
- Duration: 24 months
- Language of instruction: English
- Study mode: On-campus
- English requirement: IELTS 7
- Tuition: GBP 18,500 (Tuition (Year)) — International students; GBP 4,400 (Tuition (Year)) — EU/EEA students
- Location: Bath, United Kingdom
Career Opportunities
Graduates of the Digital Architectonics programme are prepared for diverse careers in humanities:
- Researcher / Academic
- Cultural Programme Manager
- Editor / Writer
- Translator / Interpreter
- Museum Curator
- Communications Specialist
Program Curriculum
Course Structure
- In the first phase, students acquired relevant technical skills through attending workshops in parametric modelling, scripting and programming. At the same time, students carried out a preliminary case-study of a relevant completed building and produce a report of 2-3000 words on the design processes involved. Case-study buildings tended to be those of innovative form, involving parametric design, unusual environmental challenges and CAM production. They might include British Museum Great Court, Swiss Re, Eden Centre, Waterloo Station, Weald & Downland Museum, Landsowne Road Stadium, or others in which members of the Department have been engaged.
- The second phase was a small-scale software project to demonstrate the use of technical skills acquired and investigate possible avenues for the major research focus.
- At the beginning of the second semester the third phase began, where the student worked on a sustained individual project and prepare a final thesis (in the order of 15,000 words) for assessment. This thesis demonstrated the implementation of some innovative design software, either free-standing or as an extension to some existing package, along with a design for a building or structure (real or imagined) realised through using the software.
Admission Requirements
Academic Requirements
You need the following GPA score:
Applicants for graduate programs must have the equivalent of a bachelor\xe2\x80\x99s degree with a minimum GPA equivalent to Upper Second Class on the UK Honour scale. Admitted applicants typically have an undergraduate GPA of or better on the UK Honour scale. No exam grade should be lower than 4.5 (European grade scale) or D (American grade scale).
Your GPA (Grade Point Average) is calculated using the grades that you received in each course, and is determined by the points assigned to each grade (e.g. for the US grading scale from A-F).
The course is designed to attract postgraduate students with some experience of architectural and structural engineering practice although applicants with related backgrounds will be considered. Normally, at least a good 2.1 honours degree in Architecture, Engineering, Computer Science or equivalent, will be required.
Candidates will be required to demonstrate prior experience of computer programming, from a basic level such as having written Macros or CAD scripts, upwards. Some experience of programming, and of architectural or structural engineering practice, is desirable
Candidates should expect to be interviewed prior to admission.
The minimum non-graduate qualifications acceptable for admission to the University of Bath are:
- A Diploma of Architecture of a recognised School of Architecture.
- Membership by examination of a recognised Professional Institution of at least Associate status.
- A relevant postgraduate diploma.
- Extended and responsible experience in a relevant field in industry, in teaching, or in a government establishment, together with authorship of technical papers or other work of an acceptable academic standard, e.g. design work
- Except where otherwise stated, these conditions refer to candidates for the Degree of Master only.
International students
Where English is not a first language: IELTS 7.0, with at least 6.5 in each of the 4 components; or PTE Academic, with at least 62 in each component.
Only English language tests taken in the last two years are valid for entrance purposes.
English Proficiency: IELTS 7 or equivalent.
Tuition & Financial Information
Tuition Fee
GBP 18,500 (Tuition (Year)) — International students; GBP 4,400 (Tuition (Year)) — EU/EEA students
Tuition fees: GBP 18,500 (Tuition (Year)) — International students; GBP 4,400 (Tuition (Year)) — EU/EEA students
IELTS requirement: 7
Financial Aid & Scholarships
Contact University of Bath directly for scholarship, grant, and financial aid information for this programme. Many European universities offer merit-based and need-based funding for international and domestic students.
About University of Bath
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Bath, United Kingdom
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University Profile- Language English
- Duration 24 months
