Masters of Architecture (ARB Part 2) Application Form

Important Notes

Please complete the application form below to apply.

All applicants must have an adequate level of English language proficiency in order to be accepted onto this programme.  If English is not your first language you will be asked to provide us with evidence of your English language proficiency during the enrolment process.  An overall IELTS level of 6.5 is required with a minimum level of 6.0 for each component or other proof of English language competency e.g. a letter from your employer if English is used as their business language.

This course requires attendance in person at the Centre for Alternative Technology. If you live outside of the UK and require a student visa, you cannot study this course because we do not hold a Student Study licence (previously known as a Tier 4 license). To check your eligibility use the following link: https://www.gov.uk/check-uk-visa 

We offer places on a first come first served basis which may mean we close some courses at short notice once they reach capacity, so we can continue to offer a high quality of learning for each student enrolling at CAT. In the case, if a course reaches capacity, we will then consider any applications on a waitlist basis. 

Please note that if you apply and enrol after the end of July, you may experience delays accessing resources and receiving your Student ID from our validating universities. We recommend applying as soon as possible as our Student Support team have already begun to prepare new students for the start of the course, through running online Q&A sessions, supporting you in accessing Teams and providing you with your CAT student email address. 

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Personal Details

Telephone numbers: Please enter at least one phone number

We welcome applications from potential students with learning differences or additional needs. Any information you provide below will NOT be used to assess your academic suitability for a programme but, should you be made an offer to study at CAT, will be shared (unless requested otherwise) with GSE staff to ensure we are aware you may need extra support and to consider appropriate reasonable adjustments.

If you declare any additional needs or disabilities here and/or at enrolment, we will be in touch before you begin in September in order to make sure all arrangements are made to secure optimal accessibility to your chosen programme of study.

If you would like to know more about the support we offer to students with additional needs please refer to our Student Support and Welfare Services Guide, available from the Useful Documents / Policies and Procedures section of our website. (available HERE).

Education and Experience

Design Portfolio & Written Work

In order to process your application we require a short portfolio of your work and an example of your written work, which will be reviewed by Senior Programme staff.

The portfolio should consist of 6 images, with descriptions, showing examples of your design and practice work, including hand drawings. Please supply EITHER a single document containing all 6 images, or 6 individual image files using the upload buttons below (please note file size limits). Please use commonly used file extensions, to upload your portfolio. URL links will not work on the file uploader below.

For written work we can accept, in order of preference, your Part 1 dissertation, a Part 1 essay (3,000 words) or if neither of these are available, your thoughts on "why sustainable architecture is important?" (3,000 words)

Please contact the Admissions Team if you require any assistance or further guidance (study@cat.org.uk).

Data Protection

The information you have provided in this form is initially collated to ascertain your suitability for the course and to contact you regarding your application and enrolling onto the course.

This information will be kept on record throughout your time as a student and some aspects may be retained as an alumnus for varying purposes. For all the ways your information is used and shared and your rights, please see our Privacy Notice. The contents and specifics of the Privacy Notice may change over time and we will inform you if we will use your data for any purposes different to those outlined in this current version.

Declarations

We would like to be able to accept you onto the programme and to process your application as quickly and efficiently as possible. It is therefore essential that you provide us with accurate and truthful information so we can be confident that you are fully aware of the programme content and commitments.

Please note that all offers to study at The Graduate School of the Environment are made subject to verification of your declared qualifications and/or work experience prior to registration with the awarding university.

In asking you to make this declaration we are reminding you of the importance of these matters and of your own responsibility for making the right choices. Please read the programme specification for this course and check all of your responses carefully.

Clicking the Submit button below should complete your application process and take you to a new page where you can complete our Applications Monitoring form.

If clicking the submit button does not take you to a new page, please check the whole form for missing or incomplete information and try to submit again. If you need any help, please contact us on the email below.

A member of the course team will respond to your application to invite you to an informal interview. You will also hear from our Admissions team about your application via the email address study@cat.org.uk - please add this to your address book to ensure that you receive our emails. Please be aware it may take 10 working days for us to get back to you, and sometimes longer during holidays and busy periods.