MSc in Advanced Architectural Design

You must provide details of two referees who can comment on your suitability for postgraduate study. If possible, the first referee should have experience of your academic work. You must provide full contact details for your referees. If you already have a copy of a reference, you can attach it to your application. Please note that we may still contact your referee directly. We'll usually contact your referees to request references at the same time as sending the conditional offer. You should contact your referees before adding their details. This allows them time to prepare. If you already have a copy of a reference, you can attach it to your application. The reference must be signed by your referee, dated and on official letterhead. Where you have attached the reference we may still contact your referee directly.

Your personal statement is a vital part of your application: you may wish to tell us why you want to study the programme or what you intend to do after you have completed your studies. See Newcastle University's Careers Service advice and the following link : https://www.ncl.ac.uk/careers/study/apply/#personalstatement

You need to submit a portfolio demonstrating your design ability and creative flair. The portfolio should contain images from a variety of projects using a range of different media. It is important to provide some explanatory text alongside images but please keep this to a minimum. Design portfolio guidance all portfolios should be submitted as one PDF document, containing a maximum of 20 pages structure your portfolio with a correct and clear sequence of pages and include a contents page, information sheets for every project, and explanatory text to give context include 4-6 projects you have worked on, from small scale (room or dwelling) to larger scale (larger non-domestic building, urban scale, infrastructure etc) projects can be both from previous or current education, and from practice. You can also add any other artistic or written work where appropriate your portfolio should be chronological with the most recent work at the end include a variety of representation techniques and types of work such as sketches, diagrams, hand drawings, 3D physical models, 3D visualisations, photographs and graphic-design work you should state examples of group work