"The degree is not designed to give exemption from professional examinations (such as those covered by the RIBA/ARB) which are covered by alternative courses."

Master Courses in the UK are generally 1 year as this is and do not lead to part II exemption unless it is a top off [semester on top of the diploma] or some schools are doing a 5 year MArch Part II.

Sheffield is a good school and the course looks great - Bartletts equal course is taught out of the graduate school and not the architectural school - very engineery and little about architecture [bartlett on the whole is still in denial that climate change exist!]

if you are paying overseas fees just do the AA - although that course also tends to be a bit geekish

Cambridge has a good sustainble MDes or MRes I think and might be part II or going for part II validating

I'm reading a book written by Sheffield prof Jeremy Till - Architecture Depends. Till is highly insightful about the profession of architecture, and his writing is straightforward and engaging. It makes me think well of Sheffield.

one of the premier green roof research uni's in the UK. was just hanging out with one of the profs at GRHC...

TED
Thanks a lot for the info - was useful. The AA course is a dream of mine, but the overseas fees in AA are double Sheffield, so I can't afford such amount of money right now.

scottaway
Thank you, I'll try to get this one!

treekiller
really? sounds great. And what is GRHC word for? heh