Architecture, BA Hons

This degree is the first step in a professional career in architecture. Our programme offers students a range of approaches to design through studio-based tutorial groups. Each course explores diverse aspects of architecture, ranging from rapid technological changes, emerging social conditions and contemporary cultural contexts to more abstract aesthetic and theoretical concerns.

Tutorial groups are supported by studies in the history of architecture, sustainability, practice, cultural context and technology, all of which are integrated with an understanding of the development of a design project. The design projects develop abilities and skills in creating and communicating architectural ideas. Students explore the visual and tactile world, learning visual and drawing skills and the use of a range of computer software.

The context for design work is set at the start of each term; critiques of student work are made at the middle and end of each term. Visits to art galleries, museums and important buildings, symposia in specialist subjects and lectures by eminent speakers are vital to the programme. Students also attend field courses abroad, usually during the second and final years.

UCAS code

K100 A BA/Arch

School

Architecture, Design and Construction

Location

Avery Hill Campus / Greenwich Campus

Attendance

3 years full-time
4 years part-time

Entry requirements

Applicants should have:

300 UCAS points

FROM two or more A-level subjects or equivalent.

– A portfolio of visual and creative work may be required if art or design was not taken at GCSE/A-level. An IELTS score of 6.0 is required if English is not your first language.

Assessment

Students are assessed through coursework and a portfolio of design project work.

Professional recognition

Students are exempt from the part 1 exam offered by the Royal Institute of British Architects.

Career options

As well as becoming architects, graduates can pursue opportunities in landscape, computer-aided design, animation, town planning, interior design, arts and media, projects management, graphic design and the construction industry. This degree also leads to the postgraduate certificate programme (RIBA Part 2) and full professional qualifications (RIBA Part 3) or an MA in architecture or urban design.

Year 1

Architectural Design 1: Investigation and Proposition (30 credits)
Design and Communication 1 (15 credits)
Design and Communication 2 (15 credits)
History of Architecture and Landscape (15 credits)
Cultural Contexts of Architecture (15 credits)
Sustainable Environments (15 credits)
Sustainable Construction in Architecture (15 credits)

Year 2

Architectural Design 2: Tectonics and Realisation (30 credits)
Architectural Design 2: Exploration and Proposition (30 credits)
Green Engineering (15 credits)
Theory of Site and City (15 credits)
Future Cities, Future Practices (15 credits)
Contemporary Theories in Architecture (15 credits)

Year 3

Integrated Design Technology (30 credits)
Architectural Dissertation (30 credits)
Architectural Design 3: Exploration and Proposition (30 credits)
Architectural Design 3: Resolution (30 credits)

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