Choice and flexibility are important features of our Architecture degree programmes. It allows us to respond to your individual strengths and to the increasingly specialist, complex nature of future professional life.
From Year one we will encourage and support your creative voice, in the Design Studio and in the decisions you make regarding your study options. The choices are impressive and are fully supported by our research expertise in architecture, environmental science, creative arts and design and architectural history, computer mediated design and the contemporary construction industry.
Whether you are intrigued by manipulation of form, concerned with understanding the design process or want to improve existing environments, we will help you develop the skills and knowledge you need to make a positive impact on the world.
Applications
Architecture is a diverse and varied subject that combines rigorous academic study with creativity and design ingenuity. As a result our selection process goes beyond a review of predicted grades, personal statements and other information provided as part of a UCAS application. In order to decide whether we can make you an offer we need to find out more about your aptitude for architecture and ability as a designer.
Once you have applied we will invite you to choose between either:
1. Attending one of our Applicant Selection Workshops, giving you the opportunity to demonstrate your ability and to meet with the academics who teach the course.
Qualifying as an architect in the UK is a combination of academic studies and practical experience. It involves training for five years at university and a minimum of two years practical experience before final qualification. Find out more here.
