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Your learning experience

Architects increasingly operate within interdisciplinary teams involving different professional disciplines. Our accredited BSc (Hons) Architecture course offers that same opportunity for collaboration.

Our curriculum is designed to nurture your creative ambitions to help you develop a varied and innovative portfolio.

Reviews

Review sessions, or critiques (crits), allow you to present your ideas to your peers, academics and external professionals for feedback. These sessions provide insight into the working life of a practising architect.

Field trips

You will have the chance to visit construction sites and architectural practices. We offer optional field trips led by academic staff, to view architectural structures across a range of scales, from varied cultures and eras.

Group projects

These activities provide insight into professional architectural environments and allow you to collaborate with your peers on innovative and exciting design projects.

Learn more about our Live Projects

Tutorials

Tutorials in design prepare you to respond to societal, environmental and technological challenges in the architectural profession. 

Studio work

Use your personal studio space to work on projects, collaborate with peers and develop your creative ideas.

Lectures

Lectures provide insight into key concepts and theories that inform studio work. We regularly welcome renowned architects and specialists as guest lecturers. 

Dedicated facilities

You will have an allocated desk, seven-day a week access to our newly refurbished creative design studio, and priority access to our workshops with dedicated technical support.

Learn about our facilities

Architecture taster days

Join us at an Architecture taster event to get creative in a drawing workshop and learn about making your portfolio.

End of Year Show

Showcase your project and design work to industry at our End of Year Show.

This annual event provides excellent networking opportunities and assists in securing work experience, placements, or jobs after graduation.

Meet our experts

Our talented and internationally-diverse team are actively involved in research, contributing directly to your teaching and supervision.
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