BA Architecture
Entry requirements
We accept a wide range of qualifications for entry to our undergraduate programmes. The main ones are listed below: A Level – grades BBB-BCC. No specific subject required. BTEC – Extended Diploma grades from Distinction Distinction Merit (DDM) to Distinction Merit Merit (DMM). No specific subject required. T Levels – grade Merit. No specific subject required. International Baccalaureate – a minimum of 32 points. No specific subject required. Access to HE courses – Access to HE Diploma or Access to HE Certificate (60 credits, 45 of which must be Level 3, at Merit or higher). No specific subject required. If you don’t meet the entry requirements above, we may be able to accept your prior learning or experience from outside of formal education. See our Accreditation of Prior Learning (APL) page to learn more. English Language Requirements for International and EU Applicants IELTS 6.0 - for visa nationals, with a minimum score of IELTS 5.5 in each element.
About this course
BA (Hons) in Architecture. Core topics include Design & Creative Practice. The course is based at the RIBA Award-winning Locksbrook Campus in Bath, a World Heritage City. Students work on live briefs with external collaborators from their first year, and a professional placement year is available to extend the programme to four years.
Modules
- Design Studio 1 - People, form and space
- Communication 1 - Observation, surveying and depiction
- Architectural Technologies 1
- Design Studio 2 - Collaborative design
- Design Studio 3 - Place
- Wicked Problems: The Complexity of Critical Design Thinking
- Design Studio 4 - Scale
- Architectural Technologies 2
- Architectural Practice 1
- Design Studio 5 - Collaborative design
- Design Studio 6 - Intervention
- Architecture - Theory and Contemporary Issues
- Professional Placement Year
- Design Studio 7 - Climate Positive Design
- Architectural Practice 2
- Design Futures - Independent Critical Project
- Design Studio 8 - Final project