BSc Architectural and Interdisciplinary Studies with Study Abroad
Entry requirements
A level: AAB (Comprehensive portfolio of creative work required upon invitation, at application stage.) IB: 36 points (A total of 17 points in three higher level subjects, with no higher level score below 5. No specific subjects are required but a comprehensive portfolio of creative work is required upon invitation, at application stage.)
About this course
BSc in Architectural and Interdisciplinary Studies with Study Abroad, an architecture degree centred on the built environment and design. Core topics include Mathematical Modelling, Project Management, Ethics & Professional Practice, and Design & Creative Practice. Students spend the third academic year studying abroad at an overseas partner institution. The first year offers introductory options such as Design and Creative Practice 1, Environmental Design, and Architectural Research 1. The second year expands choices with modules including Design and Creative Practice 2, Advanced Mathematical Modelling and Analysis, and Ethics and Agency. The third year consists of the compulsory year abroad placement. The final year concludes with advanced studies through options such as Design and Creative Practice 3, Professional Practice and Management, and Urban Project Management.
Modules
- Building Physics and Energy
- Building Physics and Environment
- History and Theory of Engineering and Architecture
- Historical and Cultural Developments of Cities and their Architecture
- Environmental Design
- Making Cities: The Production of the Built Environment
- Design and Creative Practice 1
- Architectural Research 1
- Architectural Investigation and Representation
- Introducing Planning Systems
- Computing for Design and Creative Practice
- Ethics and Agency
- History and Theory of Architecture
- Design and Creative Practice 2
- Design and Creative Practice 2 (compact)
- Architectural Research II
- Advanced Mathematical Modelling and Analysis
- Urban Physics
- Environmentally Responsible Building Systems
- Greening Cities
- BSc Architectural and Interdisciplinary Studies - Year Abroad
- Architectural Research III
- Design and Creative Practice 3
- Design and Creative Practice 3 (compact)
- History and Theory of Architecture
- Making Buildings
- Professional Practice and Management
- Urban Project Management
- Transport Policy and Planning
- Real Estate Management