Introduction:

• Based in our Grade II* listed Gothic Revival Style Arkwright building, you'll work with our specialist facilities and design studios, including our Creative and Virtual Technologies lab.
• Our studio-based culture provides a dynamic and integrated learning environment that emphasises development and collaboration between students, academic staff and postgraduate researchers.
• Benefit from our team of expert academic staff who specialise in digital design within architecture and have significant industry experience.
• Hear from visiting experts and discuss contemporary issues in architecture. Our recent industry speakers have included a number of RIBA Stirling Awards prize winners.

Careers and employability

NTU has an outstanding reputation for producing highly employable architecture graduates. We're ranked Top 5 for the percentage of Architecture graduates who are in graduate-level jobs or further HE or professional study within 15 months of graduating (Guardian University Guide, 2023).

Our Employability Team

Our expert Employability team will work closely with you at every stage of your career planning, providing personal support and advice. You can benefit from this service at any time during your studies, and for up to three years after completing your course.

Throughout the year, our Employability team runs a series of events specifically for students studying in the School of Architecture, Design and the Built Environment, such as the NTU Built Environment Jobs Fair, offering employers the opportunity to advertise roles to our students.

What you’ll study

The course will cover:

• Sophisticated digital approaches to design analysis, underpinned by the systematic integration of architectural intentions, construction management and materials technology.
• Relationships between digital theory and practice, focused on design project management for profitable business administration.
• The critical evaluation of issues related to design, technical research, construction and professional management in social and cultural contexts.
• Architectural technology - and relevant specialisms within it - applied to the identification of new professional, digital and technical opportunities and constraints in the built environment.
• Advanced and effective digital communication techniques applied to a range of built environment projects and scenarios.

Course structure

The course is formed of seven core modules, one of which is a large-scale dissertation / applied research project. You seven taught modules will total 180 credit points. The modules’ credit points are weighted based on the total time you can expect to spend studying the module content, both in terms of contact hours and non-contact hours.

• Digital Architecture and Construction
• Computational Design
• Applied Research
• Collaborative BIM
• Building Performance
• Law of Digital Practice
• Dissertation

* Scholarships available for international students.