Course description

• Gain a real advantage over other candidates in the job market: this degree equips you with a recognised professional qualification and latest industry thinking
• Join one the UK’s oldest standing courses accredited by the Chartered Institute of Architectural Technologists (CIAT): we gained our original accreditation back in 1997 and have developed an impressive reputation ever since
• Reach high professional standards: we are one of only a few CIAT Centres of Excellence in the UK and abroad
• Learn through practical architectural design and technology projects, field trips and guest lectures delivered by leading professionals
• Take the opportunity to gain vital practical experience with a year on an industry placement
• Draw on our links with major names in the sector locally, nationally and internationally
• Enjoy excellent career prospects: 100% of our graduates are in a professional or managerial role within six months of graduation (DLHE 2016)
• Prepare for positions in architectural practice, consultancy, government, property development and building contracting.

You can also take the BSc (Hons) Architectural Technology and Practice without a foundation year 

How you will learn

Practical architectural design and technology projects will form the basis of your study. This is supported by field trips, placements and industrial guest lectures as well as studies relating to management, procurement, contracts and professional practice.

Computer Aided Design, Building Information Modelling, sketching and model making will play an important role in presenting your ideas.

How you are assessed

A variety of assessment methods is used, including a combination of coursework and live project work, assignments, competitions, exams, exhibitions, degree show, portfolios, graphics and oral presentations.