BSc(Hons) Architectural Technology

at Edinburgh Napier University

In year one you will learn building design and technology, which is construction of small-scale buildings like individual housing units.

• Year two expands on this and you'll learn about large-span buildings and multi-storey structures.
• In year three you'll learn about modern methods of construction and what the future of construction may look like such as robotics, building information modelling and modern methods of construction.
• The knowledge gained in first to third year are all brought together in fourth year for your final year design project.
• When you study design you will work on designing spaces for living by focussing the following active verbs: Live; design a living space for a client paying attention to their specific needs. Learn; design a learning environment such as a Kindergarten. Work; design an office where you have to pay attention to detail like access, parking, meeting rooms. Play; this is usually recreational like galleries and museums.
• On the technology side, you start off with an introduction to Computer Aided Drafting along with property and construction business law. You also cover building engineering, 3D drawing and look at contractual issues, building control, fire engineering and construction management.

Popular modules

Year 1

• Building Design and Technology 1 
• Building Modelling 1
• Surveying 
• Architectural Detailing 
• Property and Construction Business Law
• Architectural Technology 1

Year 2

• Building Engineering 2 
• Building Design and Technology 2 (AT)
• Building Modelling 2
• Construction Management 1
• Contract Admin and Practice
• Architectural Technology 2

Year 3

• Construction Management 2 
• Research and Innovation
• Architectural Technology 3
• Building Design and Technology 3
• Building Services Engineering
• Building Control & Fire Engineering

Year 4

• Project Evaluation
• Sustainable Development
• Architectural Technology 4
• Architectural Practice and Management

Undergraduate and postgraduate taught degrees 

IELTS (Academic)
6.0 overall, with no component below 5.5

TOEFL Internet Based Test
80 overall with a minimum of 17 in listening, 18 in reading, 20 in speaking and 17 in writing

Pearson’s Test of Academic English
56 overall with a minimum of 51 in each component

Cambridge C2 Proficiency (formerly Cambridge English Proficiency (CPE))
169 overall with a minimum of 162 in each component

Cambridge B2 First (formerly Cambridge English First (FCE))
169 overall with a minimum of 162 in each component

Cambridge C1 Advanced (formerly Cambridge English Advanced (CAE))
169 overall with a minimum of 162 in each component

Trinity Integrated Skills Test (ISE)
ISEII, ISEIII, ISEIV with a pass in each component

LanguageCert English language qualification
B2 Communicator Test with overall 39 or above, and 25 or above in all skills

Students from England, Wales, Northern Ireland, and Republic of Ireland will be invoiced the tuition fees for 3 years of their 4 years of study. Please note that the tuition fees liable to be paid by mainland EU nationals commencing their studies from 1 August 2022 will be the Overseas fee rate. The University offers a range of attractive Tuition Fee bursaries to students resident in specific countries. More information on these can be found here. For EU students who commenced their studies prior to 1 August 2022 or hold pre or settled status in the UK, fees will remain the same as Scottish Students.

If additional compulsory costs other than the tuition fees are applicable, these will be detailed in the course details.  

                 
Please note that the tuition fees liable to be paid by EU nationals commencing their studies from 1 August 2022 will be the Overseas fee rate. The University offers a range of attractive Tuition Fee bursaries to students resident in specific countries. More information on these can be found here.                   

Not to be confused with an architect, architectural technologists work on more than just the concept planning and design development stages. To study architectural technology means specialising in the design stages while reinforcing that with an active understanding of building science, engineering and technology.

A career in this field allows you to work alongside professionals and clients in different fields to look after all aspects of a building project from start to finish.

A degree in Architectural Technology opens up many different career routes to choose from. You could find yourself working:
• In a design practice
• In specialist design
• As an Architectural Technician
• In Building Information Management (BIM)
• As a Design Manager
• As a Software Engineer
• As an Acoustic Engineer
• On residential developments
• On commercial or industrial projects