Architecture BA Hons with study abroad

At Northumbria you will become part of a close-knit community. You will share dedicated studio space with students from all three year groups to ensure you learn as much from each other as you do from the highly experienced staff.

 

Architecture is a design-led discipline, and at least half of your study time will be focused upon the development of key architectural design skills through their application to real world studio design projects. Our assessment methods reflect authentic architectural practice; design is assessed via the use of comprehensive architectural design portfolios, which display your design proposals by means of 2D (plans, sections, elevations) and 3D (analogue and digital models) methods. You will be assessed through reflective journals, academic writing and technical reports and examinations.

 

Modules

Module information is indicative and is reviewed annually therefore may be subject to change. Applicants will be informed if there are any changes.

 

Year one

 

• KA4011 -Introduction to Design Project 1.1 (Core,40 Credits)
• KA4012 -Architecture Project 1.2 (Core,40 Credits)
• KA4013 -Introduction to Theory 1 (Core,20 Credits)
• KA4017 -Introduction to Technology 1 (Core,20 Credits)
• KA5041 -Academic Language Skills for Architecture and Built Environment (Core – for International and EU students only,0 Credits)

Year two

 

• KA5000 -Architecture Project 2.1 (40 Credits)
• KA5001 -Architecture Project 2.2 (40 Credits)
• KA5005 -Architecture Theory 2 (20 Credits)
• KA5014 -Architecture Technology 2 (20 Credits)
• KA5041 -Academic Language Skills for Architecture and Built Environment (Core – for International and EU students only,0 Credits)

Year three

 

• KA5045 -Study abroad year (Optional,120 Credits)

Year four

 

• KA5041 -Academic Language Skills for Architecture and Built Environment (Core – for International and EU students only,0 Credits)
• KA6012 -Architecture Project 3.1 (40 Credits)
• KA6027 -Architecture Project 3.2 (40 Credits)
• KA6028 -Architecture Theory 3 (20 Credits)
• KA6029 -Architecture Technology 3 (20 Credits)

Entry Requirements 2022/23

Standard Entry

136 UCAS Tariff points

 

From a combination of acceptable Level 3 qualifications which may include: A-level, T Level, BTEC Diplomas/Extended Diplomas, Scottish and Irish Highers, Access to HE Diplomas, or the International Baccalaureate.

 

Subject Requirements:

 

There are no specific subject requirements for this course.

 

GCSE Requirements:

 

Applicants will need Maths and English Language at minimum grade 4 or C or the equivalent.

 

Additional Requirements:

 

Applicants are required to submit an online portfolio with their application.

 

International Qualifications:

 

We welcome applicants with a range of qualifications which may not match those shown above.

 

English Language Requirements:

 

International applicants should have a minimum overall IELTS (Academic) score of 6.0 with 5.5 in each component (or an approved equivalent*).

Fees and Funding 2022/23 Entry

UK Fee in Year 1: £9,250

* The maximum tuition fee that we are permitted to charge for UK students is set by government. Tuition fees may increase in each subsequent academic year of your course, these are subject to government regulations and in line with inflation.

EU Fee in Year 1: £16,500

 

International Fee in Year 1: £16,500

We will arm you with the contemporary knowledge and skills applicable to the industry, underpinned by regular and authentic learning experiences. You will acquire key problem solving and divergent thinking skills, applicable to the wider creative industries and built environment professions. You will apply your learning to real world projects and scenarios, thereby enhancing your employability with respect to communicating ideas in written, drawn and verbal forms.

 

The curriculum has been designed with a vocational emphasis, informed directly by the industrial expertise of staff, external examiners, and the programme’s strong relationships with local and national practitioners. The quality of our graduates leads major national and international architectural practices to repeatedly employ our students, who have consequently found employment in Europe, North America, and Asia, as well as in the United Kingdom. 

 

The skills developed through the architecture degree not only reflect and support the attributes expected of a graduate of architecture, but are also transferrable into a wide selection of alternative professional and academic pathways. The context-focused approach of our teaching is reinforced by linking the use of regional sites with relevant international field study visits to the major architectural capitals of Europe. This validates the transferability of your knowledge and skills to the world arena.

 

Most graduates from Northumbria have secured key roles in architectural practices locally, nationally and internationally. Others have transferred their skills to a range of professions including construction, property development, visualisation, games design, urban design and manufacturing.

 

Northumbria ranks top in the North East for sustained employment of Architecture graduates one and three years after graduation. (Longitudinal Education Outcomes (LEO) 2017)