BSc (Hons) ARCHITECTURE

Architecture students come to us from varied educational backgrounds, so the first year of the course is partly about assessing your abilities and giving you the tools to learn. The year is organised to help you develop the practical skills an architect needs, such as drawing, model-making and computer-aided design.


Over the three years of the course, you’ll develop your creativity and critical judgement and create a high-quality portfolio that shows your practical, academic and professional skills.

You’ll also gain knowledge of the history and theory of architecture, art and design, the technology of building, the building industry, environmental and sustainability issues and the regulatory framework in which architecture is produced.

You’ll learn to use creativity, conceptual skills and judgement to identify human needs and requirements, and to meet or express them spatially.
You’ll also gain experience in physical making and workshop skills, using a range of media (drawing, models, computers, photography, film-making) to develop your ideas and create architectural proposals.

By completing this course successfully, you’ll be exempt from Part 1 of the Architects Registration Board (ARB) examination. Exemption from all three parts allows you to register as an architect with the ARB.

Many of our students go on to study further, eventually becoming fully qualified architects. The majority stay on at the University of East London to study on our MArch (ARB/RIBA Part 2) course or our Landscape Architecture MA.

If you’d prefer to go straight into the world of work, the skills you’ll have learned – analysis, creative thinking, using IT and communicating through drawings and words – will be useful in many other areas.

BSc (Hons) Architecture provides an excellent base for exploring a variety of employment opportunities and for further study in the field of design. Many architecture students go on to work in other creative industries such as animation, graphic design, computer game design, film, fashion, and interior design.

During your time with us you’ll develop your own creativity, and you’ll put together your own individual design portfolio to showcase your talents to potential employers after you graduate.

The portfolio is the primary tool for gaining employment and needs to show a broad range of skills and a level of maturity that proves you are ready to take on the challenge of a career in architecture

FROM
A LEVEL
Must include passes at A2 in at least two subjects.
FROM
BTEC
Extended Diploma or Diploma
FROM
INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE
Diploma with 28 points including a minimum of 15 points at Higher Level
We would normally expect you to have Grade C in GCSE English and Maths. All applicants are required to attend an interview and submit a portfolio of their work (Please see below for details).