Architecture
University of Plymouth
UCAS Code: K100 | Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)
Entry requirements
104-136 UCAS Tariff points, including a minimum of 2 A Levels. General Studies is accepted.
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Pass a named Access to HE Diploma (Preferably Art and Design or Combined), with at least 30 credits at Distinction.
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International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
English and Mathematics accepted within as GCSE equivalent.
104-136 tariff points. English and Mathematics accepted within as GCSE equivalent.
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Considered in combination
Considered in combination
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
Any subject is considered. If you hold a BTEC qualification it is vital that you provide our Admissions team with details of the exact modules you have studied as part of the BTEC. Without this information we may be unable to process your application quickly and you could experience significant delays in the progress of your application to study with us. Please explicitly state the full list of modules within your qualification at the time of application.
Considered in combination
104-136 tariff points, including two Advanced Highers. English and Maths accepted within as GCSE equivalent.
In combination with Advanced Highers
T Level
Preference on Digital Production, Design and Development, but other subjects may be considered on an individual basis.
UCAS Tariff
Including a minimum of 2 A Levels. General Studies is accepted.
Considered in combination
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About this course
Ready to channel and apply your creative impulses and imagination to real-world built environment problems? Through critical thinking, hands-on work with a community of expert practitioners, designing and making, our professionally accredited architecture degree will give you the experience, skills and resilience to become a progressive thinker who can confidently design sustainable and inclusive solutions to our planet’s future challenges.
**Live, real-world projects** working with expert practitioners from diverse subjects equip you with sought-after skills and experience to kickstart your career.
**An innovative, creative environment**?awaits you with high-quality facilities, technology and forward-thinkers in our Roland Levinsky Building.
**Leading practitioner talks, field trips, exchange and summer school options** at home and abroad give you the insight and context to succeed.
**Professional accreditation**?from the?Royal Institute of British Architects?(RIBA) means you won’t need to complete?RIBA Part 1.
Modules
In your first year, you’ll gain an awareness of your creativity through drawing, model making, writing and verbal discussion, and develop your skills and critical understanding of architecture by working on design projects within the design studio. You’ll work as part of a team on a live interdisciplinary project with fellow students. You’ll also get the opportunity to go on a study trip; in previous years this has included visits to European cities.
In your second year, you’ll explore architectural ideas and architecture in context. You’ll focus on ideas and production, sustainable technologies, materials and building performance and continue with the study of the history and theories of 20th-century architecture. You’ll also have the opportunity for an Erasmus exchange with our overseas partner institutions.
In your final year, you’ll build on themes explored in your second year, extending your work to examine, develop and articulate a personal approach to architecture. This will be reinforced by parallel work in history, theory and technology and a focus on your professional development.
The modules shown for this course or programme are those being studied by current students, or expected new modules. Modules are subject to change depending on year of entry.
Assessment methods
100% of assessment is by coursework.
The Uni
University of Plymouth
School of Art, Design and Architecture
What students say
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Top job areas of graduates
Architecture had a difficult time a few years back during the great recession, but those days are over and the degree is in demand as house building and infrastructure have increased in importance. Most working architects secure jobs in the architecture industry, more usually starting as assistants rather than full-blown architects or chartered technicians. Some, however, move into management, design or marketing roles, where they find their planning, design and project management skills are very welcome. Nearly half the architecture-related jobs last year were in London or the South-East, and this group are rather more likely than average to find their jobs through personal contacts, so polish your networking skills, or see if you can get work experience if you want to succeed as an architect.
What about your long term prospects?
Looking further ahead, below is a rough guide for what graduates went on to earn.
Architecture, building and planning
The graph shows median earnings of graduates who achieved a degree in this subject area one, three and five years after graduating from here.
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Note: this data only looks at employees (and not those who are self-employed or also studying) and covers a broad sample of graduates and the various paths they've taken, which might not always be a direct result of their degree.
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