Architectural Technology (With Professional Practice Year) BSc (Hons)

This design-orientated degree gives you a much sought-after skillset bridging design and construction specialisms. You graduate industry-ready able to play a key role on a project team in the rapidly expanding construction sector.

The course builds your knowledge and skills so you can take an architectural concept and develop it into a sustainable construction solution. You learn not only about the design and architectural aspects of a project but how they depend and interact with building materials technology and engineering.

The course is delivered through on-site experience of construction real-life case studies and opportunities for field trips and masterclasses from industry leaders and innovators. The course aligns with the education framework of the main accrediting bodies the Chartered Association of Building Engineers (CABE) and the Chartered Institute of Architectural Technologists (CIAT).

Why choose this course?

• The teaching team work closely with industry and have developed the course to reflect the needs of the construction sector
• The focus is on practical on-site experience and typically involves field trips to different projects
• You benefit from guest speaker sessions from leading design and construction professionals including our own alumni
• Our academics are at the cutting edge of research in the field which they feed into the course including the latest approaches technologies and materials
• You enjoy a fee-free year in industry building experience adding to your CV and making contacts for the future

To apply for a place on an undergraduate course (BA/BSc) you need to have completed your high school education (12 years) and have a pass equivalent to two UK A level passes and have the required English language qualification.

When you submit an application form you must remember to include photocopies of the following supporting documents. We do not need to see your original qualifications and certificates.

• A completed application form signed by you (an electronic signature is fine)
• Copies of your official academic qualifications and certificates including proof of your level of English Language (where relevant)
• A one-page personal statement. This should tell us why you want to study your chosen course.
• A copy of your current valid passport details
• Please submit copies of any UK Visa that you have held and any documentation relating to previous visa refusals from any country