Bachelor of Architecture

If you are a person that combines creative imagination and analytical rigour; if you are a good observer; and if you are inspired by the prospect of changing the world we live in, then UL’s problem-oriented approach to architecture may just be right for you. Architecture requires a lot of dedication, and is a very hands-on course that relies on constructional understanding, based on lots of model making and material experiments.

Why study Architecture at UL?

The School of Architecture offers a 5-year undergraduate degree in architecture. The objective of the School is to educate architects with a strong set of integrated skills, balanced with a clear understanding of the environment - built, existing and imagined - and vital to professional practice. The Royal Institute of Architects of Ireland (RIAI) has awarded full accreditation to the architecture programme at UL. Studying architecture in an accredited programme is the first step towards becoming a registered professional architect.

The School of Architecture embraces all parts of an architect’s education; it is a place where the study of architecture is undertaken with passion and inventiveness, open and transparent society of mobile thinkers. The School of Architecture teaches an architecture that is integrated with Environmental and Structural engineering, as disciplines that set us free from the limitations of our own knowledge and help us to achieve a balance with the environment by focusing human abilities.

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Employability skills from this degree

• Problem-solving in an analytical, logical way
• Decision-making
• Working effectively in multinational teams
• Using creativity to establish innovative solutions
• Managing the design process and evaluating outcomes
• Meeting the changing needs of customers
• Numeracy, design and drawing
• IT skills (e.g. CAD)
• Project management
• Teamwork
• Written and verbal communication
• Research
• Flexibility in dealing with unexpected situations
• Self-reflection and continued professional development