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BSc (Hons)

Architecture

Attendance

Campus

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Duration

3 Years

Start

September 2024

UCAS Code

K100

Delivery

Campus Taught

Foundation Entry

Our cutting-edge RIBA-accredited BSc (Hons) Architecture course provides you with a comprehensive grounding in design and building technology.

Based at the University’s Grenfell-Baines Institute of Architecture, we provide an innovative, creative and critical architectural education which explores the pressing issues of our time from a local and global perspective. We’ll provide you with an expansive grounding in design, theory, history and building technology.

Post-industrialisation, regeneration, suburban expansion, the relationship between countryside and town, digital media and emerging technologies are amongst the issues relevant to Preston and the North West. Our strategic position within the heart of the UK allows us to explore these themes – you’ll compare and contrast regional architecture and urban form with national and international exemplars within your project briefs, lectures and on our annual overseas field trip.

We aim to provoke debate and relentlessly pursue innovation within our discipline. You’ll gain experience of all aspects of building design and construction, equipping you to meet the challenges of a low carbon approach to the needs of society.

Why study with us

5th
in the UK for academic support
National Student Survey (Architecture) (compared with unis in the Guardian University Guide)
2023
6th
in the UK for overall positivity
National Student Survey (Architecture) (compared with unis in the Guardian University Guide)
2023
2nd
in the North West for student satisfaction
Complete University Guide (Architecture)
2024

You’ll explore and contrast the North West’s architecture and urban form with national and international exemplars within your project briefs, lectures, regular field visits and our annual overseas expedition.
This course is validated by the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) with notable commendations for our facilities, focus on student experience, studio culture, support and employability.
You'll benefit from our established links to a network of local, national and international award-winning architecture practices.

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Architecture at UCLan – an introduction

What you'll do

You’ll get industry experience by working on live projects with local communities and professionals within Preston.
You will compare and contrast regional architecture and urban form with national and international exemplars within your project briefs, lectures and on our annual overseas field trip.
Access computer labs equipped with the very latest design software, as well as our dedicated architecture workshop. We’ll provide you with your own desk, drawing board and storage space within our studios.

Module overview

Course delivery

This course is taught face-to-face at one of our UK campuses.

100%Face-to-face

Please note the delivery information for this course is accurate for the academic year 2023/24. The information displayed in this section may not yet accurately reflect how the course will be delivered in 2024/25 but this information will be updated by October 2023.

Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of our published course information. However, our programmes are subject to ongoing review and development. Changing circumstances may cause alteration to, or the cancellation of, courses. Changes may be necessary to comply with the requirements of accrediting bodies or revisions to subject benchmarks statements. As well as to keep courses updated and contemporary, or as a result of student feedback. We reserve the right to make variations if we consider such action to be necessary or in the best interests of students.

Study in our Engineering Innovation Centre (EIC)

During your studies with us you’ll benefit from our new £35 million EIC building which provides an integrated teaching space in state-of-the-art facilities.

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We are one of the few courses to have an in-school design resource centre containing an array of support material such as architectural design, history, construction and theory books, monographs and monthly periodicals, as well as a fully updated RIBA technical library and National Building Specification directories.

Further additional space includes an expanded CAD lab with group/class and individual study space provided, as well as studio space for final year and postgraduate students. All studio space has related in-house printing and scanning facilities within proximity.

Accreditations

This course is expected to lead to Part I recognition by the ARB, the statutory body for the registration of architects in the UK. It enables you to progress becoming a chartered architect and ARB member.
This course is validated by the RIBA, a global professional membership body driving excellence in architecture. This validation recognises our outstanding facilities, focus on the student experience and commitment to employability.

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Future careers

This course equips you with the skills you need to progress to architectural practice.

After a year’s experience in the industry you have the option to return to the University to complete our postgraduate MArch Architecture (Part II) course.

March (Part II) is prescribed by the Architects’ Registration Board (ARB) and Royal Institute of Architects (RIBA) leading to Part II recognition, so that you can become a registered architect and ARB member.

Following successful progression from the course and a year’s experience in architectural practice or related field of work, you are able to enter the MArch Architecture Part II at UCLan. The MArch Architecture Part II is prescribed by the Architects Registration Board (ARB) and Royal institute of Architects (RIBA) leading to Part 2 recognition, which allows you to proceed on a path to become a registered architect and ARB member.

You could also opt to study postgraduate programmes in areas such as architectural conservation, construction law, urban regeneration and construction management.

Wash Your Words

'Wash Your Words', a project by UCLan Architecture's Lee Ivett and Ecaterina Stefanescu, has been shortlisted for the RIBA Journal MacEwan Awards.

Wash Your Words provides somewhere for people to wash clothes, read, learn and create art, but also a space for imagination and to meet new people.

Fees and funding

2023/24

Full-time£9,250 per year

International

Full-time£14,900 per year

2024/25

Full-time£9,250 per year

International

Full-time£16,500 per year

Scholarships and bursaries

We have a wide range of bursaries, scholarships and funds available to help support you whilst studying with us.

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Care Leaver Bursary
Our Care Leaver Bursary is for students who need extra support because they have been in care or are estranged from their parents.
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Estranged student support
Estranged Student Support Bursary is for students who need extra support because they are estranged from their parents.
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Dependants Bursary
Students with financially dependent children may be eligible for our Dependants Bursary as part of our financial support package. 
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Contextualised Admissions Bursary
We recognise that the last two years have been very challenging for young people and learning has been impacted. To help support students eligible for a contextualised offer we are offering a bursary of £250 in their first year of study.
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You’ll benefit from being taught by tutors who are experts in their field. Our teaching team have expertise in all areas of architecture and many are active researchers and publishers. In some cases members of the team have run practices and have been involved in building and designing award-winning architecture both domestically and internationally.

Our studio design modules are delivered through two dedicated days of tuition each week. Workshops and seminars are delivered by award-winning and noted architectural practitioners and academics.

Architectural teaching and learning is distinguished by the central role of the design project and the design process. You’ll attend lectures and seminars, but the course is project-oriented at heart. You’ll also get involved in group work and semi-public and public presentations (known as project reviews or ‘crits’).

Design activities will take place in our studio, where you’ll have a base. Here you’ll regularly meet your tutors to discuss your project work and review your designs.

As well as spending time in the studio and lecture theatres, you’ll learn by working on live projects and live builds with industry professionals.

Our assessment methods include coursework, papers, exams, reports and essays. You’ll also build up a portfolio of work which demonstrates your knowledge and skills, including presentation materials and 3D artefacts.

Our learning resources are second-to-none. We are one of the few courses to have an in-school design resource centre including an array of support material such as architectural design, history, construction and theory books, monographs and monthly periodicals, as well as a fully updated RIBA technical library and National Building Specification directories. You’ll also have access to computer labs, a model making workshop, 3D workshop and digital print studio.

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