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BSc (Hons)

Architecture (Foundation Entry)

Attendance

Campus

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Duration

4 Years

Start

September 2023

UCAS Code

T486

Delivery

Campus Taught

Our cutting-edge Architecture Foundation Entry degree teaches you all the architectural theory you’ll need, paired with conservation, sustainability and environmental issues.

Foundation Entry degree courses are ideal if you’ve got the ability to study for a degree, but don’t have the necessary formal qualifications to directly join an honours programme. It’s entirely unique, and a great stepping stone to degree study.

You’ll learn a comprehensive grounding in design, theory, history and building technology. At the same time, we’ll embrace any environmental challenges such as low-carbon approaches, to meet the needs of society.

You’ll get the opportunity to compare and contrast Lancastrian architecture and urban form with national and international examples on our overseas visits.

Why study with us

You’ll enjoy a ‘boutique’ educational experience – you will have your own desk, drawing board and storage within expansive studios.
Our programme is validated by the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) and the Architects Registration Board (ARB).
Architecture is ranked joint top in the UK for graduate prospects (Complete University Guide 2023), and was ranked 3rd in the UK with 94% overall satisfaction (National Student Survey 2021).

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Architecture Degree Shows

Discover the award-winning creative work produced by our Architecture students. The degree show features work in a range of mediums by students from the School of Arts & Media and the Grenfell-Baines Institute of Architecture.

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Architecture at UCLan – an introduction

What you'll do

Studio design modules take place two days per week and workshops are delivered by award-winning architectural practitioners and academics.
You’ll play an active part in live projects and builds within the Institute of Architecture.
We’ve strong links to a network of local, national and international award-winning architecture practices.

Module overview

Course delivery

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

100%Face-to-face

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.

Join us on campus

Book a place at our Undergraduate Open Day on Saturday 17 June. Here you'll be able to explore our campus and facilities, meet academic staff and chat to students.

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Accreditations

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.
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.

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.

Future careers

Architecture Foundation Entry can lead to a career in an architectural practice with a professional accreditation, or into a related field.

Successful completion of the foundation year leads to progression onto Year 1 of the BSc (Hons) Architecture. Following 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.

Postgraduate level programmes exist in architectural conservation, construction law, urban regeneration and construction management.

Fees and funding

2022/23

First year£6000 for the first year

Full-time£9250 per year

International

First year£10000 for the first year

Full-time£14250 per year

2023/24

First year£6,500 for the first year

Full-time£9,250 per year

International

First year£11,000 for the first year

Full-time£14,900 per year

Scholarships and bursaries

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

Select your country to see eligibility information and how to apply by selecting more info on the cards below.

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Various subject-specific teaching and learning methods are used to ensure students achieve the intended learning outcomes of the course and their professional development is recorded in their Portfolio of work.

The course as a whole is geared towards producing graduates who are able to communicate their design ideas effectively using a wide range of media. Design reviews allow the development of verbal, visual and graphic communication skills, while theory modules help enhance written communication, critical thinking and the knowledge of professional practice. Meeting submission deadlines, effective team work, time management, resources management, and professionalism are all required as part of the design projects. Such skills are also taught as part of the Professional Studies module.

Design Studio accounts for more than 50% of assessed work (required by RIBA) and is therefore the key element of the course. The Portfolio therefore is an accurate recollection of the design work, the processes used to achieve this, and the parts that contribute to form the whole, namely the theory modules’ contribution to design. Assessment of Portfolio takes place at the end of each semester by the studio team and a moderator (course leader or academic lead).

Location context:

Post-industrialisation, suburban expansion, the relationship between countryside and town, digital media and emerging technologies are amongst the plethora of issues relevant to Preston and the North West.

Our strategic position within the heart of the UK allows us to explore these themes through an engagement with other urban centres and inspiring contexts within the UK; from London to Glasgow.

For further information please contact course leader Louise Janvier ljanvier1@uclan.ac.uk