A course is awarded accreditation when it has been recognised by an independent body for its excellent quality and content.
If a course is accredited, it provides transferable skills from the classroom to a work environment, boosting graduate employability within the course. It ensures your course is continuously being held to the highest educational standards and practices.
It is important that our Architecture and Built Environment courses meet the requirements of industry as represented by the various professional bodies. Our degree programmes are professionally accredited, some with multiple accreditations, and meet the underpinning knowledge and understanding requirements for registration set out by a professional body.
This is achieved through the assessment of the programmes against defined and accepted standard criteria. The University is periodically visited by representatives of these professional bodies to ensure that the programmes adhere to their criteria. Examples of some of the professional bodies we work with are listed below:
The following course has been accredited by the Architects Registration Board (ARB) for the purpose of a Part 1 qualification:
The following course has been accredited by the Architects Registration Board (ARB) for the purpose of eligibility for registration with that body:
The following course has been accredited by the Architects Registration Board (ARB) for the purpose of a Part 2 qualification:
The following courses has been accredited by the Board of Quantity Surveyors Malaysia (BQSM) for the purpose of eligibility for registration with that body:
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The following courses have been accredited by the Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH) for the purpose of eligibility to apply for Chartered Membership with that body:
The following course has been validated by the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) at Part 1 level for the purpose of eligibility for membership of the RIBA:
The following course has been validated by the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) at Part 2 level for the purpose of eligibility for membership of the RIBA:
It has been 50 years since Northumbria University started offering Quantity Surveying and Real Estate and in 2023 we celebrated the 50th anniversary since these two programmes received CNAA award status and were accredited by RICS. The following courses have been accredited by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) for the purpose of graduate membership:
Still looking for more information on our professional body accreditation and recognition? Please contact us for further information.
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