Architecture BA (Hons)
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On our Architecture BA (Hons) course, you will cover the main themes of architectural design:
As well as working on your design projects, you'll also have the opportunity to take part in a European field trip which will help you to experience significant buildings and cities first hand and to appreciate the historical and contemporary influences on architectural design.
On our Architecture BA (Hons) course, you will cover the main themes of architectural design:
As well as working on your design projects, you'll also have the opportunity to take part in a European field trip which will help you to experience significant buildings and cities first hand and to appreciate the historical and contemporary influences on architectural design.
UCAS Code
K100
Level of Study
Undergraduate
Mode of Study
3 years Full Time or 4 years with study abroad
Department
Architecture and Built Environment
Location
City Campus, Northumbria University
City
Newcastle
Start
September 2025 or September 2026
Fees
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Architecture and Built Environment encompasses all of our teaching, research and enterprise in Architecture, Interior Architecture, Quantity and Building Surveying, Real Estate and Housing.
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At Northumbria you will become part of a close-knit design community. You will share dedicated studio space with students from all three year groups and MArch students to ensure you learn as much from each other as you do from the highly experienced staff.
Architecture is a design-led discipline, and at least half of your study time will be focused upon the development of key architectural design skills through a series of creative, real world studio design projects. Our assessment methods reflect authentic architectural practice; design is assessed via the projects and comprehensive architectural design portfolios, which display your design proposals through personalised approaches to 2D drawing (plans, sections, elevations) and 3D representation (built and digital models).
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You will be guided throughout your studies by an acclaimed teaching team of qualified architects who have designed and built award-winning projects nationally and internationally, and specialists in architectural education who have taught and published research extensively. This unique team will provide authentic, critical and supportive guidance in helping you to follow your career path in the profession of architecture and beyond.
The research-informed teaching methods in architectural studies at Northumbria have been recognised as outstanding by national and international authorities and professional bodies, leading to exceptional levels of student satisfaction and employability.
Students and staff from Northumbria’s flagship Architecture programmes work from our purpose-built, award winning studios in Northumbria’s City Campus in the heart of Newcastle. This ambitious and innovative extension to the University’s historic Grade II listed Sutherland Building has been designed by renowned architects Page/Park to provide you with outstanding studio facilities and resources, all under one roof.
Here, you will benefit from almost 4 square metres of studio space per student and one of the highest levels of personal studio space in the UK. This will ensure world class facilities to enhance your student experience.
As well as this, you will have your own studio desk - with drawing board, power supply, USB point and cutting mat - throughout your studies to help you work effectively and to immerse yourself into studio culture. You have direct access to IT, plotting and 3D printing nearby and the expert support from our highly skilled technical support team. You can find out more about our purpose-built Architecture studios here.
Our Architecture department is located in a modern state-of-the-art development in central Newcastle.
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The structure of the programme is designed to effectively equip you with the skills you need to be a critical scholar as well as a graduate architect. The curriculum systematically moves from teaching-centred content delivery towards self-directed inquiry as you progress through the programme. Consequently, the ownership of learning increasingly belongs to you, with staff members supporting your personal and academic development towards self-directed goals and aspirations. The academic staff enrich the curriculum and your education, through their expertise and research practice in design, design theory, education, sustainability, digital technologies, adaptive reuse and people and place. Find out more here.
We will arm you with skills in creative thinking and with the contemporary knowledge and skills applicable to the industry, underpinned by regular and authentic learning experiences. You will acquire skills in problem solving and divergent thinking, applicable to the wider creative industries and built environment professions. You will apply your learning to real world design projects and scenarios, thereby enhancing your employability innovative ways of communicating your ideas in written, drawn and verbal forms.
The curriculum has been designed with a vocational emphasis, informed directly by the industrial expertise of staff, external examiners, and the programme’s strong relationships with local and national practitioners. The quality of our graduates leads major national and international architectural practices to repeatedly employ our students, who have consequently found employment in Europe, North America, and Asia, as well as in the United Kingdom.
The skills developed through the architecture degree not only reflect and support the attributes expected of a graduate of architecture, but are also transferrable into a wide selection of alternative professional and academic pathways. The context-focused approach of our teaching is reinforced by linking the use of regional sites with relevant international field study visits to the major architectural capitals of Europe. This validates the transferability of your knowledge and skills to the world arena.
Most graduates from Northumbria have secured key roles in architectural practices locally, nationally and internationally. Others have transferred their skills to a range of professions including construction, property development, visualisation, games design, urban design and manufacturing.
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128 UCAS Tariff points
From a combination of acceptable Level 3 qualifications which may include: A-level, T Level, BTEC Diplomas/Extended Diplomas, Scottish and Irish Highers, Access to HE Diplomas, or the International Baccalaureate.
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Northumbria University is committed to supporting all individuals to achieve their ambitions. We have a range of schemes and alternative offers to make sure as many individuals as possible are given an opportunity to study at our University regardless of personal circumstances or background. To find out more, review our Northumbria Entry Requirement Essential Information page for further details www.northumbria.ac.uk/entryrequirementsinfo
Subject Requirements:
There are no specific subject requirements for this course.
GCSE Requirements:
Applicants will need Maths and English Language at minimum grade 4 or C or the equivalent.
Additional Requirements:
Applicants are required to submit an online portfolio with their application.
International Qualifications:
We welcome applicants with a range of qualifications which may not match those shown above.
If you have qualifications from outside the UK, find out what you need by visiting www.northumbria.ac.uk/yourcountry
English Language Requirements:
International applicants should have a minimum overall IELTS (Academic) score of 6.0 with 5.5 in each component (or an approved equivalent*).
*The university accepts a large number of UK and International Qualifications in place of IELTS. You can find details of acceptable tests and the required grades in our English Language section: www.northumbria.ac.uk/englishqualifications
For further admissions guidance and requirements, please visit www.northumbria.ac.uk/admissionsguidance Please review this information before submitting your application.
128 UCAS Tariff points
From a combination of acceptable Level 3 qualifications which may include: A-level, T Level, BTEC Diplomas/Extended Diplomas, Scottish and Irish Highers, Access to HE Diplomas, or the International Baccalaureate.
Find out how many points your qualifications are worth by using the UCAS Tariff calculator: www.ucas.com/ucas/tariff-calculator
Northumbria University is committed to supporting all individuals to achieve their ambitions. We have a range of schemes and alternative offers to make sure as many individuals as possible are given an opportunity to study at our University regardless of personal circumstances or background. To find out more, review our Northumbria Entry Requirement Essential Information page for further details www.northumbria.ac.uk/entryrequirementsinfo
Subject Requirements:
There are no specific subject requirements for this course.
GCSE Requirements:
Applicants will need Maths and English Language at minimum grade 4 or C or the equivalent.
Additional Requirements:
Applicants are required to submit an online portfolio with their application.
International Qualifications:
We welcome applicants with a range of qualifications which may not match those shown above.
If you have qualifications from outside the UK, find out what you need by visiting www.northumbria.ac.uk/yourcountry
English Language Requirements:
International applicants should have a minimum overall IELTS (Academic) score of 6.0 with 5.5 in each component (or an approved equivalent*).
*The university accepts a large number of UK and International Qualifications in place of IELTS. You can find details of acceptable tests and the required grades in our English Language section: www.northumbria.ac.uk/englishqualifications
For further admissions guidance and requirements, please visit www.northumbria.ac.uk/admissionsguidance Please review this information before submitting your application.
UK Fee in Year 1: £9,535
* This is the tuition fee for your first year of study. You should expect to pay tuition fees for every year of study. The University may increase fees in the second and subsequent years of your course at our discretion in line with any inflationary or other uplift, as decided by the UK Government, up to the maximum amount for fees permitted by UK law or regulation for that academic year. To give students an indication of the likely scale of any future increase, the UK government has recently suggested that increases may be linked to RPIX ( Retail Price Index excluding mortgage interest payments)
International Fee in Year 1:
ADDITIONAL COSTS
Specialist equipment/materials - drafting and modelling equipment - approximate cost £200: Optional specialist equipment/materials - modelling materials - approximate cost £200: Print costs - reports, A0 posters, A3 weekly outputs - approximate cost £150: Optional field trip - flight and subsistence costs - approximate cost £400: Final projects - models - £50. --------------------------
UK Fee in Year 1*: TBC
* Government has yet to announce 26/27 tuition fee levels. As a guide, 25/26 fees were £9,535 per year.
International Fee in Year 1:
TBC
ADDITIONAL COSTS
TBC
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