About the course

On this unique and stimulating course, you’ll work in a studio-based environment to make places that make a difference. This degree will help you to prepare for professional practice (part 1 ARB/RIBA) and investigate the ways we live in the world through material and spatial relationships. You'll develop skills that will form the foundation of your career in architecture: making, collaborating, designing and communicating. Integrating practice with theory is at the heart of professional architectural practice, so that’s exactly what you’ll do here.

　　You’ll explore, experiment and develop new solutions. Discussing and presenting your work you'll share ideas about architecture through making tangible propositions, mindful of how they might be realised.

　　This ‘research-by-making’ approach encourages risk-taking, innovation and entrepreneurship. Both inside and outside the studio, as well as in regular seminars, lectures and reviews, you’ll work on projects that require a creative balance of rigour and risk, informed by your design, technical and contextual knowledge.

　　At every stage in your degree, you’ll have opportunities to build on your own practice through collaborations with other courses. You’ll develop an understanding of the practice and theory of architecture, grounded in making, along with critical thinking and a familiarity with the material nature of architectural ideas. You’ll explore the practice of making thoughtful, tangible, inhabited places that mediate between the individual, the world we live in, and the others we live with. Scholarships - View all scholarships Internships

　　

Start dates and prices

Course fees are indicative and should be used as a guide. Speak to a counsellor to get an accurate price.

　　Duration: 3 Year(s)Fees: GB£53,850

Intake	Location
Autumn (September), 2024	Dorset
Autumn (October), 2025	Dorset

　　

How to apply

Entry requirements for Arts University Bournemouth

For BA (Hons) Architecture, the standard offer is ABB at A Level (128 UCAS) Tariff points.

　　IB (International Baccalaureate) Diploma – score equivalent to 128 UCAS tariff points. We'll consider applications from students who haven’t enrolled in the full IB Diploma Programme and have completed independent subject courses/certificates.

　　Academic IELTS or UKVI IELTS 6.0 overall with at least 5.5 in each band.

　　TOEFL iBT with 92 overall with a minimum score of 19 in writing, listening, and reading and 20 in speaking.

　　

English language requirements

　　6.0

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　　TOEFL Internet based overall score: 92.0

　　

Application deadline:

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Further information

Career outcomesIf you aren’t eligible for the above entry requirements, you might want to explore pathway options at Arts University Bournemouth. If you want to find out more, please speak to our counsellors.

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