Undergraduate Pathway in Architecture

Why study this pathway programme?

• 97% of the University’s Architecture graduates are in employment or further study within six months (DLHE Survey 2016/17).
• Many degrees are accredited by the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA).
• Access to print, wood, metal, ceramics and glass workshops from day one – as well as industry-standard software and guidance from experienced technicians.

Birmingham City University is #20 in the UK for Architecture (The Guardian, 2018)

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Stage 1: University Foundation

Portfolio requirements

You will need to submit a portfolio for an Art and Design programme if:

• you want to enrol onto a 2-semester art and design programme*
• you have no academic background in art and design
• you have a Level 5 qualification (such as an HND or a Dazhuan).

* Providing your academic grades meet our minimum entry requirements.

Modules

• Creative Workshop*
  
• Critical Thinking*
  
• Extended Media Experimentation
  
• Information Research, Recording and Responding In Art & Design
  
• Interactive Learning Skills and Communication*
  
• Interactive Learning Skills and Communication & Preparation and Progression in Art and Design
  
• Knowledge & Understanding Of Creative Practice In Art & Design
  
• Mass Communication*
  
• Media Experimentation in Art and Design
  
• Personal Combined Experimental Studies In Art & Design
  

* Additional four modules in the three-semester programme.

Students on the BA (Hons) Architecture pathway are required to achieve higher marks (60% minimum) in relevant modules in order to progress to this degree.

Stage 2: First Year Degree

Birmingham City University Degree Pathways

• BA (Hons) Architecture (RIBA Part 1 Exemption)
  
• BA (Hons) Interior Architecture and Design
  
• BA (Hons) Landscape Architecture
  
• BA (Hons) Product and Furniture Design

Special entry requirements

Students must submit a portfolio if they are entering the two-semester Art and Design programme. Students must also submit a portfolio if they do not have an academic qualification in Art and Design.

Important:

All students accessing the 3D workshops, plaster room, glass room, water-jet cutting room and the kiln room will need to wear safety footwear that has toe caps. Such footwear can be purchased from any safety footwear provider – including Sports Direct – and can be as cheap as £12. The shoes should be S1P and comply with EN 20345.

There is no long-term storage facility for personal items in the workshops, so students are advised to bring the safety footwear with them each day they are accessing the workshops.