Architecture BA (Hons)
De Montfort University
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Campus location
Leicester, United Kingdom
Languages
English
Study format
On-Campus
Duration
24 months
Pace
Full time
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Introduction
Architecture BA (Hons)
Studying Architecture offers you the opportunity to pursue a career in an exciting, creative and fast-paced industry which hugely influences the world around us.
On this course you’ll discover how to bring your visions and designs to life, with successful graduates progressing into rewarding careers which have the potential to improve and enhance the lives of countless people. With the knowledge gained as part of this degree, can witness your work turn into tangible creations that serve the communities around you.
You will learn about the history of architecture and design, alongside completing technical, practical and professional exercises relating to ethical architecture in the commercial world.You’ll have opportunities to undertake design projects in a range of spatial, social and topographical settings, from the smallest of residences and objects through to complex megacities and events.
This course is a professionally validated undergraduate degree which prepares students for a postgraduate degree in Architecture, which most graduates will progress to. Graduates pursue successful careers in non-professional pathways using their skills in creative design, strategic thinking, leadership and organisation.
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Curriculum
First year
- Studio 1
- Studio 2
- Architectural Communication 1
- Building Performance and Technology 1
- Architectural History and Philosophy
Second year
- Studio 3
- Studio 4
- Architectural Communication 2
- Building Performance and Technology 2
- Building Performance and Technology 3
- Architectural Theories Urban Studies
Third year
- Studio 5
- Dissertation: Cultural and Contextual Studies
- Technology and Environmental Studies
- Practice, Profession and Ethics
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Career Opportunities
Many of our graduates follow the conventional route to qualification and registration as an Architect. Others use their degree to launch careers in related fields such as architectural conservation, urban design, research, planning and project management, or go into other fields such as journalism, heritage and history, film, web design, lifestyle design, game design, event design and digital animation, strategic management and political advocacy.
Recent employers include Heatherwick Studio, Make Architects and Shigeru Ban Architects.
Tom Cox secured a Part II Architectural Assistant position with Bristol-based practice Wotton Donoghue after spent five ‘great years’ studying Architecture BA (Hons) and Architecture MArch at DMU.
Program delivery
You will be taught through a combination of lectures, tutorials, seminars, group work and self-directed study.
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