University of Kent
Architecture with a Foundation Year - BA (Hons)
Canterbury, United Kingdom
DURATION
4 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
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TUITION FEES
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STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
Introduction
A foundation year is a great way to take your first step to becoming a qualified Architect, this program will help you develop your design skills, technical capability, and portfolio to enroll in our Architecture BA and realize your ambition.
Architects imagine new environments and think about how people want to live in the 21st century. They consider how those environments can be created to achieve a sustainable future. If you have a vision, enjoy challenging yourself, and are looking to kick-start your career, study architecture at Kent.
Choose our RIBA and ARB-accredited course to explore the relationship between people and spaces on a degree that balances technical skills, design work, and professional experience. It’s not just about creating beautiful buildings; you'll lead on projects, solve complex problems, and learn to communicate your ideas.
Admissions
Scholarships and Funding
The University of Kent has a long-standing relationship with Chevening, which has successfully placed scholars worldwide at the university for many years. Kent is proud to be a Chevening partner and offers three partner scholarships and the standard Chevening Scholarships. The University of Kent welcomes applications from all Chevening-eligible countries for any one-year taught master’s degree starting in September 2024, based at our UK campuses. Find out how to apply.
We have several scholarships for students starting a postgraduate course in September 2024 at one of our UK campuses. Check if you are eligible to apply and get more information on our scholarship's web pages.
Here are Scholarships that might be of particular interest:
- British Council GREAT Scholarship: China, Ghana, Greece, India, Kenya, Thailand, Turkey (link: https://www.kent.ac.uk/scholarships/search/FNADBCG0601)
- International Scholarships for Taught Masters students (International) (link: https://www.kent.ac.uk/scholarships/search/FNADINMASA02)
- Kent Law School LLM Global Welcome Scholarship (Canterbury) (International) (link: https://www.kent.ac.uk/scholarships/search/FNADGLOWEL01)
- MBA Woman in Leadership Scholarship (Home & International) (link: https://www.kent.ac.uk/scholarships/search/FN35WILS0002)
Curriculum
Foundation year
The Foundation Year comprises three modules totaling 120 credits.
Compulsory modules
- Creative Exploration
- Developing Specialist Practice
- Consolidating Practice
Stage 1
Our BA in Architecture is the first step towards qualifying as an architect. You study regeneration, sustainability, landscape, community, and urban life and develop the practical design skills needed within the profession.
Compulsory modules
- Form Finding
- Building Design
- Building Envelope
- Modern House
- Folio
- Architecture and Medieval Architecture
- Light and Structure
Stage 2
Explore the breadth of architecture and design within its historical, cultural, and social context. You'll develop your ability to create and use physical models, computers, and 3D drawings and gain an understanding of the influence of environmental design technology on the modern built environment.
Compulsory modules
- Collective Dwelling
- Climate
- Renaissance to Neoclassicism
- Forms and Structure
- Nineteenth-Century Architecture
- Architecture and Landscape
Year Abroad
Enhance your practical skills and intercultural awareness with a year abroad
Our partner university choices are subject to change year to year in response to student feedback and innovation.
The year abroad is a fantastic opportunity for architecture students. Studying abroad can help to expand your perspective on design and enhance your employability. In previous years, students have studied at Virginia Tech in the US and École Nationale Supérieure d’Architecture et de Paysage de Lille.
Year in Computing
The Year in Computing is a free-standing, self-contained year and can be taken after stage two or three (that is, between your second and final year), or after your final year. You can take a Year in Computing if you are a current undergraduate student at the University of Kent, studying another non-computing degree Program.
Stage 3
In your final year, you bring together your knowledge and experience in a final major design project, exploring your architectural interests through a dissertation or artifact project.
Compulsory modules
- Architectural Practice
- Sustainable Urban Intervention
- Architectural Design
- Contemporary Architectural Investigation
Program Tuition Fee
Career Opportunities
As a Kent Architecture graduate, you’ll have learned how to be an architect through our creative studio culture. You’ll also make important connections thanks to our links with architectural industry bodies and professional practices such as:
- Farrells
- Allies and Morrison
- Purcell
- Guy Hollaway
- Arup.
The creative, planning, and technical skills you develop at Kent prepare you for a role in an architectural practice or in a career related to planning, design, graphics or visualization.