Architecture BA (Hons)
De Montfort University
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Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)

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Leicester Campus

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SEP-25

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3 Years

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Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)

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Leicester Campus

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Studying Architecture at DMU is about developing the skills and knowledge to have a real impact in our community and the world around us – you will create buildings of the future that offer innovative solutions to the global climate emergency.Learn about the history of architecture and design, alongside completing technical, practical and professional exercises relating to ethical architecture in the commercial world. Teaching and learning focuses on the design studio, where you will undertake ...Read more

Studying Architecture at DMU is about developing the skills and knowledge to have a real impact in our community and the world around us – you will create buildings of the future that offer innovative solutions to the global climate emergency.Learn about the history of architecture and design, alongside completing technical, practical and professional exercises relating to ethical architecture in the commercial world. Teaching and learning focuses on the design studio, where you will undertake projects in a range of spatial, social and topographical settings, from the smallest of residences and objects through to complex megacities and events. You will work in partnership with students across our built environment courses like you will in professional practice.Discover how to bring your designs to life by exploring and experimenting with model-making and software. You’ll be taught by both academic researchers and current practitioners so that current industry thinking feeds into your learning. This course is professionally validated, preparing you for a postgraduate degree in Architecture, which most graduates will progress onto.


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* Be part of a community that’s working together to change the construction industry from within, so that we can be the changemakers the world needs to address the global climate emergency.* This course is accredited by the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) and the Architects Registration Board (ARB), with students also exempt from RIBA and ARB Part I examinations.* The Leicester School of Architecture (LSA) has a 125-year history of nurturing the next generation of architects with a future-facing curriculum that focuses on the ‘craft of making'.* Create work with real impact in the community by working on live design projects in the city of Leicester. Past projects have seen students reimagining Leicester Museum and Art Gallery, renovating a derelict site to build an immersive theatre and creating wild pools and saunas on the River Soar.* Graduates have gone on to work for some of the best architectural practices in the UK and worldwide, including Heatherwick Studio, Make Architects and Shigeru Ban Architects.* Benefit from the very latest facilities in our award-winning Vijay Patel Building, including dedicated multipurpose studios, CAD labs and workshops offering metal working, woodworking, digital printing, water-jet cutting and prototyping.

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WUSCA ranking:
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27/101
CUG Subject Ranking
CUG Subject Ranking
Source: Complete University Guide 2025
41st
CUG Ranking
CUG Ranking
Source: Complete University Guide 2025
105th
Architecture
Drop-out rate
Drop-out rate
The percentage of students who didn't finish the course.
Calculated by 100% - (% of students continuing course + % of students completed course)
100 - 81 = 19% Drop-out rate Source: UNISTATS, 2019
19%
Employment rate
Employment rate
The percentage of students in full-time work 6 months after finishing their course.
Source: UNISTATS, 2019
95%
Average salary
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Source: UNISTATS, 2019
Architecture graduate salary at this uni
£18,000
UK Architecture graduate salary
£19,000
What students say
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Vanisa
05 Dec 23

I like the layout of the building and the design of the building. The university facilities are great and so is the support systems that we are provided with. The tutors are..Read more

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04 Dec 23

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A level

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UCAS Tariff:

112 - 136 Grades / Points required

Access to HE Diploma:

M:30 Grades / Points required

International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme:

28 - 32 Grades / Points required

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016):

DMM - DDD Grades / Points required

T Level:

D Grades / Points required

- From at least 2 A Levels - Art and Design Foundation accepted

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Pass QAA Access to Higher Education course with at least 30 level 3 credits at Merit. We will normally require students have had a break from full-time education before undertaking the Access course.

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Popular A-level subjects

Architecture

Top 5 A-levels taken by students who study this subject at uni.

Art & Design
47%
Mathematics
36%
Product Design
20%
Physics
18%
Geography
16%
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England

£9,250 per year

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£9,250 per year

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Students from Scotland

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£9,250 per year

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Students from Wales

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£9,250 per year

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Students from Northern Ireland

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£16,250 per year

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05 Dec 23
Architecture BA (Hons)
I like the layout of the building and the design of the building. The university facilities are great and so is the support systems that we are provided with. The tutors are...
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De Montfort University
De Montfort University , Leicester

De Montfort University Leicester (DMU) is a leading UK institution with a focus on diversity and careers....

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The Gateway Leicester Leicestershire LE1 9BH United Kingdom
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