With extensive input from professionals and the chance to work on authentic design projects across a diverse range of sites, this RIBA Validated, ARB Accredited, studio based course is designed to give you the full range of skills youll need for a career in architecture.

On our Architecture BA (Hons) course, you will cover the main themes of architectural design:

Design creativity

History and theory

Technology and environment

Practice management and law

Architectural Communication

These will be covered in both lecture-based modules and in practical design projects, giving you the skills needed to succeed as an architect.

Our Architecture programme is driven by an appreciation of context and the creation of design ideas for specific people and places. You'll complete two major design projects in your final year of study, one rural and one urban in context, allowing you to develop a personal approach to architectural design. You'll also learn about environment and systems integration, constructional, structural design, environmental and sustainable design, and cultural context.

As well as working on your design projects, you'll also have the opportunity to take part in a European field trip which will help you to experience significant buildings and cities first hand and to appreciate the historical and contemporary influences on architectural design.

How will my BA (Hons) Architecture degree provide me with the skills needed for my career?

We will arm you with skills in creative thinking and with the contemporary knowledge and skills applicable to the industry, underpinned by regular and authentic learning experiences. You will acquire skills in problem solving and divergent thinking, applicable to the wider creative industries and built environment professions. You will apply your learning to real world design projects and scenarios, thereby enhancing your employability innovative ways of communicating your ideas in written, drawn and verbal forms.

The curriculum has been designed with a vocational emphasis, informed directly by the industrial expertise of staff, external examiners, and the programmes strong relationships with local and national practitioners. The quality of our graduates leads major national and international architectural practices to repeatedly employ our students, who have consequently found employment in Europe, North America, and Asia, as well as in the United Kingdom.

The skills developed through the architecture degree not only reflect and support the attributes expected of a graduate of architecture, but are also transferrable into a wide selection of alternative professional and academic pathways. The context-focused approach of our teaching is reinforced by linking the use of regional sites with relevant international field study visits to the major architectural capitals of Europe. This validates the transferability of your knowledge and skills to the world arena.

Most graduates from Northumbria have secured key roles in architectural practices locally, nationally and internationally. Others have transferred their skills to a range of professions including construction, property development, visualisation, games design, urban design and manufacturing.

Mode of Study
3 years Full Time or 4 years with study abroad