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Course Overview

You’ll be challenged to create solutions to transform underused spaces using traditional and emerging technologies and be given the freedom to question and experiment.

You’ll find plenty of opportunities to work on innovative design briefs and collaborate with other students around the campus, particularly in the first year, when you’ll study alongside students on BA (Hons) Architecture.

Design projects will be delivered within a design studio system, with teaching groups of around 15 students. Each group is led by a member of staff, and work is informed by the tutor’s own design practice or research.

Year One

The first year is designed to challenge your understanding of Interior Architecture and Design. Projects introduce ways of recognising the relationships between the human body and the built environment, considering how your work impacts upon people and beginning to understand your social responsibilities as a designer.

You'll be taught alongside students of BA (Hons) Architecture following a shared programme of study.

Year 1 allows familiarity with the teaching and learning methods used across the course and the facilities available on campus.

By the end of the year, you'll have gained the depth of knowledge to complete and present a simple design programme drawing on a variety of cultural and technical influences and data sources. And you'll have utilised several techniques for communication as well as appreciated their cultural significance.

Projects 01
You'll explore fundamental issues, processes, skills and tools that will be relevant in your studies in architecture, focusing on design in relation to the human body. You'll explore the role of architecture in defining our spaces and experiences, as a means by which the body might be guided through site-specific design proposals.

Projects 02
The content and themes of the previous unit will be synthesized through the design of a small building. You'll be encouraged to think about the way in which all journeys are articulated through space and time. You'll also consider the activities of users in your design projects, as forms of the journey that suggest particular sequencings and programming of spaces.

Communication
This unit introduces you to representation as a critical practice. An understanding of the status of modes and techniques of representation in analysis and design development will be of central importance. You'll learn a range of techniques in the context of a number of projects, supported by lectures and seminars, which will provide cultural and technological contexts for your production.

Technology
Through the use of materials, the unit introduces you to some aspects of technology associated with the built environment and to their relationships with design as both a process and an outcome.

Cultural context 01
This unit explores the study of the histories and theories of architectural and spatial design, aiming to address the ways in which designed spaces, buildings and cities are situated culturally and providing you with the tools of analysis and interpretation needed to make informed readings of your environment.

Entry Requirement 

Academic Requirements:

Along with your portfolio, the standard entry requirements* for this course are:

One of the following:

  • 112 new UCAS tariff points, 
  • Pass at Foundation Diploma in Art & Design (Level 3 or 4)
  • Distinction, Merit, Merit at BTEC Extended Diploma / BTEC National Extended Diploma
  • Merit at UAL Extended Diploma
  • 112 new UCAS tariff points from an accredited Access to Higher Education Diploma in the appropriate subject
  • 27-30 total points in the International Baccalaureate Diploma with at least 15 IB points at a Higher level,

And four GCSE passes at grade A*-C and/or grade 4-9 including English (or Functional Skills English/Key Skills Communication Level 2).

Other relevant and equivalent Level 3 UK and international qualifications are considered on an individual basis, and we encourage students from diverse educational backgrounds to apply.

*We occasionally make offers that are lower than the standard entry criteria, to students who have faced difficulties that have affected their performance and who were expected to achieve higher results. We consider the strength of our applicants’ portfolios, as well as their grades - in these cases, a strong portfolio is especially important.

International Baccalaureate

If you are studying the International Baccalaureate, the number of points you need to achieve can vary depending on the strength of your portfolio and the number of Higher Level points you achieve. As a guide, the number of points applicants are usually asked to achieve is

  • Bachelor’s courses (except BA (Hons) Architecture): 27 total points. 
  • BA (Hons) Architecture: 29 points.
  • Four Year Bachelor’s and Further Education Courses: minimum of 24 points.

We do occasionally make offers lower than this entry criteria, to students with a strong portfolio or those who have faced difficulties that have affected their performance and who were expected to achieve a higher result.

English Language Requirements:

Course  Test Listening Reading Speaking Writing Total
International Foundation  UKVI IELTS 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 5.0
LanguageCert International ESOL SELT 33 33 33 33 B1 Achiever High Pass
Pearson Test of English (PTE) Academic UKVI 41.0 41.0 41.0 41.0 46.0
Course  Test Listening Reading Speaking Writing Total
BA/BSc Courses IELTS UKVI or Academic  5.5 5.5 5.5 5.5 6.0
Test of English as Foreign Language (TOEFL) iBT 17 18 20 17 80
Pearson Test of English (Academic) 51 51 51 51 56
Cambridge English Advanced (CAE) or Cambridge English Proficiency 162 162 162 162 169
Trinity College London Integrated Skills in English (ISE) Merit Merit Merit Merit ISE II
LanguageCert International ESOL SELT 33 33 33 33 B2 Communicator High Pass 

Fees

UK students - £9250 

EU students - £9250

International students - £16950 (standard fee)

International students - £16270 (full early payment fee)

This information was accurate on : 28/04/2021
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