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Course Overview

Begin your journey to become a qualified architect on our fully validated and accredited BA (Hons) Architecture course at UCA Canterbury.
We offer you dedicated studios, a wealth of technology and apparatus to learn and master, and you’ll have the use of our Tracklab virtual reality studio. In this in-depth course, you’ll be challenged to become highly skilled in technical drawing and design. You’ll also be pushed to consider how architecture can have a wider impact on everything, from its immediate surroundings to social contexts, right through to the human body.

Year One

The first year comprises five units, exploring design, communication techniques, history and theory. You will also be introduced to new software and at the end of the year, design a small building.

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

Communication 01
This unit introduces you to representation as a critical practice. You'll learn a range of techniques in the context of a number of projects, supported by lectures and seminars. These will provide cultural and technological contexts.

Technology 01
Through the use of materials, the unit examines aspects of technology associated with the built environment. It will also explore their relationship with design as both a process and an outcome.

Cultural Context 01
This unit looks at the study of the histories and theories of architectural and spatial design. It aims to address the ways in which designed spaces, buildings and cities are situated culturally. It also provides you with the required tools of analysis and interpretation to make informed readings of your environment.

Projects 02
The content and themes of the previous unit are synthesized through the design of a small building, focusing on relationships between architecture and time. Whilst the first half of the unit focuses on-site analysis, research and design strategy, the second focuses on lighting, structure, materiality and finish.

Entry Requirement 

Academic Requirements:

The standard entry requirements* for this course are:

One of the following:

  • 128 new UCAS tariff points,
  • Merit at Foundation Diploma in Art & Design (Level 3 or 4)
  • Distinction, Distinction, Merit at BTEC Extended Diploma / BTEC National Extended Diploma
  • Merit at UAL Extended Diploma
  • 128 new UCAS tariff points from an accredited Access to Higher Education Diploma in the appropriate subject
  • 29-32 total points in the International Baccalaureate Diploma with at least 16 IB points at a Higher level.

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

Other relevant and equivalent Level 3 the 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.

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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