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Architecture BA

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    Key Information

    • Study Level:

      Bachelor

    • Duration:

      3 Years

    • Study Mode:

      Full Time

    • Tuition Fees EU/EEA:

      £ 9,250 Per Year

      These fees apply to students from the EU/EEA

    • Tuition Fees International :

      £ 15,300

      These fees apply to students from outside the EU/EEA

    institution

    Kingston University

    Kingston University got its start back in 1917 as the Gypsy Hill College, dedicated at the time to teacher training. However, it was formally recognised as a Technical College by 1926, and had moved to a new Kingston Hill campus by 1946. The school then expanded rapidly, opening the first buildings in the Penryhn Road […]

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    Course Summary

    Kingston University’s BA in Architecture is a great way for a technically minded students to forge a career that combines respected professional status with expert skill in both technical and expressive matters.

    You’ll learn as much in the design studio as in class, working as a part of a dynamic and supportive community of architecture students. You’ll gain practical experience working to both mock and live briefs as you deliver projects. Moreover, you’ll come to a much better understanding of the technical, ethical and aesthetic applications of the discipline by working collaboratively with fellow students with the guidance of the university’s expert staff.

    This degree program is fully accredited by the main professional bodies in the field, including the Royal institute of British Architects (RIBA) and the Architects Registration Board (ARB). The program is recognised world-wide, having been named one of Europe’s 50 best architecture programs by Domus Magazine.

    If you are changing direction after starting in another career area, you will possess valuable work experience and professional awareness. Many employers actively seek candidates with these benefits. Our network of contacts, a dedicated employability service and a reputation in the legal profession mean we also have an outstanding track-record of finding students legal employment.Many employers favour GDL students in an increasingly competitive legal job market. Through studying another degree subject, you will have gained many transferable skills. By taking the conversion route into law, you are showing motivation and determination by choosing law at a later stage than some others. This looks good to employers.

    If you are changing direction after starting in another career area, you will possess valuable work experience and professional awareness. Many employers actively seek candidates with these benefits. Our network of contacts, a dedicated employability service and a reputation in the legal profession mean we also have an outstanding track-record of finding students legal employment.Many employers favour GDL students in an increasingly competitive legal job market. Through studying another degree subject, you will have gained many transferable skills. By taking the conversion route into law, you are showing motivation and determination by choosing law at a later stage than some others. This looks good to employers.

    Course Outline

    This program is typically delivered over three years at full time.

    In the first year of the program you’ll engage with site-based projects and learn the proper context of design work. You’ll learn to draft, make models and to research architectural history. In the later years of the program you’ll work independently in studio groups. There you’ll deliver specific design projects of varying lengths as well as on several individual design projects which will be due each semester.

     Year 1 Modules Include:

    • The Principles of Designing Architecture
    • The Principles of Making Architecture
    • The Principles of Reading Architecture
    • The Principles of Representing Architecture

    Year 2 Modules Include:

    • The Processes of Designing Architecture
    • The Processes of Making Architecture
    • The Processes of Reading Architecture
    • The Processes of Representing Architecture

    Year 3 Modules Include:

    • The Practice of Designing Architecture
    • The Practice of Making Architecture
    • The Practice of Reading Architecture
    • The Practice of Representing Architecture

    Learning & Teaching

    Kingston University’s architectural courses are delivered both in class an in the architectural studio. You’ll learn academic and technical skills in lectures, seminars and tutorial sessions, but it is in the practical environment of the studio where you’ll learn your real design skills. You’ll explore drawing, casting, charcoal rendering as well as modern CAD and computer-based rendering techniques. Your progress will be assessed via presentations, critiques, essays, projects and portfolio reviews.

    Career Possiblities

    Kingston’s degree programs are specifically crafted to make you a highly employable graduate. The curriculum is constantly updated to ensure that you are learning the best practices of a wide range of organisations, and that you are familiar with the latest thinking in the field. You’ll have the advantage over many graduates in that upon completing the program you’ll be exempt from the RIBA part 1 examination, setting you a long way towards professional status.

    Entry Credit

    Successful completion will result in a full BA degree.

    Students must typically have been awarded 128 UCAS Tariff Points to apply. The full list of accepted qualifications can be found here.

    All classes are taught in English, and international students will be required to show proficiency in English by scoring well on an approved test. An IELTS score of 6.0 overall with no section scoring less than 5.5 would qualify, for example.

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