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Bachelor in Architecture (BA) - De Montfort University
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Bachelor in Architecture (BA) - De Montfort University

De Montfort University
LeicesterUK
On campus
Full-time
€18,975.81/year
 2801 Points
Duration
3 Years
Language
English
Start date
Sep 2024

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Program Description

The Bachelor in Architecture (BA) at De Montfort University is about developing the skills and knowledge to have a real impact in our community and the world around us – students will create buildings of the future that offer innovative solutions to the global climate emergency.

They will 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 they 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. They will work in partnership with students across our built environment courses like they will in professional practice.

Learners will discover how to bring their designs to life by exploring and experimenting with model-making and software. They will be taught by both academic researchers and current practitioners so that current industry thinking feeds into their learning.

90% go on to work and/or study 15 months after the course.

The Bachelor in Architecture (BA) course is professionally validated, preparing students for a postgraduate degree in Architecture, which most graduates will progress onto.

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Curriculum

Year 1

Block 1: Studio 1: Exploring Architecture

Block 2: Studio 2: Experiencing Architecture

Block 3: Studio 3: Creating Architecture

Block 4: Studio 4: Writing Architecture

Year 2

Blocks 1 and 2:
Exploring Ethical and Climate Literacy
Contextualizing Architectural Humanities

Block 3 and 4:
Practicing Ethical Design
Applying Climate Literate Design

Year 3

Blocks 1 and 2:
Design Enquiry and Strategy
Critical and Cultural Thinking

Blocks 3 and 4:
Design Proposition and Synthesis
Design Resolution and Professionalism

Key Features

  • Students will be part of a community that’s working together to change the construction industry from within, so that they 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’.
  • Students will 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.
  • Students will benefit from the very latest facilities in the 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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Work Opportunities

  • 1-1 advice and support: students can book unlimited 1-1 appointments. Personalised 30 min appointments to discuss any matters, from career goal setting, job interview preparation, CV reviews, and more.
  • Business Start-Up and Entrepreneurship Support: DMU Made’s team passion is second to none. They offer a plethora of opportunities (workshops, events, networking sessions, programmes, 1-1 appointments, and more) to support students on their entrepreneurial journeys.
  • Inside Edge Mentoring helps connect students with people in industry, mentoring students as they take their first steps into the workplace.
  • International Student Support: The university offers dedicated activities for international students, from employability led programmes to workshops and events to help them navigate the UK labour market, enhance their skills and strengths and feel more confident about getting their careers started in the UK.
  • Career Hub: a brand-new dedicated career space with career staff members and career ambassadors, ready to support students with any questions.
  • Many of the students follow the conventional route to qualification and registration as an Architect. This involves a monitored, paid placement in an architectural practice, commonly called the ‘Year-Out’ which is undertaken following graduation from the BA programme and before returning to complete the MArch programme, to gain exemption from the RIBA/ARB Part 2 examinations.
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