Architecture
Professionally accredited by RIBA, ARB and LAM
| Award Name | Degree - Honours Bachelor at UK Level 6 |
|---|---|
| NFQ Classification | |
| Awarding Body | Queens University Belfast |
| NFQ Level |
| Award Name | NFQ Classification | Awarding Body | NFQ Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Degree - Honours Bachelor at UK Level 6 | Queens University Belfast |
Duration
3 years (Full Time)
Entry Requirements
Irish leaving certificate requirements
H2H2H3H3H3H3 + if not offered at Higher Level then Ordinary Level grade O4 in Mathematics.
Applicants with a grade C in Junior Certificate Art, or no Art at Junior/Leaving Certificate, may be invited to submit a digital art portfolio. Guidance for applicants preparing an art portfolio can be found at http://go.qub.ac.uk/k100portfolio.
Careers / Further progression
This first degree on Architecture (RIBA/ARB Part 1) leads to the postgraduate Part 2 and 3 programmes, which can be taken at our institution or elsewhere. Many of our graduates return to our Master of Architecture programme.
Our graduates can be found involved with a surprisingly wide range of activities. Many continue to work in private architectural practices ranging in size from two or three people to a staff of over 100, providing a general practice service to private and institutional clients, designing individual houses, social housing, commercial developments, civic buildings, concert halls, theatres and galleries. Many commissions are won through architectural competitions.
Although primarily intended as a first degree for those wishing to undertake postgraduate studies and become professionally qualified architects, the course offers a wide-ranging general education in design, visual appreciation and problem solving, which is valuable in its own right.
A much higher proportion of our QUB graduates progresses to being registered architects, with a certain number of our graduates diversifying and moving into related careers and roles. They may work in stage set design, town planning or housing policy, conservation of historic buildings, interiors, furniture design or specialist building physics such as acoustics. They may provide technical assistance to voluntary and community groups tackling difficult social and economic problems. Our graduates work in many different parts of the world, have their work published and receive awards.
Further information
Start date: September 2024
Deadlines for on-time applications
2024 entry application deadlines
For courses starting in 2024 (and for deferred applications), your application should be with us at UCAS by one of these dates – depending on what courses you apply for. If your completed application – including all your personal details and your academic reference – is submitted by the deadline, it is guaranteed to be considered.
16 October 2023 for 2024 entry at 18:00 (UK time) – any course at the universities of Oxford and Cambridge, or for most courses in medicine, veterinary medicine/science, and dentistry. You can add choices with a different deadline later, but don’t forget you can only have five choices in total.
31 January 2024 for 2024 entry at 18:00 (UK time) – for the majority of courses.
Some course providers require additional admissions tests to be taken alongside the UCAS application, and these may have a deadline. Find out more about these tests at https://www.ucas.com/undergraduate/applying-university/admissions-tests
Check course information in the search tool to see which deadline applies to you at the application weblink below.
Apply as soon as possible: Student funding arrangements mean that as offers are made and places fill up, some courses may only have vacancies for students from certain locations. It’s therefore really important that you apply for your chosen courses by the appropriate deadlines mentioned above, as not all courses will have places for all students.
All applications received after 30 June are entered into Clearing - find out more about Clearing at https://www.ucas.com/undergraduate/clearing-and-results-day/what-clearing
ART PORTFOLIO:
Candidates who do not have an acceptable Art qualification may be invited for a portfolio interview. Guidance for applicants preparing an art portfolio can be found at http://go.qub.ac.uk/k100portfolio
ACADEMIC LITERACY FOR BSC ARCHITECTURE
An optional, complementary module for non-native speakers of English. Designed to support English language and academic skills development with a focus on specific academic skills related to the students' area of study.
The stages of this programme is covered under "Course Content" on the course webpage - link above.
The information below is intended as an example only, featuring module details for the current year of study (2023/24). Modules are reviewed on an annual basis and may be subject to future changes – revised details will be published through Programme Specifications ahead of each academic year.
Year 1
Core Modules
Architectural Design and Communication 1(i) (40 credits)
History and Theory of Architecture 1 (20 credits)
Architectural Design and Communication 1(ii) (40 credits)
Technology and Environment 1 (20 credits)
Year 2
Core Modules
Technology and Environment 2 (20 credits)
Architectural Design and Communication 2(i) (40 credits)
Architectural Design and Communication 2(ii) (40 credits)
History and Theory of Architecture 2 (20 credits)
Year 3
Core Modules
History and Theory of Architecture 3 (20 credits)
Architectural Design and Communication 3(i) (40 credits)
Technology and Environment 3 (20 credits)
Architectural Design and Communication 3(ii) (40 credits)
Professional Accreditations
This is a Russell Group University Architecture Part 1 degree that is accredited by the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) and Architects Registration Board (ARB) in the UK as well as the Board of Architects Malaysia (LAM).
www.architecture.com
www.arb.org.uk
www.lam.gov.my
www.architecture.com
Admissions
Tel: 028 9097 3838
Fax: 028 9097 5151
Email address: admissions@qub.ac.uk