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Architecture BA Honours UCAS Code: K100

Our Architecture BA Honours degree is your first step towards qualification as a professional architect This design-based degree is accredited by the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) and provides exemption from the RIBA Part I examination.

You will work on design projects that involve manual and computer-aided drawing and model making and we encourage you to develop your own design style. You'll also develop the knowledge to understand the implications of your design decisions.

What are the entry grades?

AAA

Quality and Ranking Architecture at Newcastle is highly regarded: 8th in the UK – The Complete University Guide 2020 6th in the UK – The Times/Sunday Times Good University Guide 2019 Top 100 – Architecture category (QS World University Rankings by Subject 2019)

What will you study?

You will work with and learn from leading professionals, who will teach you how to think, not what to think. You are introduced to the design process through a series of study visits and design projects, gradually developing your architectural thinking, skills and knowledge.

These projects increase in scale and complexity during the degree, giving you the opportunity to showcase your growing skills.

During the degree, you will:  work on design projects that involve a lot of manual and computer-aided drawing and model-making in our well-equipped design studio 

undertake library-based research and hands-on construction

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study topics that explore the cultural, historical and technological context of architectural design

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be inspired by leading practitioners, who deliver our 'Conversations with Practice' lecture series and innovative architects, consultants and researchers

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take part in study visits in the UK and abroad

You will also visit another European city in Stage 2 to explore and record architectural design in another country.

Facilities Our purpose built workshop comprises of a fully equipped analogue workshop and casting space as well as state of the art digital fabrication facilities, including 3D printers, a CNC router and laser cutters. Our design studios include CAD facilities and drawing boards.

What career options will I have?

With a vocational subject such as architecture, the main employment pathway is into the profession as an architect. The vast majority of our graduates choose to follow their degree with a year’s employment as an architectural assistant in an architect’s practice.

To proceed on to full qualification a further two years of university study is required (for example, the Master of Architecture), which must then be followed by a further two years of professional work experience and final exams.

Where can I find out more?

Visit: go.ncl.ac.uk/k100