| Program start date | Application deadline |
| 2023-09-23 | 2023-07-04 |
| 2024-01-23 | - |
Program Overview
Take the final stage of professional and academic training to demonstrate your competency and qualify as a Chartered Architect in the UK.
Our course is the final step towards completing your studies in Architecture and becoming a qualified Architect in the UK. Our 12-month, part-time programme allows you to study the RIBA part 3 to prepare for final examination. This intensive, practice-based approach gives you the opportunity to enter the profession within a year.
Our course complements your ongoing professional experience. It builds on your knowledge, understanding, ability and skills to deal with the challenges of working in practice. It’s validated by the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) so by successfully completing our course, you are exempt from RIBA’s part 3 examinations. Our course is prescribed by the Architects Registration Board (ARB) to enable you to qualify to register as a Chartered Architect. The structure follows the framework set out by the RIBA/ARB criteria for part 3.
As part of your course, you will access teaching sessions and complete examinations online and remotely, making it easier to balance your work alongside studies. This includes an online five-day intensive taught lecture course, covering a range of subjects that meet the RIBA/ARB criteria. You’ll also be able to arrange virtual individual tutorials with our Director of Studies during semester 2.
You’ll learn from academics based in our Department of Architecture & Civil Engineering. Their experience in practice, industry and academia feed into our teaching and contribute to your learning. You’ll also attend lectures given by visiting specialists in parallel professions such as law, construction law and statutory legislation.
You will:
When you graduate, you'll be able to prove your competency to practice as an Architect.
Take the final stage of professional and academic training to demonstrate your competency and qualify as a Chartered Architect in the UK.
Our course is the final step towards completing your studies in Architecture and becoming a qualified Architect in the UK. Our 12-month, part-time programme allows you to study the RIBA part 3 to prepare for final examination. This intensive, practice-based approach gives you the opportunity to enter the profession within a year.
Our course complements your ongoing professional experience. It builds on your knowledge, understanding, ability and skills to deal with the challenges of working in practice. It’s validated by the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) so by successfully completing our course, you are exempt from RIBA’s part 3 examinations. Our course is prescribed by the Architects Registration Board (ARB) to enable you to qualify to register as a Chartered Architect. The structure follows the framework set out by the RIBA/ARB criteria for part 3.
As part of your course, you will access teaching sessions and complete examinations online and remotely, making it easier to balance your work alongside studies. This includes an online five-day intensive taught lecture course, covering a range of subjects that meet the RIBA/ARB criteria. You’ll also be able to arrange virtual individual tutorials with our Director of Studies during semester 2.
You’ll learn from academics based in our Department of Architecture & Civil Engineering. Their experience in practice, industry and academia feed into our teaching and contribute to your learning. You’ll also attend lectures given by visiting specialists in parallel professions such as law, construction law and statutory legislation.
You will:
When you graduate, you'll be able to prove your competency to practice as an Architect.
Program Outline
Course structure
This course lasts 1 year. It starts in October 2023 and ends in 2024. Welcome week starts on 25 September 2023.
Occasionally we make changes to our programmes in response to, for example, feedback from students, developments in research and the field of studies, and the requirements of accrediting bodies. You will be advised of any significant changes to the advertised programme, in accordance with our Terms and Conditions.
Semester 2
Compulsory units
Practice and project management
15 credits
Summer
Compulsory units
Professional case study
5 credits
Professional experience
10 credits
Learning and assessment
Learning
Assessment
Recognition of professional qualifications
As well as being recognised as a higher academic qualification, a number of our degrees are also accredited by professional bodies in the United Kingdom. An accredited degree may entitle you to work in a specific profession within the UK, and abroad (where there are reciprocating arrangements with professional bodies in other countries).
The requirements to practise a profession vary from country to country. If you wish to practise your profession outside the United Kingdom, you are advised to confirm that the UK professional qualification you seek is valid in the country in which you are intending to work.
University of Bath
Overview:
The University of Bath is a leading UK university with an international reputation for teaching and research excellence. It is known for its vibrant, friendly campus located in a historic city. The university is highly ranked for overall performance, student satisfaction, and graduate employment.
Services Offered:
Student Life and Campus Experience:
Students at the University of Bath join a multicultural community on a vibrant campus. The university offers opportunities for placements and study abroad, helping students prepare for their careers through real-world experience.
Key Reasons to Study There:
High Rankings:
The university is highly ranked for overall performance, student satisfaction, and graduate employment.Vibrant Campus:
The university boasts a vibrant and friendly campus with a multicultural student community.Real-World Experience:
Students have opportunities for placements and study abroad, providing valuable real-world experience.World-Leading Research:
The university's research is improving lives and changing the world, with a focus on tackling issues of global significance.Academic Programs:
Other:
The university is committed to reducing its environmental impact through ethical food sourcing, waste management, and generating sustainable energy. It also engages with the local community, supporting local students and collaborating with local organizations.
Entry requirements
British qualifications
To apply for this course, you should have a BA (Hons) Architecture or BSc (Hons) with exemption from RIBA Part 1 or equivalent. Postgraduate diploma in Architecture with exemption from RIBA Part 2 or equivalent.
For candidates who have gained a degree(s) in architecture at a European or other overseas university/institution, their degree qualifications must first be approved by the Architects Registration Board of the United Kingdom to be determine that they are the equivalent standard of the Part 1 and Part 2 qualifications above.
This entails a further examination of the degree portfolios from the relevant university/institution which is undertaken by a separate examination Board of ARB. Upon successful attainment a formal letter, confirming that the relevant European/overseas qualification(s) have equivalence with the UK Parts 1 and 2 qualifications, is issued. Candidates will not be permitted to apply for or register onto the programme unless they have already obtained and uploaded with their formal application written confirmation from the Architects Registration Board that their Part 1 and/or Part 2 degree(s) (Bachelor and/or Masters degree) is acknowledged by ARB as a prescribed qualification. This is a prerequisite of entry for all students offering European or Overseas architecture qualifications.
Candidates cannot be admitted to the examination until they have acquired at least two years of satisfactory experience, one year of which must be after the final degree or diploma (Part 2). It may well require much more than two years to obtain a sufficient coverage of experience and candidates are advised not to present themselves for examination until they are confident that their experience is appropriate for entry to the profession.
All candidates are expected to hold a position of reasonable seniority within an Architects’ practice in the United Kingdom, and to demonstrate a minimum of 12-months experience in practice in the United Kingdom since gaining their Part 2 qualification. Candidates are therefore expected to be fully competent in written and spoken English within their practising environment.
We may make an offer based on a lower grade if you can provide evidence of your suitability for the degree.
English language requirements
You will need to get your English language qualification within 24 months prior to starting your course.
If you need to improve your English language skills before starting your studies, you may be able to take a pre-sessional course to reach the required level.
