Undergraduate Pathway in Architecture

Program Overview

This university foundation program provides a comprehensive introduction to art and design techniques, critical thinking, and research skills. Students explore various media and experiment with processes, developing a strong foundation for further study in architecture, interior architecture, landscape architecture, or product and furniture design. The program is accredited by relevant professional bodies, ensuring recognition and career opportunities in these fields.

Program Outline

Outline:

• Stage 1: University Foundation (Two or three semesters)

Modules:

• Creative Workshop: Imaginative and flexible approaches to art and design techniques, assessed through portfolio.
• Critical Thinking: Introduction to basic fundamentals, assessed by three in-class 1-hour tests, one 2-hour closed-book exam.
• Extended Media Experimentation: Experimentation with processes and techniques, properties of media, assessed by three pieces of coursework (research report, self-reflective journal, presentation of work).
• Information Research, Recording and Responding in Art & Design: In-depth research, exploration of recording findings, self-reflection, studio practice, assessed by three pieces of coursework (personal statement of intent, final research journal, final portfolio of art/design/media work, including statements of self-reflection).
• Interactive Learning Skills and Communication: Time management, public speaking, listening skills, appropriate language and writing techniques, professional communication and presentation, exam techniques, effective audience communication, team and individual work, research/referencing techniques for reasoned academic opinion avoidance of plagiarism, assessed by various methods including research project, individual and group presentations, listening assessment, 2-hour closed-book exam.

(Stage 3 programme only)

• Interactive Learning Skills and Communication & Preparation and Progression in Art and Design: Speech anxiety management techniques, grammar, critical thinking, logical communication, cross-cultural understanding, planning/producing major art/design project, exhibition preparation, assessed by methods including presentation on project intent/planning, the project itself (40%), exhibition/presentation.
• Knowledge & Understanding of Creative Practice in Art & Design: Understanding of contemporary/historical contexts in art and design to inform creative practice and pathway choices, assessed by three pieces of coursework (research project on contextual influences in art and design (50%) group presentation, self-reflective log.
• Mass Communication: Core concepts and principles in mass communications and theories, assessed by three pieces of coursework (analysis of "Fight Club", analysis of advertisement from magazine
  ewspaper, group presentation).
• Media Experimentation in Art and Design: Wide-range experimentation with traditional and contemporary processes/techniques media, understanding media's potential/limitations, assessed by through experimentation and research logs, experimental work portfolios.
• Personal Combined Experimental Studies in Art & Design: Exploration and review of skills, materials, health/safety, record keeping, assessed through group problem-solving/research project, experiments/materials selection), individual presentations, and experimentation logs.
• Stage 2: First-Year Degree
• Stage 3: Second-Year Degree

Careers:

• BA(Hons) Architecture (RIBA Part 1 Exemption)
• Accredited by Royal Institute of British Architects(RIBA), Architects Registration Board (ARB).
• Provides full exemption from ARB/RIBA Part 1 exams towards registration as architect.
• BA(Hons) Interior Architecture and Design:
• Close industry partnership and collaborations.
• BA(Hons) Landscape Architecture:
• Landscape Institute (LI) accredited.
• BA(Hons) Product and Furniture Design:
• Opportunity for international collaboration, cultural trips