Bath Spa University · UK

Bachelor's in Architecture

Campus Bachelor Full Time

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Delivery

Campus

Study mode

Full Time

Level

Bachelor

Starts

Fall, Spring

Introduction

Architecture is a Bachelor program taught at Bath Spa University, UK. Intake: Fall, Spring. The program is offered in campus-based modes with full-time (4 years) options.

Bath Spa University offers a BA (Hons) Architecture that is prescribed by the Architects Registration Board (ARB) and RIBA-validated. The course develops skills in design, drawing, making, planning, communication, and collaboration. You study architectural design principles in relation to place, space, community, and responsibilities such as climate change and sustainability. The degree also covers conservation, planning, and the use and reuse of spaces.

The programme is taught through a mix of academic study and practice-based teaching. Bath Spa University describes learning through lectures, seminars, workshops, tutorials, online activity and discussion, work-based learning, research projects, and practical real-world projects. You complete coursework assessments using reports, reviews, reflective pieces, proposal papers, project progress reports, evaluations, portfolios, and presentations, and you build a comprehensive portfolio by the end.

This prescribed Part 1 course supports eventual registration as an architect. Bath Spa University also lists professional employment opportunities across the architecture, design, and construction industries, including interior and spatial designer, building surveyor, urban planner, conservationist, project manager, historic buildings inspector, and architectural photographer.

Modules

Design Studio 1 - People, form and space
Communication 1 - Observation, surveying and depiction
Architectural Technologies 1
Design Studio 2 - Collaborative design
Design Studio 3 - Place
Wicked Problems: The Complexity of Critical Design Thinking
Design Studio 4 - Scale
Architectural Technologies 2
Architectural Practice 1
Design Studio 5 - Collaborative design
Design Studio 6 - Intervention
Architecture - Theory and Contemporary Issues

Admission Requirements

The minimum requirements for admission in Architecture at Bath Spa University for all applicants (Domestic or International) are:

program specific academic requirment set by Bath Spa University.
English Language OR any other language requirments as set by Bath Spa University as pre-requiste for admission in Architecture.

Note: Please check the university website in the link below.

Typical academic prerequisites for this course include A-levels or equivalent qualifications. A strong portfolio demonstrating prior design experience is often required. Additionally, applicants may be evaluated on their creativity and passion for architecture through interviews or project submissions.