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| Annual Tuition Fee: | ≈ € 3,786 - ≈ € 10,377 (non-EEA) | ||
| Location: | Leicester / United Kingdom / View location on map ▾ Hide location on map ▴ | ||
| Duration: | 24 months | Start Date: | September |
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| Languages: | English | ||
Location of De Montfort University
The Leicester School of Architecture is a thriving contemporary design school, whose roots go back over 100 years. Its employment record is excellent, and graduates work for some of the best practices in the world. The School offers the full suite of professional architecture courses at Part 1, Part 2 and Part 3, which are fully accredited by RIBA and ARB.
* Gives exemption from the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) and Architect’s Registration Board (ARB) Part 2 exams, and is the second of three stages leading to professional qualification as an architect
* Profession-oriented, focused on creative holistic architectural design and sustainable urban regeneration
* Leading practitioners teach alongside academic staff, which includes regular guest lectures from eminent international professionals
* Provides you with a portfolio of fully completed architectural designs of advanced complexity
* You may progress to Architectural Practice PG Dip, Part 3 and final qualification, within the School of Architecture.
Career opportunities
You can usually find employment with leading practices on qualification. The merits of the course are reflected in the high employment rate of graduates in leading practices.
Contents
Full-time
First year modules include:
* Local Design Project
* History Theory and Criticism
* Atelier.
Second year modules include:
* Management Practice and Law
* Integrated Design Project
* Dissertation.
Part-time
This normally involves one day’s study per week during term-time plus ten additional days throughout the year. Modules normally include:
First year
* Local Design Project
* Atelier.
Second year
* History Theory and Criticism
* Dissertation
* Management Practice and Law.
Third year
* Integrated Design Project.
Teaching and assessment
Project work extends your design capabilities and professional skills through the resolution of increasingly complex projects. Design and technical knowledge are developed simultaneously. It is taught in vertical themed units comprising students from all levels, which you would elect to join.
Media for assessment are chosen as appropriate to the task and can include hand and CAD drawings, traditional and CAD-generated physical models, multimedia presentation and reports. Interdisciplinary approaches to communication are explored in collaboration across the Faculty, with design and technology as the primary basis for the exploration of theoretical and critical positions.
History, Theory and Criticism and Professional and Management Studies are explored through lectures, seminars, tutorials, essays, syndicate group work, case studies, visits, studio, workshop and laboratory exercises. Learning is varied, participatory and synchronised with design work.
Assessment is based on essays, project and seminar presentations, and syndicate group work. The classified BArch (Hons) award is based on an aggregate of all assessments. The School has a good record of success in architecture competitions and you are encouraged to participate.
IELTS
You are normally required to take an English Proficiency Test.
Most European Universities recognise the IELTS test.
Take testRequirements
You must have a First or Second Class RIBA/ARB validated Part 1 degree. You need 24 months of post-Part 1 placement experience to register as an architect. We encourage full-time students to complete 9–12 months of this experience before joining the course, and part-time students to do so while studying the course.
All overseas students normally require one of the following qualifications, or equivalent, before they begin a degree course:
* IELTS 6.0
* TOEFL 550, 213 computer-based test
* GCSE English Language grade C.
If you have IELTS 5.5 or above you can take a five-week English language course at DMU beginning in August. This course is free and enables you to develop your English language skills before beginning a degree.
Language Proficiency
| IELTS Band: | 6.0 |
| TOEFL Paper-based: | 550 |
| TOEFL Computer-based: | 213 |
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