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BSc (Hons) Architectural Technology

University of the Highlands & Islands, United Kingdom
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Course Overview

If you are passionate about architecture and the technology that surrounds design in the built environment, then this innovative BSc (Hons) Architectural Technology course is for you.

You will gain the theoretical and project-based skills required within a modern architectural practice, including an excellent understanding of managing projects from conception through to completion.

The course combines simulated design office practice, site visits, and regular project work to ensure that you gain the necessary skills demanded by the architectural industry, such as building information modeling and technical design.

Working with professionally qualified tutors you will gain valuable and essential skills making you highly employable as an architectural technologist.

The majority of our employer partners recruit from our program and indicate that our graduates have an excellent understanding of the design and technical process of projects and can enter the industry and be effective contributors to their architectural practices from day one.

General Eligibility

  • 2 Highers at C or above preferably in Maths, Physics, Graphic Communication, Design and Manufacture, Art and Design, Geography or English, OR

  • 1 A Level at grade B in Graphic Communications

  • Alternatively, NC in a construction-related subject such as NC Civil Engineering or NC Built Environment, OR

  • Foundation Apprenticeship Civil Engineering

  • Direct entry to year two may be possible with an HNC Architectural Technology, or HNC Built Environment, with a B or above in the Graded Unit

  • Direct entry to year three may be possible with an HND Architectural Technology or HND Computer Aided Architectural Design and Technology, or equivalent

  • Applicants with other relevant qualifications or experience will be considered on an individual basis

Part Time Work Details

20 hours work permit for international students

What You'll Study

1 Year 1 - HNC

Mandatory units:

  • Architectural design sketching and drawing

  • Construction technology: substructure

  • Construction technology: industrial/commercial superstructure

  • CAD: 2D1

  • Architectural procedures

  • Building services in a large building

  • Construction materials and specification

  • Design of building structures

  • Statutory control of buildings

  • Architectural technology: graded unit

Option units include:

  • Building services: an introduction

  • Construction technology: domestics construction

2 Year 2 - DipHE

Core modules are:

  • Architectural Technology 2

  • Construction technology 2

  • Design Studio 2

  • Technical studio 2

  • Environmental technology 1

  • Project 2

3 Year 3 - BSc

Core modules are:

  • Architectural Technology 3

  • Construction technology 3

  • Technical studio 3

  • Environmental technology 2

  • Project management

  • Project 3

4 Year 4 - BSc (Hons)

Core modules are:

  • Alternative design technologies

  • Architectural entrepreneurship

  • Construction technology 4

  • Integrated project

You must also complete a dissertation.

Language Requirement

  • IELTS6.0
  • TOEFL80
  • PTE58
  • Applicants must have an IELTS score- 6.0 or equivalent

  • English (PTE) Academic-58 average with 51 in each component

  • TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) iBT4-Min 80 or above with min 18 in each section

Ready to get started?

For any enquiries or further details, please don't hesitate to contact us. Let's take the next step in your academic journey together.

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