BA (Hons) Architecture at Cardiff Metropolitan University

Programme overview

Architecture degree informed by the tradition of a school of art and design and contemporary use of technology, teaching students to design buildings and spaces creatively and in an environmentally responsible way.

Faculty: Cardiff School of Art & Design | Duration: 3 years full time | Location: Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom

What you will study

Year 1: Introduction to Architectural Thinking and Design (40 credits), Integrated Design: Small Interventions (20), Research Basics (20), Interdisciplinary Understanding (40). Year 2 includes Integrated Design: Urban Interventions (40) and Integrated Design: Dwelling & Community (40).

Career pathways

Graduates pursue further study and training towards qualifying as architects, work as architectural assistants or enter the wider creative industries; some take a PGCE or progress to master's or doctoral study.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Typical offer for Year 1 entry: 120-128 tariff points. GCSE: preferably five GCSEs at grade C/4 or above including English Language (or Welsh First Language) and Mathematics (or Mathematics - Numeracy). A levels: minimum three A levels, no specific subjects required (Welsh Advanced Skills Baccalaureate considered as a third subject). BTEC National/Cambridge Technical Extended Diploma: DDM. T Level: no specific subjects required. Access to Higher Education Diploma: no specific subjects required. IB Diploma: 26 points. Irish Leaving Certificate: no specific subjects required (Higher level subjects only considered at minimum grade H4). Scottish Advanced Highers: no specific subjects required. Combinations of qualifications are accepted if they meet the minimum requirements; contextual offers apply; mature applicants and applicants with relevant experience or RPL are considered individually. International applicants: Academic IELTS 6.0 overall with at least 5.5 in all elements, or equivalent. Successful portfolio review required.

Domestic applicants: GBP 9,790 a year (2026/27). Full-time home undergraduate tuition fee; may increase by any level permitted by the Welsh Government. Source

International applicants: GBP 16,000 a year (2026/27). Full-time international undergraduate tuition fee. Source

Duration: 3 years full time

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