BSc (Hons) Architectural Design & Technology at Cardiff Metropolitan University

Programme overview

Professionally accredited degree (CIAT and CABE) covering the workings of buildings and the techniques for their construction, taught in dedicated studios with Building Information Modelling and CAD, with an optional placement year in an architectural practice.

Faculty: Cardiff School of Art & Design | Duration: 3 years full time; 4 years with a sandwich placement year. | Intake: September and January | Location: Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom

What you will study

Covers architectural technology, construction materials, architectural science, architectural drawing and presentation, building design, construction technology, law and regulatory controls, specification writing, detailing, conservation and refurbishment, sustainability and professional practice. Year 1 includes Architectural Technology 1 and 2, Research Basics and Interdisciplinary Understanding.

Career pathways

Graduates join architectural practices as architectural technologists and can progress to chartered membership of CIAT and/or CABE.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Typical offer for Year 1 entry: 96-120 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: MMM-DDM. T Level: no specific subjects required. Access to Higher Education Diploma: no specific subjects required. IB Diploma: 24 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.

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

Intake: September and January

Duration: 3 years full time; 4 years with a sandwich placement year.

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