BA (Hons) Architecture at Liverpool John Moores University

This professionally validated degree offers the opportunity to work on a range of authentic architectural projects in a dynamic studio environment. Input from practising architects and access to industry standard technical facilities gives you a rigorous and stimulating programme of study. Taught principally through a studio environment that is seamlessly underpinned and informed by lectures and workshops, the over-arching ambition of the programme is to create graduates with artistic flair, and who are technically skilled and grounded in the demands of the professional role of the architect.

Faculty: Faculty of Society and Culture  |  Department: Liverpool School of Art and Creative Industries  |  Duration: 3 years  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Intake: September (2027/28 entry)  |  Location: Liverpool, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Year 1 core modules: History and Theory 1: critically engaging with architectural ideas through analysis of architecture, Fundamental Skills: - understanding buildings through drawing, Design 1: light, space and form; narrative and spatial sequencing, Design 2: exploration of a place, Design 3: the need for design, Environment and Technology 1: introduction to environmental design, Environment and Technology 2: introduction to structures and construction. Year 2 core modules: History and Theory 2: critically engaging with architectural ideas through case studies, City Design: analysing and shaping the city, Building in the City: enriching urban form through architecture, Explorative Project: design, Explorative Project: technology, Environment and Technology 3: use and application of Building Information Modelling, Study Semester Abroad - Architecture. Year 3 core modules: Design Project Research: theoretical and historical investigations, Integrated Design 1: explorations around climate, Integrated Design 1: environmental study, Integrated Design 2: comprehensive design project, Practice and Legislation: ethical design practice and building legislation.

Career pathways

To become a registered architect you usually need to work for an additional year in architectural practice then complete a two-year Master of Architecture (MArch) diploma. Once you have passed the RIBA Part 3 exams, you can practice in any EU or commonwealth country and many other countries outside the EU.

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