BSc (Hons) Architecture and Environmental Design at University of Westminster

Programme overview

Combines the artistic and scientific sides of architecture, with half the time in studio design and half in bioclimatic, historical, cultural, socio-economic and professional studies, focusing on environmental performance of buildings.

Duration: 3 years (4 with a placement year) | Intake: September 2027 | Study mode: full-time | Location: London, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Modules include Sensing the Environment, A History of Architecture, Design Project, Environmental Design and Principles of Building Physics, Climate, Energy and Architecture, Designing in Extreme Climatic Conditions, Material Studies and Environmental Design and Zero-Plus Energy Buildings.

Career pathways

Architects with a specialisation in environmental design, sustainability and low-carbon design are in demand.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Typical offer: A levels ABB (128 UCAS Tariff points); T levels 128 UCAS Tariff points; International Baccalaureate 128 UCAS Tariff points from all components of the Diploma Programme (IB Career-related Programme considered case by case); BTEC Extended Diploma DDM in Art and Design; BTEC Diploma not accepted on its own; Access course 128 UCAS Tariff points. Also required: GCSE English Language grade 4/C (IB grade 4 Higher level), GCSE Maths grade 4/C (IB grade 2 SL & HL; IB MYP 3) and GCSE Science grade 4/C. A personal statement outlining interest in architecture and a portfolio of creative work are required; applicants may be invited to an online interview. English language for applicants whose first language is not English: IELTS 6.0 overall with 5.5 in each component. Direct entry to Year 2 (or Year 3 for some courses) is possible for applicants with comparable completed credits, applying through UCAS at the relevant point of entry.

Domestic applicants: GBP 10,050 a year (2027/28). Per academic year. Source

International applicants: GBP 19,000 a year (2027/28). Per academic year. Source

Intake: September 2027

Duration: 3 or 4 years

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