BSc (Hons) Architectural Design Technology (With Foundation Year)

This four-year course is perfect if you want a degree in Architectural Design Technology, but don’t have the standard qualifications. We prepare you for your degree during your Foundation year, bringing you up to speed with academic skills and a firm grounding in the subject. Then you can go on to do the full undergraduate degree. And it’s an exciting degree to study. The course blends architecture with building engineering, construction technology, and management. Our team of architects and civil engineers will equip you with all the skills and knowledge you need for a rewarding career in this important field.

Foundation Year(If Required)

• Techniques for Designing
• Design Project
• Art and Design Workshop
• Design Media
• History and Theory
• Mental Wealth: Professional Life

Year 1

• The Built Environment
• Construction Technology
• Design Investigation 1
• Design Integration 1
• Technical Studies and Representation 1
• Mental Wealth: Professional Life 1

Year 2

• Tendering, Estimating, and Cost Control
• Contract Procedures
• Design Investigation 2
• Design Integration 2
• Technical Studies and Representation 2
• Mental Wealth: Professional Life 2
• Work Placement

This course offers the opportunity of year-long placement between years two and three. If you choose to take this option, you’ll spend your third year on a placement with a relevant company or organization, adding valuable practical experience to your growing academic knowledge. The extra placement year means it will take four years to complete your studies, instead of three.

Year 3

• Project Management
• Design Investigation 3
• Design Integration 3
• Integrated Technology
• Research in Practice
• Mental Wealth: Professional Life 3

Employability

With a degree in architectural design technology, you’ll be perfectly placed to provide the crucial link between architects and other professionals and managers in the construction industry. Your knowledge of design procedures, technology, professional practice, and the business side of procurement and contracts will give you the chance to play a pivotal role in the construction world. As an architectural technologist, you have a number of options. For example, you could work for an architectural practice, a large construction company, a design consultancy, or a local authority or regulatory body. Alternatively, you could work as a freelance or set up your own company.