Architecture – (B.A.)

The Manchester School of Architecture, one of the largest in the UK, was established in 1996 as a result of an innovative collaboration between the University of Manchester and Manchester Metropolitan University.
When you join the Manchester School of Architecture, you benefit from the considerable resources and expertise in teaching and research available in both institutions and receive an award from both institutions.
Architecture education consists of five years of full time study divided between two degrees. These are the three year BA (Hons) in Architecture followed by the two year BArch degree, which carry exemption from the Architects Registration Board (ARB) and the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) Part 1 and Part 2 respectively. On graduation from the BA, you normally undertake a year of professional experience in an architectural office under the direction of the school. This first experience of practice prepares you for your architectural education in BArch.
Year 1 gives you the opportunity to develop your architectual creative process through a series of studio design projects and skills workshops. The emphasis is on helping you begin to develop a way of thinking, working and designing as an individual designer with an understanding of human nature and spatial experience.
During Year 2 you will further develop your design processes and critical thinking skills. Your skills will be tested through various projects using your own design solutions. You will gain an increased awareness of architecture within both rural and urban contexts.
By Year 3 you will identify what contemporary architecture means to you. You will establish your theoretical position through a variety of projects leading to one major project where your design initiative and intuition is needed to formulate and communicate your architectural designs.