Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in Architecture University of Plymouth, UK

Ready to channel and apply your creative impulses and imagination to real-world built environment problems? Through critical thinking, hands-on work with a community of expert practitioners, designing and making, our professionally accredited architecture degree will give you the experience, skills and resilience to become a progressive thinker who can confidently design sustainable and inclusive solutions to our planet’s future challenges.

Key features

• Gain professional accreditation from the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) if you complete this degree successfully. This means that you won’t need to complete RIBA Part 1 separately.
• Study in an inspiring creative environment. You’ll be based in our eye-catching Roland Levinsky Building with access to amazing
• facilities and resources.
• Join a diverse community that aims to champion and support a
• culture of participation and inclusivity.
• Graduate ready for the workplace with our focus on professional development. You'll work on
• live design projects
• and we have strong links with Plymouth City Council and other regional community projects.
• Learn from expert academic tutors with industry experience and
• interdisciplinary research interests.
• Enrich your learning with
• field trips
• each year to project sites, European study trips, exchange study opportunities abroad and at home, and overseas summer schools. Previous destinations have included Barcelona, Berlin, Bilbao, Copenhagen, Paris, Porto, Rotterdam, Rome, Stockholm and Venice.
• Gain insights into the field with talks from leading practitioners and theorists. Our Cross Professional Dialogue programme is a forum for discussion between architects, builders and others in the building industry. We also hold the annual ‘State of the Profession’ symposium with noted professionals, such as RIBA President Stephen Hodder, to discuss key issues in architecture today.
• Be part of the academic discussion. Our highly respected Plymouth Architecture Society (PARCS) organises fortnightly lectures that feature leading architects, engineers and designers who showcase and discuss their work.