Bachelor of Science (Hons) in Architechture with International Foundation Year University of Salford, UK

Architects are responsible for questioning and reflecting on how we use buildings and the spaces around them to propose alternative and effective models for living.

Our three-year BSc (Hons) Architecture degree is carefully designed to nurture your development as a designer and equip you with the critical thinking skills needed for practice. With validation from the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) and the Architects Registration Board (ARB), this course is the first step to pursuing a career in Architecture*.

Design activity is central to our programme. You will make full use of our individual creative skillset to learn to develop proposals for complex, multi-dimensional and cross-disciplinary, spatial problems. You will use design thinking to consider and explore the global challenges faced by society, including decarbonisation, decolonisation, and the effect of emerging technologies and their implications for built environment use and performance.

Studying an undergraduate Architecture degree at Salford offers the unique opportunity to practice your design skills through engagement with live projects and by prototyping and testing using our cutting-edge digital design and fabrication facilities. You will have the opportunity to experiment with all forms of design processes from hand drawing to model making. Opportunities to engage with live projects, from site visits and collaborative, cross-disciplinary working scenarios, will prepare you for professional practice and encourage you to consider the future of the architectural profession.

*The ARB is revising its requirements for registration and is removing the award of an undergraduate qualification in architecture as a requirement.  The intention of the ARB is that its prescription of Part 1 qualifications will cease on 31 Dec 2027. 

If you graduate in June 2028 or later, you will be affected by the change and your degree will not be a prescribed ARB award. This will not impact your ability to complete your qualification as a UK registered architect, as the ARB will continue to accredit academic awards at master’s level only.