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Architecture at Coventry University - UCAS

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Course summary

This course is designed to celebrate the distinct nature of architecture as a discipline spanning the sciences and the arts. This course aims to help you:

  • develop creative and imaginative architectural projects of diverse scale, complexity and type
  • advance your career towards becoming a professional architect
  • explore the interrelationship between buildings, the built environment and the principles of sustainable design
  • use the principles and theories of urban design for the planning of successful communities.
Why you should study this course This course is for you if you want to:
  • learn on a course that is informed by an advisory panel of practising architects, including lecturers with industry experience and guest lecturers, ensuring a strong and collaborative bond between your practice and our staff (staff and guest speakers are subject to change)
  • study in a holistic, integrated teaching and learning environment. Industry-standard facilities allow you to explore, create, collaborate and develop employer-valued skills
  • develop human values such as social interaction, wellbeing and accessibility, helping and supporting you to find a role for architecture in contemporary society
  • work on individual projects, and collaborative projects with other arts and engineering students on master’s courses within Coventry University.
Architects Registration Board (ARB) This course is prescribed by the Architects Registration Board (ARB). This means it meets the ARB’s requirements for Part 2 of the qualifications needed to become an architect in the UK. Coventry University’s Architecture MArch is prescribed by the Architects Registration Board (ARB) for the purposes of entry onto the United Kingdom Register of Architects. Prescription is subject to the conditions of prescription being met and maintained, and to periodic review. The qualification is currently prescribed until 31 December 2028. For the latest information, please view our website.

Modules

YEAR ONE: Design, Process and Communication (30 credits). Comprehensive Design (40 credits). Construction, Technology and Environmental Design (20 credits). Cultural Context (20 credits). Integrated Project (10 credits). YEAR TWO: Research for Design (20 credits). Design Thesis (60 credits). Professional Practice and Management (10 credits). Critical Investigations (30 credits). For complete and up-to-date information, please view our website.

Professional bodies

Professionally accredited courses provide industry-wide recognition of the quality of your qualification.

  • Architects Registration Board

Entry requirements

An honours degree 2:2 or above in architecture with exemption from Part 1 of the RIBA Examinations (or its equivalent as formally recognised by the RIBA/ARB). We recognise a breadth of qualifications; speak to one of our advisers today to find out how we can help you. Portfolio: You must provide a convincing portfolio of relevant architectural design work. This must be presented at interview or submitted by post/online.


Fees and funding

Tuition fees

No fee information has been provided for this course

Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website .

Additional fee information

2025/26 fees TBC. Please see our website for latest information.
Architecture at Coventry University - UCAS