Course summary
Architects shape the world around us, balancing creativity and critical knowledge to transform and inspire our built environment. Our RIBA-accredited BSc (Hons) Architecture degree will nurture your skills and channel your passion for design so you are ready to help create a better built environment for everyone. It’s no surprise that architecture is one of the UK’s most popular degree courses – and an inspiring career choice. Architects are highly-valued in many sectors, working widely throughout the world for governments, major organisations, design practices and engineering consultancies. Learn to design a better built environment Drawing on our enviable location close to the heart of Manchester, one of Europe’s fastest-growing city regions, you will explore architecture and the built environment in a collaborative and engaging way. Led by international experts, our three-year BSc Architecture course will nurture your knowledge and skills, so you are ready for sustainable design and practice in the digital era. With unconditional Part 1 validation from the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) and the Architects Registration Board (ARB), the course provides the crucial first stage in your journey to become a chartered architect. We’ve created a learning environment that reflects the studio culture many architecture professionals experience in their careers. The intelligent, flexible design enables us to repurpose the space for industry critiques, guest lectures and practical design sessions, as well as our annual degree show. Along with a computer suite for your digital design work, and workshops packed with high-spec equipment, including laser cutters and 3D printers, it is the ideal environment to bring your design ideas to life. Get closer to industry Reflecting the real-world, multi-disciplinary projects and innovative problem-solving activities alongside other built environment students will be at the heart of your studies. Through our strong links with local architectural practices and design firms, you will experience external critiques and guest lectures. With a focus on your future, you can share your creativity at our annual architecture show and build your network at our exclusive built environment careers fair. Our new home for architecture In Autumn 2022, we opened our new £65 million hub for science, engineering and the environment - and our new home for architecture. Sustainability-designed and 100% electric powered, the building offers unrivalled teaching, learning and research facilities and provides exciting new spaces for industry collaboration. Features • Explore architectural spatiality and the relationship between form, space, material and tectonics through studio workshops and action-learning modules • Develop skills and competences using digital tools and technologies, such as BIM, that enable more creative and sustainable design • Build your leadership and management skills, gaining the confidence to contribute your opinions and express your ideas • Gain ARB and RIBA Part 1 validation, the crucial first step of your seven-year journey to become a chartered architect • Experience learning in our dynamic studio setting, complete with computer design suites, 3-D printers and laser cutters
Modules
Year one modules may include: Design Studio 1A, Design Representation and Modelling, History and Theory of Architecture, Design Studio 1B, Construction Technology in Architecture 1, Construction Technology in Architecture 2. Year two modules may include: History and Theory of Architecture 2, Design Studio 2A, Multi-Disciplinary Design Project, Construction Technology in Architecture 3, Design Studio 2B:Performance Modelling and Integrated Design, Principles of Sustainable Built Environments. Year three modules may include: Design Studio 3A, Re-creating the City - Re-use and Regeneration, Practice Management and Law, Design Studio 3B, Design Research Project, Environmental Architectural Technology.
How to apply
This course has limited vacancies, and is no longer accepting applications from some students. See the list below for where you normally live, to check if you’re eligible to apply.
EU
Wales
England
International
Scotland
Northern Ireland
Republic of Ireland
This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.
Application codes
- Course code:
- K100
- Institution code:
- S03
- Campus name:
- Peel Park Campus
- Campus code:
- -
Points of entry
The following entry points are available for this course:
- Year 1
Entry requirements
Qualification requirements
UCAS Tariff - 128 points
A level
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016) - DMM
Access to HE Diploma
Scottish Higher
AS
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Foundation Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Certificate (first teaching from September 2016) - DDM
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Certificate (first teaching from September 2016)
Scottish Advanced Higher
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme - 30 points
Welsh Baccalaureate - Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate (first teaching September 2015)
Extended Project
Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017)
Cambridge International Pre-U Certificate - Principal
GCSE/National 4/National 5
Additional entry requirements
Portfolio
Student Outcomes
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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
Provider information
University of Salford
The Crescent
Salford
M5 4WT
Clearing contact details
Clearing Line
0300 555 5030
Additional information
Friday 5 July 9am to 5pm, Monday 8 July until Wednesday 14 August, 10am to 4pm, Thursday 15 August, 7.30am to 7pm, Friday 16 August, 8am to 6pm, Saturday 17 August, 10am to 2pm. Also Clearing Visit Day, Sunday 18 August, Closed, Monday 19 August, 9am to 5pm (and from this date on).