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UK & EU Fee
£9,000 (2013/14)
Overseas Fee
£19,500 (2013/14)
General Funding Notes
Details about financial support are available at: www.ucl.ac.uk/study/ug-finance
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Architectural and Interdisciplinary Studies BSc
UCAS Code: K102
This innovative degree programme addresses architectural space from an interdisciplinary perspective and explores alternative approaches to design and creative practice. The flexible nature of the BSc enables students to tailor a programme of study suited to their own interests both within and outside the built environment.
Entry Requirements
A Levels
| Grades | AAB |
|---|---|
| Subjects | Art required. A portfolio is required at interview stage. |
| AS Levels | A pass in a further subject at AS level or equivalent is required. |
| GCSEs | English Language and Mathematics at grade C. For UK-based students, a grade C or equivalent in a foreign language (other than Ancient Greek, Biblical Hebrew or Latin) is required. UCL provides opportunities to meet the foreign language requirement following enrolment, further details at: www.ucl.ac.uk/ug-reqs |
IB Diploma
| Points | 36 |
|---|---|
| Subjects | A score of 17 points in three higher level subjects including Art, with no score lower than 5. A portfolio is required at interview stage. |
Other Qualifications
For entry requirements with other UK qualifications accepted by UCL, choose your qualification from the list below:
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International Qualifications
International Qualifications
In addition to A level and International Baccalaureate, UCL considers a wide range of international qualifications for entry to its undergraduate degree programmes.
University Preparatory Certificates
UCL offers intensive one-year foundation courses to prepare international students for a variety of degree programmes at UCL.
The University Preparatory Certificates (UPCs) are for international students of high academic potential who are aiming to gain access to undergraduate degree programmes at UCL and other top UK universities.
For more information see our website: www.ucl.ac.uk/upc
English Language Requirements
If English is not your first language you will also need to satisfy UCL's English Language Requirements. A variety of English language programmes are offered at the UCL Centre for Languages & International Education.
Degree Summary
Degree Benefits
- Consistently at the forefront of architectural debate, the UCL Bartlett is renowned for its innovative teachers, designers, researchers and students, who have created a new wave of different architectures.
- This innovative programme offers an interdisciplinary education with a specialisation in architecture and emphasis on design and creative practice without the constraints of the professional (RIBA) requirements.
- You will develop the necessary intellectual and practical skills to engage with architecture and the city in an increasingly globalised age.
This innovative BSc will allow you to maintain a specialisation within the built environment (60% of courses taken) and customise your own programme with a wide choice of optional courses (40%) taken in other UCL departments, from Art History to Languages, and Management.
This programme is unique in offering its own design and creative practice courses throughout, which allows you to develop a wide range of practical and research skills. Other distinct features are its emphasis upon activity-based learning supported by study visits and field trips.
The emphasis is on the constant production of small assignments for seminars/tutorials which build up to a larger portfolio; and also on group critiques where you learn to explain your work, listen to and evaluate feedback.
As you progress you will have opportunities to direct your own projects and work collaboratively, for instance, in preparing the programme’s contribution to the Bartlett Annual Show.
Your Learning
The programme is delivered through a mixture of lectures, small-group seminars, tutorials, workshops, demonstrations from experts, critiques – where individual students present to a group of experts in the field, group work, presentations, study and site visits, and field trips.
Assessment
Assessment is varied and innovative. In addition to academic essays and examinations, design and creative practice courses are assessed by portfolios, which might include text, images/photographs, drawings, and which can take a range of forms. Research courses are also assessed by portfolios.
Degree Structure
In each year of your degree you will take a number of individual courses, normally valued at 0.5 or 1.0 credits, adding up to a total of 4.0 credits for the year. Courses are assessed in the academic year in which they are taken. The balance of compulsory and optional courses varies from programme to programme and year to year. A 1.0 credit is considered equivalent to 15 credits in the European Credit Transfer System (ECTS).
Year One
Year Two
Year Three
Further details available on degree page of subject website:
Your Career
You will develop the ability to think critically about the built environment and to argue speculatively. You will learn key tools and techniques of architectural research, design and fabrication. Our aim is to produce independent-minded and culturally sensitive graduates who are well equipped to problem solve in complex environments of all kinds.
Students pursue careers in the fields of art, design, film, media, and curatorship or related fields such as planning or project management.
Destinations
The first cohort of students on the Architectural and Interdisciplinary Studies BSc three-year programme are due to graduate after 2016, therefore no information about career destinations is currently available. However, recent graduates (2008–2011) from the Architectural Studies BSc (which this new programme replaces) include:
- Full-time student, MA in Character Animation at Central St. Martin's College (2011)
- Management Consultant, Accenture (2011)
- Graduate Surveyor, CB Richard Ellis (2010)
- Full-time student, MA in Cultural and Creative Industries at King's College London (2010)
- Project Manager, Iconic (2009)
Find out more about London graduates' careers by visiting the Careers Group (University of London) website:
Application
Your Application
We are looking for highly motivated and passionate individuals with a strong interest in design and creative practice. Students should be interested in approaching architectural space in an interdisciplinary way, willing to explore alternative approaches to architectural design, and to engage critically about the cultural and social life of architecture.
How to Apply
Application for admission should be made through UCAS (the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service). Applicants currently at school or college will be provided with advice on the process; however, applicants who have left school or who are based outside the United Kingdom may obtain information directly from UCAS.
Selection
Out of the applicants who meet our entry requirements, we produce a shortlist of those we would like to interview. Overseas applicants may be assessed without an interview. A portfolio of creative work is essential for your application at the interview stage.
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