Architecture
Entry requirements
Access to HE Diploma
Access - at least 45 credits at level 3 and 15 credits at level 2 from a relevant QAA accredited course
GCSE/National 4/National 5
English Language or English Literature at grade C or 4; Maths at grade C or 4
UCAS Tariff
This must include at least 64 points from 2 A Levels or equivalent BTEC qualifications. We accept General Studies. For example: ABB at A Level. DDM in BTEC Extended Diploma. A combination of qualifications, which may include AS levels, EPQ and General Studies. We make you a lower offer after reviewing your portfolio at a selection event.
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About this course
**Please check the Sheffield Hallam University website for the latest information.**
**Course summary**
- Study a pioneering course in the field of sustainable architecture and design.
- Realise your creative potential to evolve environmental and sustainable architecture for the 21st Century.
- Explore social and political issues of architecture through design projects set within a broad range of rural and urban contexts.
- Study the culture, history and theory of architecture to inform your design projects.
- Learn digital modelling and CAD to the most up-to-date industry standards.
On this course, you'll join a highly-regarded and successful department, developing a range of practical and technical skills. You'll learn to think creatively and communicate effectively on a range of exciting projects.
**How you learn**
All our courses are designed around a set of key principles based on engaging you with the world, collaborating with others, challenging you to think in new ways, and providing you with a supportive environment in which you can thrive.
Design projects are the core of the course, and a significant part of teaching takes part in the design studio.
You will learn to conceptualise, analyse and develop your creative imagination, applying this to design problems which increase in complexity throughout the course. Design projects simulate the real-world skills used in architectural practice.
Year 1 has a small-scale and domestic focus with an emphasis on environmental principles and three-dimensional investigation through making and drawing.
Year 2 has a larger urban scale and international focus and is designed to expand knowledge, imagination, confidence and skills. The year is centred on a European field trip.
Year 3 has a strong social and environmental focus with design projects located in the UK.
You learn through:
- weekly studio-based design tutorials
- lectures and seminars
- practical workshops
- field trips within the UK and Europe
- digital classes
- visits to important architecture and places
- visits to current architectural practices
- lectures and talks from practicing architects
- specialist consultants from industry
- You may also be able to work or study abroad with the possibility of funding through the Turing scheme.
**Applied learning**
**Project-based learning**
All three years of the course are structured around applied learning. This links your studies to real-world situations.
The course seeks to train architects who care about people and the environment, and who appreciate how architecture can have a positive impact on society. Modules in the history and theory of architecture look deep into social and cultural issues, and help to explain how architecture is connected to them. Design projects then apply this knowledge and understanding.
A range of software is used for Computer Aided Design (CAD) and Building Information Modelling (BIM), which together allow exploration of the design and the creation of a data-rich environment.
**Field trips**
Field study trips within the UK and Europe broaden your understanding of architecture within contemporary contexts, and prepare you for a variety of scenarios which you will find in practice.
Extracurricular activities, organised with our active architecture student society (SHarc), include hands-on workshops and a guest lecture series where students invite practitioners to discuss current issues and concerns.
**Networking opportunities**
Employers and practitioners are invited as studio tutors or visiting lecturers to engage with students.
We have strong connections with regional and national practices, which allow for excellent employment opportunities. This is aided by industry employer events, such as our end of year exhibition preview, and is aided further by a dedicated employability team. In Year 3 you will undertake 120 hours of work experience to support your future career.
Modules
Module and assessment information for future years is displayed as currently validated and may be liable to change. When selecting electives, your choices will be subject to the core requirements of the course. As a result, selections may be limited to a choice between one of two or more specified electives in some instances.
Important notice: The structure for this course is currently being reviewed and enhanced to provide the best possible learning experience for our students. Module structure, content, delivery and assessment are all likely to change, but we expect the focus of the course and the learning outcomes to remain as described above. Once the changes have been confirmed, updated module information will be published on this page.
**Year 1**
**Compulsory modules**
Architectural Design Studio 1
Architecture Studio One
Communication
Cultural Context 1
Environment And Technology 1
**Year 2**
**Compulsory modules**
Architecture Studio 2
Construction Technology
Cultural Context 2
Environment And Technology 2
**Final year**
**Compulsory modules**
Architecture Studio 3A
Architecture Studio 3B
Cultural Context 3
Environment And Technology 3
Professional Practice
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The Uni
Sheffield Hallam University
College of Social Sciences and Arts
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Top job areas of graduates
Architecture had a difficult time a few years back during the great recession, but those days are over and the degree is in demand as house building and infrastructure have increased in importance. Most working architects secure jobs in the architecture industry, more usually starting as assistants rather than full-blown architects or chartered technicians. Some, however, move into management, design or marketing roles, where they find their planning, design and project management skills are very welcome. Nearly half the architecture-related jobs last year were in London or the South-East, and this group are rather more likely than average to find their jobs through personal contacts, so polish your networking skills, or see if you can get work experience if you want to succeed as an architect.
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Architecture
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