Architects Registration Board (ARB) prescribed and Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) validated, this degree course will also offer you a thorough introduction to architectural management, practice and law, and prides itself on its creative collaborations. Giving you the chance to work with cultural institutions and businesses, as well as the Canterbury School of Architecture’s overseas partners, exciting and frequently updated projects will involve you in contemporary issues and in live situations. This will provide you with invaluable, profession-based industry experience. This is a highly practical course and you’ll study in large, light and airy, dedicated studios. With the space and freedom to embrace and debate the future, you’ll develop new ways of thinking through design practice. An industry mentoring scheme is also available and our excellent student-to-staff ratio will help you to build your portfolio and CV, ready for professional practice. Our School of Architecture also offers progression to a fully validated UCA MArch in Architecture.

Recent employment opportunities have included working at the offices of Zaha Hadid, Norman Foster, Will Alsop and Sauerbruch Hutton, as well as at local architects’ practices such as Clague Architects and Lee Evans Partnership (both in Canterbury). Our graduates have also established their own research collaborations and projects.