Architectural Technology BSc (Hons)

This course will prepare you for industry challenges, encouraging you to push the boundaries, exercise professional judgement, and understand that architectural technology is about peoples’ lives, as well as impacts on the built and natural environment, and society. As an architectural technologist you will be the technical member of the design team, making sure that designs are buildable, durable, sustainable, economical and easy to maintain. You will learn to take architectural design projects from concept to completion, focusing on building technology, function and performance. You will gain extensive knowledge of design processes, construction methods, environments, materials and the latest technologies. This includes the opportunity to learn Building Information Modelling (BIM) to level 2, giving you a competitive advantage when you graduate. The option of a salaried placement year gives you the opportunity to gain vital work experience, enhance your CV and make valuable industry contacts. Our course is accredited by the Chartered Institute of Architectural Technologists (CIAT), the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) and the Chartered Association of Building Engineers (CABE). Recent graduates are now working in companies including: Mace, Osborne, McAlpine, Morgan Sindall, Gatwick Airport, Frankham, Delta Green, Berkeley Group Plc, HNW Architects and Hemsley Orrell Partnership. Others have progressed to postgraduate and MPhil/PhD studies.