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MArch PG Dip Level 7 Architect Degree Apprenticeship

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    MArch/PGDip 4 years part-time

Course Description

This programme is the next step for professionals who are aiming to achieve postgraduate qualifications equivalent to the Architects Registration Board (ARB) / Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) Parts 2 and 3, whilst continuing to gain relevant experience in practice.

Who is this route suitable for?

  • RIBA Part 1 qualified architectural assistants looking to obtain their RIBA Parts 2 and 3 qualifications.
  • Those whose employers have undertaken to support them as apprentices over the four years required to complete the Degree Apprenticeship course.

Why choose a Degree Apprenticeship at NTU?

  • Through new government funding, your employer will be responsible for apprenticeship course fees, meaning that you will not pay University tuition fees.
  • As well as gaining a degree, you’ll also benefit from on-the-job training, provided by your employer, opening up early opportunities for career development and progression.
  • You’ll have the added advantage of years of relevant work experience, while making industry connections along the way. This could enhance your future employability and boost your career progression.

The course has been prescribed by the ARB. Following completion of the programme, which will be subject to periodic review by the ARB, apprentices will be eligible to apply to join the ARB Register and then may be permitted to designate themselves as ‘architects’ – a legally protected title available only to those named on that register.

Entry Requirements

  • For entry onto this course you need to have achieved a good qualification equivalent to a RIBA Part 1 accredited course (for example, a BArch award with minimum 2.2. Honours).
  • You’ll need to be in current employment and have secured your employer’s agreement to support you through the degree apprenticeship course and have been allocated an architecturally qualified Employment Mentor from your place of work.
  • You’ll also need to have at least one year experience working in practice, evidenced by at least four properly completed and endorsed Professional Development and Experience Record (PEDR) sheets or an equivalent certificate of work-based experience.

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Programme Funding

You might be able to get a scholarship to help fund your studies. We award scholarships to those students who can demonstrate excellent achievement, passion and dedication to their studies.

Student Destinations

NTU is ranked Top 5 in the UK for the number of Architecture graduates in graduate-level jobs, further HE or professional study within 15 months of graduating (Guardian University Guide, 2023).

Our Architecture courses are designed to maximise your employability prospects following graduation, equipping you with professional skills as well as enhancing and developing your design skills, technical knowledge and ability to communicate your ideas.

Graduates have gone on to hold various architectural roles in some of the most well-known practices in the world, including David Chipperfield, Richard Rogers and Glenn Howells, whilst working towards higher qualifications.

Module Details

Year 1

  • Architectural Technology and Construction Methods
  • Vertical Studio I
  • Intervening in the City

Year 2

  • Architectural Theory and Research Methods
  • Management, Practice and Law
  • Dissertation/Research Project
  • Research Implementation

Year 3

  • Vertical Studio II
  • Design Thesis

Final year

  • RIBA Part 3 Exam 1: Practice Management
  • RIBA Part 3 Exam 2: Project Management
  • Record of Practical Experience (RPE) sheets
  • Case Study: Design Challenge Report
  • Professional Interview: Career Appraisal

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