Architectural Design (Joint Honours)

When can you start this course? | UCAS code | Fees | Entry requirements

What is joint honours?

With joint honours, you can study for an honours degree in two or even three subjects. Find out more about joint honours, including what subjects you can combine with this one.

Why choose this course?

You'll develop the creative and technical skills you'll need for a professional architectural career.
You can study flexibly and develop a mix of skills by combining Architectural Design with one or two other subjects as part of your joint honours degree.

About the course

A joint honours degree is the perfect choice for you if you want to study more than one subject. You can combine this course with one or two other joint honours courses that are offered at our Derby Campus to create your own joint honours degree. Most students combine Architectural Design with Property Development.

Visit www.derby.ac.uk/jointhonours for more information.

You'll develop creative and technical architectural skills and an awareness of traditional and contemporary architectural design.

The course is practical and largely studio-based. You'll learn about traditional design alongside the application of the latest digital technology, including CAD (Computer Aided Design), virtual reality and multimedia.

During your first year you'll develop basic design skills and techniques. You'll complete a variety of projects using CAD.

In the final stage, you'll carry out an individual study of design and research to explore your potential as a creative designer.

You'll be assessed in a variety of ways to help you develop your presentation and communication skills, which are essential for professional practice.

Find out more about what subjects and modules you'll be studying...

Your career

There's a real design and technical emphasis to this course, which will help you get into a professional architectural career. In particular, you'll develop digital skills, which are highly appropriate to the contemporary architectural workplace.

If you combine this subject with Property Development you could start your own business or work in the practical side of property planning and designing.

You can also study further to achieve membership of the Chartered Institute of Architectural Technologists.

How you're assessed

You'll be assessed in a variety of ways to help you develop your presentation and communication skills, which are essential for professional practice.

Start dates

If you're from the UK or EU you can apply to study this course in:

September 2012

If you're from a country outside the EU you can apply to study this course full time in:

September 2012

UCAS code

Popular courses that can be combined with Architectural Design include:

Business Management
Film and Television Studies
American Studies
Sociology
Marketing
Mathematics

Fees

This is a resource intensive course.

UK/EU students

Full time:

If you combine this subject with a classroom based subject it will cost £6,995 per year.
If you combine this subject with another resource intensive subject or a specialist subject it will cost £7,495 per year.

Part time:

You usually take 18 of modules in total for your course

Modules from classroom based subjects will cost £875 per module.
Modules from resource intensive subjects will cost £935 per module.
Modules from specialist subjects will cost £1,000 per module.

International students

Full time:

If you combine this subject with a classroom based subject it will cost £9,700 per year.
If you combine this subject with another resource intensive subject or a specialist subject it will cost £9,975 per year.

*These fees apply if you're starting this course between September 2012 and August 2013. We recommend you check fee details with us though, as they can change. Costs can increase each year.

More information about our fees for September 2012 and the support available