Architecture (Part 2 ARB/RIBA) Graduate Diploma: Course features
What this course offers you
- The Architecture Graduate Diploma is designed for architects seeking a route to registration in the UK. It focuses on architecture as an active and demanding cultural practice.
- Design is at the heart of the programme. Theoretical, technical and contextual studies underpin your learning in the studio.
- Studio work and a range of option modules allow you to develop your own strengths and interests.
- Your dissertation gives you the chance to further investigate an area of interest in depth and develop valuable research skills.
- The Graduate Diploma is a prescribed qualification by the Architects Registration Board (ARB). The programme covers both ARB and Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) criteria Part 2.
- You will also have the chance to work alongside students studying other courses in the Faculty and gain from their expertise.
- Many members of staff are research active or professional practitioners, which keeps your learning cutting-edge (read more in the Research section).
- The taught modules aim to prepare you for the job market. Alongside your academic studies, you gain practical skills in:
- data collation, review and synopsis;
- communication (oral, written and electronic);
- time management;
- computing; and
- co-operation and teamwork
- We offer a part-time study option to help you fit your Graduate Diploma around other commitments.
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"It was exactly the curriculum I had been hoping for when I set out to become an architect and the approach to the craft has stood me in good stead ever since." Lesley Anne Price, Thailand
Diploma student Paolo Scianna was named as one of Building Design's Class of 2009 top six graduating students in the UK.
You will have access to the state-of-the-art Archilab, as well as other facilities. 
