We begin with a varied introduction to architecture featuring numerous workshops, visits and hands-on activities. Design issues such as scale, function, materiality, atmosphere, space and construction are explored in a studio environment through diverse projects and a wide range of media.

At stage 2 there's more scope to apply technical, historical and theoretical studies to the development of the studio project. The processes and practices of the Architectural Design module and project are informed by teaching and learning in Architectural Technology and Practice, and History & Theory.

You'll also develop a Dissertation Proposal at Stage 2. On this module you'll explore topics, subjects and objects in student-selected seminar classes. These classes are known as Dissertation Electives.

At Stage 3, you'll spend more time on reflective cycles. There'll be fewer classes and more of a focus on the development of the careful intellectual framing and experimental rigour in your work.

You select from a wide range of year-long research-led design studios, each of which hosts a variety of tailored activities, including a residential field trip.

Studios start with group work. Here we'll examine the broader intersectional context of the project that sets the themes and establishes the agenda for your longer graduation project.

In Semester 1, you'll research and write your Dissertation, alongside the group work phase of studio. As part of your dissertation you'll carry out either creative practice inquiry or sustained, long-form writing to examine your topic.

In Semester 2, your graduation project is developed. The Architectural Design module draws Architectural Technology teaching and learning into the studio.

This will enable you to form an architectural response to the concerns of: ethical practice intersectionality material heritage legacy and reuse the environment and climate change