Field Work - 50 students per group, 0.5 hours per week.
Supervised time in studio / workshop - 1-50 students per group, 30 hours per week.Tutorial - 6-12 students per group, 0.5 hours per week.Seminars - 6-12 students per group, 1.5 hours per week.Lectures - 50 students per group, 4 hours per week.You will benefit from hearing and connecting with visiting professionals from a range of disciplines and will have the opportunity to travel, whether on study trips to look at the very best of international design or on student exchanges. Teaching is mainly project-based with a blend of directed learning, tutorials and live situations where you will have the opportunity to apply your knowledge and skills in practice. You will work in a dedicated studio work space, which will act as a place to individually draw and model ideas within the overall social setting of the design studio. You’ll receive the guidance and support necessary for you to develop skills in creative enquiry, challenge, and exploration. We offer a unique learning environment which sets us apart from other architecture courses in Scotland. This ensures that you are obtaining the appropriate breadth of experience and offers you guidance and support throughout this time.
Importantly, the professional experience gained in Year 4 is recorded by the student on a regular basis and monitored by a Professional Studies Advisor within the School. This forms Year 4, and is sometimes referred to as the ‘Professional Experience Year’ or ‘Year Out’. It is a salaried employment and can be undertaken anywhere in the world.Īs is common practice in UK Schools, the first of these two years takes place between Degree and Master’s level study.
As is typical, this does not carry academic credit, however, it is an essential part of the overall learning experience required to enter the profession. In addition, in order to be eligible for the examination that awards RIBA and ARB Part 3, and which is necessary to become a legally registered architect, students are required to undertake 2 years of professional experience in the workplace. It provides you with the opportunity to work in less familiar contexts that will expose you to a range of challenges relating to themes and issues of wider national and international relevance.Ĭheck out our Stage 3 Field Trip to Comrie Croft video Year 4Īn architecture education in the UK is required by the professional and statutory bodies to include 5 years of full-time learning on a professionally accredited course. The issues of place and contextual design is played out in both urban and rural contexts, through exploration of real-world challenges facing communities in our city, immediate surroundings and further afield. The MArch offers you the opportunity to develop personal interests around three thematically distinct ‘Units’ with interests in City, Place and Context. The final two years comprise the Master’s element of the integrated award and lead to a Master of Architecture (with which RIBA and ARB Part 2 is awarded). Technology: Construction, Structural Design, and Environmental Design.Architectural History and Design Philosophy.The three primary components that form the backbone of the course are: The first three years of the course will provide you with a foundation in terms of knowledge and skills in architecture, and leads to the award of BSc Architecture (with which RIBA and ARB Part 1 is awarded). The BSc Architecture/Master of Architecture (BSc/MArch) course at Robert Gordon University is a linked award that allows you to progress from Year 1 to Master's level continuously, and obtain a clear pathway to professional registration.