Bachelor of Architecture

The Bachelor of Architecture (B.Arch.) is a bachelor's degree designed to satisfy the academic requirement of practicing architecture.

Australia

Architectural education in Australia varies depending on the university offering the course. All Australian architecture schools and programs have recently moved to some variation on the 3 + 2 Bologna model, with a three-year undergraduate degree, followed by a two-year course-work based Master of Architecture professional degree. Some universities also require 6–12 months of practice work experience between the two degrees. Registration as an architect is via state-based boards and requires a minimum of two years practice experience under the supervision of a registered architect. In addition there are double degrees offered by many universities, such as those combining architecture with construction or landscape architecture. Some universities also offer masters programs in architecture via coursework or research. Many architecture faculties offer related programs in landscape architecture, urban planning, urban design, property and construction. Entry to Australian architecture programs is highly competitive and the proportion of students at some architecture schools from outside Australia is very high, up to 40%.

Universities in Australia offering professionally accredited architecture programs:

• University of Adelaide
• University of South Australia (UniSA)
• University of Western Australia
• Curtin University of Technology
• University of Melbourne
• Monash University
• RMIT University
• Deakin University
• University of Tasmania
• University of New South Wales
• University of Sydney
• University of Technology, Sydney (UTS)
• Queensland University of Technology (QUT)
• University of Queensland
• University of Canberra
• University of Newcastle

Institutions in Australia offering other programs in architecture:

• Charles Darwin University 3-year Bachelor of Design, automatic entry into the Deakin University M.Arch. program.
• Oceania Polytechnic Institute of Technology 6-year Bachelor of Architecture, partially accredited by the Australian Institute of Architects
• Griffith University 3-year Bachelor of Environmental Design (Architectural Studies) begins February 2010. M.Arch. to begin in 2013.

Bangladesh

Some of the well known private and public universities with departments of architecture include:

• Bangladesh University of Engineering & Technology
• Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet
• Khulna University, Khulna
• Chittagong University of Engineering and Technology, Chittagong
• Hajee Mohammad Danesh Science & Technology University, Dinajpur
• Ahsanullah University of Science and Technology, Dhaka
• South East University, Dhaka
• BRAC University, Dhaka
• American International University Bangladesh, Dhaka
• North South University, Dhaka
• Stamford University, Dhaka
• Fareast International University, Dhaka
• Bangladesh University, Dhaka
• Primeasia University, Dhaka
• State University of Bangladesh, Dhaka
• Pabna University of Science & Technology, Pabna
• University of Asia Pacific, Dhaka

Dhaka University of Engineering and Technology

China

• Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, language: English

France

In France, architectural education is offered in various independent schools of architecture, both private and public. The first step of architectural education is the Diploma of Studies in Architecture, a three-year degree equivalent to a Bachelor of Architecture. This degree does not allow registration as an architect, awardees must pursue a Master of Architecture in order to obtain vocational qualification.

India

In India, Bachelor of Architecture lasts for five years. The most prestigious institutions offering the course are as follows. Specialised institutes founded by the government of India, for excellence in the field of architecture and planning are SPAs (Schools of Planning and Architecture). They are Institutes of National Importance through an act in the Parliament, on the lines of IITs, NITs and IIMs. Currently there are three such SPAs, with the MHRD (Ministry of Human Resource Development) mulling over setting up more such institutes.

• School of Planning and Architecture, Delhi
• School of Planning and Architecture, Bhopal
• School of Planning and Architecture, Vijayawada

Some other institutes offering courses in architecture include the following:

• NIT Trichy, Tiruchirappalli
• Sir JJ College of Architecture, Mumbai
• Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi
• Apeejay School of Architecture and Planning
• Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra, Ranchi
• Integral University, Lucknow
• Centre for Environmental Planning and Technology University, Ahmedabad
• Chandigarh College of Architecture, Chandigarh
• IIT Kharagpur, Kharagpur
• IIT Roorkee, Roorkee
• Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Howrah
• Jadavpur University, Kolkata
• Faculty of Architecture, Sarvajanik College of Engineering and Technology, Surat
• Manipal University
• NIT Calicut, Calicut
• Punjab Technical University
• Faculty of Architecture, Sri Sri University

Turkey

Architectural education is offered in various universities as a four-year program. The language of the program depends on the university.

United Arab Emirates

The American University of Sharjah is the first university outside of North America to offer a B.Arch. that is officially accredited by the US-based National Architectural Accrediting Board (NAAB).

United Kingdom

Main article: Architectural education in the United Kingdom (19c-20c)

Architectural education differs slightly in the United Kingdom. A five-year course used to exist in a similar fashion to the United States, but the 1960s saw the introduction of the sandwich course and a split of the B.Arch. into a 3-year BA (Hons.) degree (or in some cases BSc) followed by a year working in practice, after which a 2-year MA, PG-DipArch, M.Arch. or B.Arch. is completed. A further year of work completes the student's education upon the passing of Part III final examinations (See below). Registration as an architect is then permissible by the Architects Registration Board. Many UK universities offer postgraduate programs by coursework and research in architecture and related fields such as landscape architecture, planning, and urban design.

The RIBA three-part examinations

In effect, for most students to become an architect in the United Kingdom they must pass or be exempted from parts I,II and III of the RIBA's examinations. Completion of the three-year BA or BSc gives an exemption from Part I. Completion of the two-year DipArch, M.Arch. or B.Arch. gives exemption from Part II and the final two years of supervised practical training, with supplemental examinations and assignments, makes up the requirements for Part III.

An alternative route to qualification exists by sitting the exams directly - currently this administered by Oxford Brookes University on behalf of the RIBA.

Studying architecture in the UK

Universities offering architecture courses validated by the Royal Institute of British Architects in the UK (some offering only some parts of the three parts required):

• Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen
• University of Bath
• Queen's University of Belfast
• University of Ulster
• Birmingham City University
• University of Brighton
• University of the West of England, Bristol
• University of Cambridge
• University for the Creative Arts, Canterbury
• University of Kent, Canterbury
• University of Cardiff
• University of Dundee
• Edinburgh College of Art
• University of Edinburgh
• Mackintosh School of Architecture at the Glasgow School of Art
• University of Glasgow
• University of Strathclyde, Glasgow
• University of Huddersfield
• Leeds Metropolitan University
• De Montfort University, Leicester
• University of Lincoln
• University of Liverpool
• Liverpool John Moores University
• Architectural Association, London
• The Bartlett at University College London
• Central Saint Martin's College of Art and Design at the University of the Arts, London
• University of East London
• University of Greenwich
• Kingston University
• London Metropolitan University
• London South Bank University
• Royal College of Art, London
• University of Westminster, London
• Manchester School of Architecture at the University of Manchester and Manchester Metropolitan University
• University of Newcastle upon Tyne
• Northumbria University
• University of Nottingham
• Nottingham Trent University
• Oxford Brookes University
• University of Plymouth
• University of Portsmouth
• University of Sheffield
• Sheffield Hallam University

International schools validated by the RIBA

Several universities outside of the UK offer architecture courses validated by the Royal Institute of British Architects at part I and part II level. For students who want to study outside of the UK, the RIBA recognized courses offer the advantage of internationally recognized degrees, and other benefits, such as the possibility of RIBA membership.

United States

The Bachelor of Architecture is accredited by the National Architectural Accrediting Board (NAAB) as a professional degree, allowing the recipient to qualify for the Architect Registration Examination (ARE). NAAB-accredited B.Arch. programs must include at least 150 semester credit hours, or the quarter-hour equivalent, of which at least 45 semester hours, or the quarter-hour equivalent are in general studies.

There are also universities that offer a four-year degree such as a Bachelor of Science in Architectural Studies or a Bachelor of Science in Architecture (B.S.Arch) or a Bachelor of Arts in Architectural Studies (B.A.Arch). These are non-accredited, pre-professional degrees, and so these students must enroll in a Master of Architecture (M.Arch) program to be professionally licensed. However, enrolling in a pre-professional program often gets a student into a shorter M.Arch program. Any architecturally-related curriculum may eventually make licensure possible, depending upon the laws or regulations of the jurisdiction in which you wish to be licensed.

The course of study of the Bachelor of Architecture includes studio courses on design and aesthetic theory, as well as practical courses on structures, building mechanical systems, electrical systems, plumbing and construction. Student work is often in the form of drawings and renderings, either through computer-aided design or drafting by hand. Students also build physical models and create presentation boards for drawings and graphics.

In nearly all architecture schools in the United States, student life and work revolves around a studio class. Other classes in the architecture curriculum are designed to support the concepts emphasized in studio. One particularly rigorous aspect of studio classes is the "critique" or "review." Students "pin-up" their models and presentation drawings for instructors (and students) who offer constructive criticism.

Colleges and universities in the United States where either an NAAB accredited Bachelor of Architecture or Master of Architecture degree can be obtained are listed below. Many schools offer an M.Arch as the first professional degree, preceded by a nonprofessional B.A./B.S. in Architecture undergraduate degree.

See also: Category:Architecture schools in the United States

• Academy of Art University (B. Arch., M. Arch.)
• Andrews University (M. Arch.)
• Arizona State University (M. Arch.)
• Art Institute of Chicago (M. Arch.)
• Auburn University (B. Arch.)
• Ball State University (M. Arch.)
• Boston Architectural College (B. Arch., M. Arch.)
• California College of the Arts (B. Arch., M. Arch.)
• California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo (B. Arch.)
• California State Polytechnic University, Pomona (program) (B. Arch., M. Arch.)
• Carnegie Mellon University (B. Arch.)
• Catholic University of America (M. Arch.)
• City College of the City University of New York (B. Arch., M. Arch.)
• Clemson University (M. Arch.)
• Columbia University (M. Arch.)
• Cooper Union (B. Arch., M.Arch)
• Cornell University (B. Arch., M. Arch.)
• Drexel University (B. Arch.)
• Drury University (M. Arch.)
• Florida A&M University (B. Arch., M. Arch.)
• Florida Atlantic University (B. Arch.)
• Frank Lloyd Wright School of Architecture (Taliesin) (M. Arch.)
• Georgia Institute of Technology (M. Arch)
• Hampton University (M. Arch.)
• Harvard University (M. Arch.)
• Howard University (B. Arch.)
• Illinois Institute of Technology (B. Arch., M. Arch.)
• Iowa State University (B. Arch., M. Arch.)
• Judson University(M. Arch.)
• Kansas State University (M. Arch.)
• Kent State University (M. Arch.)
• Lawrence Technological University (M. Arch.)
• Louisiana State University (B. Arch., M. Arch.)
• Louisiana Tech University (M. Arch.)
• Massachusetts Institute of Technology (M. Arch.)
• Miami University (M. Arch.)
• Mississippi State University (B. Arch.)
• Montana State University (M. Arch.)
• Morgan State University (M. Arch.)
• New Jersey Institute of Technology (B. Arch., M. Arch.)
• NewSchool of Architecture and Design (B. Arch., M. Arch.)
• New York Institute of Technology (B. Arch.)
• North Carolina State University (B. Arch., M. Arch.)
• North Dakota State University (M. Arch.)
• Northeastern University (M. Arch.)
• Norwich University (M. Arch.)
• Ohio State University (M. Arch.)
• Oklahoma State University (B. Arch.)
• Parsons School of Design (M. Arch.)
• Pennsylvania State University (B. Arch.)
• Philadelphia University (B. Arch.)
• Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico (B. Arch.)
• Portland State University (M. Arch.)
• Prairie View A&M University (M. Arch.)
• Pratt Institute (B. Arch., M. Arch.)
• Princeton University (M. Arch.)
• Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (B. Arch., M. Arch.)
• Rhode Island School of Design (B. Arch., M. Arch.)
• Rice University (B. Arch., M. Arch.)
• Roger Williams University (M. Arch.)
• Savannah College of Art and Design (M. Arch.)
• Southern California Institute of Architecture (B. Arch., M. Arch.)
• Southern Illinois University Carbondale (M. Arch.)
• Southern Polytechnic State University (B. Arch.)
• Southern University and A&M College (B. Arch.)
• Syracuse University (B. Arch., M. Arch.)
• Temple University (M. Arch.)
• Texas A&M University (M. Arch.)
• Texas Tech University (M. Arch.)
• Tulane University (M. Arch.)
• Tuskegee University (B. Arch.)
• University of Arizona (B. Arch.)
• University at Buffalo (M. Arch.)
• University of Arkansas (B. Arch.)
• University of California, Berkeley (program) (M. Arch.)
• University of California, Los Angeles (M. Arch.)
• University of Cincinnati (M. Arch.)
• University of Colorado (M. Arch.)
• University of Detroit Mercy (M. Arch.)
• University of Florida (M. Arch.)
• University of Hartford (M. Arch.)
• University of Hawaii at Manoa (D. Arch.)
• University of Houston, Gerald D. Hines College of Architecture (B. Arch., M. Arch.)
• University of Idaho (M. Arch.)
• University of Illinois at Chicago (M. Arch.)
• University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign (M. Arch.)
• University of Kansas (M. Arch.)
• University of Kentucky (M. Arch.)
• University of Louisiana at Lafayette (M. Arch.)
• University of Maryland (M. Arch.)
• University of Massachusetts Amherst (M. Arch.)
• University of Memphis (M. Arch.)
• University of Miami (B. Arch., M. Arch.)
• University of Michigan (M. Arch.)
• University of Minnesota (M. Arch.)
• University of Nebraska–Lincoln (M. Arch.)
• University of Nevada, Las Vegas (M. Arch.)
• University of New Mexico (M. Arch.)
• University of North Carolina at Charlotte (B. Arch., M. Arch.)
• University of Notre Dame (B. Arch., M. Arch.)
• University of Oklahoma (B. Arch., M. Arch.)
• University of Oregon (B. Arch., M. Arch.)
• University of Pennsylvania (M. Arch.)
• Universidad de Puerto Rico M. Arch)
• University of South Florida (M. Arch.)
• University of Southern California (B. Arch., M. Arch.)
• University of Tennessee (B. Arch., M. Arch.)
• University of Texas at Arlington (M. Arch.)
• University of Texas at Austin (B. Arch., M. Arch.)
• University of Texas at San Antonio (M. Arch.)
• University of Utah (M. Arch.)
• University of Virginia (M. Arch.)
• University of Washington (M. Arch.)
• University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee (M. Arch.)
• Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (B. Arch., M. Arch.)
• Washington State University (M. Arch.)
• Washington University in St. Louis (M. Arch.)
• Wentworth Institute of Technology (M. Arch.)
• Woodbury University (B. Arch., M. Arch.)
• Yale University (M. Arch.)

See also

• "The World's Best Architecture Schools"
• Master of Architecture
• List of international architecture schools
• Vocational university