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The standard entry requirements for this course are as follows:
136 UCAS tariff points which can be made up of one or a combination of the following accepted full Level 3 qualifications:
And five GCSE passes at grade 4 or above (grade A*–C) including English Language, Mathematics and a double award at Science, or two separate sciences such as Physics or Chemistry, and one other subject (Art and Design or Design Technology are recommended).
Entry to this course will also be determined by assessment of your portfolio. A very high proportion of successful applicants complete a Foundation Diploma in Art and Design.
IELTS score of 6.0 or above, with at least 5.5 in reading, writing, listening and speaking (please check our main English language requirements webpage).
AP(E)L – Accreditation of Prior (Experiential) Learning
Exceptionally applicants who do not meet these course entry requirements may still be considered. The course team will consider each application that demonstrates additional strengths and alternative evidence. This might, for example, be demonstrated by:
Related academic or work experience
The quality of the personal statement
A strong academic or other professional reference.
Or a combination of these factors.
Each application will be considered on its own merit but cannot guarantee an offer in each case.
Architecture is always political – it is first and foremost about people and our interaction with the world around us. BA Architecture at Central Saint Martins is committed to socially engaged practice. It promotes direct engagement with real-world social, cultural and political conditions in the contemporary urban landscape. Buildings are only one way in which we intervene in the built environment. The space of the city is charged and shaped through the interplay of multiple factors and tensions. Engaging with these complex dynamics requires innovative design approaches. These often encompass alternative forms of space-making. The course is underpinned by the idea that the human environment is alive with agency; as we shape our environment, our environment shapes us.
The practice of architecture has always been collaborative. On this course, we rethink the profession and imagine roles beyond disciplinary limits. Architects are increasingly called upon to design the integration of a broad range of practices. These range from the arts to urban development and landscape design to engineering. In order to bring these together into coherent ideas, architects must understand other practices while also effectively communicating their own.
On BA Architecture, we focus on the relationship between making and thinking. We believe this is central to understanding the ways in which architecture can engage with a range of scales and practices. On this course, we support the development of radical ideas, but also the radical potential of making and building. As a student on BA Architecture, you will be treated as a young practitioner. We will encourage you to develop your own critical and radical approach to architectural design.
The course collaborates with a range of external partners. These include social initiatives, cultural institutions and public and private sector bodies. You will also work with the other programmes and disciplines in the College. This creates a rich and multi-disciplinary learning experience, with ample opportunity to work on live projects. Here, you will undertake design work in live situations, often engaging with clients. This will allow you to gain an understanding of spatial practice and your role as a designer within it.
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BA Architecture students leave with a broad and valuable understanding of architectural design practice in its many forms. The skills acquired equip graduates to become versatile practitioners in many exciting and diverse professions in London and beyond.
Recent BA Architecture alumni activity demonstrates the breadth of student activity within the subject:
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