BSc Hons Architectural Studies

Strathclyde’s Department of Architecture is among the oldest and largest such departments in the UK. It's internationally recognised as one of the most socially active schools of architecture in Europe with "projects rooted in real urban concerns" (DOMUS Europe's Top Schools 2014).

Our aim is to produce graduates suitably prepared to meet the architectural demands of the 21st century.

Studying a BSc Hons Architectural Studies degree with us, you'll develop creative design skills, and learn about construction techniques, materials and environment informed by an understanding of architectural history, culture and theory.

You'll be taught to communicate and collaborate in an international studio environment by both academics and professional architects.

In addition to classes, lectures and seminars, our teaching offers students a wide variety of educational experiences and unique development opportunities. These include:

• Design Studio: design tutorials take place weekly. You'll be taught by our academics and by professional architects and engineers from local practices
• Study trips: recent trips have been made to familiar architectural hotspots, including Barcelona, Rome, Paris and Venice. We have also visited some less familiar sites, such as Gdansk (Poland), Toledo (Spain) and Monte Caruso (Italy)
• Site visits: you'll have the chance to visit architectural sites in both urban and rural areas of Scotland. During these trips you'll examine, record, investigate and research the sites in response to a project brief
• Live build: as an Architectural Studies student you'll explore construction techniques, programme scheduling and material choice through hands-on build projects
• Professional attributes: we help our students develop skills in self-critique, confidence building and independent learning. We invite prominent experts to test students in an external examination interview process
• Transferable skills: these include verbal and visual presentation, group work, research methods, creativity and adaptability
• Clients and consultants: you'll gain skills in communication and networking by engaging with clients and consultants during project work. The clients and consultants include architects, artists, conservation specialists, engineers, urban designers and planners, funders, suppliers and representatives from community groups and local authorities