BSc (Hons) Architecture

Successful completion of the SLIIT Higher National Diploma in Architecture. This award has been mapped against the linked LJMU BA(Hons) Architecture programme 30132  and approved as meeting the 10 learning outcomes above. Successful applicants will be able to demonstrate efficiency in English to a standard equivalent to IELTS 6.0 (5.5 in each subtest) or equivalent such as GCSE English Grade C or above.

HND with the following learning outcomes:

1. Demonstrate the ability to create architectural designs that satisfy both aesthetic and technical requirements
2. Demonstrate adequate knowledge of the histories and theories of architecture and the related arts, technologies and human sciences
3. Demonstrate a knowledge of the fine arts as an influence on the quality of architectural design
4. Demonstrate adequate knowledge of urban design, planning and the skills involved in the planning process Demonstrate an understanding of the relationship between people and buildings, and between buildings and their environment, and the need to relate buildings and the spaces between them to human needs and scale
5. Demonstrate an understanding of the profession of architecture and the role of the architect in society, in particular in preparing briefs that take account of social factors
6. Demonstrate an understanding of the methods of investigation and preparation of the brief for an architectural design project
7. Demonstrate an understanding of the structural design, constructional and engineering problems associated with building design
8. Demonstrate adequate knowledge of physical problems and technologies and the function of buildings so as to provide them with internal conditions of comfort and protection against the climate
9. Demonstrate that they possess the necessary design skills to meet building users’ requirements within the constraints imposed by cost factors and building regulations
10. Utilise and develop communication skills via verbal, visual and written communication.