Bachelor’s degree
Architecture BA (Hons)
University of Ulster · The Belfast School of Architecture · Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
- Official award
- Bachelor of Arts with HonoursBA
- Pathway
- Pre-professionalStated for United Kingdom
- Format
- On campusStudio-based, full-time, three academic years (exit award of Associated Bachelors after two years)
- Tuition
- £4,985per year, academic year 26/27 entry
About this program
Three-year full-time studio-based BA (Hons) in Belfast (UCAS K100) giving RIBA/ARB Part 1 exemption.
- Subject
- Architecture
- Department
- The Belfast School of Architecture
- Awarding body
- Not stated on the pages we checked
Qualification and professional pathway
Pathway is classified only from a statement on an official page. A degree title such as B.Arch, BA, BSc, M.Arch or MSc does not decide it, and no degree by itself grants permission to practise as an architect.
- Degree level
- Bachelor’s degreeA first degree entered after secondary school.
- Pathway
- Pre-professionalA first stage. The source says further study or a further qualification is needed before registration or licensure.
- Why we classify it this way
- Page says the BA gives exemption from the RIBA/ARB Part 1 examination, the first stage in qualifying as an architect.“The BA degree gives exemption from the RIBA/ARB Part 1 Examination.”Source
- Previous architecture degree required
- No
- Applicants without an architecture degree
- Not published
- Further professional requirements
- ARB guidance: an applicant with only a UK Part 1 still needs a master's-level qualification (or old Part 2) and a practice qualification.Source
Accreditation, validation and recognition
Recorded for this program and campus, with the authority’s role. Institutional recognition, degree-awarding authority, program accreditation, professional validation and eligibility toward registration are different things; none of them is full professional registration.
Verified in official recordRoyal Institute of British Architects (RIBA)Professional-body validationFull statusUK
Scope: Part 1 BA (Hons) Architecture Part 2 MArch
Verified in official recordArchitects Registration Board (ARB)Eligibility toward registrationFull statusUK
Scope: Bachelor of Arts with Honours in Architecture, Part 1, ARB Schedule 1
Dates: not stated to 31 December 2027
Study structure
- Delivery
- On campusTaught at the listed campus.
- Study mode
- Full-time
- Duration
- Studio-based, full-time, three academic years (exit award of Associated Bachelors after two years)
- Intakes
- September 2027
- Campus
- Belfast campus
Source could not be re-checked automatically.
Teaching language
- Taught in
- English
- English
- English teaching not verifiedAn English-language website does not mean a program is taught in English.
Admissions
- Portfolio
- Not published
- Interview
- Not published
Fees and costs
Original currency is authoritative. Each price keeps its basis (per year, per credit, whole program), academic year and student category, and is never converted. Annual tuition and whole-program tuition are different figures.
| Item | Amount | Applies to | Dated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Ireland, Republic of Ireland and EU Settlement StatusTuition | £4,985per year, academic year 26/27 entry | Northern Ireland, Republic of Ireland and EU Settlement Status | 19 October 2026SourceSource could not be re-checked automatically. |
| England, Scotland, Wales and the IslandsTuition | £9,790per year, academic year 26/27 entry | England, Scotland, Wales and the Islands | 19 October 2026SourceSource could not be re-checked automatically. |
| InternationalTuition | £17,490per year, academic year 26/27 entry | International Fees | 19 October 2026SourceSource could not be re-checked automatically. |
No total is shown: the sources do not state a whole-program figure and the published duration and fee basis do not support a calculation.
Studio fees, materials, model-making, printing, software, equipment, field trips and residencies are not listed by the institution on the pages we checked; architecture students often meet such costs.
Sources and verification
Not published on the program’s source pages: portfolio requirement.
Sources and how this was checked
Last checked 19 October 2026. Each fact carries a verbatim quote that is re-checked against the live page. Research methodology.
Sources (checked 19 October 2026)