Bachelor’s degree
BA (Hons) Architecture
University of Portsmouth · School of Architecture, Art and Design · Portsmouth, England, United Kingdom
- Official award
- BA (Hons) ArchitectureBA
- Pathway
- Pre-professionalStated for United Kingdom
- Format
- On campus3 years full-time; 4 years sandwich with work placement
- Tuition
- Not published
About this program
Three-year (or four-year with work placement) architecture degree validated by RIBA at Part 1 level.
- Subject
- Architecture
- Department
- School of Architecture, Art and Design
- 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 degree provides RIBA Part 1 exemption and that Master's level qualifications remain part of the route to registration.“This will not affect a student's ability to qualify as a UK architect, as the ARB will continue accrediting Master's level qualifications as part of the route to registration.”Source
- Previous architecture degree required
- Not published
- Applicants without an architecture degree
- Not published
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 recordRIBAProfessional-body validationFull statusUK
Scope: Part 1 BA (Hons) in Architecture, University of Portsmouth
Verified in official recordArchitects Registration Board (ARB)Eligibility toward registrationFull statusUK
Scope: BA (Hons) Architecture Part 1 prescription; ARB Part 1 prescription ends 31 December 2027 per ARB list
Dates: not stated to 31 December 2027
Study structure
- Delivery
- On campusTaught at the listed campus.
- Study mode
- Full-time
- Duration
- 3 years full-time; 4 years sandwich with work placement
- Internship or placement
- Optional 4-year route with work placement
- Intakes
- September 2027
- Campus
- Portsmouth campus
Teaching language
- Taught in
- English
- English
- English teaching not verifiedAn English-language website does not mean a program is taught in English.
- Published language requirements
- English language proficiency at a minimum of IELTS band 6.0 with no component score below 5.5.
Admissions
- Portfolio
- Portfolio required
- Interview
- Not published
- Previous qualification
- A levels ABB-BBB; UCAS points 120-128 to include a minimum of 3 A levels, or equivalent (September 2027 start)
- Official instructions
- Application instructions
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.
The institution does not publish tuition for this program on the pages we checked. Ask for current fees, what they include and whether studio, materials, printing, software, equipment and field-trip costs are extra.
Sources and verification
Not published on the program’s source pages: tuition, whether a previous architecture degree is required.
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)