University
University of Portsmouth
School: School of Architecture, Art and Design
Portsmouth, United Kingdom
Overview
Public university on the south coast of England whose School of Architecture, Art and Design offers RIBA-validated architecture courses.
Architecture programs researched: 2. 2 with an accreditation, validation or registration-pathway record checked against the authority’s own listing.
Programs
Each program is listed with its official award, level, pathway classification, delivery and published tuition. Accreditation, fees, language and entry requirements belong to the program, not to the whole institution.
Bachelor’s degrees
BA (Hons) Architecture
BA (Hons) ArchitectureBachelor’sPre-professionalAccreditation / validation verified
On campus3 years full-time; 4 years sandwich with work placementEnglishPortsmouth campus
Tuition not published
Master’s degrees
MArch Architecture
MArch ArchitectureMaster’sProfessionalAccreditation / validation verified
On campus2 years full-time; 3 years part-time (the page also says 4 years part-time under course structure)EnglishPortsmouth campus
Tuition not published
Campuses and facilities
Places where teaching actually happens. Studio, workshop, fabrication and computing facilities are stated per campus, only as published.
Portsmouth campus
Portsmouth, England, United Kingdom
Facilities not described on the pages we checked.
Accreditation, validation and recognition
Recorded per program and campus, with the authority’s role. Accreditation, professional validation, degree-awarding authority and eligibility toward registration are different things; none of them is full professional registration, and a qualification accepted in one jurisdiction is not automatically accepted elsewhere.
BA (Hons) Architecture
Verified in official recordRIBAProfessional-body validationFull statusUK
Scope: Part 1 BA (Hons) in Architecture, University of Portsmouth
A professional body has validated the course against its criteria. Validation is not the same as statutory registration.
MArch Architecture
Verified in official recordRIBAProfessional-body validationFull statusUK
Scope: Part 2 M.Arch, University of Portsmouth
A professional body has validated the course against its criteria. Validation is not the same as statutory registration.
BA (Hons) Architecture
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
The qualification is recognised as meeting the educational requirement toward registration in the stated jurisdiction. Full registration also needs the other steps the authority lists.
MArch Architecture
Verified in official recordArchitects Registration Board (ARB)Eligibility toward registrationFull statusUK
Scope: Master of Architecture Part 2 at University of Portsmouth (School of Architecture), ARB Schedule 1
Dates: not stated to 31 December 2028
The qualification is recognised as meeting the educational requirement toward registration in the stated jurisdiction. Full registration also needs the other steps the authority lists.
Sources and verification
How this profile was verified
Facts come from the institution’s own pages and from official registers, each with a verbatim quote that is re-checked against the live page. Last checked 19 October 2026. Research methodology.
Sources (checked 19 October 2026)