Course General Description

As well as providing the first stage in the seven-year education of an architect, the BArch course also teaches many transferable skills, including creative thinking and problem solving that enable students to complete their first stage of professional training or to graduate and take up a range of other careers. The BArch course offers a popular, vibrant and multifaceted learning environment where a complementary mix of research active staff and practitioners deliver an academic agenda that explores design through a process of ‘creative rigour’. The course recruits students of the highest calibre and strives to provide them with exceptional opportunities for both academic and personal growth.

School General Description

The University of Nottingham is a public research university in the UK city of Nottingham. The city’s first civil college opened in 1881 and its foundation stone was laid by the then Prime Minister, WE Gladstone. Over the years, the University of Nottingham has taught a number of outstanding students who have gone on to become Nobel prize winners, leading scientists, politicians, novelists and Olympic gold medallists. Today, the university is home to five faculties: Arts, Medicine and Health Sciences, Science, Engineering and Social Sciences. Nottingham is known for having a vibrant social scene and is home to a students’ union that supports an eclectic range of organisations, societies, student groups, campaigns and community projects. Its motto translates into English as ‘A city is built on wisdom.’