Entry requirements
We are looking for highly motivated and creative students. We will primarily be interested in your portfolio. If your predicted grades fall below these requirements but you can demonstrate a high-quality portfolio, you are still encouraged to apply. We will consider you on an individual basis.
A foundation diploma is not a requirement for entry – it is just one of a range of qualifications (for example, BTEC or Access Diploma) that is accepted for admission to this course.
A-levels or BTEC
Entry requirements are in the range of A-level BBB–BCC (120–104 UCAS Tariff points), or BTEC Extended Diploma DDM–MMM. Our conditional offers typically fall within this range.
International Baccalaureate
27 points, with three subjects at Higher level.
Access to HE Diploma
Pass with 60 credits overall. Art and design diploma preferred. At least 45 credits at level 3, with 30 credits at merit or above.
GCSE (minimum grade C or grade 4)
At least three subjects including English language and maths.
Foundation degree/HND
may enable you to start the course in year 3. Related subjects or practical or professional experience required.
Apolytirion
19 overall (including a 15 in mathematics)
Studied before or got relevant experience?
A qualification, HE credits, or relevant experience may count towards your course at 118开奖, and could mean that you do not have to take some elements of the course or can start in year 2 or 3.
English language requirements
IELTS 6.0 overall with a minimum of 5.5 in each element. Find out more about the other English qualifications that we accept.
Don’t meet these entry requirements?
Our architecture and design integrated foundation year provides an extra year of study at foundation level if you do not have the academic qualifications or experience needed for entry to this course.
Successful completion of the foundation year enables you to progress onto year 1 of our Interior Architecture, Architecture or Product Design degrees.
Portfolio advice
Once we receive your UCAS application, we invite you to submit a digital web portfolio. We understand that at this stage you will still be working on key pieces for your studies, and we would very much like to see this work in progress. Regardless of completion, we are keen to see how you generate and work with ideas.
What should be in my work-in-progress portfolio?
Your portfolio should include up to 20 images of your work (jpgs or pdfs). These should include preparatory drawings and studies as well as any finished pieces you may have from previous projects/personal work.
Please include the type of work you are most actively interested in pursuing. We do not necessarily expect to see architectural work, we are looking for a variety of work in different media showing your ability to experiment and utilise different techniques.
Please include a good proportion of analogue (non-computer) generated work. As you will not be present in person to explain the ideas behind the work, you may wish to add a brief statement that supports the images and tells us more about your interests and ambitions.
How do I send my work-in-progress portfolio?
We recommend using an online site such as Blogger, WordPress, Tumblr, Carbonmade, or Flickr to showcase your work as these sites can host visual imagery and accompanying text. When digitising analogue works, please be sure to take care with the photography or scanning process, make sure the digital copy is a good quality representation of the original.
Make sure that the portfolio is publicly viewable and does not require a log in or account to view. Please avoid Dropbox or other sites that are not suited for hosting visual portfolios.
Please do not send pdfs or PowerPoint files directly to us as these are normally too large and likely to bounce and delay your application review.
Find out more about how to create and submit your portfolio.
Contextual admissions
When you apply to 118开奖 we want to hear about who you are. Grades are never the whole picture; we're interested in things like creativity, resourcefulness, persistence and the capacity to think big and find new ways of doing things. And we recognise that not everyone has the same background. That's why we treat everyone who applies as an individual. We recognise many qualifications and we care about all of your achievements and the experiences you've had that set you apart.
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