Blend creativity, engineering expertise, and industry experience to design innovative structures addressing the challenges of today’s urban environments.
Why study this degree?
Integrated Foundation Year
On the Integrated Foundation Year on this course, you will be first introduced to the fundamental principles of architecture and built environments. Your foundation year gives you the time, space and support to explore your strengths, build confidence and prepare for the demands of project-based, industry-focused learning.
Modules include:
Design, Media and Representation I
Introduction to Professional Context: Spatial Practices
Exploring: Culture and Context
Design, Media and Representation II
Introduction to Professional Context: Cross-Disciplinary Practices
Influencing: Culture and Context
After you have completed your Integrated Foundation Year, you will study the following:
Year 1
In the first year, you will develop a rigorous grounding in architectural design engineering through materials research and specialist studies in structure, building performance, and the introduction to environment and services - equipping you with essential technical knowledge.
Modules may include:
Rave Beginnings
Design Studio I: Thinking and Making Structures
Professional Practice: Role, Identity and Responsibility
Research Studio I: Place, Memory and Making
Design Studio II: Systems and Technology
Year 2
In the second year, you will explore urban architecture across a range of specialist areas - including urbanism, urban intervention, branded environments, and sustainable design performance. Work-based learning is integrated throughout, connecting academic study directly to professional practice.
Modules may include:
Research Studio II: Mapping the City
Design Studio III: Urban Nodes
Critical Reconstruction
Design Studio IV: Urban Proposition
Professional Practice: Live Practice
Year 3
In the final year, you will consolidate your learning through a practice-based thesis, collaborative research, and two major projects spanning design, technology, and an industry portfolio -demonstrating the depth and breadth of your architectural design engineering expertise.
Modules may include:
Integrated Collaborative Practice
Research Studio III: Research by Practice
Final Major Project I: Project Proposition
Professional Practice: Situating your Practice
Final Major Project II: Project Delivery
All modules are subject to revalidation.
Year 1 (Integrated Foundation Year)
During the Integrated Foundation Year, you’ll explore the core principles underpinning your degree. The Integrated Foundation Year gives you the time, guidance, and support to identify your strengths, build confidence, and prepare for the demands of industry-focused, project-based learning. The modules* include:
Module 1: Diagnostic Exploration – Developing informed decision-making
Module 2: Technical – Putting technical knowledge into practice
Module 3: Specialist – Advancing innovation within specialist fields
Module 4: Integration – Combining skills to support progression into Year 2 of your course
*Subject to revalidation
To work as a teacher at a state school in England or Wales, you will need to achieve qualified teacher status (QTS). This is offered on this course for the following level:
This course is available in Clearing. If you have submitted an application, you can add this course. If you haven’t sent us an application yet, you can do this until 24th September 2026.
This is the equal consideration deadline. You can still apply after this date, but your application may not receive guaranteed consideration.
Ravensbourne University London has participated in the Teaching Excellence Framework. These ratings were awarded in 2023, for four years.
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What does this TEF outcome mean?
The following entry points are available for this course:
| Test | Grade | Additional details |
|---|---|---|
| IELTS (Academic) | 5.5 | IELTS: 5.5 overall with 5.5 in each component of the test. |
| TOEFL (iBT) | 72 | TOEFL iBT: 72 points overall including minimum Reading 18, Listening 17, Speaking 20, Writing 17. We cannot accept TOEFL iBT Home Edition test. All tests must be taken in person at a test centre. |
| PTE Academic | 59 | PTE Academic or SELT: 59 overall with minimum 59 in each component of the test. |
| Trinity ISE | Pass | Trinity College London B2 SELT ISE II: Pass overall with Pass in each component of the test. |
Ravensbourne English Language Requirementshttps://www.ravensbourne.ac.uk/international-students/entry-requirements-and-visas/english-language-requirements
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Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website.
Fees for UK, Republic of Ireland, and Channel Islands students are subject to increase for subsequent years of enrolment to the maximum capped level set by the UK Government (currently £9,790).
Fees for EU and International students will be subject to an inflationary-linked rise for subsequent years of enrolment.
Email:clearing@rave.ac.uk
Phone:020 3040 3991
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To apply, please call our clearing hotline on 020 3040 3991, or complete our online application form.
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