Overview

NFQ Level 8, Major Award

(Joint Degree Between University College Cork and Munster Technological University) 

First Year - Architecture

In order to be admitted to the First University Examination in Architecture, a student must have satisfactorily attended, subsequent to entry to the programme, prescribed modules to the value of 60 credits.

Second Year - Architecture

No student may register for Second Year until he/she has passed the First University Examination in Architecture. In order to be admitted to the Second University Examination in Architecture, a student must have satisfactorily attended, subsequent to passing the First University Examination in Architecture, prescribed modules to the value of 60 credits.

Third Year - Architecture

No student may register for Third Year until he/she has passed the Second University Examination in Architecture. In order to be admitted to the Third University Examination in Architecture, a student must have satisfactorily attended, subsequent to passing the Second University Examination in Architecture, prescribed modules to the value of 60 credits.

Fourth Year - Architecture

No student may register for Fourth Year until he/she has passed the Third University Examination in Architecture. In order to be admitted to the BSc (Hons) (Architecture) Degree Examination, a student must have satisfactorily pursued, subsequent to passing the Third University Examination in Architecture, modules to the value of 60 credits.

Programme Requirements

For information about modules, module choice, options and credit weightings, please go to Programme Requirements. 

Programme Requirements

Module List

Code	Title	Credits
Year 1
Students take 60 credits as follows:
Core Modules
AT1001	Design Studio I	15
AT1003	Construction, Materials and Structures I	5
AT1004	History and Theory of Architecture 1: Ancient Greece to Michelangelo	5
AT1005	Design Studio 2	15
AT1006	Construction, Materials and Structures 2	5
AT1008	History and Theory of Architecture 2: Baroque to Post-Modernity	5
AT1009	Applied Technology Studio 1	5
AT1010	Applied Technology Studio 2	5
Year 2
Students take 60 credits as follows:
Core Modules
AT2001	Design Studio 3	15
AT2002	Applied Technology Studio 3	5
AT2003	Construction, Materials and Structures 3	5
AT2004	History and Theory of Architecture 3: Modernity and Housing	5
AT2005	Design Studio 4	15
AT2006	Environmental Design I	5
AT2007	Applied Technology Studio 4	5
AT2008	History and Theory of Architecture 4: Contemporary Architecture	5
Year 3
Students take 60 credits as follows:
Core Modules
AT3001	Design Studio 5	15
AT3002	Conservation: Theory and Practice	5
AT3003	Applied Technology Studio 5	5
AT3004	History and Theory of Architecture 5: Landscape	5
AT3005	Design Studio 6	15
AT3006	Environmental Design II	5
AT3007	Applied Technology Studio 6	5
AT3008	History and Theory of Architecture 6: The City and its Culture	5
Year 4
Students take 60 credits as follows:
Core Modules
AT4002	Dissertation I	5
AT4003	Architectural Technology: Current Practice	5
AT4004	Design Studio 8	15
AT4005	Dissertation 2	10
AT4006	Professional Practice and Management (Architecture)	5
AT4007	Architectural Technology 2: Design Integration	5
AT4008	Design Studio 7 (Architecture)	15
Total Credits		240

Examinations

Full details and regulations governing Examinations for each programme will be contained in the Marks and Standards Book and for each module in the Book of Modules.

Programme Learning Outcomes

Programme Learning Outcomes for BSc (Hons) (Architecture) (NFQ Level 8, Major Award)

On successful completion of this programme, students should be able to:

• Create architectural designs that satisfy both aesthetic and technical requirements;
  
• Demonstrate a knowledge of history and theories of architecture and the related arts, technologies and human sciences, and how they relate to the theory and practice of Architecture;
  
• Demonstrate a knowledge of the fine arts as an influence on the quality of architectural design;
  
• Demonstrate a knowledge of urban design, planning and the skills involved in the planning process;
  
• Relate buildings and the space between them to human needs and scale, drawing on a knowledge of the relationship between people and buildings, and between buildings and their environment;
  
• Prepare project briefs that take into account of social factors, based on a knowledge of the profession of architecture and the role of the architect in society;
  
• Apply appropriate systematic approaches to investigations in the preparation of a design brief;
  
• Demonstrate a knowledge of structural design, constructional and engineering problems, and their potential impact on the design of buildings;
  
• Design buildings with internal conditions of comfort and protection against the climate, based on a knowledge of physical problems, technologies and the function of buildings;
  
• Design buildings which meet users' requirements within constraints imposed by cost factors and building regulations;
  
• Demonstrate knowledge of the industries, organisations, regulations and procedures involved in translating design concepts into buildings and integrating plans into overall planning.