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 as follows:

AT1001 Design Studio I (15 credits)
AT1003 Construction, Materials and Structures I (5 credits)
AT1004 History and Theory of Architecture 1: Ancient Greece to Michelangelo (5 credits)
AT1005 Design Studio 2 (15 credits)
AT1006 Construction, Materials and Structures 2 (5 credits)
AT1008 History and Theory of Architecture 2: Baroque to Post-Modernity (5 credits)
AT1009 Applied Technology Studio 1 (5 credits)
AT1010 Applied Technology Studio 2 (5 credits)

Examinations
Full details of regulations governing Examinations for each programme will be contained in the Marks and Standards 2021/2022 Book, and for each module in the Book of Modules, 2021/2022.

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 as follows:

AT2001 Design Studio 3 (15 credits)
AT2002 Applied Technology Studio 3 (5 credits)
AT2003 Construction, Materials and Structure 3 (5 credits)
AT2004 History and Theory of Architecture 3: How we live and How we might live: Modernity and Housing (5 credits)
AT2005 Design Studio 4 (15 credits)
AT2006 Environmental Design I (5 credits)
AT2007 Applied Technology Studio 4 (5 credits)
AT2008 History and Theory of Architecture 4: Contemporary Architecture: Themes, Ideas and Techniques (5 credits)

Examinations
Full details of regulations governing Examinations for each programme will be contained in the Marks and Standards 2021/2022 Book, and for each module in the Book of Modules, 2021/2022.

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 as follows:

AT3001 Design Studio 5 (15 credits)
AT3002 Conservation: Theory and Practice (5 credits)
AT3003 Applied Technology Studio 5 (5 credits)
AT3004 History and Theory of Architecture 5: Landscape (5 credits)
AT3005 Design Studio 6 (15 credits)
AT3006 Environmental Design II (5 credits)
AT3007 Applied Technology Studio 6 (5 credits)
AT3008 History and Theory of Architecture 6: Urbs and Civitas: The City and its Cultures (5 credits)

Examinations
Full details of regulations governing Examinations for each programme will be contained in the Marks and Standards 2021/2022 Book, and for each module in the Book of Modules, 2021/2022.

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 as follows:

AT4002 Dissertation I (5 credits)
AT4003 Architectural Technology: Current Practice (5 credits)
AT4004 Design Studio 8 (15 credits)
AT4005 Dissertation 2 (10 credits)
AT4006 Professional Practice and Management (Architecture) (5 credits)
AT4007 Architectural Technology 2: Design Integration (5 credits)
AT4008 Design Studio 7 (Architecture) (15 credits)

Examinations
Full details of regulations governing Examinations for each programme will be contained in the Marks and Standards 2021/2022 Book, and for each module in the Book of Modules, 2021/2022.

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.