BA (Hons) Architecture
Year 3

Year 3 Overview

In Year 3, you will be guided to direct your own learning and define your own theoretical position. You will evolve a personal design project supported by our unique ‘atelier’ system. You project will be underpinned by the application of history and theory into your Design 5 and Design 6 studio Modules.

You will have more autonomy in Year 3 and therefore have more authority over your own work, which will give you confidence and assuredness as you prepare for the professional environment. We prepare you for practice in industry through employability sessions and events, culminating with the end of year show.

Design 5: Strategy 30 credits
Architectural Positions 30 credits
Design 6: Resolution 60 credits

Design 5: Strategy

Design 5: Strategy

This module empowers you to apply and demonstrate your accumulated knowledge from the previous two years, alongside knowledge gained from the other modules of BA3. It provides methodological themes and contextual lenses for you to propose a design position and proposition. You must demonstrate an awareness and response to the contemporary issues of context response and social engagement.

Architectural Positions

Architectural Positions

In this module, you have an opportunity to choose a topic of interest from a range of electives. Taught in small groups and aligned to the ongoing research interests of MSA staff, the electives are a collection of tightly-focused investigations into a specific aspect of architectural humanities. This research-led teaching is delivered through innovative methodologies and helps you foster your position in the contemporary debates.

Design 6: Resolution

Design 6: Resolution

This module empowers you to apply and synthesise your accumulated knowledge, creating a critical design position and proposition, and a clear endpoint for your degree. The output is a rigorously tested project, including a synthesis of spatial, structural and construction skills, showing your maturity in terms of knowledge integration, innovation, and personally driven professional-built initiatives. The module is designed to get you ready for a close professional future and the necessary knowledge, skills, and resources to develop and enhance your career readiness.