Architectural and Interdisciplinary Studies

The innovative Architectural and Interdisciplinary Studies BSc addresses architectural space from an interdisciplinary perspective and explores alternative approaches to design and to creative practice. The flexible nature of the BSc enables students to tailor a programme of study suited to their interests both within and outside the built environment.

 Year 1

Core or compulsory module(s)

You will be expected to take 2.5 credits in modules from within The Bartlett which normally include:
Architectural Research I
Making Cities: Production of the Built Environment
Media Studies: Looking, Making and Communicating
Project X: Design and Creative Practice I
The Historical and Cultural Production of Cities and their Architecture

Optional modules

The remaining 1.5 credits of modules are selected from a wide range within both The Bartlett and more widely across UCL (e.g. in anthropology, archaeology, history of art, economics, philosophy, psychology, and from the School of European Languages, Culture & Society).

Year 2

Core or compulsory module(s)

You will be expected to take 2.5 credits in modules from within The Bartlett which normally include:
Architectural Research II
Computing for Design and Creative Practice
History and Theory of Architecture
Project X: Design and Creative Practice 2

Optional modules

The remaining 1.5 credits of modules are selected from a wide range within both The Bartlett and more widely across UCL (e.g. in anthropology, archaeology, history of art, economics, philosophy, psychology, and from the School of European Languages, Culture & Society).

Year 3

Core or compulsory module(s)

You will be expected to take 2.5 credits of modules from within The Bartlett. In the third year, these must include: 

Project X: Design and Creative Practice 3 and/or Dissertation in Architectural Studies.

Other modules normally taken include:

History and Theory of Architecture

Optional modules

The remaining 1.5 credits of modules are selected from a wide range within both The Bartlett and more widely across UCL (e.g. in anthropology, archaeology, history of art, economics, philosophy, psychology, and from the School of European Languages, Culture & Society).

A levels

Grades

AAB

Subjects

No specific subjects. Comprehensive portfolio of creative work required upon invitation, at application stage.

GCSEs

English Language and Mathematics at grade C. For UK-based students, a grade C or equivalent in a foreign language (other than Ancient Greek, Biblical Hebrew or Latin) is required. UCL provides opportunities to meet the foreign language requirement following enrolment, further details at: www.ucl.ac.uk/ug-reqs

IB Diploma

Points

36

Subjects

A score of 17 points in three higher level subjects, with no score lower than 5. No specific subjects are required but a comprehensive portfolio of creative work is required upon invitation, at application stage.