Level 7 Architect - ARB/RIBA Part 2&3
University of KentSee overview, United Kingdom
Course overview
Do you want to continue your journey to become a qualified Architect, while also getting hands on-experience in practice? If so, the Level 7 Architect Apprenticeship might be perfect for you. This apprenticeship programme offers an innovative and work-based route for talented and ambitious Part 1 graduates to become registered architects.
It provides the ideal platform from which to launch your career in architecture. Architects are registered professionals, trained to requirements defined by the Architects Registration Board (ARB) and Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA). Only those who are appropriately qualified and registered with ARB can use the title ‘Architect’ in the UK.
The ARB sets the UK standards for entry on to the Register of Architects and prescribes qualifications that lead to registration as an architect. These standards must be met in order to register as an architect. Kent's Level 7 Architect Apprenticeship has been prescribed (accredited) by the ARB at Part 2 and Part 3.
The apprenticeship model of architectural education recognises that many technical and organisational skills are best acquired in practice. Building on Kent’s well established MArch (Part 2) and Postgraduate Diploma in Architectural Practice (Part3) courses, the apprenticeship has been designed to combine on-the-job learning with advanced academic research and experimentation.
Key highlights
- Prescribed by the ARB at Part 2 and Part 3
- Work-based route for Part 1 graduates to become registered architects
- Combines on-the-job learning with advanced academic research and experimentation
- Hands-on experience in architectural practice throughout the programme
- Builds on established MArch and Architectural Practice postgraduate courses
Scholarships
Kent Ambition to Succeed Scholarship
Scholarship holders can expect to receive between £500-£2,000 for each year of study (pro-rata for part-time students), subject to satisfactory academic progress.
Kent International Scholarship for Undergraduates
Scholarship value - £5,000
Up to £5,000KMMS Christopher and Henry Oldfield Academic Scholarship
Tuition fee waiver for 4 years at the home rate (£9, 790 for 26/27).
KMMS Christopher and Henry Oldfield Support Scholarship
Tuition fee waiver for 4 years at the home rate (£9,790 for 26/27).
KMMS Kingsman Scholarship
Tuition fee waiver for 4 years at the home rate (£9,790 for 26/27).
KMMS Widening Participation Scholarship
£1,500 maintenance per annum for a maximum of 5 years.
Up to £1,500Music Performance Scholarship
£1,000 awarded each year to talented instrumentalists and singers studying for any degree at the University of Kent.
Up to £1,000Sanctuary Scholarships
Tuition fees waived for the duration of your programme of study, or until you are able to access other Student Finance funding.
Careers this course leads to
- Registered Architect
- Project Architect
- Architectural Designer
- Associate Architect
Admission
Applications are made through AHZ at no cost. Share your transcripts, English test scores and personal statement, and your AHZ Counsellor will review your profile, submit your application to University of Kent, and guide you through interview, offer, CAS and visa — right up to enrolment.
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