Architecture/Professional Practice (Architect Apprenticeship)(PT) MArch

Building a great future The Architect Level 7 Apprenticeship at LSBU is a fully integrated, four-year professional route that combines ARB/RIBA Part 2 (MArch Architecture) and ARB/RIBA Part 3 (PGCert Professional Practice) into a single pathway leading to qualification as an architect. Designed for apprentices employed in architectural practice, the programme blends advanced academic study with real-world professional experience. Apprentices attend university one day per week, applying new knowledge directly to their workplace while developing the full range of design, technical, professional and regulatory competencies required for architectural registration.

Successful completion of the apprenticeship leads to: MArch Architecture (ARB/RIBA Part 2) PGCert Professional Practice (ARB/RIBA Part 3) Eligibility to register as an Architect with the Architects Registration Board Apprentices at LSBU consistently achieve exceptional outcomes, with recent achievement rates of 91-100%, and external examiners regularly noting that apprentices are among the highest-performing graduates at Part 2 and Part 3. Why Architecture at LSBU? LSBU is one of the UK’s leading centres for practice-integrated architectural education.

We combine strong industry and community links with teaching from both academics and practising architects, to keep learning connected to real-world practice. View the School of Architecture and Planning catalogues: 2025 2024 Please note: This apprenticeship is the only entry point to the integrated pathway: applicants apply to the apprenticeship as a single programme and progress through the MArch and PGCert components sequentially. There is no intermediate exit award, and applicants cannot apply to the MArch or PGCert separately under the apprenticeship funding model.

LSBU does offer standalone Part 2 and Part 3 routes, but these are delivered outside the apprenticeship funding structure.