Formal agreements with other schools of architecture in many parts of the world facilitate exchange of staff and students. Students are encouraged to participate in the wider aspects of the School's activities, including lectures by eminent visiting practitioners and academics, and visits in the UK and abroad. This includes return visits to the School. Students are required to attend on a specified day each week, with an additional ten days of block study which may include project reviews, visits, and workshops. Students must devote an additional 12 hours per week to programme work.
Additional work is to be undertaken between years.
Students are encouraged to enter design competitions. Design and technical knowledge are developed simultaneously. Media for assessment may be chosen as appropriate to the task and may include drawings, multi-media presentation, reports, etc. Interdisciplinary approaches to communication are explored in collaboration across the Faculty of Art and Design. Design and technology are the primary basis for the exploration of theoretical and critical positions.