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Professional Practice Architecture (ARB/RIBA Part 3 exemption) PgDip degree course - London postgraduate courses - Kingston University London
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Part time 12 months 1 afternoon and evening per month usually Wednesdays, mid - month September 2020
The course consolidates your existing skills and learning. You will gain core legal, procedural, professional, business and managerial competencies. There is an emphasis is on developing the professional knowledge and judgement required for reflective practice.
The course is one of continuous assessment over an extended period and gives you opportunities to critically evaluate your professional experience. You will be assessed solely by coursework, there are no exams.
This is a qualification prescribed by the ARB. The course is validated by RIBA and covers the ARB and RIBA criteria for Part 3. It represents the attainment of the minimum level of competence expected of an architect registered in the UK.
This course covers Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) criteria Part 3.
The curriculum has been devised to support and inform your work-based professional experience, providing modules in law, professional practice and relevant management issues. You will undertake a variety of individual assignments throughout each module, however, you must supplement this learning with your work-based experience in practice. You will be provided with scenarios and taken through the progress of several projects. These will extend and test your knowledge base and its application. You will build on and further develop the knowledge, understanding and skills acquired during your first degree, subsequent graduate education and periods of work-based learning.
You are expected to complete four compulsory modules, valued at 30 credits each.
The course consolidates your existing skills and learning: you gain core legal, procedural, professional and managerial competencies throughout the year. The course is one of continuous assessment over an extended period and offers opportunities for you to critically evaluate your professional experience.
Law and the Professional
Architecture is a profession as well as a discipline. The aim of this module is to develop the candidate's critical awareness of the concepts of professionalism and of a profession.It will analyse the institutional structures and processes involved in establishing and maintaining a profession, with particular reference to the architectural profession and the development of other professions within the construction and development sectors.It will relate theoretical concepts, techniques and operational methodologies to the current complex social, legal and economic environment. Areas for consideration will include the development of statutory frameworks in the construction and development industries, the development of public and private sector initiatives for regeneration and new build projects and the potential conflicts and synergies in the current systems and anticipated future. Assessment is through a series of scenario-based assignments and a critical review of learning gained.
Professional Services and Business Management
The aim of this module is to develop the candidate's critical awareness of the processes involved in delivering architectural designs. These will include the economic, social, organisational, regulatory and ethical context. It will explore and critically evaluate the techniques and criteria for creating, managing and maintaining quality, within a design project, from inception to completion. Assessment is through a series of scenario-based assignments.
Building Procurement and the Management of Projects
The aim of this module is to develop the candidate's critical awareness of the processes involved in delivering architectural projects from design, through to fabrication and completion. Students will explore the relationship between the design process and the construction process and the techniques and criteria for creating, managing and maintaining quality. Students will analyse how different procurement routes and methodologies are evidenced in contract forms and current and future trends for construction as an industry. Students will compare and critically evaluate current procurement systems and how these modify the role and responsibilities of the architect. Students will look at how time, cost and quality are balanced and how risk is appropriately apportioned. Assessment is through a series of scenario-based assignments.
This module brings together the work based learning and professional experience which underpins the programme and the academic skills and acquisition of knowledge which have developed in the earlier modules. The module is the capstone module and constitutes the culmination and summation of the programme. Candidates are required to demonstrate their knowledge, skill and ability to critically appraise professional practice as well as an ability to determine and manage their professional development.
ARB/RIBA Parts 1 and 2 or exemptions;
a minimum of 13 months of approved, logged experience, preferably in the UK;
a high level of commitment to the course and support from your employer; and
You may wish to discuss the above criteria. If you have completed your architectural education outside the UK, you will need to satisfy the Architects Registration Board (ARB) that your academic qualifications are the equivalent of ARB Part 2, before being admitted to the course.
Please ensure you include all key information (failure to provide the following may result in delay to your offer):
attach a copy of your CV;
attach a reference letter or statement from your current employer to confirm that they will mentor you and support your entry onto the Part 3 course;
attach information about the current state of your PEDRs*;
international students - include any English language qualifications (IELTS/TOEFL) or details of any future English courses/exams. Find out more about our English language requirements.
* Note: You should have all previous PEDRs signed off by your Part 2 Professional Studies Adviser (PSA). However, it is feasible that we might sign off outstanding PEDRs. The key thing is that at the time of your application, you need to confirm (i.e. submit a signed statement) that you have the requisite amount and standard of work experience, and will have 24-months of relevant, documented and signed off PEDR sheets by, at least, 6 weeks prior to the final viva). In other words, you should have 13 or 14 months of PEDR sheets signed off or ready to sign off, prior to commencing the course in September. If in doubt, please check thoroughly the PEDR guidelines.
All non-UK applicants must meet our English language requirement, which is Academic IELTS of 6.5 overall with at least 5.5 in each element. Make sure you read our full guidance about English language requirements, which includes details of other qualifications we consider.
You'll be assessed through coursework, enabling you to get a thorough grounding in the issues throughout the year.
9% of your time is spent in timetabled teaching and learning activity.
Scheduled teaching and learning: 70 hours
Guided independent study: 1095 hours
Assessment comprises coursework (eg essays, reports) Volumes of professional development and case studies, as well as the final viva. The approximate percentage for how you will be assessed on this course is as follows, though depends to some extent on the optional modules you choose.
To give you an indication of class sizes, this course normally enrols 30 - 40 Part 3 candidates. However this can vary by module and academic year.
This course is taught by Austin Williams and Ray Dudman.
Part 3 assessors are drawn from representatives of inter alia: Dixon Jones, DFN+DC architects, Ian Adam-Smith Architects, MJP Architects, Bartlett School of Architecture, University of Greenwich, Architectural Association, London Metropolitan University, HSK, PriceGore, Arup.
Guest lectures have been provided by inter alia: Orms, JTP, Foster Lomas, BDP, Hawkins\Brown, Amin Taha, Edwin Heathcote, Wilkinson Construction Consultants, ARB, Sense Studio, Bow Arts Trust, Allies & Morrison, DMH Stallard LLP, John Robertson Architects, Robin Lee Architecture.
PGDip part time £3,980
PGDip part time £8,650
Excellent course that combines practical guidance, experienced speakers, and detailed feedback... and no examination!
Learning in real time really helps retain information.
Delivered through a combination of well-structured lectures, events and practical workshops, this course has greatly expanded my knowledge and understanding of the professional aspects of the architectural practice, fully preparing me to enter the industry as a qualified architect.
It's been a great experience. The course is well structured, with coursework helping to cover and prepare you towards the final exam and your own professional experience. The tutors and external professionals have been engaging and extremely helpful throughout.
A comprehensive course that runs parallel to work in practice, allows the application of fictional scenarios on real life practice events. Although intense at times, it enables learning in real time with the added bonus of no exams!
You'll be able to make use of the wide range of facilities at Kingston School of Art, including its library, online construction information service, cafes and bars.
Although not integral to the Part 3 course, there is a range of specialist facilities at Knights Park campus, including:
knitting and sewing workshops, with digital and analogue facilities, plus a working dress archive which includes pieces from 1750 to the present day
All our facilities are open access, meaning you can use them whenever you want, irrespective of the degree you're studying.
London, with its world-famous museums and galleries, is just a 30-minute train journey away from Kingston.
This course is a part-time course designed for candidates who are working in practice. Your professional relationship to the industry and their contemporary work experience is an important element of this.
Course leaders and tutors are experienced architects and expert guest speakers present lectures on a regular basis, ensuring your learning is relevant to the real world.
There is an additional range of events and lectures in Kingston School of Art to enhance your studies and add an extra perspective to your learning.
This course has a series of Professional Practice Podcasts – interviews with leading practitioners to discuss practical, technical, ethical business matters that will supplement your learning. Discover on Soundcloud or iTunes.
In the second semester, we host a one-day Experts Day where guest speakers provide an intense series of presentations and Q&A sessions to enhance your leaning experience. We also hold end-of-course tutorial sessions, mock vivas and group feedback sessions on coursework assignments.
We will host a couple of days in the second semester entitled 'Looking Out' that may be of assistance in regard to careers and employability opportunities.
We host English language skills workshops together with advice on standards of writing.
Our Department of Architecture and Landscape has its own podcast titled REGISTER, which you can discover on iTunes.
There may be additional public events throughout the year, which you may wish to attend.
The on-site Stanley Picker Gallery also hosts a lively programme of exhibitions and mixed media events.
The course leader – Austin Williams – has written two books of technical guidance described by the RIBA as 'quick, reliable, and incisive clarification of the welter of diverse technical guidance.' He is a noted expert and commentator; as well as writing books he has coordinated public debates and academic conferences, and helped to found a brand new architecture department in China. His research covers environmental critique, urban analysis and approaches to pedagogy.
For students too, research is an important part of the course. There is the opportunity to develop your research interests by taking a PhD.