Top UK Architectural Universities

Cambridge University

• Cambridge University's architecture department can boast of a fairly high research ranking in the "Times Good University Guide," with a rating of 3.8. This is to be expected, since the department adopts a very research intensive attitude to its work. Students studying architecture at Cambridge will have to approach deep issues surrounding architecture as well as learning the technical knowledge needed for a career in the field.

  Available courses include BA (Hons) degrees as well as MPhil and PhD courses.

  The Department of Architecture
  Faculty of Architecture and History of Art
  University of Cambridge
  1-5 Scroope Terrace
  Cambridge CB2 1PX
  (+44) 1223 332950
  arct.cam.ac.uk

Cardiff University

• At undergraduate level, students can take a BSc in Architectural Studies. This course teaches both conceptual skills as well as technical know-how and uses a selection of modern media as well as traditional media to interact with architectural issues. Modules include landscape design and architectural history. Postgraduate studies at Cardiff University include a MA course in Urban Design and a MSc course in the Environmental Design of Buildings.

  According to the "Times Good University Guide," architecture at Cardiff University has a graduate prospects rating of 97 percent.

  Cardiff University
  Cardiff
  Wales
  CF10 3XQ
  +44 (0)29 208 74000
  cardiff.ac.uk

Bath University

• The Architecture and Civil Engineering Department at Bath University is recognized as the overall best in the country according to the 2010 "Times Good University Guide." Its Student Survey score is pegged at 87 percent, for example.

  At an undergraduate level, students divide their first year between learning skills in both architecture and civil engineering, with students developing a know-how of areas such as structure and environmental control. Further education programs include PhD courses and a selection of MPhil courses, including programs titled Innovative Structural Engineering and Architectural History and Theory.

  Department of Architecture and Civil Engineering
  University of Bath
  Bath
  BA2 7AY
  +44 (0)1225 385394
  bath.ac.uk

Sheffield University

• Sheffield University's School of Architecture has a graduate prospects rating of 96 percent. Students work in the studio space as well as across media such as digital media, and attend lectures and seminars as standard.

  The school offers both undergraduate and MA courses.

  The University of Sheffield
  Western Bank
  Sheffield S10 2TN
  UK
  0114 222 2000
  shef.ac.uk