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What are the best architecture schools in uk, london if possible???
Iam applying for archiecture degree /first year, i need to know what are the best schoos in uk. i know it dependes on subjects but i just want a general ranking.
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- The Times (which is generally regarded as a the best statistical guide) lists the following: Entry Standards / Overall Score 1 Cardiff 432 100.0 2 Cambridge 513 98.9 3 Bath 438 98.5 4 Sheffield 461 97.3 5 Univ Coll London 434 95.4 6 Newcastle 402 95.1 7 Dundee 341 93.6 8 Manchester 364 93.4 9 Liverpool 333 93.3 10 Edinburgh 454 93.0 11 Nottingham 419 92.5 12 De Montfort 253 91.3 13 Strathclyde 392 90.5 14 Robert Gordon 336 89.8 15 Oxford Brookes 331 89.5 16 Queens, Belfast 358 89.0 17 Westminster 259 88.6 18 Northumbria 259 88.1 19 Brighton 280 87.8 20 Plymouth 297 86.3 The first number is the average UCAS tariff score of students The second number is the overall rating of the following: Student satisfaction: a view of the learning experience at the university, taken from part of the National Student Survey in 2005. The survey It is a measure of student opinion, not a direct measure of quality. Scottish universities were not included and a small number of English ones had insufficient data. Research assessment: average quality of researchby all staffat the university, from the 2001 Research Assessment Exercise. Entry standards: average fullfull UCAS tariff score of new students under age 21, from the HESA (Higher Education Statistics Agency) in 2003/04. At A level, an A grade is 120 points, B 100, C 80, D 60, and E 40. AS grades are worth halfas much. Student-staff ratio: average number of students per staff member at the university, taken from HESA data for 2003/04. Library/computing spend: average expenditure per student on library and computing facilities, from HESA data between 2001 and 2004. Facilities spend: average expenditure per student on facilities such as sports, careers services, health and counselling, from HESA data between 2001 and 2004. Good honours: percentage of graduates achieving a first or upper second class degree, from HESA data for 2003-04. Graduate prospects: the percentage of a university’s UK graduates in “graduate” employment or further study, from HESA data for 2003-04. Only occupations that normally need a degree were included. Completion: the percentage of students at each university who areexpected to graduate, including those who transfer to other institutions to complete courses, mainly from HESA data for 2003/04 and earlier years.
- Whoa! Before you start piling onto a 7year course are you sure that you really want to do this? I was wrongly advised about Architecture 12 years ago at college. Its a long time, and let me tell you the pay is sh*t and that's no because I'm not good at my job either, I'm one of the better paid ones. If you don't have a passion for it and just want a good job, don't study Architecture, as the industry and employers expect you to work because you enjoy Architecture, not because you want a fair wage. Just a word of warning. Oh yeah and it helps if you've got good financial backing from your parents as the course will cost you a packet to study through books and materials.
