Professional Practice in Architecture (ARB/RIBA Part 3)

University for the Creative Arts
Postgraduate PgCert Part-time 1 Year Architecture and planning

About this course

Complete the final stage in your training to become an architect with our Postgraduate Certificate in Professional Practice in Architecture (Part 3).

This 12-month course provides you with the foundation for life-long learning and development towards becoming a certified member of the architectural profession. It is predominantly taught online, allowing you the flexibility to manage your time appropriately around your professional practice commitments.

Programmed lectures will be uploaded throughout the course, and will remain available so you can watch and re-watch at your own pace, while programmed online webinars/tutorials will happen periodically at pre-determined times to encourage discourse around taught topics and the development of an online community.

This course will equip you with the skills and competencies you need to work in an ethical and professional manner. The content of the course is based on helping you to satisfy each of the professional competencies laid out jointly by the ARB/RIBA. Namely:

PC1 Professionalism

PC2 Clients, users, and delivery of services

PC3 Legal framework and processes

PC4 Practice and management

PC5 Building procurement

This course has received accreditation from ARB and is in the process of being accredited with RIBA

Career Prospects

Graduates from this course typically go into the following occupations:

1122 Production managers and directors in construction
2121 Civil engineers
2452 Chartered architectural technologists, planning officers and consultants
2451 Architects
3114 Building and civil engineering technicians
3120 CAD, drawing and architectural technicians

Course Details

Qualification
Postgraduate Certificate - PgCert
Study Mode
Part-time
Duration
1 Year
Start Date
2025
Academic Year
2025
Campus / Location
Canterbury
Scheme
Postgraduate
Subjects
Architecture and planning