Bachelor Of Arts In Architecture

The B. A. (Arch) Undergraduate Programme is situated within one of the fastest urbanizing and developing areas of the world. Positioned between asia and the equator, our students are enmeshed directly in the opportunities, complexities and challenges of architecture while benefiting from the research and learning environments of a liberals arts education at the national university of Singapore,  a top research university in Asia. 

Critical issues of climate, atmosphere, construction, materials, resources, urbanization, density, justice,  are all played out in the undergraduate programme through the cutting edge mediums of making in the design studio. The research and ideas developed at the undergraduate program are relevant not only to south east asia, but impact the globe. 

The B.A. (Arch) is a preeminent four-year Honours degree programme that serves as the core foundation for concurrent Master programmes offered by NUS Architecture.

The B.A. (Arch) champions design excellence through studio research, exploration, and making. The fundamental skills of drawing, model-making and representation are complemented by an inspiring and liberal arts-based curriculum comprising architectural history, theory, tectonics as well as systems and technologies, in the first three years of study. An extensive range of issues drive studio research topics, promoting a development of skills necessary for students to take on complex issues of the built environment.

In the first year, students are introduced to foundational concepts in design, representation and critical thinking through making. Through various exercises and projects, students are exposed to a broad range of issues, addressed through the design of the environment. Concepts studied rigorously include, space, precedent, materiality as well as the equatorial environment.

The second and third year of the B.A. (Arch) investigate issues of structure, site, program and envelope. Students research complex approaches to architectural formation, while extending their knowledge of cultural, aesthetic, and construction concerns.

Students have the option of choosing their individual specialisation in their final year of study, leading on to concurrent Master programmes. The sequence encourages independent and advanced thinking as a preparation for Master level architectural research.

Admission

For admission as a candidate for the B.A.(Arch), a person must have obtained one of the following qualifications

• ‘A’ Levels
  H1 pass in Chemistry or Mathematics or Physics;
  OR pass in ‘O’ level Additional Mathematics. The indicative grade profile of A level applicants offered placement in Architecture in 2017/18 is 90th percentile: AAA/A and 10th percentile: ABB/B

• Diplomas (excluding Advanced Diplomas/
  Specialist Diplomas/ Certificate Courses) from local Polytechnics
  A pass in E Maths attained at the GCE ‘O’ Level examApplicants who do not fulfill the minimum GCE ‘O’ Level Elementary Mathematics
  requirement but have obtained the relevant Graduate DDP Transcripts /
  Certificate in University Preparatory Mathematics depending on the Polytechnics
  would be deemed as having met the Mathematics requirement.

• International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma
  Pass in SL Chemistry or Mathematics or Physics

• NUS High School Diploma
  A good major CAP in either Chemistry or Mathematics or Physics

• International Students
  Year 12 or Higher Level pass in Chemistry or Mathematics or Physics or Physical Science.