Education

National University of Singapore (NUS): Design and Environment: Architecture

Category Architecture, Design and Environment, National University of Singapore (NUS), Singapore, Undergraduate
Tags Architecture, Design, Environment, National University of Singapore, NUS

Career Opportunities and Professional Registration
The BA (Arch) degree programme is a basis for basic education and training either in
architecture or in related fields. BA (Arch) graduates may join architectural firms or
architectural departments of a government or statutory body. There are also opportunities in
related fields such as interior design, industrial design, industrialized building systems,
graphic design, commercial art and architectural journalism. The BA (Arch) degree does not
in itself qualify graduates for registration with the Board of Architects. BA (Arch) graduates
may be considered for admission to the Master of Architecture programme or other academic
graduate studies.
BA (Arch) graduates must proceed to the M.Arch programme in order to eventually register as
an architect with the Board of Architects, Singapore. M.Arch graduates with a minimum of two
years of practical experience in an architectural department of a government establishment,
statutory board or architectural firm are eligible to sit for the Professional Practice
Examination conducted by the Board of Architects, Singapore. Those who pass the
examination are then eligible to apply for registration as architects.
The Bachelor of Arts (Architecture) is a 4-year programme leading to the following degree
classifications: First Class Honours, Second Class Honours (Upper Division), Second Class
Honours (Lower Division), Third Class and a Pass.
The BA (Arch) programme operates under the modular system which requires students to
complete Essential Modules, General Education Modules (GEM), Singapore Study Modules
(SS), Breadth (Elective outside student’s Faculty) and Unrestricted Elective Modules (UE).
The core subject is Design supported by a range of essential subjects to form the basic
framework for a strong foundation programme in architectural studies under NUS policy.
GEM, SS, Breadth and UEs widen the scope of intellectual pursuit. The course curriculum
therefore comprises the University, School and Department Programme Requirements.