Architectural History

Advantages: RIBA 1, 2 exemption, freedom of expression, combined Masters degrees, safe campus, facilities, environment
Disadvantages: disorganized, location, distance from central London

...history&theory professional studies comparing degree&diploma in UEL The first 3 years of studies (Bsc Architecture RIBA part 2) had to be tough. In UEL the workload is very heavy. Students have to learn how to organize their projects in a small time limit. During the degree the amount of info that a student gets is extremely big: You have to learn all the basic skills (computer skills, model making, various ways of expression), together with more academic knowledge, combine conceptual thinking with technical knowledge and environmental issues, learn how to observe architectural world, in both a practical and theoretical manner. In my opinion, diploma is much easier: This doesn't mean that it requires less work. However, passing from Degree to Diploma, means that students have already learned how to observe, they get out... Read review

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Advantages: Covers a variety of different subjects and finds links between them all, Popular course thus many tutorial sites available, 2 tutorials a month, residential school (optional), Excellent web resources
Disadvantages: Strict marking standards, Little time to digest all the information before moving onto the next topic - a problem if you have been out of study for a while

...Study Guide' which will literally be your holy book for this subject. Marking, I find, tends to be strict but in a way it's good because it prepares you for the units that will count towards a larger qualification (e.g. diploma/ degree). Tutors are quite flexible in the first year although I wouldn't recommend extending deadlines as a ritual because it puts you further and further behind for the next one. Some areas of study: Philosophy - A brief introduction into constructing arguments. Art - studies of particular painters, their values, their works, interpretating meaning. Architecture - A look a ancient Rome, the Colloseum, norms and values, class structures, heritage. Religion - A look at some of the main religions, comparisons and contrasts, practices. Literature - Poetry (different forms and eras), plays, novels, greek tragedies... Read review

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Advantages: Top notch tuition+over 600 clubs and societies don't you know
Disadvantages: Expensive town that is far from home...

...at Cambridge, despite the degrees available being limited to classical 'academic' subjects such as history, law, theology, philosophy and natural sciences. So, wow, being in Cambridge, eh? Yes wow indeed, it's world's apart from my home - it has stupendous architecture all around, opportunities for grants and loans, over one hundred libraries and countless other resources. Yes, it is steeped in tradition, but that's kind of nice, especially when you look at it as nothing more than tradition. I don't find it elitist, formal halls and things seem like more of a reward for working hard enough to get here more than anything else. So we do have to get our gowns when we matriculate (start) rather than when we graduate, but it is pretty cool in its own way. Having a gown means you will always have a reminder of what you achieved through coming here... Read review

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