Degree of Bachelor of Architecture

RESOLUTION

The Degree of Bachelor of Architecture is governed by Resolution No. 551 of the University Court which came into effect on 1 October 2005 with the following provisions.

1.    The Degree of Bachelor of Architecture (BArch) at The Glasgow School of Art may be awarded by the University of Glasgow either as an Ordinary Degree (on a full-time or a part-time basis) or as a Degree with Honours (full-time or part-time with a final full-time year) in such designations as may be prescribed by Regulation.

2.    The Senate may make Regulations, which are subject to the approval of the University Court, governing the award of the Degree - these shall be stated in the section entitled 'Regulations'.

3.    The Senate recognises The Glasgow School of Art, through its Academic Council, as being corporately responsible for the administration and development of the courses leading to the Degree of Bachelor of Architecture.

4.    It shall be the duty of the Academic Council of The Glasgow School of Art to consider annually the curriculum for the Degree of Bachelor of Architecture and such other matters, including the admission and progress of students, as may be remitted to it by the Senate and to report to the Senate thereon. It shall be competent for the Academic Council to make recommendations to the Senate, with regard to the appointment of Examiners for the Degree.

5.    It shall be competent for the University Court, on the recommendation of the Senate, to recognise as teachers of the University for the purpose of the Degree, such lecturers and other officers of The Glasgow School of Art having responsibility for courses qualifying for the Degree, as may be proposed for such recognition by the Academic Council.

6.    The Senate may appoint as an Examiner for the Degree, but not as an External Examiner, any teacher recognised in accordance with §5.

7.    The External Examiners for the Degree shall be appointed by the Academic Council of The Glasgow School of Art.

REGULATIONS

Duration of Degree Study

The minimum and maximum periods of study, expressed as academic sessions, are as below:

Type of award	Full-time		Part-time
	Minimum	Maximum	Minimum	Maximum
Honours degree	4	7[1]	5	7
Ordinary degree	3	5	4	6
Diploma of Higher Education	2	3	2	4
Certificate of Higher Education	1	2	1	2

1.1   a)   The curriculum for the Ordinary Degree shall extend over no fewer than three sessions full-time or four sessions part-time. The curriculum for the Degree with Honours shall extend over no fewer than four sessions full-time, or four sessions part-time and the honours year undertaken in full-time mode.

b)   Candidates engaged in part-time study will be required to spend no fewer than 1½ days per week in attendance on courses or in supervised study. The remaining time will be spent employed in a recognised architect’s practice approved by the Head of the Mackintosh School of Architecture.

c)   The Academic Council of The Glasgow School of Art may recognise attendance given and examinations passed in another institution; provided always that every candidate whose attendance and examinations are thus recognised shall attend qualifying courses for at least two academic years (including the final year of the curriculum) at The Glasgow School of Art.

1.2   Every candidate for the Degree of Bachelor of Architecture must attend, for the minimum period of study stipulated in the Regulations, courses of instruction in The Glasgow School of Art, except that the Academic Council may recognise attendance given and examinations passed in another institution specially recognised by the University Court on the recommendation of the Senate; provided always that every candidate whose attendance or examinations are thus recognised, shall normally attend qualifying courses for at least two academic years full-time or three academic years part-time for the Ordinary Degree or three academic years full-time for the Degree with Honours or, in the case of part-time candidates, three academic years part-time and one academic year full-time for the Degree with Honours (in each case including the final year of the curriculum) in The Glasgow School of Art and shall pass the Degree examinations appropriate to these courses.

2.     General Structure and Assessment of Degree

2.1   Courses taught within The Mackintosh School of Architecture will bear the following credits:

Stage 1	Full-time and Part-time routes	120 credits per academic year
Stage 2	Full-time and Part-time routes	120 credits per academic year
Stage 3	Full-time route	120 credits per academic year
or
Stage 3	Part-time over two years (3a and 3b)	60 credits per academic year
Stage 4	Full-time routes only	120 credits per academic year

2.2   The Degree of Bachelor of Architecture follows a prescribed curriculum.

2.3   The minimum requirement for the award of credits is the submission of at least 75% by weight of the course’s summative assessment (including any examinations). Further requirements may include monitored attendance at classes and examinations. All such requirements shall be specified by the Mackintosh School of Architecture, and made available to candidates in writing at the beginning of the course. Normally no grade or credits shall be awarded to a candidate who has not met these requirements.

2.4   Regulations for assessment can be found in the Programme Specification.

3.     Progress of Students

3.1   a)   The curriculum for the First, Second and Third Years may be undertaken by full-time or part-time study. The curriculum for the Honours Year, Year 4 must be undertaken by full-time study.

	Stage 1	Stage 2	Stage 3		Practical year out	Stage 4 (hons)
Full time mode	F1	F2	F3		PPYO	F4
Part time mode	P1	P2	P3	P4	N/A	N/A

b)   A part-time candidate so eligible, if intending to graduate with Honours, must enter the Fourth Year of the full-time Honours programme. Alternatively, a part-time candidate who has completed the full Ordinary Degree curriculum after four years of part-time study and who has graduated may be permitted to enter the First Year of the Diploma programme.

c)   A candidate may be refused admission if previous performance does not offer a reasonable prospect of reaching the standard required but a candidate so refused admission will have the right of appeal to the Sub-Committee for Student Progress, submitting for its consideration any relevant special circumstances.

d)   A candidate, full-time or part-time, at the end of each year will satisfy the examiners and be eligible to pass to the next year of the programme if:

i)    they have achieved a grade of at least D for all elements in the year’s work.

3.2   a)   In all cases, a candidate who has passed the year’s work in the third term diet of examinations will be so informed. A First, Second or Third Year candidate who has failed the year’s work at that diet must retake all programme elements in which they have not attained a grade of at least D: subjects which have been passed in the third term diet will not be retaken and the mark will stand. A candidate resitting in August will be informed whether they have passed on the same criteria as above. A candidate failing any course at resit may be offered one further and final examination attempt for any outstanding courses at the discretion of the GSA Final Examination Board, on the recommendation of the Sub-Committee for Student Progress. This may be offered with or without attendance.

b)   A Fourth Year full-time Honours candidate, in order to complete the Year’s work successfully, must:

i)    attain a grade of at least D in each of the following subjects:

Studio Work 4

Architectural Technology 4

Research Project 4

Professional Studies 4

3.3   a)   A candidate, full-time or part-time, on the Ordinary Degree programme, or a Third Year candidate on the Honours Degree programme, may be excluded from further study for the relevant degree if in any year they have not completed satisfactorily the progress requirements set out above.

b)   A candidate, full-time or part-time, on the Ordinary Degree programme, or a Third Year candidate on the Honours Degree programme, will be excluded from further study if after a repeat year of study they have failed to complete satisfactorily the progress requirements.

c)   A Fourth Year candidate on the Honours Degree programme will be excluded from further study for Honours if at the end of that year they have not completed satisfactorily all the requirements set out above.

3.4   Decisions on progress, including the exclusion of a candidate for any of the reasons given above, shall be taken by the Sub-Committee for Student Progress. A candidate shall have the right of appeal in accordance with the Code of Appeals which is set out in later pages of this section.

4.     Specific Structure of the Degree and the Awards Associated with it

4.1   a)   A candidate for the Degree with Honours will undertake a self-directed research project as part of their programme of study in the Honours year, under the supervision of a member of staff from the appropriate subject area. The candidate must maintain regular and frequent contact with their appointed supervisor.