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Architecture Postgraduate Diploma Professional Practice (RIBA Part III)

University of Westminster, London

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University of Westminster, London

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  • Qualification

    Postgraduate Diploma - PgDip

  • Location

    Marylebone Campus

  • Study mode

    Part time

  • Start date

    21-SEP-26

  • Duration

    1 Year

Course summary

This third and final adjunct of architectural education is designed to take place during the second period of mandatory practical training after the completion of the Part 2 course.This course can be completed in 12 to 24 months, according to your employment circumstances. Graduates of the course receive a Postgraduate Diploma in Architectural Professional Practice and can apply for registration with the Architects Registration Board (ARB), and for chartered membership of the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA). On this course, you'll take modules totalling 120 credits.The diploma is the final part of an architectural student’s professional training and the culmination of a minimum of seven years’ education and professional development. The content of the course and each module builds on the professional experience and knowledge that you'll have gained over this period.Lecture sessions are delivered online allowing you to attend from your workplace or home. Supplementary workshops are held on-campus enabling you to meet others on the course as well as the academic team. All lectures are recorded enabling you to catch up in your own time or watch them again.You'll receive tutorial support for your case study and professional development and experience work by tutors from architectural practice. The submission of the coursework for the case study and professional development modules can be self-deferred by 6 or 12 months for work-based reasons, giving you flexibility where your workplace or employment circumstances change.

Application deadline

04/09/2026

Tuition fees

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£ 3,720per year

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University information

University of Westminster, London

University of Westminster, London

University of Westminster, London

  • University League Table

    115th

  • Campus address

    Cavendish, 115 New Cavendish Street, London, Greater London, W1W 6UW, United Kingdom

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The university has a strong reputation for being diverse and welcoming, with students and staff from over 160 countries around the world.
Students have access to Zone29, the university’s new careers and enterprise hub, and enjoy the opportunities and vibrant cultural life that London offers.
International students have a dedicated Welcome to the UK programme and FANS (Friends of Arriving New Students) programme, led by students.

Subject rankings

  • Subject ranking

    Architecture

    30th out of 58 1

  • Entry standards

    / Max 211
    125 59%

    28th

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    76.0 76%

    37th

    1

  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 4
    3.39 85%

    5th

    1

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