At the last Board meeting on 13 May 2016, the Board considered applications from institutions seeking to renew prescription of their qualifications under the Architects Act 1997.

The Board decided that prescription of the following qualifications should continue until September 2020:

University of Brighton
BA (Hons) Architecture
Master of Architecture (MArch)

University of Huddersfield
BA (Hons) Architecture/Architecture (International)
Master of Architecture/Architecture (International)
Postgraduate Certificate in Professional Practice and Management in Architecture

RIBA North West Region
RIBA Advanced Diploma in Professional Practice in Architecture

The Board decided that prescription of the following qualifications should continue until September 2021:

University of Portsmouth
BA (Hons) Architecture
Master of Architecture
The Final Examination in Professional Practice
International Professional Practice

Leeds Beckett University
BA (Hons) Architecture
Master of Architecture (March)
Postgraduate Diploma in Architectural Professional Practice

Queens University Belfast
BSc (Hons) Architecture
Master of Architecture
Postgraduate Certificate in Professional Practice in Architecture

For further details, please see the ‘Qualifications’ section of ARB’s website, www.arb.org.uk/infomation-prescription-of-qualifications