Architecture (PEDR) SPS

About the course

• You are required to have completed a Professional Experience and Development Record (PEDR) in order to be eligible to sit the RIBA/ARB Part 3 exam in architecture and register as an architect in the UK.

• At DMU, the PEDR is contained within a PEDR programme; you must enrol on the PEDR programme if you want PEDR sheets endorsed by a DMU professional studies advisor (PSA).

• You will use the online Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) PEDR sheets to monitor and evaluate your experience in architectural practice under the supervision of a qualified person called your employment mentor (from the practice).

• You will be allocated a PSA who will receive, evaluate and endorse, by signature, your PEDR sheets which will make them valid as evidence of professional experience for the purposes of eligibility for the Part 3 exam.

• You may enrol on the PEDR programme before starting the BArch (RIBA/ARB Part 2) course provided you have a valid Part 1 qualification or concurrently with the part-time BArch course or after you have completed the BArch course. You will automatically be enrolled on the PEDR programme if you start the PG Dip in Architectural Practice (RIBA/ARB Part 3) course provided you have valid Part 1 and Part 2 qualifications and have already obtained four suitably endorsed PEDR sheets.

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Key facts

Duration: One to six years, enrolment is continuous from year-to-year as required until candidates have completed eight quarterly PEDR sheets.

Location: Online

Start date: Anytime

Teaching and assessment

There is no formal teaching. You are required to gain experience in architectural practice. You will be assessed via the RIBA national online PEDR document service and supervised by your employment mentor in practice and a PSA from the Leicester School of Architecture.

Course modules

You are required to undertake 24 months’ work experience, a minimum of 12 months of which must be post-Part 2 (normally completed alongside the PG Dip). The PEDR programme is an inspection, advice and endorsement service for PEDR sheets. There should be one PEDR sheet for each three months of experience in practice, and you will need eight completed and endorsed PEDR sheets before you sit the Part 3 exam. Attendance is not required, all documentation is submitted online, enrolment lasts up to six years or until a candidate has eight PEDR sheets endorsed, whichever is the sooner.

Academic expertise

The Leicester School of Architecture has a high proportion of practising architects who are experts in current issues concerning architectural employment. Advice on acquiring suitable professional experience is provided, as required, to candidates either by phone or email by staff who are professional studies advisors on the Architecture (PEDR) course.

Industry links and professional accreditation

A large proportion of our lecturers are active practitioners and specialists in their field, including for example, working as architects, choreographers, composers, interior designers, journalists, new product developers, public relations consultants.

This ensures that you will learn real world skills that are in touch with the commercial sector, the latest technologies and current thinking.

Our creative staff also work as authors, composers, performers, freelance designers, practising fine artists and photographers who exhibit or perform internationally.

Other lecturers are involved in world class research and consultancy which enhances the quality of our teaching. Current projects range from digital media and holography to textile materials, fine art sculpture and the built environment, film and Hollywood to Women's TV History.

Our expertise in innovation has led us to advise regional businesses on developing new products. We are currently leading an initiative in resource efficient design for the retail supply chain. We also conduct consultancy and training for a number of clients including George at Asda, Oxford Instruments and Halfords and our major expertise in knowledge transfer and exchange offers benefits to a range of industrial partners.

Other members of our staff have connections with media organisations such as Amanda Blue independent award winning television producer 'Prescott the Class System and Me', 'World's Oldest Mother', Supernanny, 'Big School lottery' 'Young Black Farmers'

We also have partnerships and collaborations with the city's creative and cultural centres. These include Phoenix Square, The Curve Theatre and Leicester Comedy Festival

De Montfort University is highly rated by employers and offers excellent links with industry, the creative and cultural world, and the professions.

Graduate careers

The PEDR Architecture programme must be completed in order to be eligible to sit the RIBA/ARB Part 3 exam in architecture and register as an architect in the UK.

Fees and funding

Fees and funding options for 2013/14 entry are still under review and are subject to change.

Duration 1-6 years UK/EU Postgraduate courses fee £580 International
Postgraduate courses fee £780

Scholarships

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Facilities

The Fletcher Building, home to art and design courses, has excellent facilities that support a range of art and design disciplines. These include suites of high performance multimedia equipment, including design studios with CAD software.