TU832 · Level 8 · 5 years · Portfolio course

Architecture (Suitability Test and Interview with Portfolio)

Technological University Dublin - Bolton Street · Dublin

2026 Round 1 points

635

Your portfolio is marked and added to your points, so the points shown include portfolio marks and can go above 625.

Down 10 points since 2023 (645).

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About this course

This is a five-year professional architecture degree that prepares you to practise as an architect. It is a restricted course, so you must apply to the CAO by 1 February, and entry includes a suitability test and an interview with portfolio.

How long
5 years
What you study
Most of your time is spent in design studio projects, where you design buildings and explore urban and rural settings. You also study the history, theory and criticism of architecture, environment, construction and structures, visual and digital communication, computer applications and law. From year three you choose from electives such as low carbon architecture and city and adaptation.
Placement and abroad
Work experience is not compulsory, but you are supported to take a year out in a professional practice after three years of study.
Where it can lead
After two years of postgraduate experience, you can sit the exam in Professional Competence to register as an architect with the RIAI, and you can progress to the Level 9 M Arch.
Who it suits
Suits students who are creative, like drawing and making, and are happy to spend long hours on design projects.

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About Architecture and construction

Building design, engineering, and construction management

The study of these courses involves learning about the design, planning, and building of structures. Students will develop such skills as architectural design, engineering principles, construction management, and sustainability practices. E.g. Civil Engineering, Quantity Surveying, Architecture, and Construction Management.

Points history

2023645202465220256352026635

Round 1 points by year

YearRound 1Final (end of season)Middle student
2026635Published after the final round
2025 635632674
2024 652652680
2023 645645693

Round 1 is the points needed for a first-round offer. Final is the lowest points offered a place after all rounds. Middle student is the points of the student in the middle of everyone who got a place. * means not everyone on those points got a place (random selection). Source: CAO points lists.

Subject requirements

  • English or Irish: Higher H7 or Ordinary O6
  • Mathematics: Higher H7 or Ordinary O6

These are the course's own subject requirements. You also need to meet the college's general minimum entry requirements.

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