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Janet Tam
Hong Kong
BA (Hons) Architecture: First Class
INTO’s Foundation in Architecture course
provides a solid base for learning the core
values of architecture in a way that is easy
for international students to understand.
The lectures focus more on explaining
theoretical and abstract ideas while
the design tutorials guide students to
apply those ideas to paper. Modules are
all closely linked, helping to solidify the
concepts learned in lectures by putting
them into use.
The course also provides an English for
Academic Purposes module specifically
designed for international students to
strengthen their listening, speaking,
reading and writing skills. Ultimately, the
course equipped me with the basics of
‘how to think like an architect’ and that
reassured my decision about the choice of
my undergraduate degree.
Following the recent completion of my
degree, I am now preparing to begin a
year-out placement working in Hong
Kong, before returning to Newcastle to
continue my further studies at masters
level.