VALILIST Schools

Qualifications in Architecture Recommended for Recognition by CAA (by CAA visiting boards)
Country/State/School

City

Qualification

CAA Category
Equivalent &
course
duration

Recogn
ition
Current

Current
Recognition
from (year)

Date of last
visit (m/y)

Recognition
Period

Recognised
Until

GHANA
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and
Technology

Kumasi

Bachelor of Science
Post graduate Diploma in Architecture

Part I, 3 years
Part II, 2 years

Yes

1968

Feb 2009

5 years

Feb 2014

HONG KONG
University of Hong Kong
Department of Architecture, Faculty of Architecture

Hong Kong

Bachelor of Arts (Architectural Studies)

Master of Architecture

Part I, 3 year
Part II, 2 year

Yes

1968

Jun 2012

5 years

Nov 2017

Hong Kong

Bachelor of Social Sciences (Architectural

Studies)
Master of Architecture

Part I, 3 year

Yes

1994

April 2010

5 years

April 2015

Mumbai

Bachelor of Architecture (first 3 years)

Bachelor of Architecture (last 2 years)

Part I, 3 years
Part II, 2 years

Yes

Sep 1997
Jan 1999

Dec 2005

5 years

Dec 2010

Mumbai

Bachelor of Architecture (first 3 years)

Bachelor of Architecture (last 2 years)

Part I, 3 years
Part 2, 2 years

Yes

Sep 1997

Dec 2005

5 years

Dec 2010

JAMAICA
The University of Technology, Jamaica
Caribbean School of Architecture

Kingston

Bachelor of Arts in Architectural Studies

(Hons)
Master of Architecture

Part I, 4 years

Yes

Mar 1994

Jan 2012

5 years

Jan 2017

KENYA
University of Nairobi
Department of Architecture and Building Science

Nairobi

Bachelor of Architectural Studies

Bachelor of Architecture
[Formerly Bachelor of Architecture]

Part I, 4 years
Part II, 2 years

Yes

Feb 1993

Nov 2010

5 years

Nov 2015

Nairobi

Bachelor of Architecture

Part II, 6 years

Yes

Oct 1995
Nov 1998

Nov 2010

5 years

Nov 2015

Yes

Zaria

Bachelor of Science in Architecture Degree

Master of Science in Architecture Degree

Part I, 4 years
Part II, 2 years

Yes

2009

Oct 2009

5 years

Oct 2014

Yes

Lagos

Bachelor of Science (Architecture) Degree

Master of Environmental Design
(Architecture) Degree

Part I, 4 years
Part II, 2 years

Yes

2009

Nov 2009

5 years

Nov 2014

SOUTH AFRICA
University of the Free State
[Formerly University of Orange Free State]

Bloemfontein

Bachelor of Architectural Studies

Master of Architecture (Professional)
[Formerly Bachelor of Architecture]

Part I, 3 years
Part II, 2 years

Yes

1968

Oct 2012

4 years

Jun 2016

University of Witwatersrand

Johannesburg

Bachelor of Architectural Studies

Master of Architecture (Professional)
[Formerly Bachelor of Architecture up to
2007]

Part I, 3 years
Part II, 2 years

Yes

1968

Aug 2012

4 years

Aug 2016

Chinese University of Hong Kong

Faculty of Social Science
INDIA
MUMBAI
Rizvi College of Architecture
Kamla Raheja Vidyanidhi Institute of Architecture
and Environmental Studies

Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and

Technology
Department of Architecture
NIGERIA
Ahmadu Bello University
Department of Architecture
University of Lagos
Department of Architecture

Conditions
(if any)

Previous
Recognition

Part II, 2 year

Part II, 2 years

Dec 1997
1981-1987

VALILIST Schools 27.04.13 (see also VALILIST Systems Schools and VALILIST Previously Recognised)
NOTE: These qualifications are recognised by the Canberra Accord (www.canberraaccord.org). The CAA also has a procedure for recognising national and regional validation systems (see VALILIST Systems Schools).
Qualifications recognised through this procedure are NOT covered by the Canberra Accord.
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VALILIST Schools
Qualifications in Architecture Recommended for Recognition by CAA (by CAA visiting boards)
Country/State/School

City

Qualification

CAA Category
Equivalent &
course
duration

Recogn
ition
Current

Current
Recognition
from (year)

Date of last
visit (m/y)

Recognition
Period

Recognised
Until

Conditions
(if any)

University of Pretoria
Department of Architecture
Faculty of Engineering, the Built Environment and
Information Technology

Pretoria

Bachelor of Science (Architecture)

[Formerly Bachelor of Architecture] (first 3
years)
Master of Architecture (Professional)
[Formerly Bachelor of Architecture] (last 2
years)

Part I, 3 years

Yes

1968

July 2012

4 years

July 2016

Yes

Tshwane University of Technology

[Formerly Pretoria Technikon]

Pretoria

Bachelor of Technology
(Architecture:Professional)
[Formerly Bachelor of Technology]
Master of Technology
(Architecture:Professional)
[Formerly Master of Technology:
Architectural Technology: Applied Design]

Part I, 4 years
Part II 2 years

Yes

May 1998
Aug 2000

July 2012

4 years

April 2016

Yes

SRI LANKA
University of Moratuwa
Faculty of Architecture

Moratuwa

BArch (Honours) Part One

BArch (Honours) Part Two

Part I, 3 years
Part II, 2 years

Yes

Dec 1997

July 2009

5 years

July 2014

UGANDA
Makerere University
Department of Architecture and Physical Planning,
College of Engineering, Design, Art and Technology

Kampala

Bachelor of Architecture (first 3 years)

Bachelor of Architecture (last 2 years)
[Formerly Bachelor of Architecture (Hons)]

Part I, 3 years
Part II, 2 years

Yes

May 2011

May 2011

5 years

May 2016

Yes

Nkozi

Bachelor of Environmental Design

Master of Architecture (Professional)

Part I, 3 years
Part II, 2 years

Yes

May 2011

May 2011

5 years

May 2016

Yes

Uganda Martyrs University

Faculty of The Built Environment

Previous
Recognition

Part II, 2 years

1999-2004

VALILIST Schools 27.04.13 (see also VALILIST Systems Schools and VALILIST Previously Recognised)
NOTE: These qualifications are recognised by the Canberra Accord (www.canberraaccord.org). The CAA also has a procedure for recognising national and regional validation systems (see VALILIST Systems Schools).
Qualifications recognised through this procedure are NOT covered by the Canberra Accord.
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VALILIST Systems Schools

Qualifications in Architecture Recommended for Recognition by CAA (by national validation procedures recognised by CAA)
Country/State/School

City

Qualification

CAA Category
Equivalent &
course
duration

Recogn
ition
Current

Current
Recognition
from (year)

Date of last
visit (m/y)

Recognition
Period

Recognised
Until

AUSTRALIA
AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY
University of Canberra
Faculty of Arts & Design
[Formerly Canberra College of Advanced Education]

Canberra

Bachelor of Arts in Architecture

[Formerly Bachelor of Applied Science
(Environmental Design)]
Master of Architecture
[Formerly Bachelor of Architecture]

Part I, 3 years

Yes

1968

Aug 2008

5 years

Dec 2013

Bachelor of Design in Architecture

[Formerly Bachelor of Arts (Architecture)]
Master of Architecture
[Formerly Bachelor of Architecture]
[Formerly Diploma in Technology
(Architecture)]

Part I, 3 years

Yes

1968

Nov 2009

5 years

Dec 2014

NEW SOUTH WALES

University of Technology Sydney
Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building
[Formerly The New South Wales Institute of
Technology]

Sydney

Bachelor of Architectural Studies

Master of Architecture
[Formerly Bachelor of Architecture]

Part I, 3 years
Part II, 2 years

Yes

1968

Oct 2012

5 years

Dec 2017

University of Newcastle
School of Architecture and Built Environment, Faculty
Of Engineering and Built Environment

Newcastle

Bachelor of Design (Architecture)

[Formerly Bachelor of Science
(Architecture)]
Master of Architecture
[Formerly Bachelor of Architecture]

Part I, 3 years

Yes

1968

Oct 2012

5 years

Dec 2017

University of Sydney
Faculty of Architecture, Design and Planning

Sydney

Bachelor of Design (Architecture)

[Formerly Bachelor of Science (Architecture)
2001]
Master of Architecture
[Formerly Bachelor of Architecture 2008]

Part I, 3 years

Yes

1968

Oct 2008

5 years

Dec 2013

Brisbane

Bachelor of Design (Architectural Studies)

Master of Architecture
[Formerly Graduate Diploma in Architecture]
[Formerly Diploma in Architecture]

Part I, 4 years
Part II, 1 year

Yes

1968

May 2011

5 years

Mar 2016

Brisbane

Bachelor of Architectural Design

[Formerly Bachelor of Arts (Architecture)]
Master of Architecture
[Formerly Bachelor of Architecture]

Part I, 3 years

Yes

1968

Aug 2010

5 years

Dec 2015

Bachelor of Architectural Studies

[Formerly Bachelor of Architecture]
Master of Architecture

Part I 3 years

Yes

1968

Oct 2011

5 years

Dec 2016

Bachelor of Design Studies (Major in

Architectural Studies)
Master of Architecture
[Formerly Bachelor of Architecture]

Part I, 3 years

Yes

1968

April 2008

5 years

Dec 2013

SOUTH AUSTRALIA
University of South Australia
School of Art, Architecture & Design
[incorporating the Louis Laybourne Smith School of
Architecture and Design and SA School of Art]
[Formerly the South Australian Institute of Technology]
The University of Adelaide
School of Architecture, Landscape Architecture and
Urban Design

Adelaide

Adelaide

Yes

Part II, 2 years

Sydney

University of Queensland
School of Architecture

Previous
Recognition

Part II, 2 years

University of New South Wales,

Faculty of the Built Environment

QUEENSLAND
Queensland University of Technology
Faculty of Built Environment and Engineering, School
of Design
[Formerly School of Architecture interior and industrial
design]
[Formerly Queensland Institute of Technology]

Conditions
(if any)

Part II, 2 years

Part II, 2 years

Part II, 2 years

Part II 2 years

Part II, 2 years

TASMANIA

VALILIST Systems Schools 27.04.13 (see also VALILIST Schools and VALILIST Previously Recognised)
NOTE: Qualifications recognised through CAAs procedure for the recognition of national and regional systems are NOT covered by the Canberra Accord.

VALILIST Systems Schools

Qualifications in Architecture Recommended for Recognition by CAA (by national validation procedures recognised by CAA)
Country/State/School

City

Qualification

CAA Category
Equivalent &
course
duration

Recogn
ition
Current

Current
Recognition
from (year)

Date of last
visit (m/y)

Recognition
Period

Recognised
Until

The University of Tasmania

School of Architecture and Design,
Faculty of Science, Engineering & Technology
[Formerly Tasmanian College of Advanced Education]

Launceston

Bachelor of Environmental Design

Master of Architecture
[Formerly Bachelor of Architecture]

Part I, 3 years
Part II, 2 years

Yes

1968

Sept 2010

5 years

Dec 2015

Caulfield

Bachelor of Architectural Design

Master of Architecture

Part I, 3 years
Part II, 2 years

Yes

2011

2011

5 years

2017

RMIT University
School of Architecture and Design

Melbourne

Bachelor of Architectural Design

[Formerly Bachelor of Architecture]
Master of Architecture
[Formerly Bachelor of Architecture]

Part I, 3 years

Yes

1968

Sept 2011

5 years

Sept 2016

The University of Melbourne

Faculty of Architecture, Building & Planning

Melbourne

Bachelor of Architectural Studies/Bachelor of

Environments (Architecture Major)
[Formerly Bachelor of Planning and Design]
Master of Architecture
[Formerly Bachelor of Architecture]
[Formerly Master of Architecture by
Coursework (Option C)]

Part I, 3 years

Yes

1968

Apr 2010

3 years

Apr 2013

Bachelor of Design (Architecture)

[Formerly Bachelor of Arts (Architecture)]
Master of Architecture (Design)
[Formerly Bachelor of Architecture]

Part I, 3 years

Yes

1971

Sept 2012

5 years

Dec 2017

Bachelor of Applied Science (Architectural

Science)
[Formerly Bachelor of Applied Science
(Architecture)]

Part I, 3 years

Yes

1968

Oct 2009

5 years

Dec 2014

VICTORIA
Monash University
Faculty of Art and Design

Deakin University
School of Architecture and Building
[Formerly Gordon Institute of Technology]
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Curtin University of Technology
School of Built Environment
[Formerly Bentley School of Architecture, Construction
and Planning]
[Formerly Western Australia Institute of Technology]

The University of Western Australia,

Faculty of Architecture, Landscape and Visual Arts

Geelong

Perth

Master of Architecture
[Formerly Bachelor of Architecture]

Previous
Recognition

Part II 2 years

Part II, 2 years

Part II, 2 years

Part II, 2 years

Perth

Bachelor of Environmental Design

Master of Architecture
[Formerly Bachelor of Architecture]

Part I, 3 years
Part II, 2 years

Yes

1968

Sept 2009

5 years

Dec 2014

Auckland

Bachelor of Architectural Studies

Master of Architecture Professional
[Formerly Bachelor of Architecture]
[Formerly Diploma in Architecture up to
1971]

Part I, 3 years
Part II, 5 years

Yes

1968

August 2011

5 years

2016

UNITEC Institute of Technology

Department of Architecture, Faculty of Creative
Industries and Business

Auckland

Bachelor of Architectural Studies

Master of Architecture (Professional)
[Formerly Bachelor of Architecture]

Part I 3 years
Part II 2 years

Yes

1999

April 2010

5 years

April 2015

Victoria University of Wellington

School of Architecture

Wellington

Master of Architecture Professional

[Formerly Bachelor of Architecture]

Part II 5 years

Yes

1979

July 2012

5 years

Dec 2017

NEW ZEALAND
The University of Auckland
School of Architecture and Planning

Conditions
(if any)

SOUTH AFRICA

VALILIST Systems Schools 27.04.13 (see also VALILIST Schools and VALILIST Previously Recognised)
NOTE: Qualifications recognised through CAAs procedure for the recognition of national and regional systems are NOT covered by the Canberra Accord.

VALILIST Systems Schools

Qualifications in Architecture Recommended for Recognition by CAA (by national validation procedures recognised by CAA)
Country/State/School

City

Qualification

CAA Category
Equivalent &
course
duration

Recogn
ition
Current

Current
Recognition
from (year)

Date of last
visit (m/y)

Recognition
Period

Recognised
Until

University of Cape Town

Cape Town

Bachelor of Architectural Studies

Master of Architecture (Prof)
[Bachelor of Architecture]

Part I, 3 years
Part II, 2 years

Yes

1968

Mar 2011

5 years

Mar 2015

University of KwaZulu Natal

Durban

Bachelor of Architectural Studies

[Formerly Bachelor of Science (Architecture)
1998]
Bachelor of Architecture
[Formerly Bachelor of Architecture
(Advanced) 1998]

Part I, 3 years

Yes

1968

June 2009

4 years

Jun 2013

Yes

Johannesburg

Bachelor of Technology: Architectural

Technology

Part I, 4 years

Yes

2001

May 2008

4 years

May 2013

Yes

Aberdeen

Bachelor of Science (Hons) in Architecture

Bachelor of Science (Hons) Interior
Architecture
Bachelor of Science (Hons) in Architecture
(European Practice)
[Formerly Bachelor of Science (Hons) in
Architecture or Architecture with languages]
Postgraduate Diploma in Advanced
Architectural Studies or Master of Science in
Advanced Architectural Studies [Formerly
Diploma of Architecture]
Master of Architecture
Advanced Architectural Studies (Scottish
architecture history route)

Part I, 4 years

Yes

1968

Jun 2009

4 years

2013

Bachelor of Science (Hons) Architecture

[Formerly Bachelor of Science (Hons) in
General Architecture Studies]
Master of Architecture (Hons)
[Formerly Bachelor of Architecture (Hons)]

Part I, 4 years

Yes

1968

Oct 2010

4 years

2014

Bachelor of Science (Hons) in Architecture

[Formerly Bachelor of Science in
Architecture]
Master of Architecture
[Formerly Bachelor of Architecture]

Part I, 3 years

Yes

1969

Jun 2011

4 years

2015

University of Johannesburg
[Formerly Johannesburg University of Technology]
[Formerly Technikon Witwatersrand]

UNITED KINGDOM
Robert Gordon University
Scott Sutherland School of Architecture
Faculty of Design
[Formerly Robert Gordons Institute of Technology]

University of Bath
School of Architecture and Civil Engineering

Bath

The Queens University of Belfast

Department of Architecture & Planning

Belfast

Conditions
(if any)

Previous
Recognition

Part II, 2 years

Part II, 1 year

Part II, 2 years

Part II, 2 years

2009

The University of Ulster

School of Fine Art & Design

Belfast

Bachelor of Arts (Hons) Architecture

Master of Architecture

Part 1, 3 years
Part 2, 2 years

Yes
Yes

2006
2009

Jun 2010

4 years

2014

Birmingham City University

[Formerly University of Central England and before
City of Birmingham University]
Birmingham School of Architecture
Birmingham Institute of Art and Design

Birmingham

Bachelor of Arts (Hons) Architecture

Postgraduate Diploma in Architecture

Part I, 3 years
Part II, 2 years

Yes

1968

Oct 2009

4 years

2013

Arts University College Bournemouth

School of Design
Faculty of Art and Design

Bournemouth

BA (Hons) Architecture

Part I, 3 years

Yes

2010

Nov 2010

4 years

2014

VALILIST Systems Schools 27.04.13 (see also VALILIST Schools and VALILIST Previously Recognised)
NOTE: Qualifications recognised through CAAs procedure for the recognition of national and regional systems are NOT covered by the Canberra Accord.

VALILIST Systems Schools

Qualifications in Architecture Recommended for Recognition by CAA (by national validation procedures recognised by CAA)
Country/State/School

City

Qualification

CAA Category
Equivalent &
course
duration

Recogn
ition
Current

Current
Recognition
from (year)

Date of last
visit (m/y)

Recognition
Period

Recognised
Until

University of Brighton
School of Architecture and Interior Design
[Formerly Brighton Polytechnic]

Brighton

Bachelor of Arts (Hons) Architecture

Master of Architecture
[Postgraduate Diploma in Architecture up to
2011]
[Formerly Pre-Diploma Programme in
Architecture and Postgraduate Diploma
pathway in Architectural Design or in Interior
Design]

Part I, 3 years
Part II, 2 years

Yes

1968

Oct 2011

4 years

2016

University of the West of England

Faculty of the Built Environment

Bristol

Bachelor of Arts (Hons) Architecture and

Planning
B Eng (Hons) Architecture and
Environmental Engineering
Bachelor of Architecture

Part 1, 4 years

Yes

2001

June 2009

4 years

2015

2011

July 2011

Bachelor of Arts (Hons) Architecture

[Formerly Diploma in Architecture course
closed 2004)]
M.Phil in Environmental Design in
Architecture (Option B)
Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in Architecture
[ Formerly Bachelor of Architecture (Hons)]
[Formerly Diploma in Architecture1997]
Master of Architecture
[Formerly Graduate Diploma in Architecture]

Part I, 3 year

Yes

1968

Nov 2009

4 years

2014

Part I, 3 year

Yes

1968

Jan 2010

4 years

2014

Jan 2011

4 years

2014/2015

Mar 2012

5 years

2017

Jun 2012

4 years

2016

May 2012

5 years

2017

Part I, 4 years
Part II, 2 years

Previous
Recognition

2005

University of Cambridge
Department of Architecture

Cambridge

University for Creative Arts

Canterbury School of Architecture
[Formerly Canterbury College of Art; Kent Institute of
Art and Design]

Canterbury

University of Kent
Kent School of Architecture

Canterbury

Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in Architecture

Master of Architecture (Hons)

Part I, 3 year
Part II, 2 year

Yes

University of Cardiff
The Welsh School of Architecture
[Formerly University of Wales Cardiff]

Cardiff

Bachelor of Science (Hons) in Architectural

Studies
Master of Architecture
[Formerly Bachelor of Architecture]

Part I, 3 years

Yes

[And before the University of Wales, Institute

of Science and Technology]

Conditions
(if any)

Part II, 2 year

1968

Part II, 2 year

University of Greenwich
School of Architecture and Construction
[Formerly School of Architecture and Landscape]
[And before Thames Polytechnic]

Dartford

Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in Architecture

Diploma in Architecture
[Formerly Diploma (Hons) in Architecture or
Architecture and Urban Design]

Part I, 3 years
Part II, 2 years

Yes

University of Dundee
Faculty of Duncan of Jordanstone College, School of
Architecture
[Formerly University of Dundee and Duncan of
Jordanstone College of Art]

Dundee

Bachelor of Arts in Architecture

[Formerly Bachelor of Science (Hons) in
Architecture]
[Formerly Bachelor of Arts Architecture
(Hons)]
Master in Architecture

Part I, 3 years

Yes

1968

Part II, 2 years

VALILIST Systems Schools 27.04.13 (see also VALILIST Schools and VALILIST Previously Recognised)
NOTE: Qualifications recognised through CAAs procedure for the recognition of national and regional systems are NOT covered by the Canberra Accord.

VALILIST Systems Schools

Qualifications in Architecture Recommended for Recognition by CAA (by national validation procedures recognised by CAA)
Country/State/School

City

Qualification

CAA Category
Equivalent &
course
duration

Recogn
ition
Current

Current
Recognition
from (year)

Date of last
visit (m/y)

Recognition
Period

Recognised
Until

Edinburgh College of Art

School of Architecture
[Formerly awarded by Heriot Watt University; from
2005 intake, degrees awarded by the University of
Edinburgh]
Note: 02.12 ECA has merged with UE. Recognition of
qualifications for both schools will continue until all
current students have graduated

Edinburgh

Bachelor of Arts in Architecture

Bachelor of Architecture with Honours
[Formerly Bachelor of Arts (Hons)
Architecture]
Diploma in Architecture
Diploma in Architecture & Urban Design
Diploma in Architectural Design &
Architectural Conservation

Part I, 3 years
Part I, 3 years

Yes

1968

May 2006

3 years

2009

The University of Edinburgh

Department of Architecture
Note: 02.12 ECA has merged with UE. Recognition of
qualifications for both schools will continue until all
current students have graduated

Edinburgh

Master of Arts (Hons) in Architectural Design

[Formerly Bachelor of Science (social
science) Theory and Practice of Architecture
and Design 3 1996]
Master in Architecture (Design)
[Formerly Bachelor of Architecture]
[Formerly Diploma in Architecture 1999]

Part I, 4 years

Yes

1968

May 2006

4 years

May 2010

Edinburgh School of Architecture and Landscape

Architecture (ESALA)
ECA & UE Merged in 2011 to form ESALA

Edinburgh

Bachelor of Arts
Master of Architecture (awarded by UE)

Part I, 3 years
Part II, 2 years

Yes

2012
2011

May 2012
May 2011

4 years
4 years

2016

University of Strathclyde
Department of Architecture and Building Science

Glasgow

Bachelor of Science in Architectural Studies

Bachelor of Science in Architectural Studies
with International Study
Bachelor of Science (Hons) Architectural
Studies (first 3 years)
Bachelor of Science (Hons) in Architectural
Studies with International Study (first 3
years)
[Former Part 1 qualifications;
Bachelor of Science in Architectural Studies
with European Studies; Bachelor of Science
(Hons) Architectural Studies with European
Studies; Bachelor of Engineering (Hons) in
Building Design Engineering (first 3 years)]
Master of Architecture/Postgraduate Diploma
in Advanced Architectural Design (Preceded
by either the final (honours) year of one of
the BSc (Hons) degrees or equivalent)
Former Part II qualifications;
Postgraduate Diploma/Master of
Architecture in Architectural Computing;
Master of Science/Post graduate Diploma in
Computer aided Building Design;
Postgraduate Diploma/Master of
Architecture in Urban Design; Master of
Science/Post graduate Diploma in Urban
Design]

Part I, 3 years

Yes

1968

Jun 2010

4 years

2014

Bachelor of Architecture

Part I, 3 years
(or 4 years
part-time)
Part I, 3 years
}Part II, 1 year }
+ 1 year (or 2
years }parttime)
Part II,2 years

Yes

1968

Oct 2009

4 years

2014

University of Glasgow
The Mackintosh School Department of Architecture
The Glasgow School of Art
[Formerly the Mackintosh College of Art]

Glasgow

Bachelor of Architecture (Hons)

Bachelor of Architecture (Hons) }
Diploma in Architecture }
Diploma in Architecture

Conditions
(if any)

Previous
Recognition

Part II, 2 years

Part II, 2 years
Part II, 2 years

Part II, 2 years

Part I, 3 years
Part I, 3 years
Part I, 3 years

Part II,1/2
years

VALILIST Systems Schools 27.04.13 (see also VALILIST Schools and VALILIST Previously Recognised)
NOTE: Qualifications recognised through CAAs procedure for the recognition of national and regional systems are NOT covered by the Canberra Accord.

VALILIST Systems Schools

Qualifications in Architecture Recommended for Recognition by CAA (by national validation procedures recognised by CAA)
Country/State/School

City

Qualification

CAA Category
Equivalent &
course
duration

Recogn
ition
Current

Current
Recognition
from (year)

Date of last
visit (m/y)

Recognition
Period

Recognised
Until

University of Huddersfield
The School of Design Technology
Department of Architecture,
[Formerly Huddersfield Polytechnic]

Huddersfield

Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in Architecture

Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in Architecture
(International)
Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in Architecture
(Urban Design)
Diploma in Architecture
Diploma in Architecture or Architecture
(International)

Part I, 3 years

Yes

1975

Oct 2011

4 years

2015

Conditions
(if any)

Previous
Recognition

Part II, 2 years

Kingston University
School of Architecture and Landscape
[Formerly Kingston Polytechnic]

Kingstonupon-Thames

Bachelor of Arts (Hons) Architecture

Postgraduate Diploma in Architecture

Part I, 3 years
Part II, 2 years

Yes

1968

Nov 2008

4 years
subject to
confirmation

2012

Leeds Metropolitan University

Faculty of Design & Built Environment
[Formerly Leeds Polytechnic]

Leeds

Part 1, 3 years
Part II, 2 years

Yes

1968

Nov 2011

4 years

2016

De Montfort University
Leicester School of Architecture,
Faculty of Art and Design
[Formerly Department of Product and Spatial Design]
[Formerly Leicester Polytechnic]

Leicester

Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in Architecture

Postgraduate Diploma in Architecture
[Formerly Graduate Diploma in Architecture]
[Formerly Diploma in Architecture]
Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in Architecture
Bachelor of Architecture
[Formerly Graduate Diploma in Architecture]

Part I, 3 years
Part II, 2 years

Yes

1968

Oct 2011

4 years

2016

University of Lincoln
Lincoln School of Architecture
[Formerly Humberside College of Higher Education;
Hull School of Architecture; University of Lincolnshire
and Humberside]

Lincoln

Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in Architecture

Bachelor of Architecture

Part I, 3 years
Part II,2 years

Yes

1968

Mar 2012

5 years

2017

University of Liverpool
Liverpool School of Architecture and Building
Engineering

Liverpool

Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in Architecture

Master of Architecture
[Formerly Bachelor of Architecture]

Part I, 3 years
Part II, 2 years

Yes

1968

4 years

2013

Liverpool John Moores University

Centre for Architecture School of the Built
Environment
[Formerly Liverpool Polytechnic]

Liverpool

Part I, 3 years

Yes

1968

Jun 2012

4 years

2017

Architectural Association
School of Architecture

London

Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in Architecture

Formerly Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in
Architectural Studies
Master of Architecture
[Formerly Diploma in Architecture]
Intermediate
Final Examination

Part I, 3 years
Part II, 2 years

Yes

1968

Feb 2011

4 years

2015

University of the Arts

Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design

London

BA (Honours) Architecture: Spaces and

Objects
[Formerly BA (Hons) Arts, Design &
Environment (Architecture Pathway)]

Part I

Yes

2009

July 2010

4 years

2014

University College London

The Bartlett School of Architecture Building
Environmental Design & Planning

London

Bachelor of Science (Hons) in Architecture

[Formerly Bachelor of Science (Hons)
Degree in Architecture, Planning, Building
and Environmental Studies]
Graduate Diploma in Architecture/MArch
[Formerly Graduate Diploma in Architecture]
[Formerly Pre-Diploma Certificate in
Architecture and Diploma in Architecture]

Part I, 3 years

Yes

1968

March 2011

4 years

2015

May 2009

Part II, 2 years

Part II, 2 years

VALILIST Systems Schools 27.04.13 (see also VALILIST Schools and VALILIST Previously Recognised)
NOTE: Qualifications recognised through CAAs procedure for the recognition of national and regional systems are NOT covered by the Canberra Accord.

VALILIST Systems Schools

Qualifications in Architecture Recommended for Recognition by CAA (by national validation procedures recognised by CAA)
Country/State/School

City

Qualification

CAA Category
Equivalent &
course
duration

Recogn
ition
Current

Current
Recognition
from (year)

Date of last
visit (m/y)

Recognition
Period

Recognised
Until

Conditions
(if any)

University of East London

School of Architecture and the Visual Arts
[Formerly Polytechnic of East London and North East
London Polytechnic]

London

Bachelor of Science (Hons) Architecture

Professional Diploma in Architecture
[Formerly Diploma in Architecture]

Part I, 3 years
Part II, 2 years

Yes

1982

Sept 2012

5 years

2017

Yes (Pt1)

London Metropolitan University

Department of Architecture & Spatial Design
[Formerly School of Architecture & Interior Design]
[And before the Polytechnic of North London; formerly
University of North London]

London

Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in Architecture

Professional Diploma in Architecture
[Formerly Diploma in Architecture]

Part I, 3 years
Part II, 2 years

Yes

1968

Jan 2012

5 years

2017

Royal College of Art

School of Architecture & Interior Design

London

Master of Arts Architecture

[Formerly Master of Architecture and Interior
Design]

Part II, 2 years

Yes

1983

Nov 2009

4 years

2013

London South Bank University

Engineering, Science and the Built Environment
Division of Architecture
[Formerly the Polytechnic of South Bank, School of
Architecture & Civil Engineering; formerly South Bank
University]

London

Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in Architecture

Postgraduate Diploma in Architecture

Part I, 3 years
Part II, 2 years

Yes

1972

July 2012

5 years

2017

University of Westminster
School of Architecture and the Built Environment
Faculty of The Environment
[Formerly the Polytechnic of Central London]

London

Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in Architecture

Bachelor of Science (Hons) in Architecture
with Architectural Engineering
Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in Architecture with
Interior Design
[Formerly Bachelor of Science (Hons) in
Architecture with Interior Design]
Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in Architecture with
Urban Design
[Formerly Bachelor of Science (Hons) in
Architecture with Urban Design]
Master of Architecture
[Formerly Diploma in Architecture 2002 and
Postgraduate Diploma in Architecture 2012]

Part I, 3 years
Part I, 3 years

Yes

1968

Jan 2012

4 years

2017

Previous
Recognition

Part I, 3 years

Part I, 3 years

Part II, 2 years

University of Manchester and Manchester

Metropolitan University
The Manchester School of Architecture

Manchester

Bachelor of Arts (Hons) Architecture

Bachelor of Architecture

Part I, 3 years
Part II, 2 years

Yes

1968

Mar 2012

5 years

2017

University of Newcastle
School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape

Newcastle

Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in Architectural

Studies
Bachelor of Architecture (Hons)

Part I, 3 years

Yes

1968

Nov 2011

5 years

2016

Northumbria University
Architecture Department
School of the Built Environment

Newcastle

Part I, 3 years

Yes

2004

Nov 2008

4 years

2013

University of Nottingham
The Nottingham Institute of Architecture

Nottingham

Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in Architecture

[Formerly Bachelor of Arts (Hons)
Architectural Design and Management]
Master of Architecture (March)
[Formerly Professional Diploma in
Architecture]
Bachelor of Architecture (Hons)
Master of Engineering in Architecture and
Environmental Design
Diploma in Architecture
Master of Architecture

Jun 2009

4 years

2013

June 2012

2 years

Part II, 2 years

Part II, 2 years

Nov 2009

Part I, 3 years

Yes

Part I, 4 years

Yes

Part II, 2 years

1968

VALILIST Systems Schools 27.04.13 (see also VALILIST Schools and VALILIST Previously Recognised)
NOTE: Qualifications recognised through CAAs procedure for the recognition of national and regional systems are NOT covered by the Canberra Accord.

Yes

VALILIST Systems Schools

Qualifications in Architecture Recommended for Recognition by CAA (by national validation procedures recognised by CAA)
Country/State/School

City

Qualification

CAA Category
Equivalent &
course
duration

Recogn
ition
Current

Current
Recognition
from (year)

Date of last
visit (m/y)

Recognition
Period

Recognised
Until

Nottingham Trent University

School of Architecture, Design and the Built
Environment
Oxford Brookes University
School of Architecture
[Formerly Oxford Polytechnic]

Nottingham

Bachelor of Architecture (Hons)

Master of Architecture

Part 1, 3 years
Part II, 2 years

Yes
Yes

2009
2012

Nov 2009
Jun 2012

4 years

2013

Oxford

Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in Architecture

[Formerly Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in
Architectural Studies]
Diploma in Architecture
[Formerly Graduate Diploma in Architecture]

Part I, 3 years

Yes

1968

Feb 2012

4 years

2017

Oxford Brookes University

RIBA Examination in Architecture for Office Based
Candidates

Oxford

Certificate in Architecture
Diploma in Architecture

Yes

2002

July 2010

4 years

2014

University of Plymouth
Plymouth School of Architecture and Design

Plymouth

Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in Architecture

Master of Architecture
[Formerly Graduate Diploma in Architecture]

Part I, min 3
year in practice
Part II, min 3
year in practice
Part I, 3 years
Part II, 2 years

Yes

1980

Oct 2012

4 years

2017

University of Portsmouth
School of Architecture

Portsmouth

Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in Architecture

Diploma in Architecture

Part I, 3 years
Part II, 2 years

Yes

1968

Jun 2011

4 years

2015

University of Sheffield
School of Architectural Studies
[Formerly School of Architecture]

Sheffield

Bachelor of Arts (Hons) Architecture

Bachelor of Arts (Hons) Architecture and
Landscape
Master of Engineering (Hons) in Architecture
& Structural Engineering
MArch in Architecture
[Formerly Diploma in Architecture]
MArch in Architecture and Town & Regional
Planning
[Formerly Master of Arts in Architecture or
Architecture and Town Planning]

Part I, 3 years
Part I, 3 years

Yes

1968

Oct 2012

5 years

2017

Bachelor of Science (Hons) Architecture and

Environmental Design
Postgraduate Diploma in Architecture

Part I, 3 years

Yes

2004

Nov 2012

4 years

2016

Part II, 3 years

or 6 years parttime

Yes

Dec 2011

5 years

Sheffield Hallam University

Built Environment Division
Faculty of Development and Society

Sheffield

Conditions
(if any)

Previous
Recognition

Yes

Part II, 2 years

Part I, 4 years
Part II, 2 year
Part II, 2 year

VALILIST Systems Schools 27.04.13 (see also VALILIST Schools and VALILIST Previously Recognised)
NOTE: Qualifications recognised through CAAs procedure for the recognition of national and regional systems are NOT covered by the Canberra Accord.

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VALILIST Previously Recognised

Qualifications in Architecture Previously Recommended for Recognition by CAA
Country/State/School

City

Qualification

Melbourne

Bachelor of Architecture

5 years

2008

Vancouver

Bachelor of Architecture

Part II

1968

1997

MANITOBA
University of Manitoba

Winnipeg

Master of Architecture

Part II

1970

1997

ONTARIO
Carleton University

Ottawa

Bachelor of Architecture

Part II

1982

1997

University of Toronto

Toronto

Master of Architecture

Part II

1968

1997

University of Waterloo

Waterloo

Bachelor of Architecture

Part II

1982

1997

QUEBEC
Laval University

Quebec

Bachelor of Architecture

Part II

1968

1997

McGill University

Montreal

Bachelor of Architecture

Part II

1968

1997

LUniversite de Montreal

Montreal

Bachelor of Architecture

Part II

1968

1997

Halifax

Master of Architecture

Part II

1970

1997

Mumbai

Bachelor of Architecture

Part II

1989

Feb 1993

5 years

Feb 1998

GUJERAT
Centre for Environmental Planning and
Technology

Ahmadabad

Diploma in Architecture

Part II

1968

Mar 1995

5 years

Mar 2000

Manipal Institute of Technology

Manipal

Bachelor of Architecture

Part I, 5 Years

1997

Sept 1997

5 Years

Sept 2002

Anna University

Madras

Bachelor of Architecture (BArch)

Part I, 3 years

Nov 1990

Nov 1990

5 years

Nov 1995

PAKISTAN
University of Engineering & Technology

Lahore

Bachelors Degree in Architecture

Part I

1992

Oct 1992

5 years

Jan 1998

Dawood College of Engineering & Technology

Karachi

Degree in Architecture

Part I
Part II

1992

Nov 1992

3 years

Jan 1995

PAPUA NEW GUINEA

University of Technology

Lae

Diploma in Architecture
Bachelor of Architecture

Part I, 3 years
Part II, 2 years

2009

May 2006

5 years

Jun 2011

Cape Town

Bachelor of Technology: Architectural

Technology (Applied Design)

Part I, 4 years

2002

Sept 2007

5 years

Sept 2009

AUSTRALIA
VICTORIA
Oceania Polytechnic
Faculty of Art and Architecture
CANADA
BRITISH COLUMBIA
University of British Columbia

NOVA SCOTIA
Dalhousie University
Daltech
(Formerly Technical University of Nova Scotia)
INDIA
MUMBAI
Sir JJ College of Architecture

SOUTH AFRICA
Cape Peninsula University of Technology
[Formerly Cape Technikon]

VALILIST 27.04.13 (see also VALILIST Systems Schools and VALILIST Schools)

CAA Category
Equivalent &
course
duration

Recognition
from (year)

Date of last
visit (m/y)

Recognition
Period

Recognised
Until

Sept 2008

3 years

Dec 2011

Conditions
(if any)

Previous
Recognition

Yes

11

VALILIST Previously Recognised

Qualifications in Architecture Previously Recommended for Recognition by CAA
Country/State/School

City

Qualification

CAA Category
Equivalent &
course
duration

Recognition
from (year)

Date of last
visit (m/y)

Recognition
Period

Recognised
Until

Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University

Department of Architecture
[Formerly University of Port Elizabeth]

Port Elizabeth

Bachelor of Building Arts

Bachelor of Architecture

Part I, 3 years
Part II, 2 years

Mar 1995

May 2006

4 years

2010

Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University

Department of Architectural Technology

Port Elizabeth

Bachelor of Technology: Architectural

Technology
Bachelor of Technology: Architectural
Technology (Applied Design)

Part 1, 4 years

May 2006

May 2006

4 years

2010

Part 1, 4 years

May 2006

May 2006

VALILIST 27.04.13 (see also VALILIST Systems Schools and VALILIST Schools)

Conditions
(if any)

Previous
Recognition

Yes

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