Online courses in architectural history
Short online courses in architectural history
Study from anywhere in the world with an online course.
Our short online courses in architectural history include live-time weekly classes, day and weekend schools, and flexible online courses.
Credit earned from some of these courses is transferable towards our Certificate of Higher Education - a part-time undergraduate course in which you study a main subject discipline, but also undertake study in other academic subjects.
Browse below to find the online architectural history course for you.
Upcoming courses
Online - flexible • Short courses
This course is designed to enable you to 'read' the architecture of the Western world in a critically informed way.
- Wed 07 May 2025 – 18 Jul 2025
Online - flexible • Short courses
This course will explore the English medieval cathedral as a developing institution which survived over a thousand years of religious upheaval and historical change, focusing on the multifaceted architecture of a range of truly great churches.
- Wed 14 May 2025 – 25 Jul 2025
Online - flexible • Short courses
Beginning with the vital structural innovations of the late Victorian era, this course traces the rise and spread of modernism in European and American architecture, and concludes by examining contemporary architecture and future possibilities.
- Mon 19 May 2025 – 01 Aug 2025
Online - live • Short courses
A comprehensive introduction and historical framework to the rich, diverse, artistic and architectural legacy of Andalucía, Spain's most southerly region, produced between about 750 and 1550 CE, but with reference to its more ancient history.
- Wed 28 May 2025 – 25 Jun 2025
- 5 meetings
- 2:00 – 3:00pm
Online - live • Short courses • Professional development • Hybrid - in person or online
Delve into historic urban landscapes, mastering spatial analysis techniques in this 2-day course. Uncover layers of history and culture, enriching your professional skill set. Learn how the layout of cities helps to shape movement, interaction and trade.
- Tue 17 Sep 2024 – 18 Sep 2024
- 2 meetings
- 13.00pm Tues - 5pm Wed
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Architectural history
Learn to ‘read’ architecture and how to recognise and differentiate between major architectural styles.Postgraduate Certificate in Architectural History
This 11-month part-time course covers English architectural history from the Anglo-Saxon period to the present day. The course consists of three taught units and a dissertation.