About this program
Environmental Design of Buildings
Many methods of construction are highly resource intensive. They require energy, electricity and water, and generate landfill waste and CO2emissions. With governments and the public becoming increasingly aware of dwindling global resources and becoming conscious of the importance of sustainability issues, there is a growing demand for professionals working in the built environment to be well-versed in environmental design.
Our MSc Environmental Design of Buildings aims to develop knowledge and expertise in the design of comfortable and healthy environments in and around buildings, regardless of climate, and with due regard to sustainability issues.
Full time, part-time and distance learning options (which are suitable for professionals working in the field) of this course are offered.
Admission requirements
Typically, you will need to have either:
- a 2:1 honours degree in architecture, building services engineering, building technology, or environmental studies
- a university-recognised equivalent academic qualification
- or relevant professional experience evidenced by a reference.
English Language requirements
IELTS with an overall score of 6.5 with 5.5 in all subskills, or an accepted equivalent.
For more information about admission requirements, please check the university website.
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Program content
The modules shown are an example of the typical curriculum and will be reviewed prior to the 2022/23 academic year. The final modules will be published by September 2022
Environmental Design of Buildings- year 1
Core modules for year one
- Dissertation
- Earth and Society
- Passive Design
- Environmental Design Application
- Environmental Design Practice
- Low Carbon Buildings
- Climate Comfort and Energy
- Investigation of the Built Environment
- Architectural Science Research
Environmental Design of Buildings- year 2
Year one
Core modules for year one
- Earth and Society
- Passive Design
- Low Carbon Buildings
- Climate Comfort and Energy
- Investigation of the Built Environment
Year two
Core modules for year two
- Dissertation
- Environmental Design Application
- Environmental Design Practice
- Architectural Science Research
Environmental Design of Buildings- year 3
Year one
Core modules for year one
- Passive Design
- Climate Comfort and Energy
- Investigation of the Built Environment
Year two
Core modules for year two
- Earth and Society
- Environmental Design Application
- Low Carbon Buildings
Year three
Core modules for yearthree
- Environmental Design Practice
- Architectural Science Research
- Dissertation
Scholarships & funding
For more information about scholarships, please visit the university website.
Tuition
Full-Time tuition fees
- UK students (1 years): £10,200
- International students (1 years): £23,450
Part-Time tuition fees
- UK students (2 years): £5,100
- UK students(3 years): £3,400
- International students (2 years): £11,725
- International students(3 years): £7,816
Qualification
What skills will I practise and develop?
On completing the course, you should be able to:
- Collect and record relevant data, and apply appropriate appraisal techniques, in order to assess the environmental performance of buildings.
- Identify the nature of complex environmental design problems and deal with them both systematically and critically.
- Identify the environmental needs and preferences of building users, including comfort and health and satisfy them in an environmentally sound manner.
- Anticipate the principal ways in which controlling physical environments can impact on the wider local and global environment and wider sustainability issues
- Engage effectively in debate in a professional manner and prepare and present projects at a professional standard.
- Exercise initiative and personal responsibility in planning and implementing study tasks.
Career paths
Students on this course frequently go back into their original profession with the advantage of having a new specialism in environmental and sustainable design. Following their completion of the course, some of our students with sufficient prior career experience have gained leading roles in their respective professions.
The program has helped a large number of professionals to pursue a career in a broad range of sectors such as (but not limited to):
- Practice of architecture or engineering, with specialism in environmental design
- Consultancy (building environmental analysis and building performance evaluation)
- Academia (teaching and/or research)
- Policy (in the UK and abroad)
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