Architectural Environment Engineering
Entry requirements
A level
including maths plus one of the following; physics, chemistry, biology, design and technology, geography, geology, computing, economics or further mathematics. Excludes general studies, thinking skills, global perspectives and research, critical thinking.
Cambridge International Pre-U Certificate - Principal
including Mathematics and one of Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Design & Technology, Geography, Geology, Computing or Further Mathematics.
Extended Project
If you have already achieved your EPQ at grade A you will automatically be offered one grade lower in a non-mandatory A level subject. If you are still studying for your EPQ you will receive the standard course offer, and also an alternate offer with a condition of one grade lower in a non-mandatory A level subject if you achieve an A grade in your EPQ. If you qualify for a contextual offer, your EPQ will be taken into consideration and the appropriate adjustment will be made to your offer. Please note that if you qualify for an enhanced contextual offer, your EPQ will not be taken into consideration as we are unable to make any further adjustments to your offer.
GCSE/National 4/National 5
GCSE English grade 4 (alpha grade C), Mathematics grade 4 (alpha grade C), and one of Physics 4 (alpha grade C) or Double/Combined Science grade 44 (alpha grade CC)
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
including one of Mathematics: Analysis and Approaches - 6 at Higher Level or 7 at Standard Level or Mathematics: Applications and Interpretation - 6 at Higher Level only. Also 6 at Higher Level in one of biology, chemistry, physics, geography or geology .
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
RQF Level 3 BTEC National Diploma D*D in Engineering or Applied Science plus A Level mathematics grade A
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Certificate (first teaching from September 2016)
RQF Level 3 BTEC National Extended Certificate D in Engineering plus 2 A Levels grades AA to include A Level mathematics
Scottish Advanced Higher
including Mathematics one of Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Design & technology, Geography, Geology, Computing or Further Mathematics. This qualification is only acceptable when combined with Higher grades AAABB.
Scottish Higher
This qualification is only acceptable when combined with Advanced Higher grades AA, including Mathematics and one of Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Design & technology, Geography, Geology, Computing or Further Mathematics.
A Level Mathematics also required. For applicants with T Level qualifications without A Level mathematics the Foundation Year (H100) is recommended.
Welsh Baccalaureate - Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate (first teaching September 2015)
This qualification is only acceptable when combined with A Level grades AA, including Mathematics and one of Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Design & technology, Geography, Geology, Computing or Further Mathematics.
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About this course
Studying an MEng Architectural Environment Engineering gives you the skills and knowledge to directly reduce the carbon footprint of our built environment. You will have the expertise to shape the design of smart and sustainable buildings.
The MEng course will enable you to fulfil the academic requirements to register as a Chartered Engineer. It will enhance your ability to create detailed design proposals as part of a building design team and give you a deeper knowledge of Building Information Modelling (BIM), building physics and simulation theory.
Architectural Environment Engineers work with architects and other professionals to bring buildings to life. You’ll learn about renewable energy generation, smart controls, thermal comfort (heating, cooling and ventilation), the acoustics of spaces and lighting design.
Buildings are the world’s greatest energy users and because of this, our course has a strong focus on sustainability. You’ll become an engineer that can make a difference.
You will have access to excellent facilities including dedicated design spaces, workshops and research labs equipped with the latest renewable energy technologies.
Modules
In your first and second year you will learn transferable skills, engineering fundamentals and specialist topics such as engineering mathematics, thermofluids and acoustics and lighting. Your third year comprises of a range of optional modules and project work. A strong emphasis is placed on computational fluid dynamics, energy and waste, and heat transfer and refrigeration. Modules in your final year include; research project, Simulation Modelling Theory, Building Physics and Architectural Engineering Design. Your research project will enable you to consider in more detail the holistic design of a building.
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Department of Architecture and Built Environment
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Want to take a degree that is definitely in demand? Try building! We're short of graduates in this area, so most graduates get jobs quickly. Building graduates make excellent surveyors, and that's currently one of the jobs that employers find hardest to fill, so there are great opportunities available of you want to try your hand at a surveying career. Building graduates also go into jobs in site and project management and other high skilled parts of the construction industry. There are jobs to be had in most parts of the country, so if you're technically-inclined and want to work somewhere specific, it might be worth considering this as an option. Building graduates are more likely than most to start their career with an employer who gave them work experience, so it’s particularly worth trying to secure links with industry if you take this degree.
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