Architecture (part 2) DipArch

Study modes: Full time

Course description: The course is divided into 2 equal stages, design and technology, and research into design; additional modules can be taken to convert the diploma into the Master's; diploma stage offers ARB/RIBA part 2 accreditation; the design and technology stage is generally spent in 1 of 6 design studios, chosen by the student; these raise design thinking and skills, with a strong emphasis on the creative possibilities for architectural technology.(read more)

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Environmentally Sustainable Building Design and Management PgDip

Study modes: Full time

Course description: Covers environmental sustainability in all its forms, starting with the historical and theoretical basis and continuing through an understanding of sustainable building design and renewable energy strategies/management tools to how these can be applied in practice.(read more)

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Architectural Design, Advanced MArch

Study modes: Full time

Course description: The course covers current theoretical approaches to urban issues and architectural design; students will: develop formal and technical architectural ability undertake a comprehensive urban and/or building design project demonstrate awareness of management procedures relevant to design practice carry out a detailed examination of an issue or issues of particular architectural and/or urban significance.(read more)

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Architecture MArch

Study modes: Full time

Course description: The year's study is divided into 3 broad areas, in the 1st of which applicants collect a storehouse or catalogue of information both conceptual and material in a variety of media and techniques; this provides the ingredients to speculate on and question in the 2nd part of the year the implications and possibilities of architectural responses to a programme or brief which applicants have developed on a particular given site.(read more)

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Design MArch

Study modes: Full time | Part time evening

Course description: The course equips students with an integrated approach to architecture, planning and building services engineering; it is designed by the School of the Built Environment to develop vocational skills and promote environmentally responsible attitudes appropriate in a rapidly changing world.(read more)

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Technology MArch

Study modes: Full time

Course description: The course develops understanding about the current international challenge to reduce energy consumption; the economical need to enhance user comfort in existing and new buildings; and the opportunities offered by novel materials and structures; students use this insight to inform and inspire their design solutions.(read more)

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Theory and Design MArch

Study modes: Full time

Course description: The course draws upon knowledge from other disciplines and engages with a variety of cultural debates; it attempts to introduce into the design process a range of critical techniques from outside the traditional domain of architecture, and to explore and develop innovative design methodologies.(read more)

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Environmental Design PhD

Study modes: Full time

Course description: Research activity recognises that it is very difficult to disentangle the environmental strategies adopted in buildings from building design and construction techniques; the work in this area focuses on the construction of buildings and on the way in which building material and form can shape the internal environment.(read more)

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Making Architecture MPhil

Study modes: Full time

Course description: Activity in this area explores the process of designing and realising buildings and other projects that go to make up the built environment; it covers topics that include digital design and digital fabrication; structures; components and systems; materials; and architectural technology.(read more)

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Planning Buildings for Health PgDip

Study modes: Full time | Part time evening

Course description: Planning process in healthcare business; procurement and management of construction; strategic planning of the healthcare estate; project briefing for a customer focus; environmental performance specification; research methods; project leadership; comparative health estates studies.(read more)

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Architectural Studies, Advanced PgDip

Study modes: Full time

Course description: Each part of the course provides an opportunity to develop projects related to the students' own interests at the frontier of architectural debate; studies are seminar, lecture and project-based and demand a high level of academic and design ability.(read more)

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Architectural Project Management MSc

Study modes: Distance with attendance

Course description: Core modules: Design, values and architecture; project management theory and practice; project management: strategic issues; dissertation/project report; option modules include: Architecture and the city; architecture and sustainability; architecture, construction and industrialisation; people and organisational management in the built environment; business management for built environment professionals; contracts and procurement.(read more)

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Building Conservation (Technology and Management) MSc

Study modes: Distance with attendance

Course description: Course is aimed at those already working in the conservation of the built heritage who want to enhance their skills and appreciation of the philosophy, technology, engineering and management issues involved.(read more)

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Sustainable Building Technology MSc

Study modes: Full time

Course description: Core modules provide an introduction to systems able to tap natural energy source; they cover sustainable technologies and their potential for incorporation in the design and fabric of buildings; architectural students explore integration of sustainable technologies in design-oriented projects; engineering students pursue more technical-based projects;
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Enterprise Systems Architecture MSc

Study modes: Full time | Part time evening

Course description: The programme develops practical skills and critical awareness in relation to the state-of the-art in enterprise systems architecture; model key aspects of enterprise systems as the basis for their underlying architecture; demonstrate a critical and practical understanding of the issues relevant to the architecting and development of heterogeneous software systems in an enterprise context.(read more)

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Architectural Facilities Management PgDip

Study modes: Distance with attendance

Course description: The course combines the strategic issues of facilities management with the architectural and construction issues of designing built assets; it develops competencies and skills to enable its graduates to manage built assets effectively from building inception to their ongoing day to day management.(read more)

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Building Conservation (Technology and Management) PgDip

Study modes: Distance with attendance

Course description: Course is aimed at those already working in the conservation of the built heritage who want to enhance their skills and appreciation of the philosophy, technology, engineering and management issues involved.(read more)

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Sustainable Building Technology (collaborative) MSc

Study modes: Full time

Course description: Core modules provide an introduction to systems able to tap natural energy sources; they cover sustainable technologies and their potential for incorporation in the design and fabric of buildings; architectural students explore integration of sustainable technologies in design-oriented projects; engineering students pursue more technical-based projects.(read more)

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Historic Conservation PgDip

Study modes: Full time | Part time evening

Course description: This course examines the principles, procedures and practices of the preservation and conservation of historic structures and sites within the context of the wider built environment and the town planning process; by enhancing research, analytical and prescriptive capabilities in conservation, graduates from the course are well qualified to assist the research, conservation and enhancement of the built environment.(read more)

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Building Conservation (Technology and Management) PgCert

Study modes: Distance with attendance

Course description: Course is aimed at those already working in the conservation of the built heritage who want to enhance their skills and appreciation of the philosophy, technology, engineering and management issues involved.(read more)

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