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LONDON'SGLOBALUNIVERSITY

www.ucl.ac.uk/graduate/gradstud

BuiltEnvironment:EnvironmentalDesignandEngineeringMSc2014/15entry

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BUILTENVIRONMENT:ENVIRONMENTALDESIGNANDENGINEERINGMSc

ThisMScaimstoimprovetheenergy,health

andenvironmentalperformanceofnewand

existingbuildings.Itprovidesasoundtrainingin

environmentaldesignfundamentals,focussing

oncriticalissuesofCO2emissionsandpollutionfromthefossilfuelconsumedbybuildings,and

theimpactonoccupanthealthandthe

environment.

DegreesummaryTheprogrammeaimstodevelopstudent'sknowledgeandexpertisein

problemsolvingintheareaofthebuiltenvironment,andprovidea

frameworkfordevelopinginnovativethinkinginthedesignandoperation

ofbuildings,placingassociatedenvironmentalissuesinaglobal,national

andpersonalcontext.

TheUCLBartlettistheUK'slargestmulti-disciplinaryFacultyofthe

BuiltEnvironment,bringingtogetherscientificandprofessional

specialismsrequiredtoresearch,understand,design,constructand

operatethebuildingsandurbanenvironmentsofthefuture.

LocatedinLondon,itisattheheartofalargeclusterofcreative

architectsandengineeringfirms,nexttotheUK'sseatofgovernment

andfinanceandhasalltheresourcesofaworldcitytohand.

ThearchitecturecomingoutoftheUCLBartlettischaracterisedbya

highlevelofinventionandcreativity.Theschoolisinternationally

knownasacentreforinnovativedesign.

Theprogrammeisdeliveredthroughacombinationofinteractive

seminars,individualandgrouptutorials,sitevisitsandaresidentialfield

trip.Assessmentisthroughunseenexamination,coursework,andthe

builtenvironmentreport.Jointcoursework,includingtwomajor

low-energyarchitecturaldesignprojects,iscarriedoutbystudentsin

multidisciplinaryteams.

DegreestructureMode:Full-time1year;Flexible3-5years

Studentsundertakemodulestothevalueof180credits.Theprogramme

consistsofsixcoremodules(90credits),twooptionalmodule(30credits)

andabuiltenvironmentreport(60credits).

APostgraduateDiploma(120credits,full-timeninemonths)isoffered.

CoreModules

TheBuiltEnvironment:TheEnergyContext

HealthandComfortinBuildings

BuildingSolarDesign

NaturalandMechanicalVentilationofBuildings

EfficientBuildingServiceSystems

MethodsofEnvironmentalAnalysis

Options

TheControlofNoise

AdvancedBuildingSimulation

TheLitEnvironment

EnergySystemsModelling

EnvironmentalMasterplanning

IndustrialSymbiosis

LowEnergyHousingRetrofit

SocialDimensionsofSustainability

LowCarbon,EnergySupplySystrems

SmartEnergySystemsImplementation

Dissertation/report

AllMScstudentssubmita10,000-wordreportonatopicrelatedtothe

mainthemesoftheprogramme.Thetopiccanbechosentoenhance

careerdevelopmentorforitsinherentinterest.

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3/4*datatakenfromtheDestinationsofLeaversfromHigherEducationsurveyundertakenbyHESAlookingatthedestinationsofUKandEUstudentsinthe20102012graduatingcohortssixmonthsaftergraduationand,wherenecessary,departmentalrecords.

YourcareerMoststudentswhocompletetheprogrammemoveinto,orcontinuein,a

building-relatedprofession,suchasarchitecture,low-energydesign

consultancy,orbuildingservicesengineering.Astheawarenessofglobal

environmentalissuesincreases,thedemandforpeoplewithexpertisein

thehealthandenergyperformanceofbuildingsisexpandingrapidly.A

numberofstudentshaveusedtheMScasafoundationforMPhil/PhD

research.

Firstdestinationsofrecentgraduatesinclude:Arup,WSP,Atkns,Buro

Happold,PassivSystems,EnergyExcel,LocalAuthorities,Fosterand

Partners,RogersStirkHarbourandPartners.

Recentcareerdestinations*include:

EnergyConsultant,BREEAMAssessor,Southfacing(2008)

EnvironmentalAnalyst,Greendwell(2011)

Employability

Thisprogrammeisvery"closetomarket"withmanystudentsfindingjobs

evenbeforetheirstudieshavefinished.Theskillsstudentsgainarethose

thatemployersneed.Forexample,weteachseveraltoolsusedby

commercialcompaniesincludingthethermalanalysissoftware,TASfrom

EDSL,andSAP.StudentscanwalkstraightintojobwhereTASisused

andbeusefulimmediately.Wefindgraduatesfromseveralyearsago,

contactusandrecruitfromthecourse,listeningtofeedbackfromthese

graduatesandmakingchangestomodules,ensureswekeepthecourse

relevanttoindustryneeds.

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EntryrequirementsThenormalminimumqualificationsareanuppersecond-classBachelor's

degreefromaUKuniversityoranoverseasqualificationofanequivalent

standardcombinedwithayearsrelevantexperienceinthebuilt

environmentfield.

Forapplicantswithoutafirstdegreeorfullprofessionalmembership,butwithrelevantandsubstantialworkexperienceinthefield,aspecial

qualifyingexaminationmaybeset.Detailsofthisroutecanbeobtained

fromtheBartlett'sGraduateFacultyOffice.

Englishlanguageproficiencylevel

IfyoureducationhasnotbeenconductedintheEnglishlanguage,you

willbeexpectedtodemonstrateevidenceofanadequatelevelofEnglish

proficiency.ThelevelofEnglishlanguageproficiencyforthisprogramme

is:Standard.Informationabouttheevidencerequired,acceptable

qualificationsandtestprovidersisprovidedat:

www.ucl.ac.uk/graduate/english-requirements

YourapplicationThedeadlineforallapplicantsis1July2014.

Studentsareadvisedtoapplyasearlyaspossibleduetocompetitionfor

places.Thoseapplyingforscholarshipfunding(particularlyoverseas

applicants)shouldtakenoteofapplicationdeadlines.

Whenweassessyourapplicationwewouldliketolearn:

whyyouwanttostudytheBuiltEnvironmentatgraduatelevel

whyyouwanttostudytheBuiltEnvironmentatUCL

whatparticularlyattractsyoutothechosenprogramme

howyouracademicandprofessionalbackgroundmeetsthe

demandsofthischallengingprogramme

whereyouwouldliketogoprofessionallywithyourdegree

Togetherwithessentialacademicrequirements,thepersonalstatement

isyouropportunitytoillustratewhetheryourreasonsforapplyingtothis

programmematchwhattheprogrammewilldeliver.

Feesandfunding

UK&EU(2014/15)entry:10,800

Overseas(2014/15)entry:19,550

Up-to-datetuitionfeeinformationisavailableat

www.ucl.ac.uk/current-students/money

FulldetailsoffundingopportunitiescanbefoundontheUCLScholarshipswebsite:www.ucl.ac.uk/scholarships

Applicationdate

Allapplicants:1July2014

Contacts

Contact MrCraigDaraz

Website: www.bartlett.ucl.ac.uk/graduate/programmes/

postgraduate/mscdiploma-environmental-desi

gn-engineering

Email: c.daraz@ucl.ac.uk

Telephone: +44(0)2031089746

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