Compulsory modules

Integrated Design Project 3

The aims of this module are:

  • To apply the knowledge and skills gained in Parts A, B, C, and I to projects of increasing scope and complexity.
  • To enhance students' technical skills to produce a design for a medium to large-scale structure, complete with a sound understanding of the technical performance of the building in terms of energy efficiency, use and management.
  • To enhance students' technical skills to produce a design for a medium large-scale structure, complete with a sound understanding of the structural systems, at primary and secondary levels.
  • To enhance students' individual approach to architecture and its languages, establishing ownership of the design process through a comprehensive exploration of a design problem and the ability to organize a personal programme of work to meet deadlines.
  • To integrate the above aspects in an innovative and functional building design to meet the current challenges and deliver a sustainable and holistic project.
  • To integrate their design aspiration with conflicting social, economic and environmental demands in a global and local context in relationship to the client, user and public.

Thermal Modelling and 3D Building Information Modelling (BIM)

The aims of this module are for the student to:

  • Understand the principles of building thermal modelling, building performance simulation and Building Information Modelling (BIM).
  • Gain a perspective on the applications of these techniques to the design process of low energy buildings.

Principles of Design and Construction (15 credits)

The aim of the module is to provide students with the fundamental principles of managing a project during the design and construction phases.

Low Carbon Materials for Construction (15 credits)

The aim of this module is for the student to understand and explore the principles around use of low carbon materials in construction and civil engineering and how this knowledge can be applied to the design, construction and maintenance of buildings and infrastructure.

Structural Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering (15 credits)

The module is aimed at developing students' knowledge and understanding of vibrational problems in structural engineering, and to provide them with the basic analytical and numerical tools to assess the dynamic response of structures, with special emphasis on the vibration-based structural health monitoring (SHM) and seismic design to Eurocode 8 (EC8).

Optional modules

Design Management (15 credits)

The aim of this module is to develop students' understanding of the principles of design management and techniques for cost and value management.

Disaster Risk Management (15 credits)

The aims of this module are to:

  • Introduce general built environment professionals to sustainable, culturally sensitive, and inclusive Disaster Risk Management (DRM) activities (structural and non-structural) worldwide.
  • Explore the links between engineering, architecture, and planning interventions, their impact on the socio-cultural, natural, and physical environment, and subsequent increases or decreases in disaster risk (within the context of the challenges posed by climate change).