Department of Architecture & Civil Engineering |
| Below is a list of units offered by the Department of Architecture & Civil Engineering in 2016/17. Follow the links on the unit codes to view individual unit descriptions. Units are sorted by level and then by period slot. To find a specific unit code or title please use your browser's find on page function. |
- Certificate (FHEQ level 4) level units (e.g. units coded AR1*)
- Intermediate (FHEQ level 5) level units (e.g. units coded AR2*)
- Honours (FHEQ level 6) level units (e.g. units coded AR3*)
- Masters UG & PG (FHEQ level 7) level units (e.g. units coded AR4* or AR5*)
| Level: Certificate (FHEQ level 4) |
Semester 1 |
| AR10003 | Building environment 1 | 6 Credits |
| AR10015 | Design studio 1.1 | 12 Credits |
| AR10033 | Geology | 6 Credits |
| AR10040 | History & theory 1.1: vernacular architecture | 6 Credits |
| AR10244 | Design studio 1.1 | 6 Credits |
| AR10313 | Structures 1A | 6 Credits |
| AR10369 | Structures 1A | 6 Credits |
Semester 2 |
| AR10014 | Detailed design 1 | 3 Credits |
| AR10016 | Design studio 1.2 | 18 Credits |
| AR10342 | History and theory of architecture 1.2 twentieth century western architecture & design | 3 Credits |
| AR10362 | Practice, management and law 1 | 3 Credits |
| AR10366 | Computer applications | 6 Credits |
| AR10367 | Mathematics 1 | 6 Credits |
| AR10368 | Surveying | 6 Credits |
| AR10370 | Structures 1B | 6 Credits |
| AR10426 | Materials science 1 | 6 Credits |
| Level: Intermediate (FHEQ level 5) |
Academic Year |
| AR20384 | Industrial placement | 60 Credits |
Semester 1 |
| AR20012 | Structural and detailed design | 6 Credits |
| AR20017 | Design studio 2.1 | 15 Credits |
| AR20076 | Soil mechanics | 6 Credits |
| AR20297 | Environmental design | 3 Credits |
| AR20318 | Civil engineering management 1 | 6 Credits |
| AR20343 | Digital illustration | 3 Credits |
| AR20364 | History and theory of architecture 2: history of western architecture | 3 Credits |
| AR20385 | Civil engineering hydraulics 1 | 6 Credits |
| AR20386 | Mathematics 2 | 6 Credits |
| AR20389 | Structures 2 | 6 Credits |
| AR20390 | Surveying and geology field course | 3 Credits |
Semester 2 |
| AR20004 | Building environment 2 | 6 Credits |
| AR20009 | Computer aided design 1 | 3 Credits |
| AR20064 | Professional placement 1 | 30 Credits |
| AR20065 | Professional placement 2 | 30 Credits |
| AR20238 | Transportation infrastructure engineering | 3 Credits |
| AR20241 | Foundation design | 6 Credits |
| AR20442 | Structural design and construction | 12 Credits |
| Level: Honours (FHEQ level 6) |
Academic Year |
| AR30315 | Dissertation | 12 Credits |
Semester 1 |
| AR30019 | Design studio 3.1 | 18 Credits |
| AR30021 | Design studio 4.1 | 18 Credits |
| AR30034 | Geotechnical engineering | 6 Credits |
| AR30039 | History & theory 4: Issues in contemporary architecture | 6 Credits |
| AR30053 | Practice, management and law 4 | 6 Credits |
| AR30075 | Erasmus exchange semester 1 | 30 Credits |
| AR30093 | History and Theory 3.2: Urban studies | 6 Credits |
| AR30341 | History & theory of architecture 3.1: Classicism and the foundation of modern design theory | 6 Credits |
| AR30344 | Civil engineering hydraulics 2 | 6 Credits |
| AR30400 | Structures 3 | 6 Credits |
| AR30401 | Year 3 joint design project | 6 Credits |
Semester 2 |
| AR30022 | Design studio 4.2 | 30 Credits |
| AR30243 | Erasmus exchange semester 2 | 30 Credits |
| AR30402 | Bridge engineering | 6 Credits |
| AR30403 | Building environment 3 | 6 Credits |
| AR30405 | Coastal and water engineering | 6 Credits |
| AR30412 | Materials science 2 | 6 Credits |
| Level: Masters UG & PG (FHEQ level 7) |
Academic Year |
| AR40443 | Advanced research dissertation | 12 Credits |
| AR50247 | Research dissertation | 30 Credits |
| AR50326 | Practice and project management | 6 Credits |
| AR50327 | Professional practice | 12 Credits |
| AR50345 | Acoustics | 6 Credits |
| AR50346 | Building design for low carbon use | 6 Credits |
| AR50347 | Daylight and shading | 6 Credits |
| AR50348 | Health, comfort and productivity in buildings | 6 Credits |
| AR50349 | Natural ventilation in buildings | 6 Credits |
| AR50350 | Renewable energy sources & low carbon techniques | 6 Credits |
| AR50351 | Thermal performance of facades | 6 Credits |
| AR50352 | Artificial lighting | 6 Credits |
| AR50354 | Building energy modelling | 6 Credits |
| AR50357 | Sustainable construction materials | 6 Credits |
| AR50358 | Dissertation | 30 Credits |
| AR50372 | Introduction to façade engineering | 6 Credits |
| AR50373 | Façade materials and components | 6 Credits |
| AR50374 | Façade construction | 6 Credits |
| AR50375 | Structural integrity | 6 Credits |
| AR50376 | Weathertightness | 6 Credits |
| AR50377 | Glass and glazing | 6 Credits |
| AR50378 | Façade procurement | 6 Credits |
| AR50379 | Thermal analysis of façades | 6 Credits |
| AR50380 | Acoustics and fire | 6 Credits |
| AR50381 | Structural analysis of façades | 6 Credits |
| AR50382 | Contract management | 6 Credits |
| AR50428 | Oral examination | 12 Credits |
| AR50432 | Professional development through the design process | 18 Credits |
| AR50433 | Building information modelling (BIM) and the design process | 6 Credits |
| AR50437 | Regulations codes and certification | 6 Credits |
Dissertation period |
| AR50151 | Dissertation | 30 Credits |
| AR50421 | Project unit 2 | 30 Credits |
Modular |
| AR50121 | Management in construction | 6 Credits |
| AR50122 | Economics in construction | 6 Credits |
| AR50123 | Construction law | 6 Credits |
| AR50124 | Managing human resources | 6 Credits |
| AR50126 | Strategy in construction | 6 Credits |
| AR50234 | Dissertation (Construction Management) | 30 Credits |
| AR50235 | Residentials (Bath) | 6 Credits |
| AR50236 | Residentials (Hong Kong) | 6 Credits |
| AR50237 | Residentials (Canada) | 6 Credits |
| AR50261 | Introductory workshop | 0 Credits |
| AR50262 | Summer school 1 | 0 Credits |
| AR50263 | Summer school 2 | 0 Credits |
| AR50264 | Dissertation workshop | 0 Credits |
| AR50314 | Consolidating theory and practice | 6 Credits |
| AR50360 | Procuring construction | 6 Credits |
| AR50361 | Facility management | 6 Credits |
| AR50383 | Construction project management | 6 Credits |
| AR50393 | Introduction and residential 1 | 0 Credits |
| AR50394 | Residentials (Zambia) | 6 Credits |
| AR50395 | Introduction workshop and residential 1 | 0 Credits |
| AR50396 | Residential 2 and dissertation workshop | 0 Credits |
| AR50397 | Communication and information management | 6 Credits |
| AR50410 | Social responsibility: business and society | 6 Credits |
| AR50411 | Sustainable business practices | 6 Credits |
| AR50422 | Residentials (Tanzania) | 6 Credits |
| AR50423 | Introduction workshop and residential 1 | 0 Credits |
| AR50424 | Residential 2 and dissertation workshop | 0 Credits |
Semester 1 |
| AR40097 | Placement MArch | 24 Credits |
| AR40106 | Research paper | 12 Credits |
| AR40107 | Design studio 6.1 | 18 Credits |
| AR40298 | Urban studies option | 24 Credits |
| AR40302 | Architectural structures | 6 Credits |
| AR40307 | Group design project - civil and architectural | 12 Credits |
| AR40308 | Advanced composites in construction | 6 Credits |
| AR40325 | Group design project - civil | 12 Credits |
| AR40340 | Professional studies: management, practice and law | 6 Credits |
| AR40392 | Natural building materials | 6 Credits |
| AR40413 | Structures 4 | 6 Credits |
| AR40419 | Sustainable concrete technology | 6 Credits |
| AR40430 | Study abroad | 30 Credits |
| AR40444 | Building environment 4 | 6 Credits |
| AR40446 | Public health engineering for developing communities | 6 Credits |
| AR50146 | Structural conservation | 12 Credits |
| AR50148 | History and theory | 12 Credits |
| AR50225 | Case studies I | 3 Credits |
| AR50227 | Case studies III | 3 Credits |
| AR50434 | Building physics visualisation tools | 6 Credits |
| AR50436 | Low carbon building envelopes | 6 Credits |
| AR50441 | Research dissertation | 30 Credits |
Semester 2 |
| AR40105 | History and theory of architecture and urban design | 6 Credits |
| AR40108 | Design studio 6.2 | 30 Credits |
| AR40300 | Design studio 5 | 18 Credits |
| AR40301 | Conservation engineering | 6 Credits |
| AR40305 | Civil infrastructure design project | 12 Credits |
| AR40319 | Advanced construction management | 6 Credits |
| AR40324 | Advanced geotechnical engineering | 6 Credits |
| AR40363 | Environment and sustainability | 6 Credits |
| AR40415 | Building environmental design project | 12 Credits |
| AR40416 | Facade engineering | 6 Credits |
| AR40418 | Advanced timber engineering | 6 Credits |
| AR40425 | Materials engineering in construction | 6 Credits |
| AR40445 | Programming for design | 6 Credits |
| AR50147 | Materials construction and skills | 12 Credits |
| AR50149 | The legislative framework | 12 Credits |
| AR50226 | Case studies II | 3 Credits |
| AR50228 | Case studies IV | 3 Credits |
| AR50420 | Project unit 1 | 6 Credits |
| AR50427 | Conceptual design group activity | 6 Credits |
| AR50435 | Dynamic modelling tools | 6 Credits |
| AR50439 | Research methods & professional practice | 6 Credits |
Semester 3 |
| AR50440 | Professional practice placement | 30 Credits |