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Department of Architecture & Civil Engineering
Unit Index 2019/20

Below is a list of units offered by the Department of Architecture & Civil Engineering in 2019/20. 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.



Level: Certificate (FHEQ level 4)

Semester 1

AR10003 Building environment 1 6 Credits
AR10015 Design studio 1.1 12 Credits
AR10033 Geology and hydrology 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 offshore engineering 6 Credits
AR30412 Materials science 2 6 Credits
AR30453 Engineering risk and uncertainty 6 Credits

Level: Masters UG & PG (FHEQ level 7)

Academic Year

AR40443 Advanced research dissertation 12 Credits
AR50326 Practice and project management 6 Credits
AR50327 Professional practice 12 Credits
AR50428 Oral examination 12 Credits
AR50432 Integrated design, process and management 18 Credits
AR50433 Building information modelling (BIM) and the design process 6 Credits
AR50437 Regulations codes and certification 6 Credits
AR50454 Integrated design and modelling 18 Credits

Dissertation period

AR50151 Dissertation 30 Credits
AR50358 Dissertation 30 Credits
AR50421 Project unit 2 30 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
AR40325 Group design project - civil 12 Credits
AR40340 Professional studies: management, practice and law 6 Credits
AR40413 Structures 4 6 Credits
AR40418 Advanced timber engineering 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
AR50351 Thermal performance of building envelopes 6 Credits
AR50357 Sustainable construction materials 6 Credits
AR50434 Building physics visualisation tools 6 Credits
AR50436 Low carbon building envelopes 6 Credits
AR50448 Concrete technology 6 Credits
AR50449 Design of timber structures and constructions 6 Credits
AR50450 Non-conventional materials and technologies 6 Credits
AR50452 Materials engineering in construction 6 Credits
AR50455 Buildings, people and environment 9 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
AR40392 Natural building materials 6 Credits
AR40415 Building environmental design project 12 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
AR50447 Advanced concrete engineering 6 Credits
AR50451 Future structural and building materials 6 Credits
AR50456 Building integrated environmental systems 18 Credits
AR50457 Research methods 3 Credits

Semester 3

AR50440 Professional practice placement 30 Credits
AR50441 Research dissertation 30 Credits