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Department of Architecture & Civil Engineering
Unit Index 2023/24

Below is a list of units offered by the Department of Architecture & Civil Engineering in 2023/24. 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

AR10495 Architectural engineering 1 10 Credits
AR10496 Design skills 10 Credits
AR10497 History, theory and engineering practice 10 Credits
AR10501 Design studio 1.1 10 Credits
AR10502 History, theory and practice 1 10 Credits
AR10503 Principles of structural and environmental engineering 10 Credits

Semester 2

AR10498 Engineering mathematics and computation 1 10 Credits
AR10499 Geology, hydrology and surveying 10 Credits
AR10500 Structural mechanics and materials 10 Credits
AR10504 Design studio 1.2 20 Credits
AR10505 Digital representation 10 Credits

Level: Intermediate (FHEQ level 5)

Academic Year

AR20384 Industrial placement 60 Credits
AR20520 Civil engineering infrastructure 1A: hydraulics 5 Credits
AR20521 Civil engineering infrastructure 1B: transportation 5 Credits
AR20522 Construction processes and management 10 Credits
AR20523 Soil mechanics and foundation design 10 Credits
AR20524 Structural design and construction 10 Credits

Semester 1

AR20517 Design studio 2 20 Credits
AR20518 History, theory and practice 2 10 Credits

Semester 2

AR20065 Professional placement 2 30 Credits
AR20519 Year 2 practice 30 Credits
AR20525 Architectural engineering 2 10 Credits
AR20526 Engineering mathematics and computation 2 10 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
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
AR30402 Bridge engineering 6 Credits
AR30403 Building environment 3 6 Credits
AR30405 Coastal and water 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
AR50463 Sustainable concrete design and technology 10 Credits
AR50464 Assessment and modelling tools 10 Credits
AR50465 Building integrated environmental systems 10 Credits
AR50466 Cultures and frameworks for conservation 10 Credits
AR50467 Environmental performance of materials and buildings 10 Credits
AR50468 Innovative structural materials: past, present and future 10 Credits
AR50469 Materials, construction and skills 10 Credits
AR50470 Natural building materials 10 Credits
AR50471 Principles of construction project management 10 Credits
AR50472 Professional and research skills for the construction industry 10 Credits
AR50473 Structural conservation 10 Credits
AR50474 Integrated delivery of low carbon buildings 30 Credits
AR50506 Advanced coastal and offshore engineering 10 Credits
AR50507 Advanced soil mechanics 10 Credits
AR50508 Numerical and analytical methods in Civil Engineering 10 Credits

Dissertation period

AR50477 Dissertation 30 Credits
AR50515 Professional experience 10 Credits
AR50516 Professional case study 5 Credits

Semester 1

AR40307 Group design project - civil and architectural 12 Credits
AR40325 Group design project - civil 12 Credits
AR40392 Natural building materials 6 Credits
AR40413 Structures 4 6 Credits
AR40418 Advanced timber engineering 6 Credits
AR40419 Sustainable concrete technology 6 Credits
AR40444 Building environment 4 6 Credits
AR40446 Public health engineering for developing communities 6 Credits
AR50510 Year 5 practice 30 Credits
AR50527 Research paper 10 Credits
AR50528 Design studio 6.1 20 Credits

Semester 2

AR40108 Design studio 6.2 30 Credits
AR40301 Conservation engineering 6 Credits
AR40302 Architectural structures 6 Credits
AR40305 Civil infrastructure design project 12 Credits
AR40319 Advanced construction management 6 Credits
AR40324 Advanced geotechnical engineering 6 Credits
AR40415 Building environmental design project 12 Credits
AR40445 Programming for design 6 Credits
AR50475 Multidisciplinary project 10 Credits
AR50509 Integrated infrastructure design project 10 Credits
AR50511 History, theory and practice 5: urban design 5 Credits
AR50512 Sustainable design & environment 5 Credits
AR50513 Design studio 5 20 Credits
AR50514 Practice and project management 15 Credits
AR50529 Design studio 6.2 30 Credits

Semester 3

AR50476 Professional practice placement 30 Credits