Undergraduate courses in architecture and civil engineering
Our accredited BSc, BEng, MEng and MArch courses provide you with an education you can be proud of.
Department of Architecture & Civil Engineering
We offer undergraduate and postgraduate degrees with an interdisciplinary focus. Our research specialises in sustainability within the built environment.
Undergraduate studies
Our teaching reputation is based on the philosophy that if architects and civil engineers are to work together, they will strongly benefit from being educated together. Find out more about our courses and read about our students' experiences.
Improve your employability with an engineering placement year
Put your theory into practice with a year-long, paid placement during your engineering degree. You could earn between £14,000 and £25,000.
Becoming an architect at Bath
Find out about the educational steps you'll take to become an architect and how the course at Bath varies from other institutions.
Developing design solutions with architecture and civil engineering projects
Cross-discipline project work prepares our students for the professional team relationships they will experience in their careers.
Postgraduate degrees
Our postgraduate degrees reflect industrial needs and advances in research to give you the relevant knowledge to move your career forward. Find out more about our MScs and research studentships, or look for a PhD supervisor from our academic team.
Taught postgraduate degrees in architecture and civil engineering
Find out about what MSc and other taught postgraduate courses we offer in the Department.
Architecture and Civil Engineering research degrees
Find out more about our PhD programme and how you can apply.
Architecture and Civil Engineering PhD projects on FindAPhD.com
Find out about the latest funded and self-funded PhD projects, scholarships and studentships available in our Department.
Apply for an architectural apprenticeship
You can study at Bath for a Master of Architecture (Part 2) and Postgraduate Certificate in Architectural Practice (Part 3) as an architectural apprentice.
Exploit your expertise as an architect or engineer via a part-time, practice-led PhD
A flexible route that allows qualified architects or engineering professionals to study for a PhD while working part-time.
Student project work
Our students work on individual and group designs during their degrees. Some of our students have won national and international awards for their work.
Envisioning reciprocal
For their first project at university, architecture and civil engineering students Isobel, Greg and Arun, designed and built a cantilever structure.
Transforming communities: a building for the many lives of Filton airfield
The 2019 Basil Spence winning design looked to foster a relationship between industry and community at Filton in Bristol.
Dreaming of electric sheep
Justin Bean’s RIBA Bronze Medal winning design for a hotel built around an electrical substation, aims to explore our complex relationship with technology.
[Re]-constructing Porto: the Massarellos School of Construction
Michael Lewis' award winning thesis reinvents Porto’s industrial heritage by embracing traditional Portuguese architecture and sustainable technologies.
Hexagonal bamboo structures for small community living
Three civil engineering students’ award-winning design encourages a shift to water-based and renewable living in Bangladesh.
Research
Sustainability within the built environment is central to our research activities. We promote collaborative and interdisciplinary research drawing on both fields of expertise in our joint department.
Department of Architecture & Civil Engineering research
Climate change, innovative and holistic design, and historical interpretation are the fundamental drivers of our collaborative research.
Saving structures across the globe
We’ve developed assessment and strengthening techniques for ageing concrete bridges and structures. Our guidance is used by consulting engineers worldwide.
New VSimulators 'skyscraper simulator' facility opened at the University of Bath
A moving chamber equipped with virtual reality projection will aid study of people’s reactions to different buildings, including swaying skyscrapers and bridges
New high-definition satellite radar can detect bridges at risk of collapse from space
Researchers from NASA and the University of Bath have developed a satellite-based early warning system that could spot bridges at risk of collapse.
Waste materials to be tested as viable options for insulating buildings
The University of Bath is testing a number of waste materials to assess their thermal performance as potential materials for insulating buildings.
'I’ve always been interested in how the physics of the ocean impacts what lives there.'
PhD student, Russell Arnott is researching phytoplankton in turbulent environments. He tells us about his work and the importance of understanding our oceans.
Awards and accolades
Our rankings and achievements.
We have received the Athena SWAN Silver Award for our commitment to gender equality and inclusivity.
About us
We are a joint department that brings together teaching and research expertise in architecture and civil engineering. Our interdisciplinary focus underlies all our activities and gives students a vibrant environment to grow as individuals and professionals.
Get in touch
Contact our Department office with any general queries or our admissions team about our undergraduate courses.