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 £16,000 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.
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.
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.
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.
Bridging divides: inclusive design transforms Oxford
Our students win the Ted Happold Award 2023 with their innovative design of a new Oxford college that addresses socio-economic disparities.
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.
Our 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.
AI-trained CCTV in rivers can spot blockages and reduce floods
Machine learning-equipped camera systems can be an effective and low-cost flood defence tool, researchers show
What will a heatwave where you live feel like in 2070? New research suggests it could be 10°C hotter
New postcode-searchable website illustrates the dangers of future UK heatwaves, where overnight temperatures will rarely dip below 25°C
Prof Marion Harney appointed Bath World Heritage Site Advisory Board chair
Professor Marion Harney has been appointed as the new chair of the World Heritage Advisory Board and Enhancement Fund
New materials including fungi-based insulation to be tested for sustainable building potential
INBUILT project launches to transform European sustainable building practices, testing the suitability and lifetime impacts of natural and recycled materials
Decarbonising UK industries could add less than 1% to prices – research
Changes within industry needed to reach Net Zero targets could cost less than expected, but may impact competitiveness of some sectors, Bath academics find
Upcoming events
Find out about our upcoming conferences and talks.
2nd international workshop on net zero carbon buildings
24 Jan 2024 9.00am
University of Bath
Join us on 24-25 Jan for the 2nd international workshop on net zero carbon buildings: Energy neutral and sustainability in construction and building materials.
Influencing a better future
We are committed to being at the forefront of change through leadership roles and groundbreaking collaborations.
Visiting Professor Steve Denton elected Vice President of the Royal Academy of Engineering
Professor Sarah Hainsworth, Pro-Vice Chancellor (Research & Enterprise), also elected to the Academy's Board of Trustees.
Bath's Net Zero Carbon planning policy likely to drive more efficient buildings and cut energy bills
University of Bath researchers have analysed the first six months of a new net zero carbon planning policy in Bath & North East Somerset
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.