Department of Architecture & Civil Engineering |
Below is a list of units offered by the Department of Architecture & Civil Engineering in 2007/08. Follow the links 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. |
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Level: Certificate |
Semester 1 |
AR10003 | Building environment 1 | 6 Credits |
AR10014 | Detailed design 1 | 6 Credits |
AR10015 | Design studio 1.1 | 9 Credits |
AR10035 | History & theory of architecture 1.1 | 3 Credits |
AR10059 | Mathematics 1a | 3 Credits |
AR10079 | Structures 1 | 6 Credits |
AR10212 | Surveying and Geology Field Course | 3 Credits |
AR10244 | Design studio 1.1 | 6 Credits |
AR10313 | Structures 1 | 6 Credits |
Semester 2 |
AR10016 | Design studio 1.2 | 18 Credits |
AR10033 | Geology | 6 Credits |
AR10040 | History & theory of architecture 1.2 | 3 Credits |
AR10041 | Sustainability in the built environment | 3 Credits |
AR10060 | Mathematics 1b | 3 Credits |
AR10080 | Structures 2 | 6 Credits |
AR10087 | Surveying 1 | 3 Credits |
AR10230 | Computer aided design | 3 Credits |
AR10311 | Fluid mechanics | 3 Credits |
Level: Intermediate |
Academic Year |
AR20043 | BEng industrial placement | 60 Credits |
Semester 1 |
AR20004 | Building environment 2 | 3 Credits |
AR20009 | Computer aided design 1 | 3 Credits |
AR20012 | Detailed design 2 | 3 Credits |
AR20017 | Design studio 2.1 | 15 Credits |
AR20036 | History & theory of architecture 2 | 3 Credits |
AR20061 | Mathematics 2 | 6 Credits |
AR20076 | Soil mechanics | 6 Credits |
AR20081 | Structures 2A | 3 Credits |
AR20082 | Structures 3 | 6 Credits |
AR20208 | Structures design and construction | 6 Credits |
AR20297 | Environmental design | 3 Credits |
AR20320 | Civil engineering hydraulics 1 | 3 Credits |
Semester 2 |
AR20009 | Computer aided design 1 | 3 Credits |
AR20018 | Design studio 2.2 | 15 Credits |
AR20042 | Industrial placement CA1 | 30 Credits |
AR20052 | Management 1 | 3 Credits |
AR20064 | Professional placement 1 | 12 Credits |
AR20065 | Professional placement 2 | 12 Credits |
AR20238 | Highways and infrastructure | 6 Credits |
AR20240 | Mathematics 3C | 3 Credits |
AR20241 | Foundation design | 6 Credits |
AR20242 | Surveying 2 | 3 Credits |
AR20318 | Civil engineering management 1 | 6 Credits |
Level: Honours |
Academic Year |
AR30315 | BEng dissertation | 12 Credits |
Semester 1 |
AR30019 | Design studio 3.1 | 18 Credits |
AR30021 | Design studio 4.1 | 21 Credits |
AR30034 | Geotechnical engineering | 6 Credits |
AR30039 | History & theory of architecture 4 | 6 Credits |
AR30044 | Industrial placement CA2 | 24 Credits |
AR30053 | Management 2 | 3 Credits |
AR30075 | Socrates exchange semester 1 | 30 Credits |
AR30083 | Structures 4 | 6 Credits |
AR30093 | Urban studies | 6 Credits |
AR30215 | Energy, power supply and the environment | 3 Credits |
AR30248 | Transport planning | 3 Credits |
AR30250 | Civil engineering hydraulics | 6 Credits |
AR30278 | Lighting and acoustics | 6 Credits |
AR30317 | Project C3A with construction safety | 9 Credits |
AR30338 | Civil engineering hydraulics (thin sandwich students) | 6 Credits |
AR30341 | History & theory of architecture 3 | 6 Credits |
Semester 2 |
AR30010 | Computer aided design 2 | 6 Credits |
AR30020 | Design studio 3.2 | 12 Credits |
AR30022 | Design studio 4.2 | 30 Credits |
AR30026 | Facade engineering construction | 3 Credits |
AR30069 | Project C3B | 6 Credits |
AR30207 | Bridge engineering 1 | 3 Credits |
AR30243 | Socrates exchange semester 2 | 30 Credits |
AR30303 | Bridge engineering 2 | 3 Credits |
Level: Masters |
Academic Year |
AR40223 | MEng dissertation for Civil and Architectural Engineering and Civil Engineering | 15 Credits |
Dissertation period |
AR50151 | Dissertation | 30 Credits |
AR50336 | Dissertation | 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 |
AR50125 | Pre-contract management | 6 Credits |
AR50126 | Strategy in construction | 6 Credits |
AR50133 | Project management techniques | 6 Credits |
AR50134 | Property development appraisal | 6 Credits |
AR50234 | Dissertation (Construction Management) | 30 Credits |
AR50235 | Residentials (Bath) | 6 Credits |
AR50236 | Residentials (Hong Kong) | 6 Credits |
AR50237 | Residentials (Canada) | 6 Credits |
AR50294 | Residential [EMP entry students only] | 6 Credits |
AR50295 | Design and information management | 6 Credits |
AR50296 | Environmental management in construction | 6 Credits |
AR50314 | Consolidating theory and practice | 6 Credits |
Semester 1 |
AR40045 | Industrial project CA | 6 Credits |
AR40097 | Placement MArch | 24 Credits |
AR40106 | Dissertation (MArch) | 18 Credits |
AR40107 | Design studio 6.1 | 6 Credits |
AR40209 | History & theory of architecture | 6 Credits |
AR40210 | Conservation of historic buildings | 6 Credits |
AR40246 | Urban studies | 6 Credits |
AR40249 | Timber and masonry engineering | 3 Credits |
AR40298 | Urban studies option | 24 Credits |
AR40301 | Conservation of historic buildings | 3 Credits |
AR40302 | Architectural structures | 3 Credits |
AR40307 | Project CAG | 12 Credits |
AR40322 | Plasticity theory | 3 Credits |
AR40325 | Project CG | 12 Credits |
AR40340 | Professional studies: management, practice and law | 6 Credits |
AR50134 | Property development appraisal | 6 Credits |
AR50142 | Structural engineering & integrity | 18 Credits |
AR50143 | Building environmental engineering | 18 Credits |
AR50146 | Structural conservation | 12 Credits |
AR50148 | History and theory | 12 Credits |
AR50225 | Case studies I | 3 Credits |
AR50227 | Case studies III | 3 Credits |
AR50296 | Environmental management in construction | 6 Credits |
AR50328 | History and theory | 12 Credits |
AR50329 | Survey and assessment | 12 Credits |
AR50330 | Case studies 1 history and theory | 3 Credits |
AR50331 | Case studies 2 survey and assessment | 3 Credits |
Semester 2 |
AR40072 | Building environmental project | 3 Credits |
AR40095 | Wind & earthquake engineering | 3 Credits |
AR40100 | Natural building materials & methods | 3 Credits |
AR40103 | Landscape, ecology and sustainability | 3 Credits |
AR40105 | History and theory of architecture and urban design | 6 Credits |
AR40108 | Design studio 6.2 | 18 Credits |
AR40110 | Management 6 | 6 Credits |
AR40251 | Structures 5 | 6 Credits |
AR40279 | Thermofluids | 6 Credits |
AR40280 | Building environmental engineering | 6 Credits |
AR40281 | Project CAI | 6 Credits |
AR40283 | Lightweight structures | 3 Credits |
AR40299 | Urban design project report | 6 Credits |
AR40300 | Design studio 5 | 18 Credits |
AR40304 | Project CI | 6 Credits |
AR40305 | Industrial project C | 12 Credits |
AR40308 | Advanced composites in construction | 3 Credits |
AR40309 | Civil engineering management 2 | 6 Credits |
AR40310 | Facade engineering design | 3 Credits |
AR40319 | Civil engineering management 3 | 3 Credits |
AR40321 | Coastal and offshore engineering | 3 Credits |
AR40323 | Study abroad | 30 Credits |
AR40324 | Advanced geotechnical engineering | 3 Credits |
AR40339 | Research project CAI | 6 Credits |
AR50147 | Materials construction and skills | 12 Credits |
AR50149 | The legislative framework | 12 Credits |
AR50152 | Design - construction systems materials & finishes | 9 Credits |
AR50153 | Management, manufacture, fabrication & erection | 9 Credits |
AR50161 | Research methods | 6 Credits |
AR50226 | Case studies II | 3 Credits |
AR50228 | Case studies IV | 3 Credits |
AR50247 | Research dissertation | 30 Credits |
AR50326 | Practice and project management | 6 Credits |
AR50327 | Professional practice | 24 Credits |
AR50332 | Conservation and management | 12 Credits |
AR50333 | The legislative framework | 12 Credits |
AR50334 | Case studies 3 conservation and management | 3 Credits |
AR50335 | Case studies 4 the legislative framework | 3 Credits |