Department of Architecture & Civil Engineering |
| Below is a list of units offered by the Department of Architecture & Civil Engineering in 2009/10. 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. |
 Certificate level units (e.g. units coded AR1*) |
| Intermediate level units (e.g. units coded AR2*) |
| Honours level units (e.g. units coded AR3*) |
| Masters level units (e.g. units coded AR4* or AR5*) |
Level: Certificate |
Semester 1 |
| AR10003 | Building environment 1 | 6 Credits |
| AR10014 | Detailed design 1 | 6 Credits |
| AR10015 | Design studio 1.1 | 9 Credits |
| AR10033 | Geology | 3 Credits |
| AR10212 | Surveying and Geology Field Course | 3 Credits |
| AR10244 | Design studio 1.1 | 6 Credits |
| AR10313 | Structures 1A | 6 Credits |
| AR10342 | History and theory of architecture 1.1 twentieth century western architecture & design | 3 Credits |
| AR10369 | Structures 1A | 6 Credits |
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Semester 2 |
| AR10016 | Design studio 1.2 | 18 Credits |
| AR10040 | History & theory 1.2: Towards sustainable architecture | 6 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 |
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Level: Intermediate |
Academic Year |
| AR20043 | BEng industrial placement | 60 Credits |
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Semester 1 |
| AR20004 | Building environment 2 | 3 Credits |
| AR20012 | Detailed design 2 | 3 Credits |
| AR20017 | Design studio 2.1 | 15 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 |
| AR20343 | Computer aided design 2 | 3 Credits |
| AR20364 | History and theory of architecture 2: representing architecture | 3 Credits |
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Semester 2 |
| AR20009 | Computer aided design 1 | 3 Credits |
| AR20064 | Professional placement 1 | 30 Credits |
| AR20065 | Professional placement 2 | 30 Credits |
| AR20238 | Transportation infrastructure engineering | 6 Credits |
| AR20240 | Mathematics 3C | 3 Credits |
| AR20241 | Foundation design | 6 Credits |
| AR20242 | Surveying 2 | 3 Credits |
| AR20318 | Civil engineering management 1 | 6 Credits |
| AR20371 | Transportation infrastructure engineering | 3 Credits |
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Level: Honours |
Academic Year |
| AR30315 | BEng dissertation | 12 Credits |
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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 |
| AR30044 | Industrial placement CA2 | 24 Credits |
| AR30053 | Practice, management and law 4 | 6 Credits |
| AR30075 | Erasmus exchange semester 1 | 30 Credits |
| AR30083 | Structures 4 | 6 Credits |
| AR30093 | History and Theory 3.2: Urban studies | 6 Credits |
| AR30215 | Energy, power supply and the environment | 3 Credits |
| AR30248 | Transport planning | 3 Credits |
| AR30278 | Lighting and acoustics | 6 Credits |
| AR30317 | Project C3A | 9 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 |
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Semester 2 |
| 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 | Erasmus exchange semester 2 | 30 Credits |
| AR30303 | Bridge engineering 2 | 3 Credits |
| AR30309 | Civil engineering management 2 | 6 Credits |
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Level: Masters |
Academic Year |
| AR40223 | MEng dissertation for Civil and Architectural Engineering and Civil Engineering | 15 Credits |
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Dissertation period |
| AR50151 | Dissertation | 30 Credits |
| AR50336 | Dissertation | 30 Credits |
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Modular |
| AR50121 | Management in construction | 6 Credits |
| AR50122 | Economics in construction | 6 Credits |
| AR50123 | Construction law | 6 Credits |
| AR50124 | Managing human resources | 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 |
| AR50247 | Research dissertation | 30 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 |
| AR50345 | Acoustics | 6 Credits |
| AR50346 | Building design for low carbon use | 6 Credits |
| AR50347 | Daylight and shading | 6 Credits |
| AR50348 | Health, comfort and productivity in buildings | 6 Credits |
| AR50349 | Natural ventilation in buildings | 6 Credits |
| AR50350 | Renewable energy sources & low carbon techniques | 6 Credits |
| AR50351 | Thermal performance of facades | 6 Credits |
| AR50352 | Artificial lighting | 6 Credits |
| AR50353 | Building energy management systems and IT | 6 Credits |
| AR50354 | Building energy modelling | 6 Credits |
| AR50355 | Environmental impact studies | 6 Credits |
| AR50356 | External environments | 6 Credits |
| AR50357 | Sustainable construction materials | 6 Credits |
| AR50358 | Dissertation | 30 Credits |
| AR50360 | Procuring construction | 6 Credits |
| AR50361 | Facility management | 6 Credits |
| AR50372 | Introduction to façade engineering | 6 Credits |
| AR50373 | Façade materials and components | 6 Credits |
| AR50374 | Façade construction | 6 Credits |
| AR50375 | Structural integrity | 6 Credits |
| AR50376 | Weathertightness | 6 Credits |
| AR50377 | Glass and glazing | 6 Credits |
| AR50378 | Façade procurement | 6 Credits |
| AR50379 | Thermal analysis of façades | 6 Credits |
| AR50380 | Acoustics | 6 Credits |
| AR50381 | Structural analysis of façades | 6 Credits |
| AR50382 | Contract management | 6 Credits |
| AR50383 | Construction project management | 6 Credits |
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Semester 1 |
| AR40045 | Industrial project CA | 6 Credits |
| AR40097 | Placement MArch | 24 Credits |
| AR40106 | Dissertation (MArch) | 12 Credits |
| AR40107 | Design studio 6.1 | 12 Credits |
| AR40209 | History & theory of architecture | 6 Credits |
| AR40210 | Conservation of historic buildings | 6 Credits |
| AR40249 | Timber and masonry engineering | 3 Credits |
| AR40298 | Urban studies option | 24 Credits |
| AR40301 | Conservation engineering | 3 Credits |
| AR40302 | Architectural structures | 3 Credits |
| AR40307 | Project CAG | 12 Credits |
| AR40316 | Continuum mechanics | 6 Credits |
| AR40322 | Plasticity theory | 3 Credits |
| AR40325 | Project CG | 12 Credits |
| AR40340 | Professional studies: management, practice and law | 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 |
| 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 |
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Semester 2 |
| AR40072 | Building environmental project | 6 Credits |
| AR40095 | Wind & earthquake engineering | 3 Credits |
| AR40105 | History and theory of architecture and urban design | 6 Credits |
| AR40108 | Design studio 6.2 | 30 Credits |
| AR40251 | Structures 5 | 6 Credits |
| AR40279 | Thermofluids | 6 Credits |
| AR40280 | Building environmental engineering | 3 Credits |
| AR40281 | Project CAI | 6 Credits |
| AR40283 | Lightweight structures | 3 Credits |
| AR40300 | Design studio 5 | 18 Credits |
| AR40304 | Project CI | 6 Credits |
| AR40305 | Civil infrastructure design project | 12 Credits |
| AR40308 | Advanced composites in construction | 3 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 |
| AR40363 | Environment and sustainability | 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 |
| 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 |
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