Department of Architecture & Civil Engineering |
| 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. |
- Certificate (FHEQ level 4) level units (e.g. units coded AR1*)
- Intermediate (FHEQ level 5) level units (e.g. units coded AR2*)
- Honours (FHEQ level 6) level units (e.g. units coded AR3*)
- Masters UG & PG (FHEQ level 7) level units (e.g. units coded AR4* or AR5*)
| 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 |