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Architecture and Architectural Engineering
Architecture and Architectural Engineering
There is growing demand from industry for students who are both creative and technically literate. Our courses bring together both design and engineering, to produce engineers and architects who can design buildings by integrating the principles and practice of architecture, building physics and structural engineering.
Flexible degrees
All degree courses within the School share a common first year of six compulsory modules. These expose you to the range of programmes offered within the School and provide a firm basis on which to specialise in later years – as well as giving you the flexibility to switch between these courses.
Architecture Showcase 2020
Design studio work is a key part of all Architectural Engineering and Architecture degrees. Here is a selection of design project work from our 2020 Architecture Showcase.

This scheme takes the ideas of civic space and function from the ancient Roman Forum, reinterpreting them as distinct forms arranged in an open space. Each form houses a different function, with the whole being a focus for communication and feedback between the public and local government.
Find out more about Rufus' project work.
This scheme shows an essentially blank, hard, three storey shell, with no windows to the upper levels and obscured glazing at ground level. A contrasting curved geometry is used to carve transparent elements to two corners and an inner court. The result is a series of spaces with specialised characteristics used for different purposes, with glimpses of the outside world.
Find out more about Lucy's project work.
This scheme breaks up the traditional block structure of the city, placing similar elements in series to create a new sequence of open public and private spaces, increasing daylight but maintaining shade.
Find out more about Nuala's project work.
Architecture Showcase 2021
Here is a selection of design project work from our 2021 Architecture Showcase.
Accreditation
Our MEng, BEng Architectural Engineering programme is accredited to CEng level by the Joint Board of Moderators (The Institution of Structural Engineers (IStructE), Institute of Highway Engineers (IHE), The Chartered Institution of Highways and Transportation (CIHT) and the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE)) and is also EUR-ACE labelled.
Our MEng, BEng Architecture programme is the first and only UK course which gives professional accreditation in Architecture, Civil & Structural Engineering and Building Services Engineering. It is accredited to CEng level by the JBM and CIBSE, and is Prescribed to Part 1 by the ARB. In addition, we are now a RIBA Part 1 Candidate Course. So, uniquely, our graduates get three professional qualifications in one four-year course.
Studying with us
97%
overall student satisfaction for architecture
National Student Survey 2020
Careers and employability
Our students are in the Top 10 most targeted by leading employers, according to the latest High Fliers Research 2022.
Project work
Design projects are the core of the Architecture and Architectural Engineering programmes, bringing together technical and creative skills.
Industrial Placement Year
An industrial placement year is a great way to help you decide what kind of career you might like when you graduate.