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Undergraduate guide 2018
Contents Welcome
century and
Careers and employability 16
engagement with leading architects and
Student experience 18 considering one of our courses in engineers who, as tutors or professors,
the Department of Architecture
beyond
help to ensure our courses are relevant to,
and informed by, contemporary practice.
and Built Environment. We look forward to seeing you soon.
Teaching within the department draws Dr Robin Wilson
upon a diverse range of expertise that spans Head of Department of Architecture
from environmental design, technology and and Built Environment
engineering, through to urban design, history
and theory and landscape.
Design serves as the core activity that draws
together material delivered through lectures,
and allows students to apply what they have
learned. The option to participate in ‘live’ design
projects provides students with an opportunity
to engage with real clients and communities.
Our position within the Faculty of Engineering
offers exciting opportunities to explore
design at the interface between architecture
and technology, and provides access to
state-of-the-art design and fabrication facilities.
Think it
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Why study with us? Our courses
4 To find out where a course in architecture and built environment can take you, please visit For more information about our courses please visit 5
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Our courses
Studio projects in year two will have an added towards achieving professional architect status in
complexity. In addition to core modules, you the UK through at least six months of supervised
will also be taught critical thinking skills, learn professional experience and then continuing on
computer aided design programmes and to MArch Architecture (ARB/RIBA Part 2 – please
are offered the opportunity to broaden your see course code K10I) and PGCert Professional
architectural experiences by visiting construction Practice (ARB/RIBA Part 3). Successful completion
sites and learning first-hand how other designers of part three grants you professional architect
work. Students have the opportunity to study status in the UK. These pathways are all offered
abroad in the second semester, where there is by the University of Nottingham. I chose to study architecture at the University of
the option to study at another English speaking Nottingham because of the great opportunities like study
University across the world as part of the trips abroad and the year two trip to Africa to work on a live
Universitas 21 scheme. project. The tutors here are so inspiring and are all about
having fun, developing you as an individual and helping
you achieve your full potential. The environment here is
beautiful and I knew as soon as I came here that this is
where I wanted to come and study.
8 For more detailed course content visit Harriet Beale, 9
nottingham.ac.uk/ugstudy/abe BArch Architecture
Our courses
BEng Architectural
Environment Engineering
Architectural environment The built environment in its wider context is Typical modules
considered in the study of renewable energy
engineers create comfortable and systems and project management is explored Year one Year two Year three
efficient indoor environments to provide wider transferable skills.
Core Core Core
using modern technologies and Year three Architectural Engineering Acoustics and Lighting Architectural Engineering
sustainable design. A final year engineering design module
Design 1 Architectural Engineering Design 5
provides the opportunity to deliver a project Architectural Engineering Design 3 Computational Fluid
Built on traditional building services with a stronger emphasis on building Design 2 Architectural Engineering Dynamics for the Built
engineering foundations, this forward-looking analysis, advanced environmental design and Electricity and the Built Design 4 Environment
and challenging course addresses the increasing environmental performance modelling. This Environment Control Systems of Energy and Waste
need for highly qualified engineers who can take project is used to develop your skills and ability Engineering Mathematics 1 Built Environment Principles of Refrigeration
a holistic approach to designing architectural in utilising appropriate aspects of the material Engineering Mathematics 2 Differential Equations and and its Applications
environments for a low-carbon future. covered in years one, two and three. It also Calculus for Engineers Research Project
Environmental Science for
considers in more detail the holistic design of
Year one a building, its internal environment and the
Architects 1 Environmental
Performance Modelling
Topics of Heat Transfer
Fluid Mechanics and the
In year one you are introduced to the main systems necessary to achieve a sustainable Built Environment 1 Fluid Mechanics and the
themes of the BEng course: engineering building. The choice of an optional module
Performance of Built Environment 2
fundamentals (mathematics, CAD, fluid and enables you to develop key engineering,
thermodynamics, electricity etc) and transferable Construction Materials Introduction to Renewable
science and management skills. The dissertation
skills (presentation and communication). The Thermofluids 1 Energy
research project allows you to consider an area
first year provides the principles required to of research from a wide range of topics within Project Management
develop an understanding and appreciation of the built environment. This project will develop and Development
the important connections between science, your individual research skills, whilst working Thermofluids 2
engineering, environmental design, building under the supervision of an academic supervisor.
services and associated technologies. Modules may change, for example due to curriculum developments. The above list is a sample of typical modules that we offer,
By the end of year three not a definitive list. The most up to date information can be found on our website at nottingham.ac.uk/ugstudy
Year two On completion of your degree, you will be
Your knowledge and competencies in equipped with multi-disciplinary skills and
environmental design and building services knowledge much needed by industry. Typical
systems are further developed in year two. graduate jobs include; Sustainability Consultant;
Individual and group engineering design projects Building Services Engineer; Mechanical and
form the main core of the year with specialised Electrical Design Engineer; Energy Engineer
subjects such as environmental performance and Building Simulation Engineer.
modelling, acoustics, and lighting feeding into
the design process.
I chose the course because it incorporated aspects
of sustainable and renewable energy, which I was
interested in, along with building services and building
performance. The direct application to industry
was also very appealing and has proved invaluable.
10 For more detailed course content visit George Herrick, third year, 11
nottingham.ac.uk/ugstudy/abe BEng Architectural Environment Engineering
Our courses
MArch Architecture
(ARB/RIBA Part 2)
The Part 2 professional course the technical and professional practice streams, Typical modules
the process simulates current architectural work
in architecture provides the stages and practices. Year one Year two
grounded architectural education Research is also a significant area of teaching. Autumn semester Core
that enables students to develop Over the course of both semesters in the first year, Either semester in practice: Diploma Thesis Studio
the core skills and specialist all students undertake a research project. The Building Case Studies
research topic is initiated out of a student’s own
knowledge that are required particular architectural interests and each student
Culture and Context in Practice
Professional Studies in Practice
to function in contemporary receives tutelage from research-active staff on
Record of Architectural Practice
methods and critical thinking that will enable you
architectural practice. to develop a thorough research paper. Or university-based study:
The curriculum has been designed around ‘vertical’ Architectural Urbanism Studio
peer-based studios with input from self-directed
Year two Design, Culture and Context
research in the areas of humanities as well as The first year is intended as preparation for the
Environment and Technology 1
environment, technology and professional practice. design thesis that comprises the whole of year
two. You will have the responsibility for defining Professional Studies 1
The cumulative result is the preparation of our
graduates for a lifelong career as an architect. your research focus, the site selection, assessment Or undertake an exchange with a partner institution.
The course is fully validated by the Architects’ of relevant contexts and writing the programme
as the result of these findings. You will then be Spring semester
Registration Board (ARB) and the Royal Institute of
British Architects (RIBA) and leads to exemption tasked with developing a design proposal that Architectural Design Studio
from Part 2 of the three-part qualification demonstrates your thesis through form, space Environment and Technology 2
programme for professional architects in the UK. and materiality. Professional Studies 2
It is also expected that all students will invest
Year one time on their representation material, whether Modules may change, for example due to curriculum developments. The above list is a sample of typical modules that we offer,
For the first semester of year one you may choose that be diagrams, drawings or models that are not a definitive list. The most up to date information can be found on our website at nottingham.ac.uk/ugstudy
different study pathways. In addition to remaining crafted by using the excellent workshop facilities
on campus, some students are accepted for at their disposal.
distance learning while working in practice and
a few places are open for international exchange By the end of the course
with partner institutions internationally. While the You will have completed two parts of the
learning outcomes are the same, each option suits three-part RIBA qualification programme
diverse needs of prospective students. for professional architects in the UK. MArch
During the second semester you will be tasked with Architecture (ARB/ RIBA Part 2) graduates will
a design project against a brief that situates the typically enter employment within architectural
programme for a complex civic building within the practice and register on an ARB/RIBA Part 3
live context of a real infill site. There is an emphasis programme to complete their architectural
on the craftsmanship of making and design education and gain entry to the profession.
conceptualisation, and by integrating inputs from Details of the ARB/RIBA Part 3 Professional
Practice programme offered by the department
may be found on the University’s online
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How will I study? How do I apply?
£26,469
professors from many prominent practices who a workshop. Each term there is also an exciting
provide guest lectures and engage with design events schedule which includes the weekly
studio projects. engineering recruitment and internship programme
Our graduates are employed in most leading UK was the average starting salary bringing you face-to-face with employers offering
and international practices and businesses. The with the highest being £40,000.* real-life insight into their professions. Find out
department has also introduced an internship with a more about the Careers and Employability Service:
number of companies in China to enable graduates nottingham.ac.uk/careers
to work in this exciting environment.
The Nottingham
Advantage Award
Key employment sectors for our The award-winning Nottingham Advantage Award
graduates are: recognises and rewards your extracurricular
architecture and town planning activities. With a choice of over 200 modules,
you can hone the key skills employers want.
design and development From developing your leadership skills and learning
engineering a language to public speaking and volunteering,
building services and consultancy you will leave university with demonstrable
experience that sets you apart from other
conservation graduates. For further information, please visit
interior designers nottingham.ac.uk/careers/advantage
Find out more about the Careers and Employability Service at * The Graduate Market in 2013-2016, High Fliers Research.
16 ** Known destinations of full-time home first-degree undergraduates 2014/15. 17
nottingham.ac.uk/careers Salaries are calculated based on those in full-time paid employment within the UK.
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At Nottingham we offer a wide at the University
range of room types across the of Nottingham are
Experience it in a
campuses in both catered and encouraged to get
self-catered accommodation. involved with the
From standard single rooms vibrant musical life on
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