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Architectural Engineering – (M.Sc.)
Heriot-Watt University
School of the Built Environment| Annual Tuition Fee: | ≈ € 4,600 - ≈ € 11,926 (non-EEA) | ||
| Location: | Edinburgh / United Kingdom / View location on map ▾ Hide location on map ▴ | ||
| Duration: | 12 months | Start Date: | October |
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| Languages: | English | ||
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The Architectural Engineering (AE) course is new for 2008/9, and is intended to replace the Building Services Engineering Management (BSEM), Building Services Facilities Management (BSFM) and Environmental Services (ES) courses which have now closed to full time applicants. The aim of the AE course is to provide numerate graduates from backgrounds related to engineering with a conversion course in the field of Architectural Engineering, enabling them to achieve a level of attainment equivalent to an MEng. This will be fulfilled by meeting the following objectives:
* learning which contributes to the educational requirement for CEng
* design tasks undertaken to an acceptable standard
* development of transferable skills appropriate to professional practice
There is a short supply of building services engineers who have both a firm base in the engineering disciplines as well as knowledge of the constraints imposed upon engineering design by the technological, financial and human aspects of building. The course also focuses on low carbon building design and the integration of renewable energy systems into buildings.
This course deals with classical services engineering issues by providing solid theoretical and practical foundations, thus enabling graduates to cope with whatever challenges in services design and implementation they may meet in the working environment.
Contents
The list below shows which modules are available on this course. Four modules are taken in each semester by full time students: this reduces to a maximum of two for part time or distance learning students. Four modules in total are required for the PG Certificate and eight modules for the Msc and Diploma routes. MSc students will also go on to submit a dissertation equivalent in length to two modules. All modules are 150 effort hours long,
Modules are taught on a Monday and Friday. Full time students select modules from the list below. Part time students should choose modules that fit in best with their employers. Distance learning students should also attempt to follow this pattern to ensure that they benefit from the support of lecturing staff during their studies.
Students must take a minimum of five engineering modules (flagged E) during their studies to qualify for the Chartered Institute of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE) and Energy Institute (EI) recognition. The MSc and Diploma level of the course are fully accredited by both institutions on a rolling five-year programme.
Cross-discipline awareness is promoted through co-ordinated use of common design resources in the form of a set of building plans. Self-assessment questions will require students to explore the impact of one discipline on others. Module choices provide for students following the course to steer their degree in an engineering (E) or management (M) focussed direction.
Module Choice Semester 1
Mondays:
* Environmental Studies (E)
* Environment & Behaviour (E)
* Contracts & Procurement (M)
* Ventilation & Air Conditioning (E)
Fridays:
* Architectural Acoustics (E)
* Building Electrical Services (E)
* Project Management, Theory & Practice (M)
* Construction Technology (M)
* Value & Risk Management (M)
Module Choice Semester
Mondays:
* Building Energy Management (E)
* Thermofluids (E)
* Asset Maintenance Management (M)
Fridays:
* Sustainable and Intelligent Buildings (E)
* Lighting & Architecture (E)
* Space Planning & Management (M)
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Requirements
For MSc level entry, students must hold a good (minimum 2nd class) honours degree in a relevant discipline and/or full membership of a relevant professional institution. Equivalent UK/overseas qualifications may be considered on an individual basis.
For Diploma level entry, students should have an ordinary degree in a relevant discipline. Alternatively, applicants may opt for the two-module non-graduating entry, where two engineering modules from the course are studied together. Passing both modules permits entry to the Diploma route. Note that applicants on the two-module non-graduating route may not meet all of the accreditation requirements of CIBSE or EI.
English Language Requirements
If your first language is not English you need to show that you would benefit from studying in English. Acceptable qualifications for entry are:
* A degree which you studied in English.
* Heriot-Watt University's Foundation English Programme - Grade C (Grade B for postgraduate study in the School of Management and Languages).
* TOEFL 577 (233 in the computerised test or 90 in the internet-based test). This applies to courses in the School of Life Sciences, School of Management and Languages, School of the Built Environment, School of Textiles and Design, School of Mathematical and Computer Sciences, and Institute of Petroleum Engineering.
* TOEFL 550 (213 in the computerised test or 80 in the internet-based test). This applies to courses in the School of Engineering and Physical Sciences only.
* IELTS 6.5.
* Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency (CPE) Grade C.
Additional Requirements
| Minimal degree required: | Bachelor's degree |
| Minimal amount of work experience | Not specified |
Language Proficiency
| IELTS Band: | 6.5 |
| Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE): | Grade C (Score: 60) |
| TOEFL Paper-based: | 577 |
| TOEFL Computer-based: | 233 |
| TOEFL Internet-based: | 90 |
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