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Advanced Sustainability of the Built Environment – (M.Sc.)
University of Dundee
School of the Environment
| Annual Tuition Fee: | ≈ € 3,910 - ≈ € 11,321 (non-EEA) | ||
| Location: | Dundee / United Kingdom / View location on map ▾ Hide location on map ▴ | ||
| Duration: | 12 months | Start Date: | September |
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| Languages: | English | ||
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The connection between energy consumption, buildings, urban planning and environmental pollution has been acknowledged only in recent years, with a strong emphasis nowadays placed upon improving the sustainability of the built environment "from cradle to grave". This is attributed to the growing public awareness of the importance of "sustainable development" practices, which also enhances quality of life.
This awareness is leading to pressures on industry to demonstrate how well (or how poorly) they are currently performing, vis-à-vis "sustainability". In addition, the built environment including buildings, infrastructure and the construction industry, is being confronted with a new set of regulatory practices, indicators, measurements, and priorities, largely generated by the push for sustainability.
So, how can the industry play its part in reducing its global impact, and what are the challenges that we face now and in the future? Architects, planners, regulators, engineers and clients still have much to learn in relation to sustainability concepts, criteria, design quality, and measurement. The management of sustainability requires reconciling the differing perceptions of the various stakeholders in the development process and building shared approaches to realising improved environment.
The MSc Advanced Sustainability of the Built Environment seeks to meet such needs in their work. This programme is uniquely designed to provide a holistic knowledge of sustainable built environment and hence educate those who will design, build, commission, maintain or manage such environment.
It also will benefit anyone with experience in other fields who take a holistic view to promoting more effective, healthier, productive, environmentally sensitive built environment including buildings, infrastructure and construction industry which meet climate change.
Aims of the Programme:
The MSc Advanced Sustainability of the Built Environment is a multi-disciplinary programme of postgraduate study aiming to equip learners with essential new perspectives and capabilities needed for sustainability applications in the built environment. Its radical approach to interdisciplinary working helps participants to understand the holistic nature of sustainability in the built environment "from cradle to grave". It emphasises the skills and technologies needed in design decision, construction and management of sustainable built environment which meet changing environmental, socio-cultural, technological and economic needs. These are essential criteria in order to provide a full understanding of sustainability implications in the built environment process.
The programme has been designed to enable students to specialise in two of five areas:
- Sustainable heritage and building conservation: culture and environment
- Intelligent buildings: strategic design and management
- Building energy and environmental performance simulation
- Sustainable urban development and management at the city level
- Zero-carbon and low energy housing development: strategies, challenges and design
Contents
The programme is undertaken, on a full-time basis, over 12 months, or, on a part-time basis, normally over two years. It is organised on a modular basis and comprises five core modules and two specialist modules. Masters students pursue a research project in one of the specialist subject areas.
The core programme covers:
- Foundation in Renewable Energy, Climate Change and Sustainable Development
- Planning Knowledge Management
- Principles of Sustainable Built Environment, Philosophy, and Practice
- Stakeholders, and Commercial Viability Versus Sustainability
- Sustainability Assessment (Implications, Indicators & Assessment Methods and the whole life value)
Students take two specialist modules from those available that year, for example:
- Sustainable Heritage & Building Conservation: Culture and Environment
- Intelligent Buildings: Strategic Design and Management
- Building Energy and Environmental Performance Simulation
- Sustainable Urban Development and Management at the City Level
- Zero-Carbon and Low Energy Housing Development: Strategies, Challenges and Design
Masters students pursue a research project on one of the specialist subject areas.
Programme Themes:
- A holistic, interdisciplinary approach to understanding climate change, sustainability and the inter-relationship with both architectural and urban issues.
- An appreciation of the current issues involved in the concept, design development, issues, operation and management of sustainable building environment; including buildings and infrastructure up to city level.
- Knowledge of the balance between design quality, added value and cost needed to design, construct and manage buildings and economics of sustainable design.
- Considering the whole life value of building "from cradle to grave" underpinning effective economic, social and environmental sustainability.
- A holistic, interdisciplinary approach to Sustainability Assessment (Implications, Limitations, Indicators & Environmental Impact Assessment and Method), and the whole life value.
- Review management and policy making issues with regard to the interaction of building or infrastructure, from building spatial scale up to city level.
Methods of Assessment:
The aims of assessment are to monitor the development of your subject understanding and research skills, intellectual and problem-solving competences, and also, the communication and interpersonal competences as required by practising professional architects, planners and engineers.
Assessment methods cover a mix of formats including case study evaluations, group project-work, and a research project. If required there are written examinations.
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Requirements
Applicants to the MSc programme are normally required to have obtained an honours degree, at 2.1 or above, in an appropriate subject - architecture, building services, planning, engineering, science or related disciplines.
Applicants who do not hold formal qualifications to degree level, but who are able to demonstrate considerable experience in a relevant field, may also be accepted.
Individual modules can be taken as personal Continuing Professional Development courses (CPD), in which case you do not necessarily need to hold a degree.
English Language Requirement: IELTS of 6.0 (or equivalent), if your first language is not English.
Additional Requirements
| Minimal degree required: | Bachelor's degree |
| Minimal amount of work experience | Not specified |
Language Proficiency
| IELTS Band: | 6.0 |
| TOEFL Paper-based: | 550 |
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