Renewable Energy and Architecture (MSc) – (M.Sc.)

Course Content

During the autumn semester, you will be given a good background on the course subject and on the use of a number of powerful computer programs (e.g. Fluent, Ecotect, IES and ArchiCAD).

Core modules in this semester are:

* Advanced Environmental Design
* Renewable Energy Technology
* Ventilation in Architecture and Planning
* Building Design in Different Climates (option for architects)
* Energy Efficient Systems (option for engineers)

In the spring semester, you will undertake laboratory work and design and simulation projects related to the course area; you will also learn how to write computer programs using Visual Basic.
You will take the following core modules over the spring semester:

* Renewable Energy Technology 2
* Solar Architecture for Different Regions
* Renewable Research Project
* Management of Renewable Technology

Please note that all module details are subject to change.

With the knowledge and experience gained during the course, you will then undertake an individual piece of high-quality research in the form of a dissertation over the summer months.

Course Structure
The MSc in Renewable Energy and Architecture can be taken on a full-time basis over one year (September to September) or part-time over two years.

During the autumn and spring semesters, you will complete a total of 120 credits´ worth of modules taught by staff from architectural and engineering backgrounds.

Finally, MSc students will complete a written dissertation (worth 60 credits) on an individually chosen topic during the summer period at the end of the course.