Sustainable Architecture and Healthy Buildings

You can start this course in January 2011, and you can study full time or part time.

Why choose this course?

• You'll consider the sustainable architecture design theories and principles, but with awareness of potential issues of human health in buildings. Your studies won't be solely centered on the design and technological approach to energy efficiency - after all, the most important thing in any building design is the people inside.
• This course will apply for the recognition by the Chartered Institute of Architectural Technologists, Chartered Society of Designers and the well established German Institute of Building Biology.
• The programme is conceived in collaboration with a well established MSc in Environmental Health, using two specialist modules to provide a scientific and practically orientated underpinning to the issues of human health in relation to the built environment context.

About the course

The programme has been designed as a contemporary sustainable architectural course with an innovative blend of established scientific theories and design principles in relation to the healthy buildings and environments, aiming to raise your awareness and practicing principles.

You'll build on your knowledge and skills, consider the environmental impact of design decisions and research how to undertake holistic sustainable design analysis integrated within the building information modelling environment.

You'll critically analyse current sustainable architecture and low energy design principles and technologies, government legislation, codes for sustainable design and other professional, industrial and commerce drivers. You'll also research issues that could adversely affect the health of the building users, in a people centered, proactive and preventive way.

Sustainability is not just about the environment so you will research its relationship with aspects of a broader contextual framework, such as socio-cultural, economic, good governance and advancements in the scientific and technological research.

What you'll cover

This course is made up of three stages - Postgraduate Certificate, Postgraduate Diploma and Masters. You'll be able to choose some of your modules, so you can focus on what's important to you.

Postgraduate Certificate

You'll study theses modules:

• Research Methods: Data Collection and Analysis
• Health in Buildings: Comparative Approaches
• Environmental Health Impacts (Natural and Built Environments)

And you'll choose one of these modules:

• Environmental Performance Management
• Negotiated Module

Postgraduate Diploma

You'll study these modules:

• Sustainable Design Simulation and Analysis
• Sustainable Architecture and Low Energy Design
• Sustainable Construction Methods and Materials

And you'll choose one of these modules:

• Designing Environments
• Environmental Policy and Law
• Getting Research Published and Exhibited, Intellectual Property and Patents

Masters

You'll study this module:

• Independent Scholarship (Technology) - This module will provide you with an opportunity to utilise and enhance the knowledge and intellectual skills gained during your programme, by means of an extensive investigation of a proposed postgraduate study related to the course material. Dissertations, research based technical design and development projects and the exhibition of creative design artwork are viable types of independent scholarship.

Please note: Depending on when you start the course and if you are a full time or part time student, the order in which you complete these modules will change. The Programme Leader can provide you with information on this.

What next?

• Find out more about fees and entry requirements
• Come to an open event
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