Objectiveshere is an increasing demand for engineers who can provide multi-disciplinary skills at the interface of engineering and architecture. This course combines subjects from all of the engineering disciplines associated with buildings and their infrastructure, as well as providing you with an understanding of architectural thinking and practice.
Entry requirements-GCE/VCE A levels - AAB -BTEC National Diploma - 3 Distinctions -Two GCE A Levels plus two GCE AS Levels - AA+BB -Scottish Highers - AAB -Irish Leaving Cert. - AAABB -International Baccalaureate - 33 points -Core Requirements - GCE A Level Maths plus another science A Level. VCE A Level Double Award Science or Engineering considered.
Course descriptionThis is a list of modules that have been offered in the past. We expect similar modules to be offered for courses starting in 2009.
Typical First Year Modules
Module/Unit
-Civil Engineering Design and Drawing
-Civil Engineering Materials
-Civil Engineering Mathematics I
-Civil Engineering Mathematics II
-Civil Engineering Mechanics 1
-Engineering Design and Manufacturing
-Geotechnical Engineering 1
-Humanities 51
-Humanities 52
-Solids, Liquids and Gases
-Structural Mechanics 2
-Thermofluids
Typical Second Year Modules
Module/Unit
-Civil and Structural Engineering Design
-Fluids Engineering
-Further Civil Engineering Mathematics and Computing
-Geotechnical Engineering 2
-Science and Technology 53
-Science and Technology 54
-Structural Analysis 2
-Structural Analysis I
-Structural Engineering Design and Appraisal
-Tectonics
-Thermodynamic Cycles and Heat Transfer
Typical Third Year Modules
Module/Unit
-Individual Project
-Construction Management
-Electric Circuits
-Flow and Power
-Multi-Storey Building Design
-Renewable Energy
-Science and Technology 55
-Science and Technology 56
-Structural Dynamics
-The Professional Responsibility of Engineers
Typical Fourth Year Modules
Module/Unit
-Architectural Engineering Design Project
-Applied Design Project
-Building Environmental Simulation and Analysis
-Computer Aided Architectural Design
-Composite Steel and Concrete Construction
-Computational Fluid Dynamics
-Design for Sustainable Development
-Structural Fire Engineering