The University of Sheffield
Prospective Postgraduates

MSc Architectural Engineering Design

Department of Civil and Structural Engineering, Faculty of Engineering

Our courses are well respected by industry. A masters from Sheffield seriously enhances your employment prospects.

About the course

1 year full-time

With the skills to design buildings that meet environmental performance targets, you can compete for work in international markets.

Your study will include the building services, structural, and architectural aspects of the built environment. The course prepares you for a career as a consultant engineer, sustainability consultant or researcher.

This programme is only available for full-time study.

Entry requirements

2:1 honours degree in a scientific or engineering subject. If you have architectural qualifications, we'll consider your application if you have evidence of mathematical skills.

If you have appropriate professional qualifications and work experience we'll consider your application, but you'll need a strong background in the areas covered on the course.

English language requirements for overseas students

Overall IELTS grade of 6.5 with a minimum of 6.0 in each component, or equivalent.

Entry requirements for international students

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Core modules

  • Thermodynamics for buildings
  • Building Technology
  • Building Environment Simulation and Analysis
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics
  • Renewable Energy

Optional modules

Choose one of the following three tracks:

  • Climate consisting of Climate Sensitive Environmental Design and Future Climates in Architecture
  • Materials consisting of Materials for Low Impact Building – Theory and Practice
  • Computational Design consisting of Introduction to Computational Design and Advanced Computational Design

Teaching

  • Lectures
  • Design tutorials
  • Computational tutorials
  • Lab work
  • Industrial seminars

Assessment

  • Formal examinations
  • Coursework assignments
  • Dissertation with oral examination

Fees and funding

Financial information for postgraduate taught courses

Any questions?

If you'd like to know more about any aspect of our courses, contact us:

E: civilpgadmissions@sheffield.ac.uk
T: +44 (0)114 222 5711


Where your masters can take you

Our graduates work for top UK and international consultancies, contractors, regulators, universities and other private and public sector organisations.

Many of our graduates join engineering consultancies, in roles such as Structural Engineer, Building Services Engineer and Sustainability Consultant. Some join architecture practices.

Employers include Arup, Buro Happold, Capita Symonds, Roger Preston and Partners, Cundall and Foster and Partners.

Make the most of your masters

This is one of the largest and most active civil engineering departments in the UK. We have over 30 academic staff and around 120 postgraduate taught and research students.

Our extensive research is the foundation for your study. In the 2008 Research Assessment Exercise, 100 per cent of our research was 'internationally recognised'; 85 per cent was 'world leading' or 'internationally excellent'.

Specialist facilities

We have completely new instrumentation in vibration engineering, environmental engineering and nanotechnology. Our laboratories are equipped to a very high standard, with specialist facilities for each area.

Structural engineering

  • Multi-axial testing equipment at elevated temperature
  • Testing rigs for ambient and fire conditions
  • Dynamic testing of full-scale civil engineering structures
  • Cement and concrete durability testing and material characterisation
  • Field laboratory for full-scale impact and explosion research

In the 2008 Research Assessment Exercise, 100 per cent of our research was internationally recognised.

Geotechnics

  • Large-scale tri-axial apparatus for stress path and cyclic load testing
  • Flexible walled tri-axial calibration chambers
  • Optical microscopy, digital camera and measurement software
  • Miniature piezocone, model pile testing and durability testing facilities
  • Instrumented rapid pile test rig

Groundwater protection and restoration

  • State-of-the-art, fully equipped laboratory for microbiological, chemical and pollutant analysis
  • Experimental facilities for investigating environmental processes and pollutant interactions in the geosphere
  • Extensive field sampling, monitoring and testing equipment
  • The latest evaluation and modelling software

Apply now

You can apply for postgraduate study using our Postgraduate Online Application Form. It is a quick and easy process.

Postgraduate Online Application Form