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Architecture and Environmental Engineering

  • BEng (Hon)
  • 4 Years
  • Full-time
  • 14 September 2026
  • Undergraduate
Frenchay Campus
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University of the West of England, Bristol
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Course summary

Redefining architectural education. Our accredited four-year degree offers a strong focus on sustainable, high performing buildings. Graduates have a wide choice of career options including architecture, environmental services engineering, or sustainability consultancy.

Why study architecture and environmental engineering?
As the world's resources become scarce, there's a growing need to create buildings that are environmentally responsible. This calls for design professionals with the creative and analytical skills ofbotharchitects and engineers - an unusual mix of skills that is highly sought after by employers. It's these future designers who will achieve design excellence, pursuing imaginative strategies for using resources efficiently.

BEng (Hons) Architecture and Environmental Engineering is a multi-disciplinary course, producing in demand, versatile graduates with specialist knowledge and the skillset to create exciting buildings.

This joint degree enables you to work towards professional status in both engineering and architecture, developing your cultural, artistic and technological interests in parallel.

Why UWE Bristol?
On our Architecture and Environmental Engineering degree, you'll gain a rare mix of knowledge and skills that'll prepare you for this expanding sector of design.

Explore architecture, passive design, environmental physics, environmental systems in buildings and the effective use of energy and materials.

It's in the overlap between function, aesthetics and physics that true inventiveness can flourish. Each way of thinking stimulates the others, giving you innovative solutions to problems.

Learn from industry-experienced tutors and practising professionals who bring up-to-the-minute ideas from their active projects.

Develop your professional portfolio with a stream of practical design projects from real clients in the Bristol area.

Go on site visits and residential field trips in the UK and overseas to make sure your design thinking is linked to the world beyond your studies.

Where can it take me?
With a dual degree, you'll be ready for a variety of careers in architecture, environmental engineering and sustainability consultancy.

Opportunities are available anywhere from small private practices up to large multinationals like Foster & Partners, Arup and Atkins.

Many students choose to pursue further study, including our Master of Architecture, MSc Façade Engineering or MSc Building Information Modelling courses.

Professional bodies

Professionally accredited courses provide industry-wide recognition of the quality of your qualification.

  • Royal Institute of British Architects
  • Engineering Council
  • Architects Registration Board
  • Building Services Engineers, Chartered Institution of

Ways to study this course

Campuses

  • Frenchay Campus

Study options

  • BEng (Hon) • Full-time • 4 Years

Start dates

  • 14 September 2026

Apply by
14 January

This is the equal consideration deadline. You can still apply after this date, but your application may not receive guaranteed consideration.

Application codes

Course code:
KH12
Institution code:
B80
Campus name:
Frenchay Campus
Campus Code:
-
Points of Entry:
Year 1, 2, 3, 4

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How to apply

Apply by
14 January

This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.

Application codes

Course code:
KH12
Institution code:
B80
Campus name:
Frenchay Campus
Campus Code:
-

Points of entry

The following entry points are available for this course:

  • Year 1
  • Year 2
  • Year 3
  • Year 4

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Entry requirements

UCAS Tariff
120 points

A level

Grade C or above in Mathematics or Physics, or Grade A or above in Use of Mathematics. Points from General Studies and AS-Level subjects (not taken onto full A-Level) can be included towards the overall tariff. You must have a minimum of two A-Levels.

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
DDM

Merit in one of the following: Further Engineering Mathematics, Further Mathematics for Construction, Mathematics for Engineering or Physics. Please list the units you are taking in your application. For further advice on acceptable units please email us.

Access to HE Diploma

15 Level 3 credits at Merit in Mathematics or Physics.

Scottish Higher

Grade D in Advanced Higher Mathematics or Physics.

International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme

You must have a minimum grade of 5 in Higher Level Mathematics or Physics. We accept the IB Career-related Programme in conjunction with other Level 3 qualifications.

WJEC Level 3 Advanced Skills Baccalaureate Wales

We accept tariff points achieved from the Advanced Skills Baccalaureate Wales in conjunction with other Level 3 qualifications. This qualification cannot be used to satisfy any subject specific entry requirements.

Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017)

H2 in Mathematics or Physics.

GCSE/National 4/National 5

Grade C/4 in English and Mathematics, or equivalent.

OCR Cambridge Technical Extended Diploma

You must be studying one of the following: Mechanical, Electrical and Electronic Systems Design and Engineering; Engineering Automation Control and Manufacturing Processes; Electrical and Electronic Engineering; Mechanical Engineering and Design; Automation, Systems and Control; Manufacturing

To include Merit in the following (optional) unit: Applied Mathematics for Engineering.

T Level

You must achieve a Grade C in A-Level Mathematics or Physics in addition to your T Level qualification.

If you have or are looking to partially complete your T-Level you are still required to have the equivalent to 2 full A-Levels as part of our minimum entry requirements. As a result, if you are applying with only the core or occupational specialism, this may be insufficient as a stand-alone qualification.

We recognise the individual nature of each application and our typical offer should be viewed as a guide. UWE Bristol welcomes interest from applicants who may not have the standard entry requirements. We will consider evidence of your relevant personal, professional or educational experience where it demonstrates an ability and potential to succeed on the course. Please include details of any relevant experience in your application.

Find out more about qualification requirements for this course.

English language requirements

International and EU applicants are required to have a minimum overall IELTS (Academic) score of 6.5 with 6.0 in each component (or approved equivalent*). *The university accepts a large number of UK and International Qualifications in place of IELTS. You can find details of acceptable tests and the required grades you will need in our English Language section. Visit http://uwe.ac.uk/englishlanguagerequirements

Contextual admissions

Universities and colleges consider more than grades when assessing applications and may make offers based on a range of criteria. Learn more about contextual offers.

At UWE Bristol we are committed to ensuring all applicants can fulfil their potential.

We make contextual offers for this course that are lower than our standard entry criteria.

We use a range of information from your UCAS application to consider your background and experiences as an individual and the impact these may have had on you. You do not need to provide us with any additional information to be considered for a contextual offer.

Learn more on the Bristol, UWE website

Historical entry grades data

This section shows the range of grades that students who received offers were previously accepted on to this course with (learn more).

It is designed to support your research but does not guarantee whether you will or won't get a place.

Admissions teams consider various factors, including interviews, subject requirements, and entrance tests. Check all course entry requirements for eligibility.

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