Architectural Engineering

Shape the future of the built environment. Develop multidisciplinary knowledge, practical skills and industry experience to prepare for a career in design, engineering and urban development.

Professionals working in architectural engineering are highly influential in creatively shaping the built environment. You will gain practical interdisciplinary design and management skills and start shaping their personal development as an architectural engineer in practice.

This course integrates engineering, design and technology to help you build the skills and knowledge needed to pursue a career in the built environment. You’ll explore sustainable design, civil and structural engineering, and urban planning through hands-on learning, collaboration with industry, and international perspectives aligned with current sector demands.

*) Gain real-world experience through collaborations with leading firms and access to industry-standard facilities.

*) Engage with international projects, diverse industries and collaborative teamwork across architecture, engineering and construction, providing you with a comprehensive understanding of the construction industry.

*) Focused on industrial chartership standards, the course aims to prepare you for key roles in architecture, engineering design and urban planning.

MEng advanced pathway: integrated master's adds one final year to the course, allowing you to specialise and graduate with a master's qualification. This pathway ensures a smooth progression to a higher degree (subject to meeting academic requirements) while you continue to pay undergraduate-level fees

Key Benefits

• Combining architectural design with a thorough understanding of technological and engineering developments, we aim to make graduates of this course highly sought after in industry internationally and nationally.

• Teaching from current fully qualified and experienced staff who have a high level of design and technical experience in the construction industry and some of whom are still involved in research projects (staff may be subject to change)

• Collaborative links with universities currently in 20 countries around the world, including Spain, USA, Denmark, Italy and France, giving you the chance for you to spend part of your studies abroad*

• Studios and laboratories equipped with the latest versions of CAD software including 2D, 3D and visualisation software, building information management software and building performance analysis programs*

• The opportunity to take part in events where you could meet members of the local design and building community and attend professional development meetings held by the professional institutions on campus (subject to availability)

Please see the Coventry University website for full details.

This course has a common first year.

The common first year enables you to work alongside students doing similar courses to you, to widen your knowledge and exposure to other subject areas and professions. You will have the opportunity to collaborate with other students, so you can share your insights and experience which will help you to develop and learn.

If you discover an interest in a specific subject you have studied, upon successful completion of your first year, you could swap degrees with another course in your common first year (subject to meeting progression requirements).

Common first-year courses:

Architectural Technology BSc (Hons)
Construction Project Management BSc (Hons)
Quantity Surveying and Commercial Management BSc (Hons)
Real Estate and Property Management BSc (Hons)

Year One
In the first year, common to other building and engineering disciplines, you will be introduced to the fundamental topics of building design, engineering and the construction process. These learnings are essential to practitioners in all construction professions, such as what constitutes good building design and what causes damage to buildings.

Modules

• Soil Mechanics and Materials
• Principles of Structures and Mathematics
• Surveying, Design and Digital Applications
• Professional Built Environment

Year Two
In the second year, you will be introduced to more complex issues surrounding the profession such as adaptation of buildings, urban planning and structural design which aims to further explore your design and engineering knowledge from the previous year.

Modules

• Law for Built Environment Professionals
• Advanced Materials and Architectural Systems
• Structural Analysis and Design
• Hydraulics and Geotechnics

Placement Year
There’s no better way to find out what you love doing than trying it out for yourself, which is why a work placement* can often be beneficial. Work placements usually occur between your second and final year of study. They’re a great way to help you explore your potential career path and gain valuable work experience, whilst developing transferable skills for the future.

If you choose to do a work placement year, you will pay a reduced tuition fee* of £1,250. For more information, please go to the fees and funding section on the Coventry website. During this time you will receive guidance from your employer or partner institution, along with your assigned academic mentor who will ensure you have the support you need to complete your placement.

Whilst we would like to give you all the information about our placement/study abroad offering here, it is often tailored for each course every year and depending on the length of placement or study abroad opportunities that are secured. Therefore, the placement and study abroad arrangements vary per course and per student. Request further information about going on a placement or study abroad year on the Coventry Website.

Final Year
In your final year, you should deepen your knowledge of the role of professional practitioners in the Architectural Engineering industry as a practitioner or as an employee in a design office. You will cover professionalism and codes of behaviour, as well as skills relating to low carbon, engineering and comprehensive architectural design.

Modules

• Architectural Design and Computational Mechanics
• Architectural Design Development
• Integrated Civil Engineering Project
• Undergraduate Research Dissertation

Additional Year Modules:
*) Dynamic Analysis and Advanced Structural Design
*) Civil Engineering Design Project and Leadership
*) Architectural Prototyping and Systems Design
*) Advanced Architectural Design Project

For a detailed description of all modules please visit the Coventry University website.

We regularly review our course content, to make it relevant and current for the benefit of our students. For these reasons, course modules may be updated.