Built Environment: Environmental Design and Engineering

About the institution

The Bartlett School of Environment, Energy and Resources is home to specialist institutes in energy, environmental design and engineering, resources and heritage. The QS World University Rankings (2023) places The Bartlett as #1 for Architecture and Built Environment studies in the world, and #1 in the UK for the ninth year in a row.

About the program

The Master in Environmental Design and Engineering MSc trains students to tackle urgent environmental issues in the built environment with innovative, interdisciplinary thinking. Students will learn to adapt the built environment and make our buildings, towns and cities healthier, more sustainable places to live. Key areas of studies are indoor climate, ventilation, health and comfort, passive and net zero carbon design.

The programme is delivered through a combination of lectures, interactive seminars, individual and group tutorials, site visits and a field trip. Assessment is through unseen examination, coursework, and a dissertation. Group coursework assignments are an opportunity to work with fellow students from different academic backgrounds in multidisciplinary teams. The program consists of 3 terms, in the last one dissertation is completed and the student is awarded MSc degree, with 180 CAT completed. The program can be taken without the final research project, leading to a Postgraduate diploma with 120 credits completed.

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..a collection of educational programs that will give you the right tools and knowledge to make a positive impact on the built environment!

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Focus explained

We have grouped the study programs based on their focus, so that you can easily find the one matching your interest. Here below you can find a short explanation of what you will find in each of them.

Building & Design

The program focuses on architectural design, construction and technical infrastructure of the building process.

Space & Territory

The program has a geographical perspective, e.g. urban planning, rural development or public spaces.

Interdisciplinary

The program stands out by combining different sciences or approaches with the aim of giving to the student deeper understanding of the subject of study.

Society

The program emphasizes the human dimension of the built environment, e.g. participatory processes or inclusive designs.

Business & Management

The program addresses how to organize architectural and spatial infrastructures or processes, either for private or public actors.

Materials

The program explores (certain) building materials and/or technical circularity processes.

Digitalisation & Technology

The program emphasizes the technological aspects of the built environment, e.g. BIM, robotics or digitalisation.