Architectural Engineering

Our degree in Architectural Engineering is designed to provide graduates with the knowledge and skills needed by society to design buildings and structures that provide sustainable, low energy built environments for the future.

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

In this course, you will learn disciplines such as:

• Architectural Technology
• Building Surveying
• Construction Project Management
• Quantity Surveying
• Building Services Engineering and
• Civil Engineering.

Our degree in Architectural Engineering is designed to provide graduates with the knowledge and skills needed by society to design buildings and structures that provide sustainable, low-energy built environments for the future.

• 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 abroad²
• 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 programs⁴
• 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).

Students applying with an International Baccalaureate. Please check the specific course page for the points needed.

Students who have 3 A-level passes with a minimum grade of C or above.

Students who have achieved a Diploma with 2.5 GPA out of 4 or 3.0 CGPA out of 5 (This is subject to syllabus match)

Students who completed American high school should have 2 APs with 2 points or higher.

Careers and opportunities

On successful completion of the course, you will have knowledge of:

• Building technology and construction processes.
• Management processes and systems associated with construction.
• Building science with respect to materials, structure, services and internal environment.
• The legal and regulatory framework within which buildings are constructed.
• Economics of construction; design processes used in construction.
• Current innovations relating to the construction of buildings; procurement and contract administration procedures; how quality is achieved in construction processes and products.
• Health and safety in building design and construction.
• Structural Engineering
• Material science

You will be able to:

• Analyse data and information sources in construction.
• Apply techniques used for the analysis and surveying of existing buildings.
• Apply CAD, manual drawing techniques and other tools to construction design.
• Apply technical data to specification and production information.
• Apply structural engineering solutions to architectural problems
• Create and present design proposals.
• Identify the aims and objectives of research.
• Analyse, interpolate and present information.
• Analyse and solve construction problems of a technical and managerial nature.
• Reflect on the interdisciplinary and team working nature of the construction industry in order to undertake and manage construction design and the construction process.

Our Talent Team will help you in searching for work experience while you study and employment on graduation. Professional placements could significantly enhance your employability and many of our previous students have found their first graduate job through the organisation they worked for on placement².

Coventry University is committed to preparing you for your future career and giving you a competitive edge in the graduate job market. The university's Talent Team provide a wide range of support services to help you plan and prepare for your career.

Through UCAS

If you are applying for an undergraduate course, you may choose to apply through Universities and Colleges Admissions Service UCAS. 

Through a country representative

You can get help with your application from one of our overseas representatives.