Architectural Engineering BEng (Hons)

Course overview

Architectural engineering bonds engineering principles with architecture to design safe, functional and sustainable buildings, meeting aesthetic and regulatory standards.

You will gain practical interdisciplinary design and management skills and start shaping your personal development as an architectural engineer in practice. You will have the chance to learn disciplines such as:

• architectural design and technology
• building surveying
• construction project management
• quantity surveying
• building services engineering
• civil engineering.

Why you should study this course

• Combining architectural design with a thorough understanding of technological and engineering developments, we aim to make successful graduates of this course highly sought after in industry nationally and internationally.
• Teaching from current fully qualified and experienced staff who have a high level of design and technical experience in the construction industry, some of whom are still involved in research projects (staff may be subject to change).
• We aim to maintain collaborative links with universities around the world, that currently include Spain, USA, Denmark, Italy and France, giving you the chance to spend part of your studies abroad².
• Studios and laboratories equipped with the latest versions of computer-aided design (CAD) software including 2D, 3D and visualisation software, building information management software and building performance analysis programmes⁴.
• 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 campus² (subject to availability).

Careers and opportunities

Upon successful completion of the course, you can expect to 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 should be able to:

• analyse data and information sources in construction
• adpply 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.