MSc Sustainable Building Design at Solent University

Develop your theory and practical skills to graduate from this course as a specialist designer with the education and vision required to help create a sustainable future for the construction industry. This MSc Sustainable Building Design course is the ideal way for students from a wide range of academic and professional backgrounds to pursue a career in this exciting and important sector. By providing you with a thorough understanding of both theory based and practical skills, you’ll graduate from this course as a specialist designer with the education and vision required to help create a sustainable future for the construction industry.

Faculty: Architecture and construction  |  Duration: 1 year full-time; 2 years full-time with placement; 2 years part-time  |  Study mode: full-time (placement year option)  |  Intake: Full-time September start; Part-time September start (2027 entry)  |  Location: Southampton, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Core modules include Building Information Management, Sustainable Building - Performance Analysis, Sustainable Building - Strategies and Assessment, Sustainable Building Project. Optional modules include Design Project, Research Dissertation.

Career pathways

Graduates from this course have successfully gained employment in companies across the UK and overseas, such as Brightspace Architects, Ridge and Partners, Architecture PLB, EP Projects, Raft Architecture, Kier, Barratt Homes, Arup, and more. Graduates could consider roles such as: Sustainable building designer, Sustainability champion in design or construction companies, Sustainable building assessor, Sustainability consultant, Passivhaus designer, BREEAM accredited practitioner.

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