School of the Built Environment

With 68 academic staff, many of whom are recognised as leading thinkers in their field, the School is the UK's premier location for studying and researching the Built Environment. Our teaching and research are ranked as amongst the very best in the UK. Our courses are developed with the future needs of industry in close focus and we are a very popular destination for part time students. Our graduates are highly employable - 97% of our postgraduate students and 87% of our bachelor's students are in employment by graduation or go on to further study.

SOBE comes top in Guardian University league tables for value added

Within the subject area ‘Building and town and country planning’ in the 2011 Guardian University league tables, the School of the Built Environment achieves the highest score (along with 4 other Universities) for the measure ‘Value Added’- 9/10.
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BIM and Integrated Design

The uptake of BIM technologies is growing worldwide and therefore there is a clear need for professionals with appropriate process and technology skills. This course addresses the emerging needs of new skills for architects, designers and project managers, enabling them to deliver integrated design and solutions with the support of advanced technologies.
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Sustainable Building Design

A new MSc course that promotes the development of skills to support architects and other design professionals to design / retrofit the built environment responding to current pressures for more sustainable outcomes, including performance simulation for the reduction of energy consumption and carbon emissions.
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