Structural Engineering and Architecture with an Industrial Placement Year MEng
University of Sheffield
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**Along with first-hand industry experience, this dual course combines the essentials of an architecture and a structural engineering degree so you could become an architect or an engineer.****Learn to balance the perspectives of both disciplines on the longest-established dual accreditation course in the UK, while gaining real-life experience on an industrial placement year of your choice.**This course develops you as both a technical and creative engineer or an architect. You’ll learn to ...Read more


Along with first-hand industry experience, this dual course combines the essentials of an architecture and a structural engineering degree so you could become an architect or an engineer.


Learn to balance the perspectives of both disciplines on the longest-established dual accreditation course in the UK, while gaining real-life experience on an industrial placement year of your choice.

This course develops you as both a technical and creative engineer or an architect. You’ll learn to apply your imagination and create solutions to the challenges of the built environment in the 21st century – graduating with a masters that has RIBA/ARB accreditation, and fully meets the academic requirement for CEng.You’ll collaborate with students from both civil and structural engineering and architecture, preparing you for professional relationships in the future.You’ll take a two year journey through the fundamentals – exploring everything from maths, mechanics, and geotechnics, to humanities and history of architecture. You’ll also flex your creative design skills through projects in sustainable structural engineering and architecture.In the final two years, you’ll deepen your technical ability through specialist modules, whilst learning how to integrate your design skills in both disciplines, producing responses to challenges such as working with existing buildings and on international projects. You’ll also get the chance to work on a research project, developing knowledge in structural engineering, architecture, or both.In your fourth year, you’ll have the opportunity to do an industrial placement year where you can test your knowledge and further develop your technical skills in a real-life industrial environment.You’ll graduate with a unique understanding of both disciplines, making you exceptionally employable, either as an architect or a structural engineer. You'll be capable of appreciating competing considerations, while able to balance the professional opinion of both disciplines. Our graduates are highly respected and have leadership positions in leading international engineering and architecture practices.


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Become a structural engineer, an architect, or both

- the course is accredited by the JBM as a Masters in Structural Engineering and by the RIBA/ARB as a part 1 Architecture course, allowing graduates to go on to work as structural engineers or architects (or both).-


Get the best from both worlds

- understanding both disciplines gives our graduates the skills required to holistically design sustainable buildings in response to the climate emergency.-


Unique access to state-of-the-art facilities

- you will have unique access to facilities available to structural engineering students in The Diamond and the architecture design studios in the Arts Tower.-


The longest running dual accredited course in the UK

- the course has been running since 1995 - making it the first and longest running - dual accredited structural engineering in the country. As such, we have extensive experience of delivering a dual degree, ensuring you will get the best possible education in both disciplines.

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CUG Subject Ranking
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11th
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18th
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Faith
14 Feb 25

Good consistent communication with students, lots of student-centred events and opportunities, could improve how timetables are structured (e.g. having 4 or 5 hour breaks..Read more

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AAA Grades / Points required

Scottish Advanced Higher:

A Grades / Points required

Access to HE Diploma:

D:39,M:6,P:0 Grades / Points required

International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme:

36 Grades / Points required

Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017):

H2,H2,H2,H2,H2,H2 Grades / Points required

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Diploma (first teaching from September 2016):

DD Grades / Points required

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016):

DDD Grades / Points required

Welsh Baccalaureate - Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate (first teaching September 2015):

A Grades / Points required

including Maths

in Maths + AAAAB in Scottish Highers

Award of Access to HE Diploma in a relevant subject, with 45 credits at Level 3, including 39 at Distinction (to include Maths and Science or Engineering units), and 6 at Merit + Grade A in A Level Maths

with 6 in Higher Level Maths

including Maths

in Engineering + A in A Level Maths

in Engineering + A in A Level Maths

+ AA at A Level including Maths

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Structural Engineering and Architecture with an Industrial Placement Year MEng
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University of Sheffield
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