POSTGRADUATE COURSES IN Architecture and Built Environment
MSc Commercial Practice for the Energy Sectors MSc Construction Project Management MSc Energy and Sustainability Graduate Diploma in Surveying Master of Archictecture (MArch part 2) MSc Visualisation in Architecture and Built Environment ARCHITECTURE AND BUILT ENVIRONMENT reasons why we’re better... WELCOME TO THE SCOTT SUTHERLAND SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE AND BUILT ENVIRONMENT FLEXIBLE STUDY modes AN INSPIRATIONAL LEARNING ENVIRONMENT We offer a range of specialist DESIGNED TO FIT around YOUR WHO IS THIS BOOKLET FOR? BUSY LIFE. STUDY ONLINE, postgraduate courses with flexible modes of study, including online or This booklet is for individuals considering a PART-TIME OR FULL-TIME. full-time, part-time or online postgraduate full-time to fit around your needs. taught course. See the full course list at www.rgu.ac.uk/better Whether you have recently graduated, want ABERDEEN IS SCOTLAND'S professional accreditation, are looking to If you are a business owner or HR manager THIRD BIGGEST CITY with retrain or develop your career – whatever seeking information on customised training please contact [email protected] a high quality of life. your reasons for postgraduate study – we have an excellent reputation for producing If you are considering a research degree, informed by industry high-calibre graduates with transferable skills please visit the postgrad research webpage. www.rgu.ac.uk/postgraduate-research OUR VOCATIONAL COURSES ARE that can enhance careers. DIRECTLY INFORMED AND ENDORSED BY THOSE WORKING IN INDUSTRY. WELCOME FROM THE DEAN The Scott Sutherland School is unique in Scotland in offering Architecture and Built Environment courses in one multidisciplinary School, bringing INNOVATIVE RESEARCH together the key subject areas of architecture, We offer high quality construction, property and surveying. research with a We offer a range of professionally relevant real-world focus. postgraduate courses in these areas, underpinned by leading-edge research and delivered in a supportive learning environment. 2013 was our 100th year of continuous ACCREDITED COURSES professional accreditation by the Royal Institute £120 MILLION of British Architects (RIBA), and many of our the majority of our INVESTMENT courses are accredited by the key professional courses have accreditation IN OUR AMAZING bodies in architecture and built environment. by professional bodies. RIVERSIDE CAMPUS We appreciate that the decision to study for a sign of high quality. a postgraduate qualification is a major one. Whether you are a recent graduate seeking to specialise, or an experienced professional wishing to update your knowledge and skills, you can be certain that by studying with us you are making a succeed in your career career-enhancing decision. We produce high-calibre We look forward to welcoming you to our School. graduates with highly 15% ALUMNI DISCOUNT desirable skills who are RGU GRADUATES get a 15% snapped up by recruiters DISCOUNT on postgraduate and head-hunted by the best course fees. applies to both in the business. home and overseas alumni. Professor John Watson Dean, Faculty of Design and Technology
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AN OUTSTANDING We’re one of the REPUTATION top UK universities for postgraduate AN INSPIRATIONAL OUTSTANDING REPUTATION employability, with a LEARNING ENVIRONMENT We are extremely proud of our graduate 98.5% employment rate employment record and are consistently top in the UK for graduate employability. Our HESA Destination of UK success stems from an outstanding reputation Leavers' Survey 2013/14 for producing capable and highly-qualified graduates who learn and apply the skills, knowledge and professionalism that employers want in the workplace. STRONG LINKS TO INDUSTRY FLEXIBLE LEARNING We work closely with employers at every We deliver both on-campus and online stage, from course development and OUR AMAZING NEW BUILDING courses, providing you with flexible study accreditation, to guest speakers and Our purpose-built new building opened options to fit in with work and other commercial collaborations with industry. in 2015. commitments. Study options include full-time, We are committed to successful working part-time or online. partnerships with partner agencies and employers across different sectors throughout BEST RIVERSIDE CAMPUS IN EUROPE the world. These partnerships ensure that all We have a reputation amongst our students our courses are always timely and relevant. for providing a friendly, supportive and stimulating learning environment based at ACADEMIC EXPERTS Garthdee on the banks of the beautiful River We’re proud of our teaching staff; proud of their Dee. The riverside is home to deer, otters, quality and academic achievements as well as heron and other wildlife. Our campus has the practical experience they have in their area. beautiful woodland walkways and parkland, Our professors, lecturers and tutors combine connecting our modern, stylish buildings. In first-class qualifications with time spent in twenty minutes you can be in the vibrant city business or industry. They offer insight from centre of Aberdeen, or surrounded by scenic both worlds – the theoretical and practical – We consider our riverside campus, to help inspire you. based on the banks of the beautiful hills and picturesque countryside. River Dee, to be one of the most In the past decade, the University has invested our Affiliations and attractive campuses in the UK and one more than £120 million to improve its facilities. of Europe’s finest. The riverside is home professional links to otters, heron, deer and other wildlife. We consider our riverside campus to be one We have a strong portfolio of quality courses. Our campus has beautiful woodland of the most attractive campuses in the UK and The accreditation of these by the professional walkways and parkland, connecting our one of Europe’s finest. bodies is verification of the calibre and quality modern, stylish buildings. In twenty minutes you can be in the vibrant city Watch our campus video from the air: of our postgraduate courses. Please see individual course pages for full information. centre of Aberdeen, or surrounded by www.rgu.ac.uk/aerial-view scenic and picturesque countryside. Take a virtual tour of our fantastic facilities and Watch our campus video from the air our dynamic modern campus at: www.rgu.ac.uk/aerial-view www.rgu.ac.uk/virtualtours Or come and see the campus for yourself by registering to attend one of our postgraduate events. www.rgu.ac.uk/better 4 THE PROFESSIONAL UNIVERSITY 5 THE PROFESSIONAL UNIVERSITY ARCHITECTURE AND BUILT ENVIRONMENT
designed for OUR NEW HOME architecture and construction students, the purpose-built building encourages AMAZING CAMPUS BUILDING Head of the Scott Sutherland School of RGU completed the second phase of its £120m Architecture and the Built Environment, the cross-fertilisation Garthdee campus project as the new £16m Professor David McClean, said: of ideas with flexible Scott Sutherland School of Architecture and “The new building is a fantastic addition to the studio spaces and Built Environment welcomed its first students campus and has been designed to provide a workshop facilities. in September 2015. bespoke, dedicated environment for students. The completion of the School, built by Kier Emphasis has been placed on flexibility in Construction, follows the first phase of The response to the constraints imposed by Sir Ian Wood Building development, which existing spaces, and the fact that over time, houses the university’s School of Engineering, course cohort sizes expand and contract at School of Computing Science and Digital different rates. Media, School of Pharmacy and Life Sciences, “At a more strategic level, the new spaces offer as well as its new library and research facilities. greater opportunity for collaborative working and for cross-fertilisation between professional PURPOSE-BUILT FACILITIES disciplines, something that has been high on The purpose-built £16m facility was completed the industry agenda for many years, and which over 16 months and boasts a number of students and employers alike are increasingly bespoke, flexible studio spaces that enable interested in. creative exploration and enquiry across all the school’s professional disciplines. “The new facility provides bright, well serviced spaces that encourage new ways of working It has a dedicated spray booth for model while supporting the continued development construction, new workshop facilities and a of strong individual disciplines within the high spec AV (audio visual) system with the collective of the School.” ability to interlink projector systems throughout the large studio spaces. He added: “Importantly, the building provides a learning environment the quality of which The building also incorporates a number of can be matched by few schools of our kind in energy efficiency features, including solar the UK, and which is highly prized by students panels on the roof to help heat water, full LED and staff. lighting installation and automatic lighting level controls, which adjust internal lighting “We are very much looking forward to settling depending on external light levels. into the building.”
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When considering a postgraduate course, it is important to also consider the mode of study which best suits your needs. We deliver the equivalent learning RGU has enabled me to develop Studying with RGU has been experience across all our modes of study, offering a variety of different options, academically and professionally rewarding in many dimensions. in a way that I did not think was The cohorts of online students allowing you to gain the qualifications you need in a way that suits you. possible. The structure, quality collaborate very well, you have of the assignments, standard to get involved and communicate of teaching and administrative especially by electronic media, Full-time study QUALIFICATIONS EXPLAINED This is the quickest route and requires full staff have been fantastic and which - given the globalisation attendance for the duration of the programme. If you don’t want to commit to studying a I have thoroughly enjoyed the of projects - is a useful skill to Allows you to gain the knowledge and skills you full Masters degree, you can complete single past 3 years of study. have and one that is exercised in many of the specific subject require within the shortest amount of time. modules and work towards the following Andrew Robson matters of the MSc course. exit awards: MSc ConstrUCTION PROJECT Part-time study Postgraduate Certificate (PgCert) MAnagement The support from the tutors is If you are looking to continue working during Award granted on completion of modules excellent either via email, online your studies or have other commitments, this that accumulate to 60 credits. response or by telephone. option allows you to incorporate studying with other responsibilities. Part-time and full-time Postgraduate Diploma (PgDip) The use of web-broadcasts courses are comprised of the same modules with Award granted on completion of modules enhanced the learning that accumulate to 120 credits. If you get a Studying for a Masters experience and brought the the only difference being that part-time students programme in Property take fewer modules per semester. diploma you will have gained 120 of the classroom environment into 180 credits you need for a masters degree. Development at RGU was a life my study. changing event for me. Flexible online study Masters (MSc) Jeremy Lambert, If you are unable to study on campus, we offer Award granted on completion of modules During one of my modules on MSc Construction Project an online study mode via Campus Moodle, our that accumulate to 180 credits and typically Sustainable Development, I came Management virtual learning environment. includes a dissertation. This will enable across an innovative building you to consolidate and apply the skills technology called the Ecobeam It is a valuable tool that provides an integrated system and soon recognised its package of resources and facilities to all of and knowledge gained in your earlier postgraduate study. potential for providing truly our students via the internet. You will be able affordable quality low cost to interact with fellow students and tutors Doctorate (PhD/PD) housing in Africa. through innovative technologies including Application is normally to MSc/MRes with podcasts, videos, chat and discussion forums. transfer to a PhD dependent on satisfactory I believe that module alone has You will be taken through an induction by tutors progress around 12 months. the potential to more than pay at the beginning of each programme. for my tuition in time. www.rgu.ac.uk/campusmoodle Olubayo John Online students have a strong sense of MSc Property Development community through the use of discussion forums, chat and group working areas. Some courses also have optional periods of attendance on campus to meet fellow students, staff, use facilities and participate in workshops. Download our guide to online learning at: www.rgu.ac.uk/better-online
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CAREER PROSPECTS CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL Our relentless focus on professional education DEVELOPMENT (CPD) means our graduates are not just ready to Lifelong learning is considered to be an integral work, but are also equipped to make an part of personal development, and allows you enduring and valuable contribution to industry to keep abreast of innovation within your field. and the professions on a regional, national and We provide a range of short course modules, global scale. We believe it is our inspirational teaching and CPD programmes, delivered in teaching and practical courses that make our a variety of study modes. Find out what we graduates such desirable candidates. offer at: RGU has gained its position as top UK www.rgu.ac.uk/profdev university for graduate employment through [email protected] close links with industry and other employers. T: 01224 263700 CAREERS & EMPLOYABILITY CENTRE TAILORED DEVELOPMENT FOR We have a dedicated centre with a team of ORGANISATIONS career consultants, offering a full range of Our dedicated professional development services to assist individual career planning, team can provide tailored CPD opportunities job searching and employability needs. to meet the needs of organisations, including Employers are keen to speak to our students bespoke education and training delivered directly and to facilitate this we arrange on- in the workplace. We offer consultations to campus recruitment and applications skills help plan CPD activities, online and blended presentations where employers can raise the learning for your business. profile of their company and provide more If you are responsible for the development of information on the opportunities that they your staff and would like to know more about have as well as the benefits of working for that this service, please visit: company. www.rgu.ac.uk/business-services Full in-depth career mentoring and careers guidance sessions are available to current Professional Studies Framework students. For more information, please visit: The Professional Studies Framework (PSF) www.rgu.ac.uk/careers enables students who have successfully undertaken modules and earned academic credit to use that credit to gain an academic award. For further information, please go to: www.rgu.ac.uk/psf
postgraduates EARN MORE masters graduates earn more than undergraduates over their careers.
10 THE PROFESSIONAL UNIVERSITY 11 THE PROFESSIONAL UNIVERSITY ARCHITECTURE AND BUILT ENVIRONMENT Architecture is the art and science of designing and constructing a building, or group of buildings CAREER OPTIONS in… and the space within the site surrounding the buildings, that have as their principal purpose human occupancy or use. Built environments refers to man-made surroundings that provide the ARCHITECTURE AND setting for human activity, from shelter and buildings to neighbourhoods and cities. THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT
Architect Contracts Manager Construction Quantity Surveyor Architects work in the construction industry Whether they are described as site manager, site Project Manager A quantity surveyor manages the economics and are involved with designing new buildings, agent, contracts manager, building manager or of built environment projects throughout extensions or alterations to existing buildings, simply construction manager, these professionals A construction project manager is responsible for their entire lifecycle.Quantity Surveyors work or advising on the restoration and conservation are basically responsible for running and overseeing the construction project from start to collaboratively with other built environment of old properties. They can work on individual managing a construction site or a large part of it. finish. They perform a key role including project professionals to ensure clients obtain value for buildings or on large redevelopment schemes, This is a highly regarded, professional position, planning, budgeting, identifying resources money. The skills/techniques used to achieve and can be responsible for the design of the which can be achieved after several years’ needed, creating teams, developing objectives this including cost planning and control, surrounding landscape. experience in the industry. and goals of each team member and assigning building economics, measurement and contract individual responsibilities. administration all of which form the basis of Architects work closely with their client and users The role typically involves preparing the site, Construction project managers are also the course. Quantity Surveyors can be found to make sure that projected designs match their developing the programme of work and strategy within the private and public sector working for needs, and are functional, safe and economical. for making the project happen and liaising responsible for project accounting functions, which include managing the budget and consultants as well as contractors and can be They traditionally lead a project from start to with other construction professionals such as based in the office or onsite. finish and work with a number of construction architects, engineers, buyers, estimators and minimising exposure and risk in the project, professionals, including surveyors and engineers, surveyors before the construction work starts. ensuring that construction activities move producing drawings and specifications that the Specific key tasks include planning the delivery according to a pre-determined schedule. construction team works to. They also work and storage of equipment and materials; making Property Manager as key members of teams in non-traditional safety inspections of the site when work is procurement routes such as design and build. underway and ensuring regulations relating to Design Manager A property manager is responsible for the health, safety and the environment (HSE) are management of privately owned property on adhered to; overseeing the running of several A design manager coordinates the design behalf of the legal owners. This will normally projects; and using construction management process within construction. Those involved in include renting property, negotiating leases, Property Developer software packages to plan smooth work flows. this include architects, consultants and structural supervising maintenance, and maintaining asset engineers. They provide advice, assistance, value. They may also be responsible for advising Property developers operate at different scales. mentoring and support to the design owners about the local property market to guide Some purchase large tracts of land on which they management staff and monitor their progress. their investment decisions. build residential communities, industrial estates, COMMERCIAL MANAGER and retail outlets or other commercial structures. Design managers work closely with other Sometimes they buy neglected properties and IN THE ENERGY SECTORS departmental heads such as the estimating, turn them into modern housing or commercial construction and planning managers to ensure The energy sector has a specific demand for RENEWABLES centres. Developers must be able to recognise the effective delivery of the design process. managers in high risk commercial areas which the potential of a particular property. Once they Central to this is setting up information control An EU-wide study estimated that renewable include the oil and gas and renewable energy select the site for a prospective development, systems that ensure information is received to energy has the potential to create over 900,000 industries. Managers in the energy sectors are they must secure enough investment to purchase scheduled dates, is practical for construction new jobs by 2020. Studying renewable energy responsible for commercial development and the land and carry out the proposed works. purposes and satisfies the contractual obligations resources and sustainability provides essential project management in these sectors including on successful bids. skills and knowledge to enter a wide range of Property developers collaborate with architects the management of risk, contracts, purchasing roles in a rapidly growing sector. Careers can to design the proposed development. The and supply. range from technical-level jobs in areas such as developer is also responsible for hiring design, engineering and planning, through to contractors to build the development. Upon research and development, consultancy and completion of the construction, either a property project management. broker or the developer’s own organisation puts the houses or other buildings up for sale or lease.
12 THE PROFESSIONAL UNIVERSITY 13 THE PROFESSIONAL UNIVERSITY ARCHITECTURE AND BUILT ENVIRONMENT REAL-WORLD RESEARCH Providing solutions for sustainable homes RESEARCH within THE FACULTY OF UNIVERSITY RESEARCH THEMES Design AND Technology Our multidisciplinary research develops novel Business & Enterprise technologies highly relevant to industry and generates creative spaces for new forms Governance & Society of practice. It builds on acknowledged international excellence in: Engineering; Information & Communication Environmental Science; Computing; Architecture & Built Environment and Art Cardiovascular & Metabolic Health and Design. Psychosocial & Mental Health Our research is organised through three key themes: Environmental & Occupational Health - Energy, Environment & Sustainability Energy, Environment & Sustainability - Creativity, Design & Innovation - Digital Technologies Creativity, Design & Innovation RESEARCH WITHIN THE SCHOOL Digital Technologies The School is active in multidisciplinary research, and includes PhD studies within the RESEARCH At RGU fields of architectural theory, CAD and BIM, Universities, and RGU in particular, are built heritage, project management, facilities instrumental in driving fundamental changes to management and architectural technology. the way knowledge is exchanged and utilised There is a high degree of collaboration, between by companies. RGU’s core philosophy is to disciplines and with industry and professional or ensure that our output, from education to public bodies, in the research that is undertaken Design and planning research, is focused on delivering real-world in the area of Architecture, Construction and of urban open spaces impact and clear commercial value. Surveying. We conduct multi-disciplinary, applied Research within Architecture, Built Environment research to solve real-world problems facing and Planning has for many years considered the industry. Our innovation services are available design, provision and assessment of present through a variety of mechanisms including and future built environments in terms of their consultancy, technology licensing, intellectual suitability to those they're designed for. It is property protection and knowledge transfer Building Information underpinned and demonstrated both by a partnerships (KTPs). Modelling (BIM) of practical grounding in the design, production Aberdeen Market www.rgu.ac.uk/research and assessment of innovative, groundbreaking buildings, and through the publication of high level written work. For more information on our research, please visit www.rgu.ac.uk/scottsresearch
14 THE PROFESSIONAL UNIVERSITY 15 THE PROFESSIONAL UNIVERSITY ARCHITECTURE AND BUILT ENVIRONMENT PROGRAMME OVERVIEW BENEFITS TO YOU WHAT WILL YOU STUDY MArch PART 2 This course has been designed for those As a student of this course you will: • Design Studio who have already completed a first degree in Direct entry to year 5 and 6 • Study towards your Master degree (Part 2) Architecture (Part 1 in UK) and are now looking • Design Philosophy Architecture in a great location for Architecture with a to complete their studies to Master level (Part 2 diverse range of city and rural landscapes • Research Methods in UK). • Enjoy guest lectures from industry experts • Dissertation This course is accredited by the Royal Institute and leading Architects KEY DETAILS of British Architects (RIBA) and Architects • Building Technology Registration Board (ARB) and will provide you • Graduate with a course accredited by the STUDY OPTIONS • Professional Practice and Management Full-time, 2 years with the professional and creative skills required Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA), for a successful career in architecture. the Architects Registration Board (ARB) and • One Elective START DATE the Association of Building Engineers (ABE) HOW YOU WILL LEARN Who Should Apply? September WHO SHOULD ATTEND In studio, students work within units run by To be admitted to the MArch (Part 2) you need We welcome direct applications to the part 2 FEES AND FURTHER INFORMATION RGU staff, who are highly respected practising to satisfy the following: level of the MArch course. New students can www.rgu.ac.uk/architecturepart2 architects as well as being academics. These join us at the Honours (5th year) level of the • An undergraduate degree in Architecture units explore a range of issues from new course after completing their first degree in from a recognised school with an overall CONTACT housing typologies to hybrid buildings, urban Architecture (PART 1 in UK). performance in the final year of 50 % or David Vila Domini design and regeneration. above (if Honours degree 2:2 or better) T: 01224 263509 Applicants should normally hold an ARB / [email protected] You will be encouraged to develop your own RIBA accredited Part 1 qualification at 2.2 level • Exemption from ARB & RIBA part 1 particular skills and passions through the or above, though the School may consider modules on research, history and advanced • Submission of a satisfactory portfolio of applications from equivalent overseas courses. ACCREDITATION Approved by building technology. design work All applicants will be asked to submit a digital In year 1 of the MArch, a high level of input or paper portfolio for consideration and may be Applications for this course should be made from a range of active professions allows you to asked to subsequently attend an interview. directly to UCAS using the code K100. address strategic design issues relating to urban www.ucas.com/students/apply
layout and scheme development. In year 2, you will get to grips with the latest thinking in and application of technology and environment to produce carefully integrated designs. You are also given greater freedom to look in depth at specific design problems.
My degree has given me the ability to address the current issues, such AS sustainability, the ethics of architecture and the built environment. Kian Goh, Malaysia Architecture MArch APPLY VIA UCAS www.UCAS.COM/STUDENTS/APPLY
16 THE PROFESSIONAL UNIVERSITY 17 THE PROFESSIONAL UNIVERSITY ARCHITECTURE AND BUILT ENVIRONMENT PROGRAMME OVERVIEW YOU WILL LEARN TO: BENEFITS TO YOU MSC COMMERCIAL This postgraduate course has been specifically • Develop commercial management skills This course is accredited by The Royal PrACTICE FOR THE developed to enable students to professionally relevant to the oil, gas, renewables and Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) under enhance their commercial skills. The course decommissioning industries in order to the Partnership scheme. This will allow you, ENERGY SECTORS has been developed in close collaboration with ensure best value and economic viability upon successful completion of the course, to industry and includes a contemporary industry enrol for the RICS Assessment of Professional (PgCert/PgDip/MSc) • Apply principles of contract practice to perspective from sector experts from all parts Competence (APC), the final step to becoming protect and enhance procurement decisions of the supply chain. The course will allow you a Chartered Surveyor. The course is also KEY DETAILS and reduce supply chain vulnerability to gain a professionally accredited qualification accredited by the Chartered Institute of Building STUDY OPTIONS and develop the demonstrable core commercial • Improve project management competency (CIOB). Online, 2-3 years (part-time) competencies much in demand by the oil, gas, and develop measurable performance CAREER OPPORTUNITIES renewables and decommissioning industries. indicators in order to ensure performance Aberdeen is Europe’s Energy Capital and our START DATE compliance September and January Building on our expertise in providing School has an excellent reputation for graduate surveying, commercial and project management • Apply corporate governance employment. FEES AND FURTHER INFORMATION education, the course has been designed to standards to a range of scenarios in order Over the last two decades a large number of our www.rgu.ac.uk/ meet the particular requirements of the energy to ensure compliance with social and surveying and project management graduates commercialpractice-energy sectors, in alignment with the Royal Institution sustainability criteria have found employment in the oil and gas of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) competency industries in positions such as: Commercial CONTACT framework, namely: COURSE CONTENT Manager, Contracts Engineer, Surveyor, Cost Dr David Moore • Commercial Business Dynamics T: +44 (0)1224 263531 • Commercial management Engineer, Project Manager, Contracts Manager, [email protected] • Core Business Skills Estimator, Purchasing and Supply Chain • Risk and supply chain management Manager. • Commercial Project Management • Contract practice ACCREDITATION • Contractual Approaches to Procurement ENTRY REQUIREMENTS • Procurement and tendering practices We welcome applicants from a range of • Commercial Value Creation • Project financial control backgrounds who are industry aware or have a • Contract Performance Management good academic qualification. We will accredit • Project management good quality prior experiential learning. • Risk Management and Supply Chain The course is a gem. Just doing HOW YOU WILL LEARN Vulnerability Applicants who comply with any of the it has opened many doors for The online option has been designed to following criteria should apply: • Dissertation me and the content is perfect fit in and around your work commitments, • A good Honours degree in any discipline for the industry. allowing you to study from any location. You Choose one from: from a recognised university. I have moved to Calgary and will be taught and supported by experienced • Corporate Governance and Value Assurance industry professionals via our virtual learning • A recognised professionally accredited got a job as a Contracts Lead. • Advanced Commercial Supply Chain and environment Campus Moodle, which allows diploma or corporate body membership. I am Managing $800m worth Category Management us to recreate the same challenging interactive of work, it is a big step but • Applicants who do not hold an Honours format of the on-campus programmes for those one I am relishing degree but who have relevant industry studying at a distance. Michael Creedon experience over a reasonable time period MSC COMMERCIAL PRACTICE FOR THE Individual modules are also available to study on will be considered. ENERGY SECTORS a Continuing Professional Development (CPD) For international students 6.5 IELTS or basis. equivalent is required.
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18 THE PROFESSIONAL UNIVERSITY 19 THE PROFESSIONAL UNIVERSITY ARCHITECTURE AND BUILT ENVIRONMENT The structure of the course will allow you to Arranging your own visits also allows you to COURSE CONTENT MSC CONSTRUCTION pursue your personal objectives in the areas of make personal connections with members • Project Information, Organisation And PROJECT MANAGEMENT management, procurement and construction of the construction industry. You will meet a Behaviour law, cost management and consultancy and range of people involved within these projects • Construction Project Management (PgCert/PgDip/MSc) research in the architecture, engineering and including design managers, project managers • Design Management construction sectors through the variety of and facilities managers, allowing you to gain a modules on offer. You will learn to use the most view from a number of different professional • Sustainable Development KEY DETAILS advanced tools to perform at the highest level in perspectives. • Risk and Safety Management order to deliver client expectations. • Project Planning And Control STUDY OPTIONS BENEFITS TO YOU • Built Asset Procurement and Contractual Full-time, 1 year HOW YOU WILL LEARN Our course has been designed to provide Arrangements Online Distance Learning, 2-3 years Our course is offered both on-campus and the skills and knowledge needed to work at part-time via our online virtual learning the highest industry standards. Accredited Choose one from: START DATEs environment (Campus Moodle). The course by the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) Building Information Modelling: Application Full-time - Sep, Online - Sep and Jan content follows guidelines set out by the Royal and Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors OR Petroleum Economics and Asset FEES AND FURTHER INFORMATION Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) (RICS), you will gain a professional and in- Management www.rgu.ac.uk/ and Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) in depth understanding of how to utilise project OR Built Asset Management order to ensure we cover the most up-to-date management techniques and have the capability constructionmanagement • Dissertation issues reflecting the current climate within the and confidence to implement your learning. As CONTACT construction and engineering sectors. The a student of this course you will: CAREER OPPORTUNITIES Bassam Bjeirmi course has a very hands-on approach allowing • Be able to fit study around your current Graduates can choose to work in a number of T: +44 (0)1224 263704 teaching to simulate the working environment, lifestyle (for those who choose the online related fields including the Built Environment, [email protected] and you will be taught through a mixture of distance learning study mode). Civil Engineering, Heavy Engineering, Offshore practical, academic and case-study analysis. and Petrochemical industries, who recognise ACCREDITATION • Gain a professionally recognised qualification You will be assessed in a number of different the value of construction project management which will open up national and international ways including project work, essays, skills. Graduate salaries in these industries can opportunities. production of reports and the carrying-out be attractive. of research. Individual project work will be • Gain expert and relevant knowledge derived PROGRAMME OVERVIEW integrated and customised, where possible from the course’s close collaboration with Who Should Apply? Project management is a skill which is now and applicable, into your relevant industry industry. Applicants should normally have a good being utilised in a number of different or specialism. Honours degree in a cognate subject, i.e. one industries. Organisations across the globe YOU WILL LEARN TO related to the Built Environment or Engineering. Throughout the course you will have, when are now adopting this important managerial • Effectively manage complex projects, However, applications are welcomed from possible, the opportunity to participate in approach in order to effectively and efficiently specifically within the architecture, students who hold qualifications in the Arts, on-site visits to local or national projects. see projects through to completion. The use of engineering and construction sectors Sciences, Management and Law and, subject project management within the construction On-campus students are also encouraged to to an interview, you may be able to join this sector deals with the management of both arrange their own site visits, usually through • Apply a significant range of professional and course. Applicants who do not hold an Honours business elements and resources relating to a the Construction Project Management Society business skills, practices and techniques in degree but who have a relevant professional development, including procurement, materials, (CPM) which students from all routes are project management membership of a recognised professional eligible to join. finance, consultants and structural engineers to • Analyse, plan and undertake effective body will normally be considered. Applicants ensure the project is delivered on time and to These visits are designed to allow you to leadership and executive decision making who do not hold an Honours degree but budget. see the practical application of the tools and within a project environment who have relevant industry experience at an techniques covered in the course and how appropriate level and for a sufficient period will This course will teach you how to utilise modern • Communicate effectively in projects within management skills, techniques, and systems these elements are managed. be considered for recruitment subject to an your discipline and industry, including both interview. For international students 6.5 IELTS to successfully deliver a construction project people-related communication and teamwork from inception to completion, to meet a client’s or equivalent is required. requirements within the constraints of the • Initiate, manage, implement and evaluate APPLY online at projects through the application of sound external environment. www.rgu.ac.uk/applyONLINE financial, business and technical competence 20 THE PROFESSIONAL UNIVERSITY 21 THE PROFESSIONAL UNIVERSITY ARCHITECTURE AND BUILT ENVIRONMENT PROGRAMME OVERVIEW COURSE CONTENT YOU WILL LEARN TO MSC Energy AND This course is designed to receive graduates Compulsory module: Energy & Sustainability – • Apply your existing field of knowledge and SUSTAINABILITY from a range of backgrounds (engineering, The Interdisciplinary Roots expand into other areas that impinge on business, architecture, environmental and sustainability, be it technology, social issues, Choose seven of the following modules: (PgCert/PgDip/MSc) social sciences) and draw them into an built environment, business practices or understanding of the full breadth of human • Corporate Social Responsibility in the energy issues sustainability with energy as the core theme. Energy Sector • Identify, assess and justify robust KEY DETAILS Energy systems have much wider implications • Urban Environment and Social Regeneration analytical techniques for application to than just how far we can drive or whether new subject areas. This course will give STUDY OPTIONS • Building Sustainable Community Relations Online, on average 3.5 years the lights stay on; energy is a fundamental you the capabilities and confidence to be component of our water and food resources • Renewable Energy Issues professionally more persuasive on issues of too. This course allows you to reinforce your global importance. START DATE • Oil & Gas Management September and January knowledge and understanding of sustainability within your own field of expertise, before • Environmental Aspects of Oil & Gas Law BENEFITS TO YOU FEES AND FURTHER INFORMATION inviting you to leave your comfort zone and RGU has long-established strengths in the • Asset Life Cycle Analysis www.rgu.ac.uk/energysust engage with aspects which will be new to you. areas of engineering, business, social sciences • Design Management and architecture, with a substantial collective For example, Engineers may want to examine CONTACT staff experience in sustainable practices, behavioural issues, Environmentalists perhaps • Existing Building Refurbishment Dr Joanneke Kruijsen corporate social responsibility and other need to understand business drivers and T: 01224 262343 • Sustainable Development related fields. E: [email protected] Architects need to assess how residents may interact with their structures. There are twenty • Building Science CAREER OPPORTUNITIES modules to choose from over the four principal • Low Carbon Housing Many companies and corporations throughout subject areas, plus the final project (required the world are seeking to reduce energy costs, for MSc). There is an initial introductory • CO2 Management improve their image and reduce risk to their module (Energy and Sustainability - The • Environmental Impact and Risk Assessment operations. The global challenges addressed Interdisciplinary Roots) that will be taken by all by this course are long-term, substantial ethical, students. • Sustainable Energy Resources professional and technological tasks that must • Sustainable Energy Systems be addressed by organisations of all shapes HOW YOU WILL LEARN and sizes. Online Distance Learning (ODL) mode allows • Security, Conflict and Energy you to study from any internet connection in • Economic Context of Energy WHO SHOULD APPLY? the world. This course is suitable for those who hold You will be taught via our virtual learning Individual Project an honours degree, or equivalent, in an In addition to their keen environment Campus Moodle. You will be In order to complete the full MSc you will appropriate discipline at 2:2 or above. However, interest in research, taught and supported by experienced industry submit an individual project with an industry we treat each applicant individually – if you staff are very helpful and professionals using current standards and focus, allowing you to demonstrate the skills have appropriate experience and the academic supportive of students. fundamental engineering practices, which and knowledge gained through the course potential then we will interview you for a place. allows us to recreate the same challenging along with integrating and implementing The small class size makes All international students, for whom English is interactive format of the on-campus research methods, whilst being of practical teaching and learning not their first language, must provide evidence programmes for those studying off-campus. relevance to the industry. interactive and this has of linguistic ability by gaining an IELTS score prepared me professionally Students typically take up to 3 modules per year of 6.5, or its equivalent, prior to receiving an for the world of work. and each module comprises up to 52 hours of unconditional offer of a place on the course. Francis Xavier Tuokuu structured study material, group activities and www.rgu.ac.uk/english-requirements Msc Corporate Social Responsibility tutorials. Significant additional private study is and Energy Student expected during each module. APPLY online at www.rgu.ac.uk/applyONLINE
22 THE PROFESSIONAL UNIVERSITY 23 THE PROFESSIONAL UNIVERSITY ARCHITECTURE AND BUILT ENVIRONMENT PROGRAMME OVERVIEW BENEFITS TO YOU CAREER OPPORTUNITIES GRADUATE DIPLOMA Whatever your first degree subject, the As a student on this course you will: Surveying can offer a diverse and exciting Graduate Diploma in Surveying allows you to career choice. Graduates from this course can in SURVEYING • Gain a recognised quantity surveying gain a recognised qualification in surveying in choose to work in a number of related fields qualification in one year allowing you to (Grad Dip) just one year. including the built environment, civil and heavy progress towards the Royal Institution of engineering as well as the energy industries. The course has been developed in close Chartered Surveyors (RICS) assessment of collaboration with industry and professions professional competence ENTRY REQUIREMENTS KEY DETAILS to enable you to acquire and develop the • Working as a Surveyor and particularly as The course is suitable for those who have a knowledge and skills applicable to practise as STUDY OPTIONS a member of the RICS this can open up non-cognate undergraduate degree at 2:1 or a surveyor. Full-time, 1 year national and international opportunities above who would like to pursue a career in The course has been specifically designed Quantity Surveying. The course is also open • Create new opportunities for graduate START DATE for those achieving a 2:1 or above from to applications from experienced professionals employment in a range of sectors including September non-cognate disciplines such as the arts and within the industry who (for a variety of reasons) the built environment, engineering and the business studies or providing an opportunity have not achieved a higher level degree during FEES AND FURTHER INFORMATION energy sector www.rgu.ac.uk/surveyingdip for those individuals who have extensive their working lives. experience within the industry but lack a YOU WILL LEARN TO higher level degree. CONTACT • Understand the scientific, technological, Dr Mohan Siriwardena You also have the flexibility of choosing the professional, legal and commercial APPLY online at T: +44 (0)1224 263712 non-professionally accredited Graduate management skills related to surveying [email protected] www.rgu.ac.uk/applyONLINE Certificate in Surveying route by completing • Utilise specific skills in specific subject areas, eight modules, allowing you to tailor the ACCREDITATION learn innovative thinking and problem course to your particular needs and work or solving, which can be applied to the family commitments. discipline of surveying COURSE CONTENT • Develop initiative, creativity, interpersonal (Indicative only and subject to change) skills and a high level of independent critical I would definitely recommend thinking this course to others who • Construction Technology are interested in pursuing a • Law and Procurement career in quantity surveying. I feel that the course gave • Value and Cost Studies me a firm grounding in all • Measurement aspects of quantity surveying from a construction • Management for the Built Environment perspective, with much of it • Construction Management transferable to the oil and gas sector, which is where I For the most up-to-date course information, find myself today. including modules and fees, please visit our online course page: Victoria Smith Graduate Quantity Surveyor, www.rgu.ac.uk/surveyingdip Rider Hunt International
24 THE PROFESSIONAL UNIVERSITY 25 THE PROFESSIONAL UNIVERSITY ARCHITECTURE AND BUILT ENVIRONMENT WHO SHOULD ATTEND CAREER OPPORTUNITIES BENEFITS TO YOU MSC VISUALISATION IN This course has been developed to enable Within the UK, both the RIBA and the RICS This course is very timely, as it responds to a ARCHITECTURE AND students to respond to demands of a rapidly have made significant efforts to lead discussion range of external drivers which are currently changing industry. Those changes are being and debate regarding how visualisation and affecting policy and working practice. THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT driven by government strategy, the demands of BIM will revolutionise the undertaking of Following many years of recognition that the building information modelling (BIM) and the architectural projects in the coming years. (PgCert/PgDip/MSc) industry needs to improve significantly in terms widespread use of architectural visualisation The course will represent a valuable addition to of efficiency, trust, litigation, team working and techniques. KEY DETAILS the useful and applicable skills and knowledge client care, ‘government soft landings’ requires STUDY OPTIONS The course will allow you to develop a deep of graduates. that all public sector projects take a ‘whole life’ Online, 3 years understanding of visualisation techniques, approach, including the introduction of building their implications for design, construction and COURSE CONTENT information modelling (BIM), consideration of START DATE collaboration, and the ways in which they will During the course, you will learn about key the whole design team, consideration of data September and January affect your discipline area and working practice initiatives and research concerning visualisation storage, and project care beyond completion. in the future. The course contains hands-on in architecture and the built environment, All of this is within the context of a client- FEES AND FURTHER INFORMATION experience with a range of software packages, including its uses within planning, design, centred industry, with the intention that practice www.rgu.ac.uk/visualisation providing a foundation upon which students construction and after occupation. You will then extends beyond public sector work. All can develop their ideas and project work. be encouraged to experiment using practical of the main professional bodies (RIBA, RICS, CONTACT examples, including use of industry standard Building on our expertise in a range of CIOB, CIAT and ICE) have invested significant Professor Richard Laing software. T: +44 (0)1224 263716 visualisation fields, the course contains effort in awareness raising and have engaged [email protected] modules dealing specifically with building The course will be delivered by online ODL, fully with a need to inform their members information modelling (BIM1 and BIM2), over 3 academic years. accordingly. design visualisation, urban visualisation, virtual Year 1 collaboration and information visualisation. The Who Should Apply? • Visualisation in architecture and course culminates in a student-led dissertation We welcome applicants holding an honours the built environment or advanced visualisation project. degree in architecture, architectural technology, • Building Information Modelling: surveying, engineering, planning or any Each module contains a practical introduction to Strategy and Concepts associated discipline. key software and techniques, although it should be stressed that the course emphasis is on • Urban visualization The course will also be of interest to graduates application and critical evaluation, rather than from a design background, including interior • Building Information Modelling: on software training. design and product design. Virtual Collaboration Applicants who comply with any of the HOW YOU WILL LEARN Year 2 following criteria should apply: Our supported distance learning mode of • Building Information Modeling: delivery allows you to study online from Application • A good honours degree in any discipline from any location and is designed to fit in around a recognised university. • Design visualisation your work commitments. You will be taught • Applicants who do not hold an honours and supported by experienced industry • Information visualisation in the degree but who have relevant industry professionals and have full and open access to built environment experience over a reasonable time period will tutors and other class members including: • Research methods be considered. • Virtual tutorials Year 3 For international students 6.5 IELTS or • Live chats • Dissertation / Advanced project equivalent is required. • Discussion forums – student and tutor-led • Up-to-date web technology for delivery methods • User-friendly material • Access to our online library 26 THE PROFESSIONAL UNIVERSITY 27 THE PROFESSIONAL UNIVERSITY ARCHITECTURE AND BUILT ENVIRONMENT HOW TO APPLY
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