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MSc Health, Wellbeing and Sustainable Buildings

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    MSc 1 year full-time, 2 years part-time, 5 years flexible

Course Description

UCL’s Health, Wellbeing and Sustainable Buildings MSc is designed to meet the growing demand for specialists to drive the health and wellbeing agenda in the design, assessment, retrofit and operation of sustainable buildings. This Master’s equips you with the skills, knowledge and networks needed to advance sustainable innovation for health and wellbeing in the built environment.

Health, Wellbeing and Sustainable Buildings MSc was launched in response to the demand for a new generation of experts to drive the health and wellbeing agenda in the built environment. The convergence of the sustainability, health and wellbeing agendas has led to the emergence of a more holistic, human-centred approach to design, and made health and wellbeing an increasingly influential research area.

Students on the Health, Wellbeing and Sustainability MSc are taught by research-active leaders in the field and have opportunities to network with and learn from industry experts, to develop their understanding of commercially applicable, research-oriented tools and approaches, and to benefit from opportunities for hands-on experience and exposure to real-world scenarios.

Entry Requirements

Normally a second-class UK Bachelor’s degree in a relevant discipline (e.g. architecture, engineering, physics and other relevant disciplines in built environment and public health) is required, or an overseas qualification of an equivalent standard. If your first degree was not in a relevant discipline, please clearly state in your personal statement how your educational or employment background (including any internships or projects) relates to the programme and what you aim to achieve through your studies.

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Fees

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Programme Funding

UCL offers a range of financial awards aimed at assisting both prospective and current students with their studies.

Student Destinations

Our graduates have gone on to work in architectural or engineering companies, and specialist consultancies dedicated to the design and/or evaluation of sustainable buildings, with a strong focus on health and wellbeing. Graduates have found employment in leading organisations globally including Arup and Buro Happold in the UK, Delos in China, Samoo Architects & Engineers in South Korea, and the Shenzhen Institute of Building Research. Others have used their Master’s as a foundation for PhD roles at universities including UCL. Several have shared their experiences in alumni profiles.

Additional career paths may be within in-house building design and operational teams, in relevant public sector agencies or government departments, or in specialist product or service innovation companies.

Module Details

Compulsory modules

  • Wellbeing in Buildings: Theory and Practice
  • Integrated Building Design for Health and Wellbeing
  • Health and Wellbeing in Cities: Theory and Practice
  • Health, Comfort and Wellbeing in the Built Environment
  • Methods of Environmental Analysis
  • Indoor Air Quality in Buildings
  • MSc Health Wellbeing and Sustainable Buildings Dissertation

Optional modules

  • Light, Lighting and Wellbeing in Buildings
  • Building Acoustics
  • Designing Inclusive Places

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