MSc in Theory and Practice of Sustainable Design
The course aims to offer knowledge and expertise in sustainability as it relates to the built environment, giving a working understanding of its aims, principal concerns and techniques, at theoretical and practical levels, in global and local contexts, and across social, environmental and economic boundaries.
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Tuition fees
UK & EU Full Time Student Fees for 2007/2008 £3,240.00. For more information, please see www.cardiff.ac.uk/postgraduate/pgfees
Start dates
October each year
Length
1 year full-time 2 years part-time
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Area of study
Engineering & Technology
Last update
2008-08-03
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Length
1 year full-time 2 years part-time
Start dates
October each year
Application Deadline
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Teaching Language
English
Exams Required
Applicants should possess a good first degree, or equivalent work experience in a relevant discipline.
Other Requirements
The course is suitable for graduates or experienced practitioners in the built environment disciplines of architecture, town and country planning, property development, civil engineering and construction, as well as those from the social sciences, ecology, environmental sciences, politics etc, who work in relation with, or have an interest in, the built environment.
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Course content
There are six taught modules. Students take no more then two modules at a time, to leave space for project work.
A theory module at the beginning of the course explores origins and attitudes in sustainability, and encourages students to position themselves before engaging with the other modules and between them, the other modules present practical approaches to procuring, designing, and constructing environmentally and socially sustainable developments in the built environment.
In a second stage, students prepare a research dissertation in which they are able to pursue in greater depth an aspect of the subject that interests them.
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Tuition fees
UK & EU Full Time Student Fees for 2007/2008 £3,240.00. For more information, please see www.cardiff.ac.uk/postgraduate/pgfees
Scholarships
Information on postgraduate funding opportunities for UK and EU students, including a regularly-updated list of university studentships, can be found on our website at www.cardiff.ac.uk/postgraduate/pgfunding
Funding is highly competitive and we recommend planning and researching your funding options well in advance of commencing your studies. Also, in most cases, you will need to have a firm offer of a place to study on a postgraduate programme before you will be considered for an award. It is therefore important that you apply for your chosen postgraduate programme well in advance of the closing date for funding applications as set by the relevant funding body.
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