Course Overview

All of these systems and many more are designed by building services engineers. They turn buildings from empty shells into spaces fit for people to use. This course provides a broad basis for the technological areas of building services and energy engineering, with particular emphasis on the interaction between the built and natural environments, modern industry, and the analysis of developing technologies. From the very start of a building's design, building services engineers are involved in helping architects and other members of the design team to get the size, shape, and configuration of the building right, as well as determining strategies for designing energy-efficient buildings, making them sustainable in the long term.

Buildings are responsible for a large chunk of carbon emissions, so this work makes a critical contribution to reducing a building's impact on climate change.

Of all the disciplines working in the built environment today, the building services engineer has the broadest reach and the deepest impact, affecting virtually every aspect of building design.

General Eligibility

The course is designed for students with undergraduate degrees in mechanical, electrical, or chemical engineering, or other relevant engineering disciplines, and who seek to develop specialized skills in building services engineering to enter this industry.

• A BEng (Hons) degree in an appropriate discipline. Normally upper second class would be considered a minimum, but a lower class may be acceptable depending on experience.

• Cognate degrees in appropriate disciplines (e.g. physics, chemistry, or mathematics) will be accepted provided the candidate demonstrates some knowledge of building services engineering.

• Other qualifications may be accepted depending on age and experience. This category would normally be reserved for mature candidates who have had several years of experience in the building services industry.

Part Time Work Details

20 hours work permit for international students

Language Requirement

• For applicants whose first language is not English, an IELTS score of 6.5 or equivalent is required.