MSc
Building Services Engineering
Play a leading role in the design, installation and management of building services, learning skills that are in demand round the world.
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IELTS 6.0 with no skills below 5.5, or an equivalent qualification. The University provides excellent support for any applicant who may be required to undertake additional English language courses.Mature Applicants
Our University welcomes applications from mature applicants who demonstrate academic potential. We usually require some evidence of recent academic study, for example completion of an access course, however recent relevant work experience may also be considered. Please note that for some of our professional courses all applicants will need to meet the specified entry criteria and in these cases work experience cannot be considered in lieu.If you wish to apply through this route you should refer to our University Recognition of Prior Learning policy that is available on our website.
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IELTS 6.0 with no skills below 5.5, or an equivalent qualification. The University provides excellent support for any applicant who may be required to undertake additional English language courses.Verify your qualifications
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Careers
MODULES & LEARNING
- Project Management
Examine the role of a project manager in the co-ordination of a range of professional skills required in the development and implementation of complex projects to satisfy client objectives.
- Sustainable Buildings
Extend and deepen your knowledge of building and system performance in resolution of carbon reduction and achieving long term sustainability. This focus relates to both the design of the building fabric, the operation of the building and its usage.
- Building Information Modelling & MEP
Explore BIM systems for engineers and their application to mechanical, electrical and plumbing (MEP systems). You will review various BIM packages and apply them to case study examples, focusing on the coordination of design data errors minimisation. You will also study the capabilities for enhanced collaboration between engineering and architecture teams.
- Work-Based Learning: Developing Engineering Portfolios & Study Methods
Based upon the Engineering Gateways work based tool kit you will be introduced to the requirements for an engineering pathway and uses work based tools and skills as a means of developing that approach.
- Building Energy Management & Intelligent Buildings
Review and appraise approaches to building energy management systems and smart controls. Delivered by a project basis, you will develop your group working and interpersonal skills whilst engaging in real-life projects or simulations and tackling engineering design challenges.
- Sustainable Systems Design
Review current trends in building services systems design, focusing upon design approaches, sustainability considerations, electrical systems and lighting design.
- Masters Final Project / Dissertation & Research Skills
This is an opportunity to engage in research or advanced scholarship in a subject area that is appropriate to the course and of particular interest to you.
You will have the opportunity to use building information modelling that includes packages such as Revit, Tekla and Vico, with a strong emphasis in design that meets environmental constraints.
You will be taught by staff who are practicing engineers and who will give you a global stance on building services engineering, drawing international comparisons with systems and operational solutions from around the world.
This course is also available via distance learning, offering you the flexibility to study at a time and pace that suits you.
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Facilities
Northern Terrace building materials laboratoryBased at Northern Terrace at our City Campus, our building materials laboratory offers full-scale structural element testing with up to 250 tonnes loading capacity, hydraulics testing with open-flow apparatus and a pump rig, and concrete beam production with mixing, casting and material strength and consistency testing.
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Facilities
LibraryOur Library is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week, every day of the year, providing you with access to specialist books and journals, learning spaces, computers, multimedia facilities and media equipment hire. Tens of thousands of our Library's digital resources, including ebooks, ejournals and databases, can be accessed online at a time and place to suit you.
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Distance Learning
An amazing place to spend your days
We understand that full-time study does not suit everyone. That’s why we offer courses which give you the opportunity to decide where, when and how you get can get involved in learning. Our flexible courses – internet-based learning and part-time options – give you more choice, convenience and flexibility to make education work for you. Whether you’d like to fit your studies around childcare, develop your skills while working or, quite simply, want to learn from the comfort of your own home, we can help you gain a qualification at a time and pace that suits your lifestyle.
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MORE INFO ON the campus & location
To order a copy of the latest Postgraduate prospectus, please email: prospectusrequests@leedsbeckett.ac.uk
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