Health, Wellbeing and Sustainable Buildings MSc

at University College London

Compulsory modules
 

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

Optional modules
 

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

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.

For applicants without a first degree, but with relevant and substantial work experience in the field, a special qualifying examination (or essay) may be set.

Equivalent qualifications for India

The award of any of the following from a recognised institution:
 

• A Bachelor's degree with a minimum overall CGPA of 6.75/10, 5.75/8.0, 5.25/7.0, 3.75/6.0, 3.0/4.0, or 55% where a GPA scale is not used. The overall mark required is dependent on the subject and the ranking of the institution at which the degree has been taken.

Alternative qualifications
 

• Master's; Medical / Dental degree; MPhil/PhD

UK students
£16,500    

International students
£29,400    

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. Our first cohort have found employment in leading organisations ranging from Delos in China to Samoo Architects & Engineers in South Korea, the Shenzen Institute of Building Research, to PhD roles at universities including UCL. 

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.