Program Overview

Building Services Engineering BEng (Hons)

Overview

Building services engineers design, install and maintain services for buildings including acoustics, heating, ventilation, electrical power and supply, lighting lifts and security. Build the knowledge and practical skills required by employers in the building services sector, including the latest technology in building services engineering.

Course Details

Course Structure

Year 1 Core Modules

• Applied Mathematical Methods
  • Develop mathematical knowledge in differential equations and numerical methods and extend your base of techniques to solve a variety of problems which arise in engineering domains.
• Building Electrical Systems
  • Discover the principles and practices by which efficient and effective electrical and lighting services within buildings are designed, and examine the influences that affect optimum design, under normal and fault conditions.
• Building Mechanical Systems
  • Develop your knowledge of the design of commercial heating and air-conditioning systems used in a variety of buildings, and your understanding of engineering issues related to the specification, design and operation of low temperature hot water heating systems including heat emitter technologies, component sizing and system selections.
• Integrated Digital Design
  • Study technology, people, policy and process change required to adopt BIM as enabler of the future of construction.

Year 2 Core Modules

• Building Energy Performance and Modelling
  • Explore computer aided design techniques used to analyse the thermal performance of a commercial building, including detailed consideration of the building façade in association with the effects of thermal mass, passive solar control and variations in casual heat gain.
• Digital Information Management in Construction
  • Develop the knowledge and skills to become an information manager, or BIM manager in your future career.
• Group Project: Planning and Organisation of Construction
  • Work in teams and develop key skills required to plan and manage civil engineering/construction projects.
• Renewable Energy and Low Carbon Systems
  • Gain the knowledge and skills to implement suitable alternative energy technologies and understand their economic, social and environmental benefits within a broader context.

Year 3 Core Modules

• Control Engineering and Intelligent Building Technology
  • Explore heating and air conditioning control applied to building services engineering systems, and develop an understanding of the interaction of control elements and system behaviour.
• Engineering Project Management
  • Develop the knowledge and skills for effective management of projects from conception, through to the design and construction stages, into end user and end-of-life cycles.
• Individual Investigative Project
  • Develop your independent learning skills by investigating an area of engineering for an extended research or design project.

How You Learn

• Learn through lectures, tutorials, lab sessions, projects and exams.
• Self-directed learning time is used to review lecture notes, prepare coursework assignments, work on projects and revise for exams.

How You Are Assessed

• Assessed through problem-solving assignments, essays, presentations, report writing, group work and exams.

Entry Requirements

• This degree is a top-up to an HNC Building Services Engineering or equivalent.
• For general information please see our overview of entry requirements.

Employability

Career Opportunities

• Pursue a career as a professional building services engineer, specialising in:
  • Electrical engineering
  • Heating, ventilating, refrigeration and air conditioning
  • Lighting
  • Mechanical engineering
  • Public health
  • Sustainable and renewable energy.
• Starting salaries for graduate building services engineers are generally in the region of £26,000 - £28,000.
• Experienced engineers can earn up to £40,000, with those working at senior levels earning more than £55,000.

Professional Accreditation

• Accredited by the Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE) as partly meeting the academic requirements for CEng registration.

Part-time

• Length: 3 years
• Attendance: 1 day a week
• Start date: September
• Semester dates
• Fee for UK applicants: £4,635 (120 credits)