Program Overview
Our BEng (Hons) Architectural Engineering covers a broad range of engineering-related disciplines including mechanics, construction, energy, thermal performance, water and wastewater, acoustics, and human behaviour.
We are ranked 1st in the UK for Others in Engineering (which includes our Architectural Engineering courses) in the National Student Survey 2020, with 100% of respondents being satisfied overall with their experience at Heriot-Watt University.
The degree is designed to give you the knowledge and skills needed by industry to design buildings of the future that not only provide sustainable and low-energy built environments that have a positive influence on the health and wellbeing of the people who use them, but buildings that are also resilient and adaptable to future climate change. The later years of the degree focus on practical inter-disciplinary design and management skills, with an emphasis on your personal development as an architectural engineer within the professional environment.
Our architectural engineering degrees are supported by the Architectural Engineering Industrial Advisory Board, which includes representatives from major multi-national employers, ensuring our degrees are exactly what industry needs.
Employability
In highly skilled work
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95% of those are in highly skilled work 15 months after graduating.
Salary
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The average salary of students 15 months after graduating: £28000
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The average UK salary of students 15 months after graduating from a similar course: £28000
Jobs
These are the most common jobs students go into 15 months after graduating:
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Engineering professionals