The uniquely joint Department of Architecture and Civil Engineering of the University of Bath makes it an exciting and stimulating environment, whether you are looking for architecture and civil engineering education in our renowned Department, or research opportunities in the built environment.

The Department is at the forefront of teaching, research and consultancy in the field of the modern built environment, with nearly 600 undergraduate students, about 100 MSc students, over 50 research students and staff, and around 35 teaching and research academics to lead all activity.

MPhil in Digital Architectonics

Applications are now open for the Department’s recently launched MPhil in Digital Architectonics.

This new masters-level programme of supervised academic research seeks to prepare students for work in the world’s most innovative architectural and engineering offices, or to lead them directly into PhD level research in the construction industry Computer-Aided Design field.

The degree provides participants with a theoretical and practical understanding of how software tools are constructed, extended and operated, combined with a critical understanding of how they contribute to current building industry design practices. The course encourages an approach which spans the disciplines of computational geometry, parametric modelling, computer graphics, architecture, structural engineering and environmental design.

The full-time course runs for a period of 12 months, starting in October. The programme is intended to provide a fast-track route into research, so successful students have the option to continue their research towards a full PhD, by the addition of another two years of study.

A two-year, part-time option is available, particularly for students who wish to remain in part-time practice during their study.

As well as the professional and research skills, specific technical competencies will be developed in:

• Parametric Modelling (using packages such as Grasshopper, GC, Revit, DP)
• Scripting and Macros (using extensions like RhinoScript, GCscript, VBA)
• Programming (in languages such as C#, VisualBasic, Processing)

More detailed information on the course and how to apply is available from the course website at www.bath.ac.uk/ace/mphil-da/.