Master’s degree · Adjacent subject: Building science
Environmental Design of Buildings (MSc)
Cardiff University · Welsh School of Architecture · Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom
- Official award
- Environmental Design of Buildings (MSc)MSc
- Pathway
- Not classified
- Format
- On campusFull time (1 year); Full time distance learning (1 year)
- Tuition
- £12,450per year, September 2027 start
Adjacent subject
About this program
One-year building environmental design master's, also offered as full-time distance learning; accredited by CIBSE.
- Subject
- Building science
- Department
- Welsh School of Architecture
- Awarding body
- Not stated on the pages we checked
Qualification and professional pathway
Pathway is classified only from a statement on an official page. A degree title such as B.Arch, BA, BSc, M.Arch or MSc does not decide it, and no degree by itself grants permission to practise as an architect.
- Degree level
- Master’s degreeA postgraduate degree. Entry requirements differ widely: some accept graduates of any subject, others require a prior architecture degree.
- Pathway
- Pathway not classifiedNo source we could read states the professional status of this program. It is left unclassified rather than guessed from the degree name.
- Previous architecture degree required
- Not published
- Applicants without an architecture degree
- Not published
Accreditation, validation and recognition
Recorded for this program and campus, with the authority’s role. Institutional recognition, degree-awarding authority, program accreditation, professional validation and eligibility toward registration are different things; none of them is full professional registration.
No accreditation, validation or registration-pathway record for this program has been verified yet. That does not mean none exists; check the national authority and the institution.
Study structure
- Delivery
- On campusTaught at the listed campus.
- Study mode
- Full-time
- Duration
- Full time (1 year); Full time distance learning (1 year)
- Intakes
- 27 September 2027
- Campus
- Welsh School of Architecture, King Edward VII AvenueKing Edward VII Avenue, Cardiff, CF10 3NB
Source could not be re-checked automatically.
Teaching language
- Taught in
- English
- English
- English teaching not verifiedAn English-language website does not mean a program is taught in English.
Admissions
- Portfolio
- Not published
- Interview
- Not published
Fees and costs
Original currency is authoritative. Each price keeps its basis (per year, per credit, whole program), academic year and student category, and is never converted. Annual tuition and whole-program tuition are different figures.
| Item | Amount | Applies to | Dated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fees for home statusTuition | £12,450per year, September 2027 start | Fees for home status | 19 October 2026SourceSource could not be re-checked automatically. |
| Fees for overseas statusTuition | £31,700per year, September 2027 start | Fees for overseas status | 19 October 2026SourceSource could not be re-checked automatically. |
No total is shown: the sources do not state a whole-program figure and the published duration and fee basis do not support a calculation.
Studio fees, materials, model-making, printing, software, equipment, field trips and residencies are not listed by the institution on the pages we checked; architecture students often meet such costs.
Sources and verification
Not published on the program’s source pages: portfolio requirement, whether a previous architecture degree is required, accreditation or validation record.
Sources and how this was checked
Last checked 19 October 2026. Each fact carries a verbatim quote that is re-checked against the live page. Research methodology.
Sources (checked 19 October 2026)