MEng Sustainable Built Environments, Energy and Resources
About this course
MEng in Sustainable Built Environments, Energy and Resources, a building surveying degree focused on environmental systems and sustainable infrastructure. Core topics include Data Analysis, Statistics, Research Methods, Entrepreneurship, and Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning. The four-year undergraduate programme culminates in a substantial dissertation project. The first year covers foundational principles through modules such as Energy and Environmental Systems Fundamentals, Natural Resource and Environmental Economics, Mathematics and Statistics Foundations for Sustainability, and Sustainable Buildings Challenges: Whole Life Performance. The second year examines retrofit and modelling via modules including Sustainable Buildings Challenges: Heritage, Retrofit and Reuse, Assessing and Managing Environmental Resources, Energy and Environmental Systems Modelling, and Machine Learning and Predictive Data Analytics. The third year advances into wellbeing and smart systems with Health, Comfort and Wellbeing in Sustainable Buildings, Sustainability, Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Decision Making Data Analytics, and Sustainable Buildings Challenges: Engineering Zero Carbon. The final year involves Data Analytics for Sustainable Buildings, Sustainable and Low Carbon Building Technologies: Theory, Practice and Implementation, and the MEng Dissertation. Optional modules in the final year allow students to explore topics like Advanced Energy-Environment-Economy Modelling, Building Acoustics, Advanced Building Simulation, and Indoor Air Quality in Buildings.
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Entry requirements
A level: AAA (Mathematics, Economics, Physics, Chemistry, Computer Science, Further Mathematics, Environmental Systems and Societies, Environmental Studies and Geography preferred.) IB: 38 points (A total of 18 points in three higher level subjects, with no higher level score below 5. The course will accept either ‘Mathematics: Analysis and Approaches’ or ‘Mathematics: Applications and Interpretation’. Higher levels in Economics, Physics, Chemistry, Computer Science, Environmental Systems and Societies, Environmental Studies and Geography preferred)
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What students say
Based on about 107 final-year students who answered, across similar courses at this university
- Teaching on my course: 90%
- Learning opportunities: 84%
- Assessment and feedback: 81%
- Academic support: 93%
- Organisation and management: 69%
- Learning resources: 89%
- Student voice: 73%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 220 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- Continued on course: 95%
- Left higher education: 5%
What graduates do next
Based on about 9 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 80%
- Working and studying: 5%
- Unemployed: 10%
Most common jobs
- Architects, Chartered Architectural Technologists, Planning Officers, Surveyors and Construction Professionals: 55%
- Managers, directors and senior officials: 20%
- Skilled trades occupations: 5%
- Sales occupations: 5%
- Welfare and housing associate professionals: 5%
- Find their work meaningful: 80%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 80%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 50%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 15 graduates, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- North West: 5%
- West Midlands: 5%
- East of England: 5%
- London: 60%
- South East: 10%
- South West: 10%
Who gets in
Based on about 55 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- A levels: 74%
- Baccalaureate: 11%
- A degree: 12%
- No formal qualifications: 4%
Accreditation & quality ratings
- Accredited by the Chartered Institute of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE) on behalf of the Engineering Council for the purposes of fully meeting the academic requirement for registration as a Chartered Engineer.
TEF 2023 (whole university): Silver overall, Silver for student experience, Gold for student outcomes.
Modules
- Energy and Environmental Systems Fundamentals
- Natural Resource and Environmental Economics
- Mathematics and Statistics Foundations for Sustainability
- Sustainable Buildings Challenges: Whole Life Performance
- Sustainable Cities Challenges: Resources and Systems
- Sustainable Policy: Principles and Practice
- Sustainable Buildings Challenges: Heritage, Retrofit and Reuse
- Assessing and Managing Environmental Resources
- Energy and Environmental Systems Modelling
- Machine Learning and Predictive Data Analytics
- Sustainable Cities Challenges: Health, Wellbeing and Climate Change
- Systems Thinking and Participatory Approaches for Sustainability
- Health, Comfort and Wellbeing in Sustainable Buildings
- Sustainability, Innovation and Entrepreneurship
- Decision Making Data Analytics
- Sustainable Buildings Challenges: Engineering Zero Carbon
- Sustainable Cities Challenges: Smart and Zero Carbon
- Data Analytics for Sustainable Buildings
- Sustainable and Low Carbon Building Technologies: Theory, Practice and Implementation
- MEng Dissertation
- Advanced Energy-Environment-Economy Modelling
- Planetary Economics and the Political Economy of Energy and Climate Change
- Light, Lighting and Wellbeing in Buildings
- Building Acoustics
- Advanced Building Simulation
- Indoor Air Quality in Buildings
- Lighting Design Calculations
- Future Resource Pathways and Visions
- Resource Governance and the Global South
- Spatial Analysis of Energy Data
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of MEng Sustainable Built Environments, Energy and Resources at University College London earn?
The median salary is £33,000 after 15 months, £37,000 after 3 years, £59,000 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £42,500 and £68,500. The £59,000 median after five years is £17,500 more than the UK median for Building.
What do graduates of MEng Sustainable Built Environments, Energy and Resources at University College London do next?
90% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2022-23).
Are students happy with the teaching on MEng Sustainable Built Environments, Energy and Resources at University College London?
90% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2024-25.
What grades do I need for MEng Sustainable Built Environments, Energy and Resources at University College London?
The typical offer is AAA at A level, or 38 points in the IB. The average entrant had 163 UCAS points.
Is MEng Sustainable Built Environments, Energy and Resources at University College London accredited?
Yes. Accredited by the Chartered Institute of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE) on behalf of the Engineering Council for the purposes of fully meeting the academic requirement for registration as a Chartered Engineer.
How many students continue on MEng Sustainable Built Environments, Energy and Resources at University College London?
95% of students continued into their second year, and 5% left higher education.