About the School of Engineering and the Built Environment

Here, you'll find the largest choice of engineering and built environment courses in the East of England, many of which are accredited by professional bodies.

We're located in Chelmsford, and also offer courses across East Anglia with our regional partner institutions.

Courses

Many of our courses are accredited by professional bodies and all are developed in close collaboration with industry and with emerging technologies in mind. Our courses are accredited or prescribed by:

• Architects Registration Board (ARB)
• Chartered Association of Building Engineers (CABE)
• Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB)
• Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH)
• Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE)
• Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET)
• Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE
• Association for Project Management (APM)
• Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS)
• Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI).

In addition to providing undergraduate, postgraduate and research courses, we also train and provide research support to private and public sector organisations. We'll encourage you to gain the right work experience during your studies and support you with this, as well as offering the option of taking a sandwich year placement with an industry-relevant partner.

First-class staff

Our team of academic, technical and support staff take pride in delivering an up-to-date and exciting curriculum, while offering a friendly atmosphere in which you can thrive.

Research

Our School is home to three research groups, each playing a key role in improving the engineering and built environment world we live in.

Our strategic areas of research demonstrate our commitment to developing close links with industry, the public sector, professions and businesses and focuses on bringing sustainable, resilient and adaptable solutions to evolving challenges in today’s world:

• Built Environment Futures
• Engineering System Design and Transformation
• Sustainably Resilient Infrastructure and Communities

Postgraduate research

We offer our Engineering and the Built Environment PhD. We've also identified a range of innovative research project opportunities for you as a postgraduate researcher.

Facilities

We offer exceptional facilities to support our students, researchers and the businesses we work with. From modern architecture studios and workshop space to dedicated engineering labs. Explore our engineering labs and 3D printing (additive manufacturing) facilities.

Visit us

If you're thinking of studying one of our courses the best way to find out what makes us unique is by visiting our next Open Day. See exactly what we have to offer, have a tour of our facilities and chat to staff and students.