Msc Architecture, Urbanism And Climate Action

University College Dublin

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Qualification

1 year

Course duration

8/31/2025

Start Date

US$31186

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Urban environments and their buildings are at once both acutely responsible for the climate crisis, and present some of the most achievable solutions. Climate action is urgently required to mitigate their environmental impact and unearth creative solutions. The MSc programme equips graduates and returning professionals with specialist skills to respond to the challenge of planning, designing, and actioning a sustainable built environment. The School of Architecture, Planning and Environmental Policy (APEP) brings together four key disciplines to provide a unique graduate learning experience. Core modules are specifically designed to enhance knowledge of Sustainable Development Goals, climate science and policy as well as skills for sustainable building and urban design. Options will allows students choose from a wide range of architecture, planning and policy based modules, as well as energy and sustainability modules from around the University. Linking to prestigious industry-collaborative research projects will allow students action their research and knowledge to advance careers in sustainable practice, consultancy, policy and academia. Careers & Employability Careers include sustainable architecture and practice, engineering consultancy, sustainability consultancy, energy efficiency agency, public and environmental policy, sustainable development, energy management, and academia. Programme Outcomes Demonstrate advanced knowledge of climate change, its causes and design and policy strategies to mitigate it, particularly related to the built environment. Ability to work effectively as an individual, in multidisciplinary teams, to tackle the essential challenge of our time. Demonstrate the ability to consider the environmental impact of buildings, including matters of resource depletion, energy consumption, life cycle performance, carbon intensity and in-use performance when designing buildings. Understand and participate in current debates within the areas of sustainability and climate change. Demonstrate an advanced ability to apply concepts and theoretical knowledge to climate change related challenges in Europe and globally Career & Graduate Study Opportunity The range of climate change response, and environmental sustainability, related careers is broadening. This sector is set to expand rapidly in coming years. This MSc gives students a unique set of skills to allow them stay ahead of the curve and apply for exciting and fulfilling job opportunities. Potential careers include sustainable architecture and practice, sustainability consultancy, engineering consultancy, energy efficiency agency, public and environmental policy, sustainable development, energy supply and management and NGOs. This MSc can be a springboard into exciting careers in research and academia. It will allow students pursue further research opportunities into anthropologic and architectural responses to climate change. Achieving masters students will also be invited to continue onto PhD study in UCD either via in-house project opportunities or by applying for funding through national funding schemes.

For international students

The normal requirement is a second class honours degree, grade one (2:1). You should check the specific entry requirements for the course that you intend to apply for. Some courses may require a higher standard for entry. Applicants whose first language is not English must also demonstrate English language proficiency of IELTS 6.5 (no band less than 6.0 in each element), or equivalent. Applicants who do not meet the entry requirements should refer to the MLA Pathway. Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) administered by Princeton University: A minimum score of 600 in the paper-based Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL PBT), with Test of Written English at 475 +. A minimum score of 90 is required in the Internet based TOEFL (iBT) with a score of at least 20 in each section Cambridge Examinations English language examinations administered by the University of Cambridge: 176+ on Cambridge English scale (with no less than 169 in each skill and use of English) Acceptable Examinations: Proficiency Certificate, Grade C (i.e. CEFR Level C1 or C2). Advanced Certificate, Grade C (i.e. CEFR Level C1 or C2) First Certificate, Grade A (i.e. CEFR Level C1) Pearson English Language Text: Minimum of 63 and at least 59 for each item in the Communicative Skills section.

1 year - Full time

Fee

€29,100.00 (US$ 31,186) per yearPlease check with institution

Start Date

8/31/2025

Address

UCD College of Engineering and Architecture, Room 122 & Room 126, UCD Engineering and Materials Science Centre, BELFIELD, Dublin, Republic of Ireland

UCD GLOBAL EXCELLENCE SCHOLARSHIPS

Value of scholarship

100 Per cent and 50 Per cent tuition fee

How to applay

For further information, please contact the university website. Deadline for North America is (01 February): Canada, USA, American Samoa, Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam. Graduate Deadline for South Asia is (28 February) / Undergraduate deadline is 31 March: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Mauritius, Maldives, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Seychelles, Réunion. For all Other Regions, the deadline is 31 March: Applicants may be citizens and/or resident of any countries outside the EU/EEA/ Swiss Confederation.

Requierments

Scholarships are only open to self-funding candidates who are classified as non-EU for tuition fee purposes. Eligible programmes are limited to those that are undergraduate and graduate taught programmes, where the student must be based in Dublin and no part of the programme is awarded by another institution. All Clinical Programmes are ineligible for the Global Excellence Scholarship. Students progressing from the UCD International Foundation Year (IFY) to a UCD programme are ineligible for the Global Excellence Scholarship. Applicants to the Global Excellence Scholarship will have already obtained one of the following statuses on an application for an eligible programme: Offer Conditional Offer Accept Conditional Accept Applications for the Global Excellence Scholarship should be submitted in accordance with the instructions given in the Global Excellence Scholarship Application document. The Global Excellence Scholarship cannot be combined with any other tuition scholarship. Scholarship Description Global Excellence Scholarships aim to attract outstanding candidates to UCD programmes and to encourage early application. Scholarship applications will be considered on academic merit paired with holistic review of their scholarship application. The Global Excellence Scholarship is payable only toward the tuition fees of the successful candidate. The scholarship is only available to students entering a new programme at UCD. Students already completing a programme will not be considered for the Global Excellence Scholarship for that programme.

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University College Dublin is Ireland’s largest and most richly diversified university. The University offers a broad range of Bachelors, Masters, and PhD degrees in subjects across its colleges - College of Agriculture & Health Sciences, College of Arts & Humanities, College of Business, College of Engineering & Architecture, College of Social Sciences & Law and College of Science.
UCD is a vibrant, modern university with over 30,000 students (Including over 8,000 international students) situated on a spacious campus 5km to the south of Dublin city centre. It has exchange agreements with over 400 universities worldwide.
International students are offered a supportive and stimulating environment and a lively campus community for their student lives. The university has modern buildings and first class academic and sporting facilities. UCD has a busy extracurricular life and students are encouraged to become actively involved in the wide range of social, cultural, and sporting activities available. UCD also has comprehensive student support services, including a student health centre, student activities, counselling and a career development centre.
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