The Health, Wellbeing and Sustainable Buildings MSc course at UCL Institute for Environmental Design and Engineering encourages students to take an interdisciplinary approach when designing sustainable buildings.

UCL's Health, Wellbeing and Sustainable Buildings MSc is designed to meet the growing demand for specialists to drive the health and wellbeing agenda in the design, assessment, retrofit and operation of sustainable buildings. 

School: UCL Institute for Environmental Design and Engineering
Course: Health, Wellbeing and Sustainable Buildings MSc
Type: Postgraduate
Location: Bloomsbury, London, UK
Course dates: Start date September 2026
Application deadline: 26 June 2026 for applicants who require a visa and 28 August 2026 for applicants who do not require a visa

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What will I learn during this course?

– Skills, tools and networks needed to advance students' careers across a variety of professions in enhancing sustainability, health, and wellbeing within the built environment
– Develop understanding of commercially applicable, research-oriented tools and approaches

What are the requirements?

A second-class UK Bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline (e.g. architecture, engineering, physics and other relevant disciplines in built environment and public health) is required or an overseas qualification of an equivalent standard

What facilities and resources are available?

– The Bartlett's specialist built environment library
– State-of-the-art study spaces, which include the UCL Student Centre
– Over 1,000 pieces of research equipment for studying building performance, which includes tools to evaluate thermal comfort, air quality, lighting, acoustics, energy use, moisture, humidity and ventilation
– Access to extensive facilities at UCL's Here East campus

What career prospects can I expect upon graduating?

The Health, Wellbeing and Sustainable Buildings MSc is interdisciplinary and attracts students from a range of disciplines, including architecture, engineering, interior architecture and design and physics.

It also welcomes students from other related disciplines, including the built environment, geography, public health and environmental psychology, who wish to gain further training in the field.

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