Architectural Engineering at Heriot-Watt University
Architectural Engineering (BEng (Hon), K131) at Heriot-Watt University asked for BCC - BBB in recent years; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had 160–175 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on hw.ac.uk ↗
A-level grades
~BBB
Selective120 points · around BBB
Published as BCC - BBB
Not the 2027 requirement. UCAS’s course search data does not include 2027 requirements yet, so this is from an earlier year and may have changed. Check hw.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 120
20% of entrants have no UCAS points recorded. The middle entrant with points had 160–175 points.
20 entrants · 2023-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 75%, other higher education 25%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Engineering (with Honours)
- Code
- K131 · K1 architecture
- Duration
- 3 - 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1, Year 2, Year 3
- Year
- 2027
- Placement year
- optional
- Year abroad
- optional
Accredited by the Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE) on behalf of the Engineering Council for the purposes of partially meeting the academic requirement for registration as a Chartered Engineer. More ↗
Accredited by the Energy Institute (EI) on behalf of the Engineering Council as meeting the academic requirement for registration as a Chartered Engineer when combined with accredited further learning. More ↗
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
85%
still studying
UK 85%
10%
left higher education
UK 10%
10%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
15 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course82%89%
Learning opportunities81%88%
Assessment and feedback73%82%
Academic support82%90%
Organisation and management76%85%
Learning resources72%91%
Student voice69%82%
15 final-year students · 68% responded · NSS 2024-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
15 months£32k3 years£30.5k5 years£37.5k
£20k£30k£40k£50k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 90 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onSubject at this uni
85% working5% working and studying5% unemployed5% other
UK, same subject: 90% in work or study
95%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 90%
95%
say their work is meaningful
UK 90%
90%
use what they learned
UK 73%
- Engineering professionals85%
- Administrative occupations5%
- Science, engineering and technology associate professionals5%
- Managers, directors and senior officials5%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 30 graduates · 50% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Edinburgh, Scotland, Scotland
- Postcode
- EH14 4AS
Subjects
architectural engineering engineering and technology
Campus
- Campus
- EdinburghCampus
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Civil engineering at other universities
The course at each university nearest this one in entry requirement. Middle entrant: the UCAS points of the middle student who started, from Discover Uni.
| University | Course | Entry | Middle entrant |
|---|---|---|---|
| City St George's, University of London | Civil and Infrastructure Engineering BEng (Hon) | 120 points | 112–127 |
| Heriot-Watt University | Architectural Engineering this course | BCC - BBB | 160–175 |
| Loughborough University | Civil Engineering and Architectural Engineering with a Foundation Year BEng (Hon) | BBB | 128–143 |
| University of Brighton | Civil Engineering BEng (Hon) | 104 - 120 points | 96–111 |
| University of Huddersfield | Civil Engineering MEng | BBB - BBC | 96–111 |
| University of Hull | Civil Engineering MEng (Hon) | 120 points | 96–111 |
| University of Plymouth | Civil and Coastal Engineering MEng (Hon) | 120 points | 112–127 |
| University of Reading | Architectural Engineering MEng (Hon) | BBB | 96–111 |
| University of Roehampton | Civil Engineering MEng MEng (Hon) | 120 points | — |
| University of South Wales | Civil Engineering MEng | 120 points | under 96 |
| University of West London | Civil and Environmental Engineering BEng (Hon) | 112 - 120 points | — |
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