Graduate School of the Environment - United Kingdom

Program Description

This course is delivered at CAT’s Graduate School of the Environment based in the award-winning Wales Institute for Sustainable Education (WISE). Surrounded by mountains and forest, this location fosters a unique learning environment.
CAT’s 35 years of sustainable education experience has led to the development of courses that not only tackle environmental issues, but are focused on sustainability at the core of every aspect of learning.

The diploma runs for a continuous 18 months, saving six months on the standard 24-month Part II course.
Aims

The Professional Diploma is aimed at the architecture student who understands that the world is in a time of transition and that building design plays an important role in environmental impact. Therefore there is great potential within the profession for environmental change and this is pivotal to the entire sustainability debate.
Aimed at students who wish to pursue a career in architecture and wish to attain a highly credited Part II diploma.
Graduates of this course will understand built environment design in the context of adaptation to sustainability issues.
Monthly intensive residential study weeks immerse students in their projects.
Collaboration with external designers, architects and community projects add 'real-life' experience to the students' resumes.
Intensive 18 month course allows graduates to respond more quickly to the urgent need for a greater understanding of sustainability issues in the built environment.

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