Master of Energy Efficient and Sustainable Building

This program has been designed to build your advanced knowledge to design and deliver energy efficient and sustainable buildings.

It emphasises the application of theory to practice and will build your capability to critically engage with and respond to current and emerging industry issues and trends, and economic and sustainability policy imperatives.The program will build your specialised knowledge of sustainable building design and technologies, energy efficiency in buildings and the management of sustainable building projects.

Collaborative projects are designed to encourage the development and exchange of disciplinary expertise, information and approaches to energy efficiency and sustainable building.Courses in this program are designed to enhance your leadership capacity, including your ability to articulate, justify and implement sustainability strategies and solutions across diverse industry sectors.

You will develop your capability to professionally communicate complex sustainability strategies across diverse levels of management, including industry leaders, and to engage effectively within interdisciplinary teams to realise project outcomes and enhance sustainability practice.

The program develops key knowledge that spans diverse disciplines including building science, building energy engineering and project management.

The program builds the capacity of professionals from diverse fields to develop their understanding of the delivery and operation of sustainable building projects.

The final year research and industry project courses provide you with opportunities to engage with building industries as you undertake a research or industry investigative project.This program prepares you to work in multidisciplinary teams involved in the design, development and implementation of solutions for low environmental impact buildings.

Upon graduation you will be able to work at a high level as a manager, designer or engineer of energy efficient and sustainable building projects or developments, and apply your technical design and project management capabilities across key industries and sectors.

You can expect to work in areas like energy management, building sustainability assessment, facilities management, environmentally sustainable design (ESD), facade engineering and building energy engineering.Successful completion of this program provides a pathway to a PhD.

Year One of Program

Complete the following Eight (8) Courses:

AND

Year Two of Program

Complete the following Three (3) Courses:

Select and Complete One (1) of the following Courses:

Select and Complete One (1) of the following Courses:

Complete the following One (1) Course:

Select and Complete One (1) of the following Courses:

Successful completion of an Australian Bachelor degree (or equivalent overseas qualification) in a discipline that demonstrates knowledge and skills in construction, technology, engineering, management, architecture or design; OR significant work experience or professional practice related to energy efficiency, sustainability or building and construction.

As a guide, significant experience would generally be a minimum of three years of experience in middle to upper management roles that related to energy efficiency, sustainability or building and construction

For equivalents to Australian academic entry requirements, see the Country Equivalency web page on the RMIT website.

To have your professional experience considered your application must include:

• a CV
• a personal statement that demonstrates your academic foundation for Masters study. This may include: details on how your professional experience relates to the program; demonstration of critical thinking in personal or professional practice; communication and problem solving skills.

English language requirements

A minimum of IELTS (Academic module) overall score of 6.5, with no band less than 6.0, or equivalent. For equivalents to English entry requirements, see the English requirements web page.

As a graduate of this program you will be able to:

- Determine and apply knowledge of complex sustainable building theory, principles and practice, to contribute to the design and management of sustainable buildings

- Critically analyse, synthesise and reflect on sustainable building theory and recent developments, both local and international, to extend and challenge knowledge and practice

- Professionally communicate and justify sustainable building design principles, strategies, solutions and/or outcomes, engaging effectively with diverse stakeholders, including across the government and industry sectors

- Adopt a building performance and systems approach, and apply specialist knowledge and technical skills to creatively address the diverse needs of sustainable building stakeholders

- Design innovative building solutions responsive to sustainability performance targets, demonstrating independent and sound decision making related to your professional practice and the discipline

- Integrate and apply appropriate technical skills, research methodologies and tools to plan and execute professional practice and research projects, evaluate the outcomes and effectively communicate the results to contribute to the knowledge arena

- Provide strategic advice and utilise high level leadership and teamwork skills to plan and manage the implementation of projects which contribute to the sustainability performance of buildings, and the development of sustainable urban environments