Careers and Further Education

Strong links with China, UK and international companies offer our graduates excellent prospects for employment, research training and professional recognition. The BEng Architectural Environment Engineering course involves the use of modern and environmentally friendly technologies to create comfortable and efficient indoor environments. Typically employed within Consulting Engineer practices, graduates in this field apply their skills to design occupant focused, energy-efficient buildings incorporating renewable energy, sustainable design, ventilation, lighting, acoustics and electrical/control systems.

The course is accredited by CIBSE and offers excellent prospects of obtaining a rewarding job in an advancing industry. Graduates may study for a further year at masters level before gaining the necessary industrial experience to achieve Chartered Engineer status or may work towards Chartership through company training schemes.

Professional Validation

This degree has been accredited by the Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE) licence from the UK regulator, the Engineering Council. Accreditation is a mark of assurance that the degree meets the standards set by the Engineering Council in the UK Standard for Professional Engineering Competence (UK-SPEC). An accredited degree will provide students with some or all of the underpinning knowledge, understanding and skills for eventual registration as an Incorporated (IEng) or Chartered Engineer (CEng). Some employers recruit preferentially from accredited degrees, and an accredited degree is likely to be recognised by other countries that are signatories to international accords.

This course is accredited by the Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE)

Further Education

Nearly 90% of AEE graduates choose for further postdoctoral education, in which about 84% of them enter into the top 100 global universities for either master or PhD study.

Career Support and Advise

Studying for a degree at The University of Nottingham Ningbo China will provide you with the type of skills and experiences that will prove invaluable in any career, whichever direction you decide to take. Throughout your time with us, our Careers and Employability Service can work with you to improve your employability skills even further; assisting with job or course applications, searching for appropriate work experience placements and hosting events to bring you closer to a wide range of prospective employers.

Have a look at our Careers page for an overview of all the employability support and opportunities that we provide to current students.

Careers

You may continue with architecture, undertaking a year of supervised professional experience (year-out), followed by the two-year MArch Architecture (RIBA Part II), and a further year in industry to achieve professional architect status in the UK. However, this route requires ARB examination and registration, which is separate to RIBA.

Alternatively, you can undertake a route for registration as an architect in China. This requires examinations and some years of work experience.

Students graduating from BEng in Architecture are encouraged to find jobs in China or abroad. As a graduate, undertaking a route towards full RIBA registration is a possibility. If this route is selected, students are required to maintain PEDR sheets recording their practice experience by registering on the RIBA Professional Education and Development website. The PEDR site also contains additional advice for students deciding to pursue the year-out. PEDRs will need to be completed quarterly and must be signed by a Professional Study Advisor.

Professional Validation

This course is validated by the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA).

An accredited degree will provide you with some or all of the underpinning knowledge, understanding and skills for eventual registration as an architect.

Some employers recruit preferentially from accredited degrees, and an accredited degree is likely to be recognised by other countries that are signatories to international accords.

Industry comments on our graduates

So far, we have achieved 100% of employability for our Architecture graduates within 6 months after graduation. This includes either employment after graduation, such as internship, year-out, or further education, such as masters degrees or PhD.

There is a range of postgraduate degrees that architecture students can choose from, such as architecture, design, urban design, urban planning, landscape architecture and building services.

Career Support and Advise

Studying for a degree at the University of Nottingham Ningbo, China will provide you with the set of skills and experiences that will prove invaluable in any career, whichever direction you decide to take. Throughout your time with us, our Careers and Employability Service can work with you to improve your employability skills even further; assisting with job or course applications, searching for appropriate work experience placements and hosting events to bring you closer to a wide range of prospective employers.

Have a look at our Careers page for an overview of all the employability support and opportunities that we provide to current students.

Career Development Office at UNNC

The Career Development Office is committed to the career development and employability of students and graduates of The University of Nottingham Ningbo China.

Through a range of career-focused services and programmes, we provide students with comprehensive job market information and insightful advice to help actualise their career aspirations.

For general enquiries please email careers@nottingham.edu.cn or phone +86 574 8818 1447.

Students are encouraged to access the range of careers-related material available at our Careers Development Office. The team is located in Administration Building (AB) 228. 

Useful Links:

AEE:

• CIBSE Jobs for building services engineers
• CIBSE HK for building services engineers

Architecture:

• Associate of Professional Studies Advisors in Architecture- click on practical training to get FAQs;
• RIBA Jobs in Architecture website;
• RIBA Professional Experience website;
• Job search in China (and beyond);
• Job search in China (and beyond);
• Jobs in China.