Department of Built Environment offers two bachelor's studies and three master's studies in engineering, and has research and development activities in the subject areas of the studies.
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The department also offers further education courses.
New master's programme in smart mobility and urban analysis from 2022.
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The Department of Built Environment at the Faculty of Technology, Art and Design collaborates with external parties to make its study programmes and R&D activities relevant to business and industry.
The department's external collaboration largely consists of extensive collaboration with enterprises and public agencies on bachelor's and master's theses.
The theses take realistic challenges in the field as their point of departure, and the work is organised such as to allow students to use knowledge and skills gained from their studies.
The university provides academic supervision and attends to the academic aspect of the work.
Students establish contact with the labour market and gain job opportunities, and the thesis work improves the relevance of the study programmes.
Students taking the civil engineering or energy, indoor environment and smart mobility and urban analysis programmes use the most recent computer tools available so they are well-equipped for working life and able to contribute knowledge to the industry.
Knowledge of these tools is necessary in order to be competitive and flexible, and Oslo Metropolitan University (OsloMet) makes sure that it is up to date in the field of computer technology.
By using Building Information Modelling (BIM) concept, for example, all digital building information can be more easily coordinated and utilised in all phases of building and construction – the data models follow the project from start to finish.
All those involved in the project communicate through the models, which ensures high quality, fewer mistakes and a more efficient building process, administration, operation and maintenance.
Relevant computer programs relating to BIM that are currently used in OsloMet’s teaching activities are: Autodesk Revit, Autodesk Robot, AutoCAD, MagiCAD and Solibri Office og Solibri Anywhere.
Other relevant computer solutions used are:
The study programmes at Department of Built Environment uses a lot of software that will only run on the Windows operating system, which students will have installed on their own laptops (PC, Mac is not recommended).
They should have at least 8 GB of memory and a fast processor (if Intel, at least Core-i5 multicore or equivalent).
We recommend a gaming laptop for their powerful graphics card in connection with 3D modelling and the possibility of connecting VR glasses. A good graphics card should be a priority.
It may also be an advantage to have an SSD disk and a matte monitor.
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