12 monthsProgramme duration
39,600 GBPTuition Fee/year
25 Jun, 2027Application Deadline
SepStarting Month
Programme overview
Main Subject
Built Environment
Degree
MSc
Study Level
Master's
Study Mode
On Campus
UCL’s Light and Lighting MSc provides students with the knowledge, expertise, and vision to shape the next generation of daylighting and lighting specialists and research. Through a specialised curriculum and a wide range of extracurricular activities, you will develop a comprehensive understanding of the science, technology, and application of light and daylight, preparing you to become leaders in a rapidly evolving profession.
The course recognises light as a fundamental element of the built environment, influencing architectural quality, human experience, health and wellbeing, sustainability, and environmental performance. You will develop advanced expertise in lighting science, daylighting, visual perception and non-visual effect, lighting technologies, façade and shading systems, and the interaction between light and people in both naturally and artificially illuminated environments. Alongside this specialist knowledge, you will gain a holistic understanding of buildings and urban environments, exploring how light interacts with façade design, energy performance, biodiversity, and other indoor and outdoor environmental quality parameters to create healthier, more inclusive, resilient, and regenerative spaces that support both people and ecosystems.
Through research-led and lab-based teaching, practical applications, and engagement with industry and academic experts, you will learn to integrate scientific evidence with creative and technical approaches to lighting and daylight design. You will develop the skills required to evaluate, communicate, and advocate for the critical role of light and daylight across disciplines, bridging architecture, façade engineering, building physics, environmental design, health, and engineering.
You’ll leave the course equipped with the technical expertise, critical thinking, and interdisciplinary perspective needed to contribute to the future of lighting – as lighting designers, daylight and façade specialists, consultants, researchers, manufacturers, or professionals within architectural and engineering practices. You will join an international community committed to advancing innovative, sustainable, and human-centred approaches to lighting for the built environment of tomorrow.
Programme overview
Main Subject
Built Environment
Degree
MSc
Study Level
Master's
Study Mode
On Campus
UCL’s Light and Lighting MSc provides students with the knowledge, expertise, and vision to shape the next generation of daylighting and lighting specialists and research. Through a specialised curriculum and a wide range of extracurricular activities, you will develop a comprehensive understanding of the science, technology, and application of light and daylight, preparing you to become leaders in a rapidly evolving profession.
The course recognises light as a fundamental element of the built environment, influencing architectural quality, human experience, health and wellbeing, sustainability, and environmental performance. You will develop advanced expertise in lighting science, daylighting, visual perception and non-visual effect, lighting technologies, façade and shading systems, and the interaction between light and people in both naturally and artificially illuminated environments. Alongside this specialist knowledge, you will gain a holistic understanding of buildings and urban environments, exploring how light interacts with façade design, energy performance, biodiversity, and other indoor and outdoor environmental quality parameters to create healthier, more inclusive, resilient, and regenerative spaces that support both people and ecosystems.
Through research-led and lab-based teaching, practical applications, and engagement with industry and academic experts, you will learn to integrate scientific evidence with creative and technical approaches to lighting and daylight design. You will develop the skills required to evaluate, communicate, and advocate for the critical role of light and daylight across disciplines, bridging architecture, façade engineering, building physics, environmental design, health, and engineering.
You’ll leave the course equipped with the technical expertise, critical thinking, and interdisciplinary perspective needed to contribute to the future of lighting – as lighting designers, daylight and façade specialists, consultants, researchers, manufacturers, or professionals within architectural and engineering practices. You will join an international community committed to advancing innovative, sustainable, and human-centred approaches to lighting for the built environment of tomorrow.
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