Students can choose a housing topic for their 3rd year dissertation. Post-graduate research on housing is an option that has recently been taken up by a PhD student. Particular special design interests are regeneration, participation and special needs housing. Housing design is included in all three years of the undergraduate course. In 2nd year history and theory deals with housing issues.
Housing is also part of urban design teaching.
In 5th and 6th years students can choose housing as a subject for individual dissertations. There is a strong focus on housing in urban design. MA research has focused on housing. A current PhD project is on the topic of Housing Procurement. Particular housing interests that feature in design, theory and dissertations are energy, sustainability and regeneration.