Light and Lighting MSc

From gas lamps to LEDs, as technology has progressed the lighting industry has become increasingly specialist. UCL’s Light and Lighting MSc is designed to give you a comprehensive package of knowledge and skills for a career in the lighting profession. As a student on the programme you’ll gain in-depth expertise on the science of light, lamp and luminaire technologies, alongside the impact of light on architectural form and the human response. This will give you the vision to design beautiful lit environments that promotes the wellbeing of their users, and the skills to ensure that they are successfully engineered.

You will learn:

• The fundamentals of lighting, including natural day light, lighting technologies, design calculations, and the human response
• Mathematical models and physical concepts for illumination, applied to the reality of the lit environment
• Computational design tools used in the lighting and architectural industry such as Rhino 3D, Grasshopper, Ladybug/Radiance and DIALux
• Advanced design techniques to produce conceptual and detailed lighting designs and luminaire product designs
• How to design a lighting control system that meets people’s needs in different environments
• The evolution of lighting design and innovation over time, giving the historical context for lighting design practice in the present day
• Essential lighting practice, regulations and standards required for lighting designers
• About current research in the area of lighting, sustainability, health and wellbeing