Architecture and Urban Design, MSc
Chalmers University of Technology
Key Information
Campus location
Gothenburg, Sweden
Languages
English
Study format
On-Campus
Duration
2 years
Pace
Full time
Tuition fees
SEK 160,000
Application deadline
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Earliest start date
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Introduction
Architecture and Urban Design, MSc
The fields of architecture and urban design are central to some of the most pressing societal, environmental and cultural challenges currently facing humanity. Graduates in this field need to master a wide range of skills, from design, engineering, and technology to critical thinking.
This master's programme provides the knowledge and knowhow necessary to practice architecture and urban design professionally.
The programme emphasises a research-oriented approach, anticipating future challenges for architects and urban designers. The profile is both practical and design-led, academic as well as theoretical.
The programme is largely project-based, and you will have the opportunity to work in design studios with experienced professional architects and researchers. These studios form lab environments, targeting current specialisations within the field. They are supplemented with course modules looking at history, theory, design and technology, as well as leadership and professional practice.
You will have access to world-class infrastructure, including studio spaces, an architecture library, model workshops and digital fabrication, a robot lab and several research groups and centres. A national and international network is provided through collaborations and partnerships with external practitioners, researchers, stakeholders and industry.
The fundamental areas of the programme address subjects such as applied architecture development, urban architectures, healthcare architecture, sustainable development, and more.
Admissions
Scholarships and Funding
Scholarships are a great source of funding for Master's students who are liable to pay tuition fees. Some of these are administrated by Chalmers and others by external institutions. Additional scholarships may be appended to the list and applicants are therefore encouraged to check this webpage regularly.
Please visit the university website for more information.
Curriculum
Compulsory courses year 1
During the first year semester, the programme starts with compulsory content that forms a common foundation in Architecture and urban design.
- Sustainable theory and applied design
Compulsory courses year 2
In the second year you must complete a master's thesis in order to graduate. The thesis may be worth 30 credits or 60 credits depending on your choice.
- Master's thesis
Program Outcome
Credits: 120
Students completing the master's programme are awarded the degree of Master of Science, 120 ECTS credits, with architecture as the main field of study. The master's programme corresponds to the final two years of the five-year study programme at Chalmers which leads to a professional degree in architecture. The professional degree, Master of Architecture/Arkitektexamen, 300 ECTS credits, can only be awarded to students completing a full five-year study programme in architecture at Chalmers.
Program Tuition Fee
Career Opportunities
A master's degree in architecture and urban design offers a wide range of career opportunities, from practice to research. Most of our courses have a strong connection and collaboration with industry and real projects.
Graduates work in architecture and urban design offices, city planning offices, and governmental bodies. The field of work is highly international, and graduates often find employment in leading offices in Sweden like White arkitekter, Wingårdhs, Semren Månsson, Kaminsky arkitektur, as well as abroad, for instance, MVRDV, BIG, Zaha Hadid, Foster & Partners, Herzog & de Meuron.