24 monthsProgramme duration
9,493 EURTuition Fee/year
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Programme overview
Main Subject
Architecture and Built Environment
Degree
MSc
Study Level
Masters
Study Mode
On Campus
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The Master of Architecture programme explores subjects through Design Driven Research (DDR), combining both academic and creative experimental approaches. You will be fully prepared for multicultural and international contexts.
Based on a highly interdisciplinary learning process of integrated research, students are expected to determine a critical stance on current issues with emphasis on facilitating, making and imagining, leading to relevant spatial interventions.
The programme consists out of theoretical courses in the field of History and Theory, Building Technology and Professional Practice.
Design studios
The design studio landscape is formed along 3 Engagements with each it’s specific focus: Urban Cultures, Craftsmanship and Mediating Tactics. Every master studio and elective is related to one of these engagements. A rich lecture and exhibition program will deepen and accompany each of these engagements.
As from academic year 2023-2024, students will choose an engagement as an option at the start of the Master's programme. Within the option are studios and master's thesis. In addition, there are the theory courses and some electives that we recommend within the option, but that students will not be obliged to include within the chosen commitment.
- Theoretical courses
- History and Theory
- Building Technology
- Professional practice
- Electives
Programme overview
Main Subject
Architecture and Built Environment
Degree
MSc
Study Level
Masters
Study Mode
On Campus
Get in touch: join KU Leuven’s Webinars
Discover all that KU Leuven has to offer via one of KU Leuven’s Webinars about KU Leuven, admissions & applying, housing, and more.
The Master of Architecture programme explores subjects through Design Driven Research (DDR), combining both academic and creative experimental approaches. You will be fully prepared for multicultural and international contexts.
Based on a highly interdisciplinary learning process of integrated research, students are expected to determine a critical stance on current issues with emphasis on facilitating, making and imagining, leading to relevant spatial interventions.
The programme consists out of theoretical courses in the field of History and Theory, Building Technology and Professional Practice.
Design studios
The design studio landscape is formed along 3 Engagements with each it’s specific focus: Urban Cultures, Craftsmanship and Mediating Tactics. Every master studio and elective is related to one of these engagements. A rich lecture and exhibition program will deepen and accompany each of these engagements.
As from academic year 2023-2024, students will choose an engagement as an option at the start of the Master's programme. Within the option are studios and master's thesis. In addition, there are the theory courses and some electives that we recommend within the option, but that students will not be obliged to include within the chosen commitment.
- Theoretical courses
- History and Theory
- Building Technology
- Professional practice
- Electives
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Admission Requirements
Students with a degree obtained at an institution outside the Flemish Community:
Diploma requirements
Candidates should hold a bachelor's degree or a master’s degree in architecture or a related field of study
Language requirements
Students comply with the language requirements if they have obtained one of the following:
- the minimum score on one of the stated internationally recognized English proficiency tests
- a diploma of secondary or higher education in the Flemish community
- a diploma (secondary or higher education) taught in English in Australia, English-speaking Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and the United States of America;
Tuition fees
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