24 monthsProgramme duration
270,000 SEKTuition Fee/year
AugStarting Month
Programme overview
Main Subject
Architecture and Built Environment
Degree
MSc
Study Level
Masters
Study Mode
On Campus
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 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. You will be prepared for an incredibly rewarding and exciting career in architecture and urban design, both internationally and in Sweden.
Architecture and urban design master's programme at Chalmers
The master’s programme in Architecture and urban design will give you the skills and knowledge needed to practice architecture and urban design professionally. The programme emphasises a research-oriented approach in order to anticipate future challenges for architects and urban designers. Its profile is design-led and practical, as well as academic and theoretical.
A majority of the coursework is project-based and it takes place in design studios led by experienced architects and researchers. These studios function as lab environments that target current specializations within the field. Studios are supplemented with course modules that focus on history and theory, applied tools and methods, design and technology, as well as leadership and professional practice.
The Department of Architecture at Chalmers University of Technology houses an excellent infrastructure in the form of 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.
Programme overview
Main Subject
Architecture and Built Environment
Degree
MSc
Study Level
Masters
Study Mode
On Campus
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 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. You will be prepared for an incredibly rewarding and exciting career in architecture and urban design, both internationally and in Sweden.
Architecture and urban design master's programme at Chalmers
The master’s programme in Architecture and urban design will give you the skills and knowledge needed to practice architecture and urban design professionally. The programme emphasises a research-oriented approach in order to anticipate future challenges for architects and urban designers. Its profile is design-led and practical, as well as academic and theoretical.
A majority of the coursework is project-based and it takes place in design studios led by experienced architects and researchers. These studios function as lab environments that target current specializations within the field. Studios are supplemented with course modules that focus on history and theory, applied tools and methods, design and technology, as well as leadership and professional practice.
The Department of Architecture at Chalmers University of Technology houses an excellent infrastructure in the form of 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.
Admission Requirements
General entry requirements
An applicant must either have a Bachelor's degree in Science/Engineering/Technology/Architecture or be enrolled in his/her last year of studies leading to such a degree.
Specific entry requirements
Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) with the main field of study:
Architecture, Architecture and Engineering, Interior Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Spatial Planning or Urban Design
Prerequisites:
- Courses taken within architecture, interior architecture, landscape architecture, spatial planning or urban design, that together fulfill a minimum of 50% of credits in the degree.
- Courses in project design work within architecture, interior architecture, landscape architecture, spatial planning or urban design that together fulfill a minimum of 30% of credits in the degree.
- A portfolio demonstrating the student’s progression and a documented proficiency in spatially contextualized work within architectural design, interior design, landscape design, spatial planning or urban design. The portfolio should contain a minimum of 3 projects from preferably academic and individual work - and reflecting on the student’s contribution in the teamwork process in the case of projects made in group. In each project it is recommended to present the process, the methodology and the results.
How to submit the project portfolio
Do not submit the project portfolio to your account at universityadmissions.se/antagning.se. It will then neither be assessed nor approved.
The project portfolio is one of the required documents for this programme. Open the section "required documents" below and follow the link for more information and instructions on how to submit your portfolio. It must be submitted according to the instructions via a unique link
for this programme only.
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