Master of Science in Engineering: Architecture

EUR-ACE® Master (EURopean ACcredited Engineering Master)

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2 year 120 credits

Faculty of Engineering and Architecture

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First year

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Course schedule 1st semester Course schedule 2nd semester

1.1 Module Practices

Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Principles of Law and Construction Law	1	sem 1	nl	Jelle Laverge	3

Transformation: from Theory to Practice of Change	1	sem 2	en	Joachim Declerck	3

1.1.1 Master Studio 1

Subscribe to 9 credit units from the following list.

Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Master Studio 1: Tectonics and Building Systems	1	sem 1	nl,en	Jan Moens	9

Master Studio 1: a Layered Modernity	1	sem 1	nl,en	Dirk De Meyer	9

Master Studio 1: Interiors and Cities	1	sem 1	nl,en	Dirk Somers	9

Master Studio 1: Architecture, City and Transition	1	sem 1	nl,en	Annekatrien Verdickt	9

1.2 Module Aspects

Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Building Acoustics and Lighting	1	sem 1	en	Marcelo Blasco Enbrie	4

Software-supported Design of 2D Concrete Elements	1	sem 1	en	Roman Wan-Wendner	4

Performance-based design: Fire Protection of Buildings	1	sem 2	en	Bart Merci	4

Master Studio 2: Taking Stock	1	sem 2	nl,en	Kristiaan Borret	9

1.3 Module Positions

Course	Ref	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Architecture, Discourse and Mediality		1	sem 2	nl	Maarten Van Den Driessche	4

2 Elective Courses

Subscribe to 42 credit units from 3 modules from the following list. Subject to approval by the faculty.

Divided as follows:

20 ECTS in year 1
22 ECTS in year 2

2.1 Specialist Modules

Subscribe to 24 credit units from 2 modules from the following list. Subject to approval by the faculty.

Divided as follows:

12 ECTS from one module in year 1
12 ECTS from one module in year 1

2.1.1 Module Materials and Service Life

Course	Ref	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Construction Ecologies	m	sem 1	nl	Lionel Devlieger	5

Durability of Building Materials	m	sem 1	en	Kim Verbeken	3

Life Cycle Assessment of Buildings	m	sem 2	nl	Marijke Steeman	4

2.1.2 Module Housing and Urban Transformation

Course	Ref	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Histories of the Housing Question	w	sem 1	en	Anne Kockelkorn	4

Real Estate and Project Development	w	sem 1	nl	Nathan Van Den Bossche	5

Energy Transition of Buildings	w	sem 2	en	Arnold Janssens	3

2.1.3 Module Public Buildings and Landscapes

Course	Ref	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Architectural Criticism: Public Buildings	p	sem 2	en	Maarten Liefooghe	4

Urban Analysis and Design	p	sem 1	en	Michiel Dehaene	4

Landscape Ecology	p	sem 1	en	Hans Vandermaelen	4

2.1.4 Module Structure and Building

Course	Ref	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Connections and Built-up Structural Members	s	sem 1	en	Robby Caspeele	4

Positions in Engineering Design and Architecture	s	sem 1	en	Johan Lagae	4

Geotechnics	s	sem 2	nl	Wim Haegeman	4

2.1.5 Module Comfort and Climate

Course	Ref	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Climate, Architecture and the City: a History	c	sem 1	en	Johan Lagae	3

Building Performance Simulation	c	sem 1	nl	Arnold Janssens	4

Sustainable Energy Concepts for Buildings	c	sem 2	nl	Wim Boydens	5

2.2 Research Seminars

Subscribe to 10 credit units from the following list. Subject to approval by the faculty.

Divided as follows:

5 ECTS in year 1
5 ECTS in year 2

The courses with a reference can only be taken up in combination with a module with the same reference.

Course	Ref	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Research Seminar: Materials and Service Life	m	sem 1 sem 2	nl,en nl,en	Lionel Devlieger	5

Research Seminar: Housing and Urban Transformation	w	sem 1 sem 2	nl,en nl,en	Arnold Janssens	5

Research Seminar: Public Buildings and Landscapes	p	sem 1 sem 2	nl,en nl,en	Michiel Dehaene	5

Research Seminar: Structure and Building	s	sem 1 sem 2	nl,en nl,en	Nathan Van Den Bossche	5

Research Seminar: Comfort and Climate	c	sem 1 sem 2	nl,en nl,en	Jelle Laverge	5

Research Seminar: Architecture		sem 1 sem 2	nl,en nl,en	Wouter Davidts	5

2.3 Free Elective Courses

Subscribe to 8 credit units from the modules from the following list. Subject to approval by the faculty.

2.3.1 Other Specialist Module

Courses from another elective specialist module within the programme (module 2.1).

2.3.2 Elective Courses Exact and Engineering Sciences

Course	Ref	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Urban Sound		sem 1	en	Dick Botteldooren	3

Prefabricated Concrete Constructions		sem 1	en	Stijn Matthys	3

Diagnosis and Repair of Buildings		sem 1	en	Stijn Matthys	3

Technology and Environment		sem 1	en	Luc Martens	3

Sustainable Use of Materials: Metals		sem 1	nl	Kim Verbeken	3

Mobility, Spatial Planning and Urban Design of Infrastructure		sem 1	nl	Filip Boelaert	3

Instruments for Spatial Policy		sem 1	nl	Ann Pisman	3

Essentials of Artificial Intelligence: a Beginner’s Guide	UKV	sem 1	en	Joni Dambre	3

Programming	UKV	sem 1	en	Peter Dawyndt	5

Spatial Structures		sem 1	en	Jan Belis	6

Glass and Facade Structures		sem 2	en	Jan Belis	3

Concrete Structures: Prestressed Concrete and Slabs		sem 2	nl,en	Roman Wan-Wendner	3

Contemporary Challenges in Civil Engineering: Capita Selecta		sem 2	nl,en	Robby Caspeele	3

Life Cycle Assessment of Materials and Structures		sem 2	en	Nele De Belie	3

Integrated Approach to Water Management and Environmental Policy		sem 2	nl	Renaat De Sutter	3

Introduction to Geotechnics		sem 2	en	Herman Peiffer	3

Information Management in Architecture and Construction		sem 2	nl,en	Paulus Present	3

Digital Design 3: Advanced Modeling Techniques		sem 2	nl	Ruben Verstraeten	3

Structural Reliability and Risk Analysis		sem 2	en	Robby Caspeele	4

Sustainable Energy and Rational Use of Energy		sem 2	en	Filip Strubbe	4

Wood Technology: Wood Processing and Forest Products		sem 2	en	Joris Van Acker	5

Basics of Health and Safety at Work for Engineers		sem 1	nl	Sofie Van Volsem	3

2.3.3 Elective Courses Social and Behavioural Sciences

Course	Ref	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Urbanization in Global Perspective		sem 2	en	Ben Derudder	3

Population and Urban Geography		sem 1	nl	Maite Dewinter	5

Structure and Conflict in the Global South		sem 2	nl	Koenraad Bogaert	6

Introduction to Anthropology		sem 2	nl	Hugo DeBlock	3

Cultural Anthropology		sem 2	nl	Koenraad Stroeken	5

Sociology		sem 2	nl	Timo Van Canegem	5

Migration and Society: an Interdisciplinary Introduction	UKV	sem 2	en	Robin Vandevoordt	5

Global Minds	UKV	sem 2	en	Ines Keygnaert	5

Coaching and Diversity	UKV	year	nl	Elisabeth De Schauwer	3

Sustainable Cities		year	nl	Thomas Block	6

Circular Economy and Regenerative Welfare		sem 2	nl	Jonas Van der Slycken	3

2.3.4 Elective Courses Arts and Cultural Sciences

Course	Ref	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Contemporary Art: Ways of Worldmaking		sem 1	nl	Wouter Davidts	5

Avant-garde Film and Video				Steven Jacobs	5

Film History and Aesthetics		sem 1	nl	Daniël Biltereyst	5

Advanced Academic English	UKV	sem 1 sem 2	en en	Geert Jacobs	3

Introduction to Heritage		sem 2	nl	Maude Bass-Krueger	3

Aesthetics I		sem 2	nl	Bart Vandenabeele	5

Historic Interior and Design		sem 2	nl	Marjan Sterckx	5

History and Theory of African Urbanism		sem 2	en	Johan Lagae	5

Art Policy and Museum Studies		sem 2	en	Maude Bass-Krueger	5

2.3.5 Elective Courses Economic Sciences

Course	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Introduction to Entrepreneurship	sem 1	en	Petra Andries	3

Introduction to Corporate Law	sem 1	nl	Diederik Bruloot	3

Project Management in Construction	sem 2	en	Mario Vanhoucke	3

2.3.6 Elective Courses Internship

Course	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Research Internship	year	en	Patrick Segers	3

Research Internship	year	en	Patrick Segers	6

Industry Internship Engineering and Architecture	year	nl,en	Patrick Segers	6

Integrated Portfolio	year	nl,en	Hiep Luong	6

Integrated Portfolio	year	nl,en	Hiep Luong	3

2.3.7 Elective Courses Ghent University

Vakken te selecteren uit de opleidingsprogramma's van de Universiteit Gent.
Enkel opleidingsonderdelen die inhoudelijk relevant zijn voor de opleiding ingenieurswetenschappen: architectuur, te motiveren door de student. Na goedkeuring door de faculteit.

3 Master's Dissertation

Course	Ref	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Master's Dissertation			year	nl		24

Second year

(version 1 )

Course schedule 1st semester Course schedule 2nd semester

1 General Courses

1.1 Module Practices

Course	Ref	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Professional Practice: Deontology for the Architect Engineer		2	sem 2	nl	Jan Moens	5

1.3 Module Positions

Course	Ref	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Master Studio 3: Wicked Problem		2				9

2 Elective Courses

Subscribe to 42 credit units from 3 modules from the following list. Subject to approval by the faculty.

Divided as follows:

20 ECTS in year 1
22 ECTS in year 2

2.1 Specialist Modules

Subscribe to 24 credit units from 2 modules from the following list. Subject to approval by the faculty.

Divided as follows:

12 ECTS from one module in year 1
12 ECTS from one module in year 1

2.1.1 Module Materials and Service Life

Course	Ref	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Construction Ecologies	m	sem 1	nl	Lionel Devlieger	5

Durability of Building Materials	m	sem 1	en	Kim Verbeken	3

Life Cycle Assessment of Buildings	m	sem 2	nl	Marijke Steeman	4

2.1.2 Module Housing and Urban Transformation

Course	Ref	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Histories of the Housing Question	w	sem 1	en	Anne Kockelkorn	4

Real Estate and Project Development	w	sem 1	nl	Nathan Van Den Bossche	5

Energy Transition of Buildings	w	sem 2	en	Arnold Janssens	3

2.1.3 Module Public Buildings and Landscapes

Course	Ref	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Architectural Criticism: Public Buildings	p	sem 2	en	Maarten Liefooghe	4

Urban Analysis and Design	p	sem 1	en	Michiel Dehaene	4

Landscape Ecology	p	sem 1	en	Hans Vandermaelen	4

2.1.4 Module Structure and Building

Course	Ref	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Connections and Built-up Structural Members	s	sem 1	en	Robby Caspeele	4

Positions in Engineering Design and Architecture	s	sem 1	en	Johan Lagae	4

Geotechnics	s	sem 2	nl	Wim Haegeman	4

2.1.5 Module Comfort and Climate

Course	Ref	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Climate, Architecture and the City: a History	c	sem 1	en	Johan Lagae	3

Building Performance Simulation	c	sem 1	nl	Arnold Janssens	4

Sustainable Energy Concepts for Buildings	c	sem 2	nl	Wim Boydens	5

2.2 Research Seminars

Subscribe to 10 credit units from the following list. Subject to approval by the faculty.

Divided as follows:

5 ECTS in year 1
5 ECTS in year 2

The courses with a reference can only be taken up in combination with a module with the same reference.

Course	Ref	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Research Seminar: Materials and Service Life	m	sem 1 sem 2	nl,en nl,en	Lionel Devlieger	5

Research Seminar: Housing and Urban Transformation	w	sem 1 sem 2	nl,en nl,en	Arnold Janssens	5

Research Seminar: Public Buildings and Landscapes	p	sem 1 sem 2	nl,en nl,en	Michiel Dehaene	5

Research Seminar: Structure and Building	s	sem 1 sem 2	nl,en nl,en	Nathan Van Den Bossche	5

Research Seminar: Comfort and Climate	c	sem 1 sem 2	nl,en nl,en	Jelle Laverge	5

Research Seminar: Architecture		sem 1 sem 2	nl,en nl,en	Wouter Davidts	5

2.3 Free Elective Courses

Subscribe to 8 credit units from the modules from the following list. Subject to approval by the faculty.

2.3.1 Other Specialist Module

Courses from another elective specialist module within the programme (module 2.1).

2.3.2 Elective Courses Exact and Engineering Sciences

Course	Ref	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Urban Sound		sem 1	en	Dick Botteldooren	3

Prefabricated Concrete Constructions		sem 1	en	Stijn Matthys	3

Diagnosis and Repair of Buildings		sem 1	en	Stijn Matthys	3

Technology and Environment		sem 1	en	Luc Martens	3

Sustainable Use of Materials: Metals		sem 1	nl	Kim Verbeken	3

Mobility, Spatial Planning and Urban Design of Infrastructure		sem 1	nl	Filip Boelaert	3

Instruments for Spatial Policy		sem 1	nl	Ann Pisman	3

Essentials of Artificial Intelligence: a Beginner’s Guide	UKV	sem 1	en	Joni Dambre	3

Programming	UKV	sem 1	en	Peter Dawyndt	5

Spatial Structures		sem 1	en	Jan Belis	6

Glass and Facade Structures		sem 2	en	Jan Belis	3

Concrete Structures: Prestressed Concrete and Slabs		sem 2	nl,en	Roman Wan-Wendner	3

Contemporary Challenges in Civil Engineering: Capita Selecta		sem 2	nl,en	Robby Caspeele	3

Life Cycle Assessment of Materials and Structures		sem 2	en	Nele De Belie	3

Integrated Approach to Water Management and Environmental Policy		sem 2	nl	Renaat De Sutter	3

Introduction to Geotechnics		sem 2	en	Herman Peiffer	3

Information Management in Architecture and Construction		sem 2	nl,en	Paulus Present	3

Digital Design 3: Advanced Modeling Techniques		sem 2	nl	Ruben Verstraeten	3

Structural Reliability and Risk Analysis		sem 2	en	Robby Caspeele	4

Sustainable Energy and Rational Use of Energy		sem 2	en	Filip Strubbe	4

Wood Technology: Wood Processing and Forest Products		sem 2	en	Joris Van Acker	5

Basics of Health and Safety at Work for Engineers		sem 1	nl	Sofie Van Volsem	3

2.3.3 Elective Courses Social and Behavioural Sciences

Course	Ref	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Urbanization in Global Perspective		sem 2	en	Ben Derudder	3

Population and Urban Geography		sem 1	nl	Maite Dewinter	5

Structure and Conflict in the Global South		sem 2	nl	Koenraad Bogaert	6

Introduction to Anthropology		sem 2	nl	Hugo DeBlock	3

Cultural Anthropology		sem 2	nl	Koenraad Stroeken	5

Sociology		sem 2	nl	Timo Van Canegem	5

Migration and Society: an Interdisciplinary Introduction	UKV	sem 2	en	Robin Vandevoordt	5

Global Minds	UKV	sem 2	en	Ines Keygnaert	5

Coaching and Diversity	UKV	year	nl	Elisabeth De Schauwer	3

Sustainable Cities		year	nl	Thomas Block	6

Circular Economy and Regenerative Welfare		sem 2	nl	Jonas Van der Slycken	3

2.3.4 Elective Courses Arts and Cultural Sciences

Course	Ref	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Contemporary Art: Ways of Worldmaking		sem 1	nl	Wouter Davidts	5

Avant-garde Film and Video				Steven Jacobs	5

Film History and Aesthetics		sem 1	nl	Daniël Biltereyst	5

Advanced Academic English	UKV	sem 1 sem 2	en en	Geert Jacobs	3

Introduction to Heritage		sem 2	nl	Maude Bass-Krueger	3

Aesthetics I		sem 2	nl	Bart Vandenabeele	5

Historic Interior and Design		sem 2	nl	Marjan Sterckx	5

History and Theory of African Urbanism		sem 2	en	Johan Lagae	5

Art Policy and Museum Studies		sem 2	en	Maude Bass-Krueger	5

2.3.5 Elective Courses Economic Sciences

Course	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Introduction to Entrepreneurship	sem 1	en	Petra Andries	3

Introduction to Corporate Law	sem 1	nl	Diederik Bruloot	3

Project Management in Construction	sem 2	en	Mario Vanhoucke	3

2.3.6 Elective Courses Internship

Course	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Research Internship	year	en	Patrick Segers	3

Research Internship	year	en	Patrick Segers	6

Industry Internship Engineering and Architecture	year	nl,en	Patrick Segers	6

Integrated Portfolio	year	nl,en	Hiep Luong	6

Integrated Portfolio	year	nl,en	Hiep Luong	3

2.3.7 Elective Courses Ghent University

3 Master's Dissertation

Course	Ref	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Master's Dissertation			year	nl		24

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1 General Courses 54

1.1 Module Practices

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Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Principles of Law and Construction Law	1	sem 1	nl	Jelle Laverge	3

Transformation: from Theory to Practice of Change	1	sem 2	en	Joachim Declerck	3

Professional Practice: Deontology for the Architect Engineer	2	sem 2	nl	Jan Moens	5

1.1.1 Master Studio 1

Subscribe to 9 credit units from the following list.

Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Master Studio 1: Tectonics and Building Systems	1	sem 1	nl,en	Jan Moens	9

Master Studio 1: a Layered Modernity	1	sem 1	nl,en	Dirk De Meyer	9

Master Studio 1: Interiors and Cities	1	sem 1	nl,en	Dirk Somers	9

Master Studio 1: Architecture, City and Transition	1	sem 1	nl,en	Annekatrien Verdickt	9

1.2 Module Aspects

21

Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Building Acoustics and Lighting	1	sem 1	en	Marcelo Blasco Enbrie	4

Software-supported Design of 2D Concrete Elements	1	sem 1	en	Roman Wan-Wendner	4

Performance-based design: Fire Protection of Buildings	1	sem 2	en	Bart Merci	4

Master Studio 2: Taking Stock	1	sem 2	nl,en	Kristiaan Borret	9

1.3 Module Positions

13

Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Architecture, Discourse and Mediality	1	sem 2	nl	Maarten Van Den Driessche	4

Master Studio 3: Wicked Problem	2				9

2 Elective Courses 42

Subscribe to 42 credit units from 3 modules from the following list. Subject to approval by the faculty.

Divided as follows:

20 ECTS in year 1
22 ECTS in year 2

2.1 Specialist Modules

24

Subscribe to 24 credit units from 2 modules from the following list. Subject to approval by the faculty.

Divided as follows:

12 ECTS from one module in year 1
12 ECTS from one module in year 1

2.1.1 Module Materials and Service Life

Course	Ref	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Construction Ecologies	m	sem 1	nl	Lionel Devlieger	5

Durability of Building Materials	m	sem 1	en	Kim Verbeken	3

Life Cycle Assessment of Buildings	m	sem 2	nl	Marijke Steeman	4

2.1.2 Module Housing and Urban Transformation

Course	Ref	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Histories of the Housing Question	w	sem 1	en	Anne Kockelkorn	4

Real Estate and Project Development	w	sem 1	nl	Nathan Van Den Bossche	5

Energy Transition of Buildings	w	sem 2	en	Arnold Janssens	3

2.1.3 Module Public Buildings and Landscapes

Course	Ref	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Architectural Criticism: Public Buildings	p	sem 2	en	Maarten Liefooghe	4

Urban Analysis and Design	p	sem 1	en	Michiel Dehaene	4

Landscape Ecology	p	sem 1	en	Hans Vandermaelen	4

2.1.4 Module Structure and Building

Course	Ref	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Connections and Built-up Structural Members	s	sem 1	en	Robby Caspeele	4

Positions in Engineering Design and Architecture	s	sem 1	en	Johan Lagae	4

Geotechnics	s	sem 2	nl	Wim Haegeman	4

2.1.5 Module Comfort and Climate

Course	Ref	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Climate, Architecture and the City: a History	c	sem 1	en	Johan Lagae	3

Building Performance Simulation	c	sem 1	nl	Arnold Janssens	4

Sustainable Energy Concepts for Buildings	c	sem 2	nl	Wim Boydens	5

2.2 Research Seminars

10

Subscribe to 10 credit units from the following list. Subject to approval by the faculty.

Divided as follows:

5 ECTS in year 1
5 ECTS in year 2

The courses with a reference can only be taken up in combination with a module with the same reference.

Course	Ref	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Research Seminar: Materials and Service Life	m	sem 1 sem 2	nl,en nl,en	Lionel Devlieger	5

Research Seminar: Housing and Urban Transformation	w	sem 1 sem 2	nl,en nl,en	Arnold Janssens	5

Research Seminar: Public Buildings and Landscapes	p	sem 1 sem 2	nl,en nl,en	Michiel Dehaene	5

Research Seminar: Structure and Building	s	sem 1 sem 2	nl,en nl,en	Nathan Van Den Bossche	5

Research Seminar: Comfort and Climate	c	sem 1 sem 2	nl,en nl,en	Jelle Laverge	5

Research Seminar: Architecture		sem 1 sem 2	nl,en nl,en	Wouter Davidts	5

Course	Ref	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Urban Sound		sem 1	en	Dick Botteldooren	3

Prefabricated Concrete Constructions		sem 1	en	Stijn Matthys	3

Diagnosis and Repair of Buildings		sem 1	en	Stijn Matthys	3

Technology and Environment		sem 1	en	Luc Martens	3

Sustainable Use of Materials: Metals		sem 1	nl	Kim Verbeken	3

Mobility, Spatial Planning and Urban Design of Infrastructure		sem 1	nl	Filip Boelaert	3

Instruments for Spatial Policy		sem 1	nl	Ann Pisman	3

Essentials of Artificial Intelligence: a Beginner’s Guide	UKV	sem 1	en	Joni Dambre	3

Programming	UKV	sem 1	en	Peter Dawyndt	5

Spatial Structures		sem 1	en	Jan Belis	6

Glass and Facade Structures		sem 2	en	Jan Belis	3

Concrete Structures: Prestressed Concrete and Slabs		sem 2	nl,en	Roman Wan-Wendner	3

Contemporary Challenges in Civil Engineering: Capita Selecta		sem 2	nl,en	Robby Caspeele	3

Life Cycle Assessment of Materials and Structures		sem 2	en	Nele De Belie	3

Integrated Approach to Water Management and Environmental Policy		sem 2	nl	Renaat De Sutter	3

Introduction to Geotechnics		sem 2	en	Herman Peiffer	3

Information Management in Architecture and Construction		sem 2	nl,en	Paulus Present	3

Digital Design 3: Advanced Modeling Techniques		sem 2	nl	Ruben Verstraeten	3

Structural Reliability and Risk Analysis		sem 2	en	Robby Caspeele	4

Sustainable Energy and Rational Use of Energy		sem 2	en	Filip Strubbe	4

Wood Technology: Wood Processing and Forest Products		sem 2	en	Joris Van Acker	5

Basics of Health and Safety at Work for Engineers		sem 1	nl	Sofie Van Volsem	3

2.3.3 Elective Courses Social and Behavioural Sciences

Course	Ref	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Urbanization in Global Perspective		sem 2	en	Ben Derudder	3

Population and Urban Geography		sem 1	nl	Maite Dewinter	5

Structure and Conflict in the Global South		sem 2	nl	Koenraad Bogaert	6

Introduction to Anthropology		sem 2	nl	Hugo DeBlock	3

Cultural Anthropology		sem 2	nl	Koenraad Stroeken	5

Sociology		sem 2	nl	Timo Van Canegem	5

Migration and Society: an Interdisciplinary Introduction	UKV	sem 2	en	Robin Vandevoordt	5

Global Minds	UKV	sem 2	en	Ines Keygnaert	5

Coaching and Diversity	UKV	year	nl	Elisabeth De Schauwer	3

Sustainable Cities		year	nl	Thomas Block	6

Circular Economy and Regenerative Welfare		sem 2	nl	Jonas Van der Slycken	3

2.3.4 Elective Courses Arts and Cultural Sciences

Course	Ref	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Contemporary Art: Ways of Worldmaking		sem 1	nl	Wouter Davidts	5

Avant-garde Film and Video				Steven Jacobs	5

Film History and Aesthetics		sem 1	nl	Daniël Biltereyst	5

Advanced Academic English	UKV	sem 1 sem 2	en en	Geert Jacobs	3

Introduction to Heritage		sem 2	nl	Maude Bass-Krueger	3

Aesthetics I		sem 2	nl	Bart Vandenabeele	5

Historic Interior and Design		sem 2	nl	Marjan Sterckx	5

History and Theory of African Urbanism		sem 2	en	Johan Lagae	5

Art Policy and Museum Studies		sem 2	en	Maude Bass-Krueger	5

2.3.5 Elective Courses Economic Sciences

Course	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Introduction to Entrepreneurship	sem 1	en	Petra Andries	3

Introduction to Corporate Law	sem 1	nl	Diederik Bruloot	3

Project Management in Construction	sem 2	en	Mario Vanhoucke	3

2.3.6 Elective Courses Internship

Course	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Research Internship	year	en	Patrick Segers	3

Research Internship	year	en	Patrick Segers	6

Industry Internship Engineering and Architecture	year	nl,en	Patrick Segers	6

Integrated Portfolio	year	nl,en	Hiep Luong	6

Integrated Portfolio	year	nl,en	Hiep Luong	3

2.3.7 Elective Courses Ghent University

3 Master's Dissertation 24

Course	Ref	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Master's Dissertation			year	nl		24

Learning outcomes

Competence field 1: Competency in one or more scientific disciplines

Possess advanced, theoretically profound knowledge of the own engineering discipline, architecture discipline and design discipline and be able to apply this in an integrated manner to new complex problem statements and actual design questions.
Be able to develop innovative design processes and construction systems using appropriate or independently developed and validated models and techniques, using both technical knowledge and historical, cultural and social insights.
Use design-oriented and integrative thinking while problem-solving on different scales: from construction detail to urban design, and under uncertain and conflicting conditions.
Define a research question from a complex scientific problem statement, after in-depth study of the relevant and current scientific literature.
Critically interpret and communicate one's own results via diverse media, also in English and substantiate and argue decisions made to both experts and laypersons.
Be able to position oneself in and operate within a multi- and transdisciplinary and international context, with an understanding of effective leadership and an awareness of cultural sensitivity originating from a societal involvement.
Demonstrate an attitude towards lifelong learning to keep up with the advancements and developments in the own discipline and continue to develop one’s competencies.
Act with respect to scientific integrity, professional deontology and ethics.
Demonstrate sustainability thinking, entrepreneurial skills, and attention to the role of design, science and technology in addressing societal issues from various perspectives, including in an international context.
Critically reflect on one's own thinking and actions, and act according to the limitations of one's competencies in a conscientious and responsible manner.
Possess digital skills to collect, analyse, edit, visualize and communicate a variety of data.
Be aware of the interaction between the temporal and societal context and science (situated knowledge).
Be able to quantify the physical reality by using advanced calculation and simulation methods and argue the validity of these calculations.
Have insight into the deontological, procedural, juridical and economic aspects of the design and construction practice and have knowledge of the relevant legislation and regulation, including standards and technical guidelines, and use these in a critical manner.
Being able to independently collaborate in a more realistic environment and work on a project basis: developing a strategy, organizing, managing, leading and supervising research or realisation, and working result-oriented.

Recognition Professional Qualifications

Law, Decree or European Guidelines the Study Programme complies with

Directive 2005/36/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 September 2005 on the recognition of professional qualifications