Bachelor of Science in Engineering: Architecture

An architect possesses not only technical and design talent, but also an aptitude for socio-cultural and architectural-scientific matters. After all, architecture does not exist separately from life and society in which it occurs. Architecture creates the environment, and at the same time establishes itself within that environment.

Bachelor's Programme
3 year 180 credits
Faculty of Engineering and Architecture
Dutch
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What

First and foremost, our programme offers a solid practical training, architectural design methods and presentation techniques, supplemented with a basic knowledge of urban design. You will be made acquainted with, and gain insight into the constructional and technical principles of building. You will be made aware of the significance and social importance of architecture and urban design nourished by historical and architectural theoretical knowledge and reflection. You will be trained in conducting and presenting design-oriented and academic research. And last but not least, you will get to know the architect’s professional practice. The programme curriculum and its rich learning environment offer you the time, the means and the possibilities, depending on your own abilities and interests, to deepen your knowledge and become proficient in one of the specific aspects of the field.

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Remarks

To be able to enrol in the Bachelor of Engineering: Architecture programme, you must have taken the benchmark test.

For whom

Architects need to be in possession of a wide range of qualities. You have technical and design talents as well as an aptitude for social-cultural and architectural-scientific matters. Studying Architecture means choosing a broad intellectual study programme, and having an interest in its various aspects and especially in their mutual relationships.
In terms of prior education, a secondary school diploma with at least 6 hours/week of mathematics in its curriculum is particularly welcome. The first-year mathematics course units build upon a secondary school curriculum containing 6 hours/week of mathematics in the two senior years. Prior knowledge for physics is useful as well, but it is less decisive than mathematics. The design studios make up the artistic component of the study programme. A great interest in design and aesthetics, and the motivation to learn are specific conditions for success. Please note that design is part of the study programme’s bedrock. Simply being good at the basic science course units and architectural-scientific course units will not suffice. A good architect possesses the unique combination of both talents.

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Structure

  • Bachelor

The Bachelor’s programme offers a common curriculum for all students. Programme content is built on three cornerstones: architectural design, engineering and fundamental sciences course units, and architectural sciences. You are introduced to architectural design practice, and to the design process by means of specific design practicals. In the design-related course units (Design Theory, Studio Perception and Presentation Media, Digital Design) you will learn to think and communicate about your own work in words and images, and to choose the appropriate means and presentation techniques to do so. In the engineering course units you are introduced to the construction and technical principles of building The mathematics and physics course units will give you the necessary scientific footing. In addition, we also focus on the social importance of architecture and urban planning.

  • Master

The Master’s curriculum allows for the development of your own specific profile. Each of our students comes into contact with a broad variety of disciplines, all of which are part of the cultural, spatial and technical field of architecture. We confront you with complex social issues, which are impossible to tackle from a monodisciplinary perspective but instead demand a multiperspectivistic approach. In addition, you will choose from a set of design studios focusing on the city, on architecture, the interior or construction details. These design studios are taught by specialists from the Flemish architectural scene, each of whom have their own unique vision.

In the Master’s curriculum, traditional lectures increasingly make way for seminars with a focus on specific themes or issues. Our electives consist for a large part of ‘special issues’. These give you the opportunity to participate in the ongoing research of our lecturers. The Master's dissertation offers the opportunity of an in-depth study of a specific field of knowledge, ranging from building physics, architectural history, to urbanisation processes and architectural design. Your choice of topic is always settled in close consultation with one of our lecturers.

The seminars as well as the Master's dissertation contain highly interactive teaching methods. They garner close interaction between students, lecturers, and researchers.

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Labour Market

Our graduates are professionally active in a wide variety of sectors. After the work placement, some of them set up their own architectural practice, either individually or in group. Other graduates find employment in government services, where they help set the scene for future building and planning. Others choose a career as stability or technical installations engineer, project manager, energy expert or safety coordinator. The study programme also opens up professional perspectives for those who want to focus on advanced visualization techniques or data processing necessary in construction and planning processes. 

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