Default track
The standard track in the Master of Science in Architectural Engineering (BRUFACE) (120 ECTS) is built up modularly:
MA1:
- Compulsory courses (55 ECTS)
- Elective courses (5 ECTS)
MA2:
- Compulsory courses (32 ECTS)
- Elective courses (28 ECTS)
Master of Science in Architectural Engineering
Master year 1
ECTS credits
Compulsory courses
Design of Concrete Structures
5
Sustainable Architectural Design Studio
8
Transformable Structures for Circularity
5
Research methods in architectural engineering
4
Structural Renovation Techniques
5
Design of Steel Structures
5
Energy Performance of Buildings
5
Spatial Structures: Design and Analysis
5
Post-war History of Construction and Architecture
5
Sustainable Urban Design Studio
8
Electives
Choose 1 course from the following options.
Structural Analysis and Finite Elements
5
Architecture, Engineering and Construction Project Management
5
Theoretical Reflections on Architectural Heritage
5
Master year 2
ECTS credits
Compulsory courses
From the courses listed below, you have to obtain 32 ECTS credits.
Master Thesis Architectural Engineering
24
Advanced Design Studio - Part 1
4
Advanced Design Studio - Part 2
4
Master Thesis Architectural Engineering ULB
24
Electives
From the courses listed below, you have to obtain 28 ECTS credits. Up to 6 ECTS can be selected in the transversal module or in the Master programmes at ULB or VUB (after academic validation).
Structural Analysis and Finite Elements
5
Theoretical Reflections on Architectural Heritage
5
Room Acoustics
3
Architecture, Engineering and Construction Project Management
5
Low Energy Design for Sustainable Buildings
5
Internship (60 days)
10
Daylighting in Buildings
4
Design Project Competition
4
Infrastructure and mobility
5
Urban and Construction Law
3
Sustainability: an Interdisciplinary Approach
6
Urban, Environmental and Construction Law
3
Forensic Engineering
5
Sustainability in Construction
4
Theory of Architecture and Urbanism
5
Internship (40 days)
6
Geotechnical Engineering
5
Total number of ECTS
120