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VUB Main Campus Etterbeek
120
 ECTS
2 years

Master of Science in Architectural Engineering

Master year 1

ECTS credits

Compulsory courses

Sustainable Urban Design Studio
8
Structural Renovation Techniques
5
Transformable Structures for Circularity
5
Design of Concrete Structures
5
Design of Steel Structures
5
Sustainable Architectural Design Studio
8
Energy Performance of Buildings
5
Post-war History of Construction and Architecture
5
Spatial Structures: Design and Analysis
5
Research methods in architectural engineering
4

Electives

Choose 1 course from the following options.

Theoretical Reflections on Architectural Heritage
5
Structural Analysis and Finite Elements
5
Architecture, Engineering and Construction Project Management
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
Master Thesis Architectural Engineering ULB
24
Advanced Design Studio - Part 1
4
Advanced Design Studio - Part 2
4

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).

Low Energy Design for Sustainable Buildings
4
Daylighting in Buildings
4
Room Acoustics
3
Theory of Architecture and Urbanism
4
Geotechnical Engineering
5
Sustainability: an Interdisciplinary Approach
6
Internship (40 days)
6
Internship (60 days)
10
Theoretical Reflections on Architectural Heritage
5
Structural Analysis and Finite Elements
5
Urban, Environmental and Construction Law
3
Forensic Engineering
5
Design Project Competition
4
Infrastructure and mobility
5
Sustainability in Construction
4
Architecture, Engineering and Construction Project Management
5
Total number of ECTS
120