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Master's Programme Architecture

As of winter semester 2019/2020 this programme is no longer open to new entrants. For information on the succeeding master’s programme please consult this page »

Faculty	Faculty of Architecture
Duration / ECTS-Credits	4 semesters / 120 ECTS-Credits
Academic Degree	Diplom-Ingenieurin/Diplom-Ingenieur (Dipl.-Ing. or DI)
Qualification Level	Master (Second Cycle) ISCED-11: Level 7, EQF/NQF: Level 7
ISCED-F	0731 Architecture and Town Planning
Mode of Study	Full-Time
Study Code	C 066 443
Curriculum	Information on the Curriculum (2008W) *
Admission Requirements	Relevant bachelor's degree or equivalent

Information on Curriculum (2008W)

The complete version of the curriculum reflects the currently valid version of the curriculum. It is for informational purposes only and is not legally binding. The legally binding version of the curriculum, including any amendments, may be found in the University of Innsbruck Bulletins.

In order to determine which version of the curriculum is applicable in your case, see the Catalogue of Studies,
  available at: https://lfuonline.uibk.ac.at/public/lfuonline_meinestudien.studienblatt
  Section: Current Curriculum version.

University of Innsbruck Bulletins » (Click to open all University of Innsbruck Bulletins)

Requirements

Relevant bachelor's degrees at the University of Innsbruck:

• Bachelor's Programme Architecture 

Criteria for the determination of equalence:

Admission to the master's degree programme may also be possible if a student has completed a bachelor's degree in a relevant related field. As part of the determination of equivalence, the following core areas of the completed bachelor's degree programme will be assessed:

• 60.0 ECTS-Credits Core Area: Design Studio and Design
• 10.0 ECTS-Credits Core Area: History and Theory
• 20.0 ECTS-Credits Core Area: Construction, Materil, Technology
• 10.0 ECTS-Credits Core Area: Urban Design and Landscape Architecture
• 10.0 ECTS-Credits Core Area: Art and Culture
• 10.0 ECTS-Credits Core Area: Digital and Analog Architectural Representation

In the event that equivalence has been established in principle but with certain qualifications missing for full equivalence, supplemental examinations may be required. These examinations must be completed during the master degree programme.

Recommended Course Sequence

The exemplary course sequence given below is recommended for full-time students beginning their study programme in the winter semester. The table shows one possible course sequence for the bachelor's programme and is not compulsory. Delays resulting from repeated examinations are not taken into account.

The standard duration of the study programme is 4 semesters or 120 ECTS-Credits, whereby according to the Universities Act of 2002, a workload of 1,500 (real) hours per academic year must be fulfilled, corresponding to 60 ECTS-Credits (one ECTS-Credit is equivalent to a workload of 25 hours).

First Semester »

Second Semester »

Third Semester »

Fourth Semester »

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(1) Three compulsory intensifying modules must be completed worth a total of 20 ECTS-Credits from M20 to M22.

  
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Qualification Profile and Skills

The master's programme imparts core competences and in-depth knowledge of the practice and theory of architecture, taking into account artistic, scientific, technical, social, economic and ecological aspects. Students learn the analysis and specification of building and planning tasks, design and construction, presenting and conveying information relevant to planning, and controlling the processes of project development, planning and realization.

The master's programme serves to

• extend and deepen the fundamental knowledge acquired in the bachelor's programme and to promote independent working skills based on scientific and artistic principles;
• promote integrative design and problem-solving abilities in architecture, urban development and in wider (multidisciplinary) contexts;
• develop the ability to integrate knowledge and to deal with complexities.

In line with the principle of research-driven teaching, the master's programme allows in-depth scientific treatment of a specialization topic with individually selectable variants. 

Expected Learning Outcomes

Future Prospects: Occupational Profiles and Career Opportunities

• Leadership roles in the implementation of projects in architecture, urban development and related disciplines
• Independent or leading work in architectural and planning offices, in building and planning departments of companies, and in public administration
• Project development and consulting
• Product development in building and design industries
• Activities in archtectural publishing, architectural theory, architectural criticism and creative industries
• Teaching and research at universities, academies, colleges and technical high schools

Postgraduate and further Studies at the University of Innsbruck

• Doctoral Programme Architecture

Supplementary Programme Programme

Within the scope of the Study Programme, a Supplementary Programme corresponding to 45 ECTS-Credits or 60 ECTS-Credits may be passed. Admission to the Supplementary Programme requires the admission to or the having passed of one of the selected Study Programmes. Detailed information:

• https://www.uibk.ac.at/studium/angebot/es-entrepreneurship/
  
• https://www.uibk.ac.at/studium/angebot/es-informatik/

Information about examination regulations, assessment and grading

Examination regulations

The examination regulation is an integral part of the curriculum, detailed information can be found under the paragraph examination regulations.

Description of the applied grading system (including the grade distribution) »

Information about the Programme (in German only)

• Guidelines for electronic submission and publication of academic theses and Instruction 

Equivalence Lists

• Equivalence List Architecture

Examination Dates (in German only)

• Examination dates 2018/2019
• Examination dates 2019/2020 and Information Greenlight

Forms (in German only)

• Examination Records
• Application for the Master's Thesis
  Please enclose a 1-page exposé, in which contents and methods of the planned master's thesis are briefly presented.
   Content Exposè: To be attached to the application for the master thesis is an abstract in which the planned master thesis is briefly outlined and the architectural focus is clearly formulated. Indicate whether it is a theoretical work or a design/project/installation. Further information: bibliography (5 most important works) in the case of theoretical/scientific work, or reference projects/reference buildings (5 most important) in the case of project work.
• Application for the Final Examination
  
• Recognition of exams AND Supplementary Sheet
• Cover Sheet of the Master's Thesis
• Declaration of Academic Honesty
  
• To block the Master's Thesis
  
• Application for Admission to the third and fourth repetition of a course examination

Contact and Information

Examination Office
Standort Technikerstraße 17

Dean of Studies
Univ.-Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Karolin Elisabeth Schmidbaur

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