Chalmers University of Technology: Chalmers University of Technology, situated in Gothenburg, Sweden, is a prominent technical university known for its world-class education and research in engineering, technology, and natural sciences. Chalmers fosters an entrepreneurial and collaborative environment and encourages innovation and sustainability. The university has strong ties with industry and offers students valuable opportunities for practical training and

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Architecture and planning beyond sustainability master's programme at Chalmers Sustainable development is a set of political visions that entails huge challenges for social and technical innovation all over the world. It has consequences for all professions, not least for architecture and urban design, since it is here the full complexity of societal development has to be addressed and managed through design for sustainable development. Sustainable development today is to be integrated into all master’s programmes at Chalmers as a major demand. However, the current master's degree programme differs from most other master's programmes by having sustainable architecture and urban design as the main focus for all courses within the programme. Therefore, this master's programme's clear sustainability agenda and profile are clarified by the programme’s name "beyond sustainability", which is an internationally viable concept for the development of knowledge, methods, and perspectives that follow as the next step in traditional sustainable development. The pedagogical approach is to support you in developing your design skills through a series of design studios, dealing with complex design tasks in very different situations and contexts e.g., neighbourhoods and municipalities in Sweden, informal settlements in developing countries, and technical and social challenges of sustainable building and transformation. This approach challenges and develops your ability to analyse and situate local situations in relation to broader contexts. Design studios contain experience-based learning, fieldwork, tailored lectures, literature studies, seminars, workshops, design project work, and exhibitions. A common thread through the studios is the use of a systems approach to designing although both problems and potential solutions will vary significantly.s The Department of Architecture at Chalmers University of Technology houses an excellent infrastructure in the form of studio spaces, an architecture library, model workshops and digital fabrication, a robot lab, and several research groups and centres. A national and international network is provided through collaborations and partnerships with external practitioners, researchers, stakeholders, and industry. Show less

The master's programme runs for a duration of two years, leading to a Master of Science (MSc) degree. During each year, students can earn 60 credits (ECTS) and complete the programme by accumulating a total of 120 credits. Each semester consists of a combination of theory courses, method courses, and design studios. The theory and method courses are based on lectures, literature, seminars, and shorter design assignments. A design studio focuses on the development of a design project. It is normally case study based.

Within the programme, you can find both compulsory courses, that everyone in the programme takes, and compulsory elective courses and design studios, where you can choose between different options. On some occasions, you will also be able to select between courses and design studios outside of your programme plan. These are called elective courses. The compulsory elective, the elective courses, and design studios should be seen as options, from which your individual professional profile is shaped during the two years.

Compulsory courses year 1
During the first year semester, the programme starts with compulsory content that forms a common foundation in Architecture and urban design from the perspective of sustainability.

Compulsory courses year 2
In the second year, you must complete a master's thesis in order to graduate. The thesis may be worth 30 credits or 60 credits depending on your choice.

Master’s thesis

Compulsory elective courses
During year 1 and 2, you need to select among compulsory elective courses in order to graduate. Through them you can then specialize in various subjects:

Urban and rural transformations
Building design and transformation
Society, justice, and space
Elective courses
You will also be able to select courses outside of your programme plan. These are called elective courses. You can choose from a wide range of elective courses.

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You will need to book the accommodation after you have been accepted.

You can choose to live on campus or off campus in private accommodation.

How to book:

• Make a booking online after you have been accepted (in this case please let us know your choice when you apply).
• Register when you arrive - its not possible to reserve a room before arriving. You can arrive a few days before and book it

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