Master in Dept. of Spatial Design & Engineering

At Handong Global University in Pohang, South Korea, the Department of Spatial Design & Engineering offers a master's degree taught in English. This discipline sits between architecture and engineering, training students to design physical spaces while understanding the structural, mechanical, and material systems required to build them. The curriculum generally includes design studio coursework, structural analysis, building systems and construction methods, and digital design tools used for modeling and documentation. Students also examine urban-scale design questions, considering how individual buildings relate to surrounding infrastructure, public space, and city planning frameworks. Programs of this kind typically center on studio projects, where students take a design concept through successive stages of development, testing its feasibility against engineering and regulatory constraints along the way. Career paths for graduates include architectural practice, urban design and planning roles, construction and project management positions, and engineering roles focused on building systems. Some graduates move into real estate development or design consulting that spans both creative and technical work. The program runs for four to six semesters and admits students in February or March. English-medium instruction opens the program to international students, who study alongside Korean classmates while engaging with design and construction practices specific to South Korea. Given the ongoing demand for professionals who can move fluidly between design intent and engineering execution, this combined training prepares graduates for roles across architecture, urban design, and building engineering.