Prerequisite/Recommended prerequisite for participation in the module

The student must have knowledge, skills and competencies within the architectural design and engineering field corresponding to the completion of the MSc01 - MSc03 Architectural Engineering education.

Content, progress and pedagogy of the module

The master thesis can be conducted as a long master thesis. If choosing to do a long master thesis, it has to include experimental work and has to be approved by the study board. The amount of experimental work must reflect the allotted ECTS.

The final semester sets the stage of manifestation of the students’ abilities to make design solutions. The students must define a problem and display the ability to achieve a design proposal in an integrated whole. The work must include relevant theories and methodologies and be based on the skills and competencies acquired throughout the Master’s program in architecture.

Students who complete the module:

Learning objectives

Knowledge

• Must demonstrate knowledge and understanding within the field of specialisation at a high international level
• Must be able to critically assess knowledge and identify problems within the field of specialisation
• Must demonstrate the ability to select appropriate research based knowledge in the process

Skills

• Must be able to use an advanced integrated design process
• Must be able to independently motivate their choice of methods or/and theoretical approach
• Must be able to demonstrate the acquired skills in tectonics and sustainability in accordance with and at a level suitable to the chosen theme of the master thesis
• Must be able to apply a range of methods within the field of engineering and architecture and demonstrate the use of selected parameters in engineering within the field of specialisation
• Must be able to communicate in a clear and systematic way relevant scientific and professional aspects of the project work both to peer and non-peer

Competences

• Can independently develop a project based on a specific problem within the field of specialisation to the highest international standards
• Can be competent in finding an integrated design solution of Tectonic and Sustainable architecture and make a design that fulfill all predefined criteria
• Can anticipate and solve problems and make a synthesis in the design that includes the technical, functional and aesthetic qualities
• Must be able to present the results of the project work professionally

Type of instruction

See general description of the types of instruction described in the introduction to Chapter 3.

Exam

Exams

Name of exam	Master’s Thesis
Type of exam	Master's thesis/final project
ECTS	60
Permitted aids	Without aids
Assessment	7-point grading scale
Type of grading	External examination
Criteria of assessment	The criteria of assessment are stated in the Examination Policies and Procedures