Architecture is a specialisation preferred by many young people who love solving problems, have a passion for creativity, or an innovative imagination ready to be shown off.
Over the years, it has become a very popular speciality. Young people are aware of the importance and diversity of Architecture, but also of the need for a permanent practice, as most Architecture courses aim at the practical part, to implement feasible structures not only on paper, through sketches, but also in real life.
Architects can choose to grow in all markets or follow a single specialisation, such as Landscape Architect, Resident Architect, Urban Designer, Green Design Architect or Interior Designer, according to their preferences.
Usually, a major reason that motivates students to study Architecture is the possibility of having an impact on their community. How do they do this? By exploring the world, analysing people’s work on constructions and looking for answers to identified problems, they become more creative, more open to new things, bringing a new vision to the world.
Critical thinking skills are constantly being developed by graduates who study Architecture because they get the opportunity to visualise the structures before they are made.
Upon completion of studies, there are many possibilities for employment, and salaries can be generous. A particular increase in the employment rate is expected to be in the Green Design field. This requires creating environmentally-friendly constructs that do not harm nature and generate sustainability.
Young people must have a university degree in Architecture to pursue a career in that field, that is an Architecture Bachelor or Master of Architecture. Often, undergraduate programmes last 5 years, and Master programmes last between 2 and 3 years, depending on the chosen university and the form of education followed. One notable thing is that Master programmes are often for those who have not completed a Bachelor’s specialisation, and that is why the course component can be similar to the Bachelor’s. As far as Doctoral programmes are concerned, the duration is 3 years, and the architects work on research projects.
At the same time, it should be mentioned that the United States and other territories have introduced a professional license Architect Registration Examination. This is a mandatory exam which tests the candidate’s skills, abilities and knowledge. In the UK, for example, the final registration to become an architect is regulated by the Architects Registration Board.
Although the list of courses may differ from one country to another, some of the most important modules for a Bachelor’s degree in Architecture are Computer Assisted Drawing (CAD), Physics, Visualisation, Science, and Technology.
Throughout their studies, students can take part in various internship programmes or choose a tutor architect to work with. In this way, they get a better idea of what this profession is about in practice and gain the necessary experience needed for their professional development.
It is hard to find a top-rated university that offers the Build environment studies in English that would NOT be in an English speaking country such as GB, US, Australia, and Canada. Those countries have very expensive tuition fees both for internationals and EU citizens. Luckily, TUe offers the architecture bachelor completely in English and the tuition fees are not too high (for eu students). Additionally, the university is highly ranked both in general and field specifically. However, during my studies here I met a lot of troubles when I had to fight for things. For example, my Adobe license was taken in the middle of my degree because “I have a private computer“ and they suddenly stopped supporting those. I also had to fight for my accommodation and only after I exposed them for not following the waiting list was I given one. The teaching style is rather impersonal with lecture halls being full of students and professors not engaging questions and not making sure the taught material is absorbed properly. There are live streams and recordings of the lectures to watch at home but often they don’t work and the person ends up missing a lecture completely.
As for my degree, there are a lot of studios where we need to work on our projects but also in the visualizations and models. Those things require skills with adobe apps and modeling programs as well as materials for model making. However, there is no education about the usage of the programs. (Figure-it-out-yourself style) same goes for models, but there there is a need of buying the materials which also costs money and nobody is reimbursing that.
In my degree the university does give any room for exchange nor do they include an internship in the program. The possibility of Erasmus would be during masters.
The campus is nice, all the buildings are on campus.
As the bottom line, the uni okay for the money, however, there are a lot of things that o would complain about .
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