# Degree structure

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**Program structure**

The two-year program consists of the following components:

1. Core subjects within the AUDE track (15 ECTS)
2. Electives within the AUDE track (30 ECTS)
3. Free electives from [ABP](https://www.tue.nl/en/education/graduate-school/master-architecture-building-and-planning) or another TU/e faculty (30 ECTS)
4. Graduation project (45 ECTS)

More information on the subjects can be found in the [**Education Guide**](https://educationguide.tue.nl/programs/graduate-school/masters-programs/architecture-building-and-planning/curriculum/tracks/architectural-urban-design-and-engineering/?L=2).

**Track information**

As can be seen in the overview of the various *Chairs* below, AUDE comprises a wide range of specializations and perspectives on architectural and urban design.

**Information about the premaster**

ABP master tracks have almost the same [premaster program](https://educationguide.tue.nl/programs/pre-master-programs/architecture-building-and-planning/?L=2) of 30 ECTS for students who have completed their Bachelor's degree at a Dutch university of applied sciences (‘HBO’). Specific components therein that pre-sort for the AUDE track are the Introduction Course in Architecture (2 ECTS) and the entrance project Architecture of Urbanism (10 ECTS).

**Graduation project**

You gain your degree within a graduation studio. You work in a group of six to 12 students in a graduation studio on an individual design project within a common theme. Every three months, a studio is offered for which you can register. More information about the graduation studio can be found in the [brochure](https://assets.w3.tue.nl/s/fileadmin/content/Faculteit_BWK/GS_ABP/Curriculum/Tracks/AUDE/BROCHURE%20AUDE%20-%20SEM%20B%202022-2023.pdf) on our website.

Of course, the graduation project offers plenty of opportunities for individual fulfilment. You have all the advantages of the communal nature of the studios, which is reflected in the themes, the timeline, the supervision, your workplace and the excursions. Often, the first (research) phase is also a collective activity.

The end result of your graduation project is a spatial design of a building, ensemble or larger constellation. The scale area you cover depends on the graduation studio you have selected and the chosen theme. You will document and explain both your research and your design in a concluding thesis. You will be assessed on the basis of the so-called 3 P’s: Product (50%), Process (25%) and Presentation (25%).

For examples of graduation projects, check out our [digital exhibition](https://digitalexhibition.arch.tue.nl/).

## Project

Thesis projects are directly related to the department’s research activities. As a built environment’s physical lifespan is typically longer than its economic lifespan, a key area of interest is the development of sustainable, flexible, environmentally-friendly, and safe buildings and installations.

Your research takes place within one of the following chairs:

## Research Living Cities - Built Environment

[Department of the Built Environment

### Architectural History and Theory

AHT explores architectural history, theory, philosophy, and heritage studies, reflecting the interplay between these disciplines and their…](https://www.tue.nl/en/research/research-groups/living-cities/architectural-history-and-theory)[Department of the Built Environment

### Architectural Design and Engineering

ADE analyzes programs for buildings, develops concepts, investigates tectonic solutions and evaluates constructions and materials.](https://www.tue.nl/en/research/research-groups/living-cities/architectural-design-and-engineering)[Department of the Built Environment

### Rational Architecture

Rational Architecture is geared to the typological and morphological analysis and critique of the existing city on the scale of the city as…](https://www.tue.nl/en/research/research-groups/living-cities/rational-architecture)

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