
The Master’s Degree Program in Building Engineering and Architecture integrates knowledge from civil engineering and architecture to create a comprehensive professional in the field of building and architectural design. Graduates are equipped to oversee a project from its conception through to its realization and management, addressing both new construction and the restoration and conservation of architectural heritage.
This program continues a rich Italian cultural tradition of great engineers and architects who have conceived extraordinary architectural works and large-scale engineering projects. It offers a multidisciplinary education that addresses the complexities of urban and building processes, from planning and construction to maintenance and management, ensuring that projects are both effective in meeting their objectives and sustainable from a technical and economic perspective.
Spanning five years, the program features a renewed curriculum starting from the 2022/2023 academic year, with a growing focus on international contexts and global career opportunities.
The Master’s Degree in Building Engineering-Architecture is inherently international in scope, providing numerous opportunities for cultural exchanges and collaborations with European universities through an extensive Erasmus exchange program and other academic activities.
Since 2010, the program has offered a Double Master’s Degree in collaboration with Tongji University in Shanghai, China. This pathway allows students to earn a dual degree recognized both in Italy (and thus in the EU) and in the People’s Republic of China. Since 2016, the program also offers a Double Bachelor’s Degree in partnership with Universitat Jaume I in Spain. Additionally, the program has a long-standing tradition of international workshops and Winter/Summer Schools in collaboration with numerous European and non-European universities.
Overview of the program
- MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS 12 CFU - 120 hours
- CITY PLANNING AND PUBLIC WORKS LEGISLATION, URBAN SOCIOLOGY 6 CFU - 66 hours
- ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN 12 CFU - 139 hours
- GEOMETRY AND ALGEBRA 6 CFU - 60 hours
- HISTORY OF ARCHITECTURE 1 12 CFU - 134 hours
- URBAN PLANNING TECHNIQUES 6 CFU - 60 hours
- ARCHITECTURE AND ARCHITECTURAL COMPOSITION 1 12 CFU - 148 hours
- TECHNICAL ARCHITECTURE 1 9 CFU - 83 hours
- ENGLISH FOR ENGINEERING 3 CFU - 22 hours
- GENERAL PHYSICS 9 CFU - 92 hours
- RATIONAL MECHANICS 6 CFU - 60 hours
- DIGITAL MODELS FOR ARCHITECTURAL REPRESENTATION 6 CFU - 60 hours
- HISTORY OF ARCHITECTURE 2 12 CFU - 120 hours
- ARCHITECTURE AND ARCHITECTURAL COMPOSITION 2 12 CFU - 155 hours
- TECHNICAL ARCHITECTURE 2 9 CFU - 80 hours
- ESTIMATION AND CONTRACTUAL PLANNING 9 CFU - 90 hours
- TECHNICAL PHYSICS 9 CFU - 90 hours
- ARCHITECTURAL SURVEY 9 CFU - 90 hours
- SOLID AND STRUCTURAL MECHANICS 9 CFU - 86 hours
- URBAN PLANNING STUDIO 6 CFU - 60 hours
- ADVANCED PLANNING FOR RISK REDUCTION 9 CFU - 90 hours
- ARCHITECTURE AND ARCHITECTURAL COMPOSITION 3 12 CFU - 120 hours
- ARCHITECTURAL ENGINEERING 3 9 CFU - 90 hours
- DESIGN STUDIO IN ARCHITECTURE, PLANNING AND BUILDING PROCESS 6 CFU - 60 hours
- RESTORATION 12 CFU - 120 hours
- STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING 12 CFU - 240 hours
- GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING 9 CFU - 90 hours
- HYDRAULICS 9 CFU - 90 hours
- PRE-THESIS WORKSHOP 18 CFU - 300 hours
- CONSTRUCTION ORGANIZATION AND CONSTRUCTION TECHNOLOGY 9 CFU - 114 hours
- ADVANCED ARCHITECTURE DESIGN STUDIO 6 CFU - 60 hours
- ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE FOR URBAN ANALYSIS AND MODELING 6 CFU - 60 hours
- BUILDING TECHNOLOGIES FOR SUSTAINABLE ARCHITECTURE 6 CFU - 120 hours
- DESIGN STUDIO IN ARCHITECTURE AND ECOLOGIES 6 CFU - 60 hours
- DIGITAL DOCUMENTATION AND DATABASE OF CULTURAL HERITAGE 6 CFU - 60 hours
- ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING AND ASSESSMENT 6 CFU - 120 hours
- ETHICS FOR SUSTAINABLE PROJECTS 6 CFU - 45 hours
- PHOTOGRAMMETRY, LIDAR AND GIS 6 CFU - 61 hours
- FROM SDG GOALS TO PRACTICAL ACTIONS: AN URBAN PLANNING IMPLEMENTATION INVESTIGATION 2 CFU - 16 hours
- ENGLISH LANGUAGE WORKSHOP 3 CFU - 32 hours
- RESTORATION AND PRESERVATION OF BUILDINGS 9 CFU - 80 hours
- TOOLS, METHODS AND PROJECTS FOR INCLUSION 3 CFU - 23 hours
- SUSTAINABILITY SCIENCE IN THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT 3 CFU - 23 hours
- SUSTAINABLE AND RESILIENT REUSE OF EXISTING BUILDINGS 2 CFU - 20 hours
- TRAINEESHIP 3 CFU - 75 hours