Fontys University of Applied Sciences

Master Architecture

Learn how to effectively combine design intelligence with a reflective attitude and practical skills. The competence-based curriculum is geared towards mastering seven crucial competencies: design, research, collaboration, communication, entrepreneurial skills, organization, and professional practice. You’ll gain experience and education beyond the school curriculum by combining your study with employment in a professional environment. Additionally, the academy itself is a laboratory for spatial assignments from real stakeholders, and the studio is the perfect place to apply new skills and methods to create design proposals for complex spatial problems.

Why this study in the Netherlands?

• You’ll be part of Fontys Academy of the Arts, a creative learning community
• Our tutors are professionals from a variety of disciplines with a strong relation to practice
• You’ll engage in an intensive programme in a small community together with fellow Architecture and Urbanism students
• The programme has a vertical structure that synergises working and studying at the same time, encouraging you to become an independent and critical thinker in approaching real-world and future challenges
• Our international environment gives you a broad view of real-world problems and hands-on solutions to tackle these challenges
• After graduation, you’ll be eligible to register immediately in the Dutch Architecture Register and start working as an (independent) architect

What does your week look like

The course is carried out in a 40-week intensive program. You’ll work in the Design studio at Fontys in Tilburg one day per week. Alongside this, self-study comprises 10 hours and practical work 20 hours per week. You’ll follow theory classes once a week.