MSc in Architecture

The master's programme in Architecture offers a unique learning environment where the possibilities for students to tailor their degrees are remarkable. Apart from orientation courses that explore the fundamentals of architecture, students freely choose studio courses from a wide range of themes that address current architectural topics. Graduates reach leading positions both in private architectural firms and the public sector.

Architecture at KTH

The programme consists of studio-based teaching, orientation courses, seminar courses and a final independent degree project. Through the different stages of the programme, you will complete six studio projects, each providing an opportunity to apply and develop skills in varied areas of the learning process. The annual selection procedure allows you to list your preferences for the studios on offer. Most of the ten studios offered have places for about 25–30 students. Studio projects can include both individual work and teamwork.

The final semester degree project is an assignment that the student conducts independently. You will formulate a thesis booklet and develop a project addressing issues developed and discussed with architectural tools and terms. Through the project, you are given the opportunity to show that they have obtained the academic and professional skills of an architect. You will present your degree project on the public examination days where an external jury assesses it.

KTH leads its architectural education and research by combining artistic, design-led, technological and practical aspects of the field. We aim to educate qualified consultants and leaders with a capacity to develop the built environment with respect to design, technology, economics, quality, aesthetics and long-term sustainability. We also constitute a large international study environment recognised for coaching students at an advanced level of studies.

This master's programme corresponds with the advanced level of the five-year degree programme in Architecture (300 ECTS credits). The programme is structured to ensure individual progression and deepening of knowledge, competence and judgement within architecture and related knowledge areas.

This is a two-year programme (120 ECTS credits) given in English. Graduates are awarded the degree of Master of Science. The programme is given mainly at KTH Campus in Stockholm by the School of Architecture and Built Environment (at KTH).

KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm is one of Europe’s leading technical universities, as well as a key centre of intellectual talent and innovation. We are Sweden’s largest technical research and learning institution and home to students, researchers, and faculty from around the world dedicated to advancing knowledge.

History

KTH is a university with a rich history of pioneering ideas and innovation that dates back to 1827. For nearly 200 years KTH has educated students who have gone on to influence our present and make the technological advances that define modern society. Still today, KTH shapes the talents that will find the solutions for tomorrow’s challenges.

Research

KTH is working with industry and society in the pursuit of sustainable solutions to some of humanity’s most significant challenges: climate change, future energy supply, urbanisation, and quality of life for the rapidly-growing elderly population. We are addressing these with world-leading, high-impact research and education in natural sciences and all branches of engineering, as well as in architecture, industrial management, urban planning, history, and philosophy. Almost two-thirds of the SEK 4 billion turnovers are related to research.

Basic and applied research is performed side-by-side at KTH and interdisciplinary research is conducted in parallel with work in specific fields.

Career

KTH maintains close relationships with an expanding network of international companies and the industrial community in a number of fields, and working and studying here provides access to this network.

The latest career report shows that 94 percent of those who graduated from KTH 2010-2012 have been employed since they finished their degree and a remaining 6 percent have gone on to Ph.D. studies. Of the international student population, 30 percent go on to Ph.D. studies at KTH or other renowned universities. 32 percent of KTH Alumni leave Sweden for work or studies abroad. 13 percent lead others in their work, and 13 percent have already received their first managerial position.