Program Overview
The Master in Architecture addresses the contemporary challenges of climate change, resource scarcity, and social inequalities through the lens of architecture, urbanism, and territorial design.
Career Opportunities
Career opportunities The Master in Architecture provides students with relevant skills in research and design in the field of architecture and urbanism. By deepening knowledge acquired during their Bachelor studies and providing tools to master complex design and research tasks, the Master in Architecture prepares students for their role as critical and engaged actors in the production of the built and unbuilt environment. More info Download the flyer Objectives The programme centres around the question of the socio-ecological transition, aiming at repairing human and natural habitats through design. From relationships between built and non-built environments, human and non-human communities, new and existing contexts, to questions of land ownership, governance, resource management, and community-building, architecture and urban design need to be understood as urgent political projects. Within the built environment disciplines, there are opportunities to shift our ways of working towards a social and environmental emancipatory practice. In addressing these urgencies, the Master in Architecture provides research and pedagogical tools for a critical approach to architecture and urbanism, positioning repair, maintenance, and care as core values of not only design projects and processes, but also the profession itself. Learning outcomes At the end of the programme, students will have gained the abilities and skills to: understand the production of the built environment in its social, political, cultural, and environmental complexities work in interdisciplinary teams and develop a multidisciplinary approach to research and design manage complex scientific investigation and design project tasks communicate research and design across different media formulate their critical position vis-à-vis an object of study or design evaluate their research and design abilities as well as those of the teaching staff, team members, and external contributors to engage in critical debate,
Program Curriculum
Programme The programme structure is organised around a full-time, two-year interdisciplinary curriculum with the final semester dedicated to a semester-long thesis project. Before the start of the third semester, students are required to complete a minimum of a two-month-long internship in an architectural practice. Classes are taught in English. masterarchitecture.lu Admissions Academic Contents Semestre 1 Semestre 1 Semestre 2 Semestre 3 Semestre 4 Course offer for Semestre 1 (2026-2027 Winter) MARCH Design Studio semester I ECTS credits: 8 Course code: F3_ARCHIT-1 Course title: MARCH Design Studio semester I Number of ECTS: 8 Course code: F3_ARCHIT-1 Module(s): Design Studio semester I Language: EN Mandatory: Yes The design studio helps students to achieve the following goals:(1)To position themselves in contemporary debates in architecture;(2)To develop critical analytical tools to read and understand urban development;(3)To acquire proficiency of the spatial requirements of various functions and uses; (4)To acquire the necessary skills for the presentation of projects;(5)To develop the capacities to design complex urban and architectural projects;(6)To mature in quantification and communication strategies of urban and architectural projects.(7)To develop a sensitivity for structures and sustainable construction methods. Architecture, as a discipline, has traditionally been organised around the design and study of the built form. Yet, our understanding of soil and air—environments that both house and enable buildings as well as life in and around them—has remained largely outside of architectural discussions. In Western thought, soil has long served as the fundamental substrate of life, language, and housing, while air has been relegated to the background or rendered invisible. In The Forgetting of Air in Martin Heidegger, Luce Irigaray criticises this oversight and argues that Heidegger’s privileging of earth and dwelling reveals a continuous “forgetting of ai
Admission Requirements
Admissions To apply for a programme at the University of Luxembourg, candidates must comply with the general eligibility criteria for the chosen programme type and be selected by the study programme based on the quality of their application. The programme at a glance – 120 ECTS Duration: 2 years / 4 sem Teaching languages: EN Admissions: EU: 1 Feb 2026 – 24 Jun 2026 Non-EU: 1 Feb 2026 – 24 Mar 2026 Fees: 400€/ sem. (semester 1,2,3,4) Format: Full-time programme (Part-time student status allowed) Specific information for this programme Requirements The requirement for the Master is a three-year Bachelor degree in architecture covering 180 ECTS, or equivalent. Post-graduates in architecture are welcome to apply too. B2 certificate English More information on proof of language skills In addition to the documents required for the enrolment at the University of Luxembourg, students need to submit the following documents separately: – portfolio of your academic design work or projects (maximum 25 pages of work samples in A4 size). – letter of motivation (maximum 500 words in A4 size). – detailed CV (Please also indicate your skype name). Portfolio guidelines The objective of the provided portfolio guidelines is to provide a better overview of the design approach, representation skills, and scope of work covered by the student applicants, as well as to ascertain the likeliness of a successful completion of the Master in Architecture Programme at the University of Luxembourg. The evaluation of your portfolio is for the purpose of admission into this specific Master in Architecture Programme and will not qualify or disqualify you for any other study at another institute or university. PDF, maximum 25 single pages. The size should be maximum 25MB Selected fragments of design and research projects, works in art and display. Students are advised to show projects of different typologies/backgrounds, as much as possible within their scope of work (examples: architecture, urban pl
Tuition & Financial Information
Tuition Fee
400€/semester
About University of Luxembourg
University of Luxembourg
Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg
The University of Luxembourg is a public research university in Esch-sur-Alzette and Luxembourg City, Luxembourg. It was founded in 2003 and is the only public university in Luxembourg.
University Profile- Application Deadline EU: 1 Feb 2026 – 24 Jun 2026 Non-EU: 1 Feb 2026 – 24 Mar 2026 Fees: 400€/ sem. (semester 1,2,3,4) Fo
- Start Date September
- Language English
- Duration 2 years
- Credits 120
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