Architectural Technology and Construction Management

In the Constructing Architect programme, you learn to plan and coordinate building and installation projects. You will have courses in information technology, mathematics/physics and foreign languages. You will also learn how to run a business. The programme is both theoretic and practical in nature.

The curriculum is divided into a compulsory part and an elective part. The compulsory part makes up 2½ years of the programme, and includes the following subject areas:

• General studies: communication, work methodology, organisation and teamwork, information technology, numeracy and applied mathematics/physics, as well as a foreign language
• Business: business operations and administration, legal issues and law
• Production: building and installation production, and project management; in order to qualify as an Engineering or Land Surveyor, including data presentation and plan production
• Projecting: construction and planning as well as project management

The elective part, which makes up 1 year of the programme, consists of an internship, a specialisation and a final project.

Teaching varies between lectures and classroom instruction. In addition, there is often project work together with other students. Students are encouraged to participate in class discussions.

Read more about Danish teaching methods on www.studyindenmark.dk.

Architectural Technology and Construction Management can be studied as a:

• 3½-year bachelor degree programme (210 ECTS)
• 1½-year AP degree, Building Technology (90 ECTS)

You also have the possibility to take single courses or subjects within the programme.

If you complete the bachelor degree programme, you will graduate with the title professional bachelor.

Or you can choose to take the first 2 years of the programme, obtaining the title Building Technician.

You can study Architectural Technology and Construction Management at The Copenhagen School of Design and Technology, Lillebaelt Academy in Odense, University College Northern Denmark (UCN) in Aalborg and at VIA University College in Horsens. Or you can take the first 3 semesters at Business Academy Aarhus in Aarhus and the last 4 semesters at VIA University College in Horsens.

The general admission requirements for international students include one of the following international certificates: the Danish/French Baccalauréat (DFB), the European Baccalaureate (EB), the International Baccalaureate (IB), the Option Internationale du Baccalauréat (OIB) or another foreign qualifying examination certificate that can be equated with a Danish upper secondary school leaving certificate.

In addition, documentation may be required verifying your proficiency in English is at a specified level.

Contact the educational institution you wish to apply to for detailed information on entry requirements and required English proficiency levels.

To find out whether the level of your foreign certificate satifies the general entry requirements, see the Danish Agency for International Education.

The application deadline is March 15 for a course start in September. Admission is handled through The Danish Coordinated Application System. You can apply via optagelse.dk.

A few educational institutions offer a course start in February, where applications are sent directly to the institution. Contact the educational institution for detailed information on application deadlines.

Exchange students should contact their home institution for information on application procedures and deadlines.

Tuition

There is a tuition fee for all full-degree students, unless you are a student from an EU/EEA country, or from Switzerland.

Students within an exchange programme are not required to pay tuition.

Contact the individual institution for more specific information.

Semester Start

An academic year is made up of two semesters, which begin around September 1 and February 1.

The programme is graded at level 6 in the Danish Qualification Framework for Lifelong Learning. The Qualification Framework contains levels 1-8 and defines the expected learning outcome of an education programme. Read more about Qualification Framework for Higher Education.

You can find information on practical issues related to your study visit in Denmark with Danish Agency for International Education, using either of the following links:

www.studyindenmark.dk

www.iu.dk