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Master’s degree · Adjacent subject: Architectural engineering

Master of Science in Architectural Engineering

Vrije Universiteit Brussel · Faculty of Engineering - Architectural Engineering · Brussels, Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium

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Official award
Master of Science in Architectural EngineeringMSc
Pathway
Not classified
Format
On campus2 years, 120 ECTS
Tuition
Not published

Adjacent subject

This is a architectural engineering program offered alongside the institution’s architecture programs. It is not an architecture degree and is excluded from default architecture results and selections.

About this program

An English-taught two-year engineering master combining architectural design studio work with structural engineering and construction management; adjacent subject (architectural engineering).

Subject
Architectural engineering
Department
Faculty of Engineering - Architectural Engineering
Awarding body
Not stated on the pages we checked

Qualification and professional pathway

Pathway is classified only from a statement on an official page. A degree title such as B.Arch, BA, BSc, M.Arch or MSc does not decide it, and no degree by itself grants permission to practise as an architect.

Degree level
Master’s degreeA postgraduate degree. Entry requirements differ widely: some accept graduates of any subject, others require a prior architecture degree.
Pathway
Pathway not classifiedNo source we could read states the professional status of this program. It is left unclassified rather than guessed from the degree name.
Previous architecture degree required
Not published
Applicants without an architecture degree
Not published

Accreditation, validation and recognition

Recorded for this program and campus, with the authority’s role. Institutional recognition, degree-awarding authority, program accreditation, professional validation and eligibility toward registration are different things; none of them is full professional registration.

No accreditation, validation or registration-pathway record for this program has been verified yet. That does not mean none exists; check the national authority and the institution.

Study structure

Delivery
On campusTaught at the listed campus.
Study mode
Not published
Duration
2 years, 120 ECTS
Credits
120 ECTSCredit systems differ between countries and institutions.
Studio requirements
At least one-quarter of the time is spent in a design studio.
Intakes
Not published
Campus
VUB Main Campus Etterbeek

Teaching language

Taught in
English
English
Taught in EnglishAn English-language website does not mean a program is taught in English.

Admissions

Portfolio
Not published
Interview
Not published
Previous qualification
Direct admission with a VUB Bachelor in Engineering or Engineering Technology; other applicants are evaluated on a complete application file.
Official instructions
Application instructions

Fees and costs

Original currency is authoritative. Each price keeps its basis (per year, per credit, whole program), academic year and student category, and is never converted. Annual tuition and whole-program tuition are different figures.

The institution does not publish tuition for this program on the pages we checked. Ask for current fees, what they include and whether studio, materials, printing, software, equipment and field-trip costs are extra.

Sources and verification

Not published on the program’s source pages: tuition, full-time or part-time options, intakes, portfolio requirement, whether a previous architecture degree is required, accreditation or validation record.

Sources and how this was checked

Last checked 19 October 2026. Each fact carries a verbatim quote that is re-checked against the live page. Research methodology.

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