Master of Science in Architecture Curricula

Semester 1

Code	Name	Type	Category	Credits	ECTS
ARCH 401	ADVANCED DESIGN STUDIO I	B	Compulsory	6	12
ARCH 461	URBAN PLANNING	B	Compulsory	3	6
ARCH 495	PLANNING THEORIES	B	Compulsory	3	6
ARCH 493	ELECTIVE COURSE	C	Elective	3	6

Semester 2

Code	Name	Type	Category	Credits	ECTS
ARCH 402	ADVANCED DESIGN STUDIO II	B	Compulsory	6	12
ARCH 410	RESEARCH METHODS	A	Compulsory	3	6
ARCH 418	CASE STUDIES IN ARCHITECTURAL CRITICISM	B	Compulsory	4	6
ARCH 496	ELECTIVE COURSE	C	Elective	3	6

Semester 3

Code	Name	Type	Category	Credits	ECTS
ARCH 501	SUPERVISED INDEPENDENT STUDY AND RESEARCH	B	Compulsory	4	12
ARCH 561	SPECIAL TOPICS IN URBAN PLANNING AND DESIGN	B	Compulsory	4	6
ARCH 415	LANDSCAPE RESEARCH	B	Compulsory	3	6
ARCH 577	ELECTIVE COURSE	C	Elective	3	6

Semester 4

Code	Name	Type	Category	ECTS
ARCH 500	MASTER THESIS	E	Compulsory	18
ARCH 598	PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE AT CONSTRUCTION SITE	D	Compulsory	6
ARCH 599	PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE AT ARCHITECTURAL STUDIO	D	Compulsory	6

Semester Elective

Elective Courses

Code	Name	Type	Category	Credits	ECTS
ARCH 413	HOUSING SYSTEMS	C	Elective	3	6
ARCH 417	ARCHITECTURE AND FILM	C	Elective	3	6
ARCH 421	DESIGN METHODS	C	Elective	3	6
ARCH 431	ADVANCED STRUCTURAL SYSTEMS	C	Elective	3	6
ARCH 432	SUNLIGHTING IN ARCHITECTURE	C	Elective	3	6
ARCH 452	NEW BUILDING TECHNOLOGIES	C	Elective	3	6
ARCH 456	URBAN MICROCLIMATE	C	Elective	3	6
ARCH 462	HOUSING SYSTEMS	C	Elective	3	6
ARCH 463	GIS APPLICATIONS FOR PLANNERS	C	Elective	3	6
ARCH 474	THEORIES OF ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN	C	Elective	3	6
ARCH 475	TRESHOLDS OF 20-TH CENTURY	C	Elective	3	6
ARCH 476	FORECASTING IN DESIGN	C	Elective	3	6
ARCH 477	ARCHITECTURE IN CONTEXT	C	Elective	3	6
ARCH 478	ARCHITECTURE AND IDENTITY	C	Elective	3	6
ARCH 479	PSYCHOLOGY IN ARCHITECTURE	C	Elective	3	6
ARCH 480	EVALUATION IN ARCHITECTURE	C	Elective	3	6
ARCH 481	HOUSING FOR LOW-INCOME GROUPS	C	Elective	3	6
ARCH 482	ENVIRONMENTAL AESTHETICS	C	Elective	3	6
ARCH 483	ARCHITECTURE AND TECHNOLOGY	C	Elective	3	6
ARCH 484	COMPUTER APPLICATIONS IN ARCHITECTURE	C	Elective	3	6
ARCH 485	HOME AND CULTURE STUDIES	C	Elective	3	6
ARCH 486	DIGITAL VISUALISATION & PRESENTATION	C	Elective	3	6
ARCH 487	INTRODUCTION TO HYDROLOGY	C	Elective	3	6
ARCH 491	ARCHITECT`S MARKET STRUCTURE	C	Elective	3	6
ARCH 492	DESIGN WITH CLIMATE	C	Elective	3	6
ARCH 493	REMOTE SENSING AND CARTOGRAPHY	C	Elective	3	6
ARCH 496	ASSESSMENT METHODS	C	Elective	3	6
ARCH 502	COMPUTATIONAL DESIGN: THEORY AND APPLICATIONS	C	Elective	3	6
ARCH 504	SPECIAL PROBLEMS IN ARCHITECTURE STUDIES	C	Elective	3	6
ARCH 505	SPECIAL TOPICS IN ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN	C	Elective	3	6
ARCH 506	SUSTAINABLE DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH WORKSHOP	C	Elective	3	6
ARCH 507	BUILDING AND HUMAN ECOLOGY	C	Elective	3	6
ARCH 508	INTERIOR DESIGN RESEARCH WORKSHOP	C	Elective	3	6
ARCH 509	READINGS ON HISTORY OF ARCHITECTURE	C	Elective	3	6
ARCH 510	OTTOMAN ARCHITECTURE	C	Elective	3	6
ARCH 511	SOCIAL AND CULTURAL THEMES IN URBAN ARCHITECTURE	C	Elective	3	6
ARCH 512	HISTORY OF CONTEMPORARY ITALIAN ARCHITECTURE	C	Elective	3	6
ARCH 513	MODELING THE IDEA	C	Elective	3	6
ARCH 514	RESEARCH ON FABRICATION	C	Elective	3	6
ARCH 515	MUSEOLOGY	C	Elective	3	6
ARCH 516	URBAN SOCIOLOGY	C	Elective	3	6
ARCH 517	MODERN ARCHITECTURE IN ALBANIA	C	Elective	3	6
ARCH 518	VERNICULAR ARCHITECTURE	C	Elective	3	6
ARCH 519	TRADITIONAL DWELLINGS IN THE BALKAN REGION	C	Elective	3	6
ARCH 520	TRADITIONAL DWELLINGS IN ALBANIA	C	Elective	3	6
ARCH 521	ENVIRONMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY	C	Elective	3	6
ARCH 522	DIRECTED STUDIES IN ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN	C	Elective	3	6
ARCH 524	ARCHITECTURE, DESIGN AND THEORY	C	Elective	3	6
ARCH 526	HOUSING ISSUES IN CONTEMPORARY SOCIETY	C	Elective	3	6
ARCH 527	WATER URBANISM	C	Elective	3	6
ARCH 528	GREEN URBANISM & ECOLOGICAL INFRASTRUCTURES	C	Elective	3	6
ARCH 529	TRANS-DISCIPLINARY RESEARCH PRACTICES	C	Elective	3	6
ARCH 530	NATURE DRIVEN URBAN PLANNING AND DESIGN	C	Elective	3	6
ARCH 531	SPECIAL TOPICS IN BUILDING TECHNOLOGY	C	Elective	4	6
ARCH 532	BUILDING PRODUCTION SYSTEMS	C	Elective	3	6
ARCH 539	HOUSING AND CHANGE	C	Elective	3	6
ARCH 570	DESIGN WITH PREFABRICATED BUILDING ELEMENTS	C	Elective	3	6
ARCH 571	ARCHITECTURE AND UTOPIA	C	Elective	3	6
ARCH 572	METHODS AND TECHNIQUES IN HOUSING RESEARCH	C	Elective	3	6
ARCH 574	GEOMETRY IN ARCHITECTURE	C	Elective	3	6
ARCH 577	GOVERNANCE IN PLANNING PROCESSES	C	Elective	3	6