Degree in Architecture Studies

Barcelona School of Architecture (ETSAB)

Graduates of this degree in Architecture Studies will be technically competent and scientifically rigorous professionals who will be involved in productive architectural work and architectural designs that satisfy both aesthetic and technical requirements. You will have knowledge of the history and theories of architecture, urban design and urban planning, research methods and preparation of construction projects, in addition to the problems of structure, construction and engineering related to building design. You will understand the relationships between people, buildings and their environment, and the architectural profession and its role in society, enabling you to take into account the social factors of design.

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General details

Duration: 5 years
Study load: 300 ECTS credits (including the bachelor's thesis). One credit is equivalent to a study load of 25-30 hours.
Delivery: Face-to-face
Fees and grants: Approximate fees per academic year: €2,326 (€3,489 for non-EU residents). Consult the public fees system based on income (grants and payment options).
Location: Barcelona School of Architecture (ETSAB)
Official degree: Recorded in the Ministry of Education's degree register

Admission

Places: 350
Registration and enrolment: What are the requirements to enrol in a bachelor's degree course?
Legalisation of foreign documents: All documents issued in non-EU countries must be legalised and bear the corresponding apostille.

Curriculum

First course

Second course

Third course

Fourth course

Fifth course

Optional

(Ang) l'Collective Housing: Precedents, Current Developments and Alternativescol·lectiu: Antecedents, Realitzacions Actuals i Alternatives 3
Anthropology of the City 5
Architectural Acoustics. Room Acoustics 3
Architectural Digital Photography 5
Architectural Survey of the Built Heritage 3
Architecture and Cinema 4
Architecture and Collective Action Seminar 3
Architecture and Invention Seminar I 3
Architecture and Invention Seminar II 3
Architecture and Politics 4
Architecture as Experience Seminar I 3
Architecture as Experience Seminar II 3
Architecture, Materials and Environment 3
Barcelona I: Walking Barcelona 5
Bim Management 5
Building Communities 5
Business Management and Start-Up for Architects 3
Cities in History 5
Computer Design and Calculation of Bidirectional Reinforced Concrete Structures 5
Design of the Structure of the Project Using Virtual Modelling Software 2.5
Designing in Wood: Construction and Calculation 5
Designing Structural Public Space Seminar 3
Enviromental Architecture. Energy Saving 3
Environment and Architectural Parameters: a Projectual Method 5
From Rough Material to Design with Parametric Tools 5
Furniture and Architecture: From Mass-Produced to Tailor-Made 2.5
Ground Architecture 2.5
History of Spanish Architecture (XIX-XX) 3
History of Western Art I 3
History of Western Art II 3
Housing and Cooperation 5
Implementation of Parametric Design Systems 5
Industrialized Construction and Innovation 3
Infrastructure and Technic Seminar 3
Infrastructure, City and Architecture Seminar I 3
Interactive Urban Scenarios 3
Interior Architecture 2.5
Introduction to Architectural Heritage 3
Introduction to Scenography 5
Journey to Troy 3
Low-Cost Technologies for Cooperation 5
Metropolitan Barcelona: Open Data and Digital Cartographies 4
Modelling of Curves and Surfaces 2.5
Natural and Artificial Lighting 3
New York-Barcelona: Urban Tissues Atlas 2.5
Nordic Masters 5
Program and Place Seminar I 3
Program and Place Seminar II 3
Project and Landscape Seminar 3
Public Space / Urban Design 3
Re-Inhabit: Dwelling and Street 5
Real Estate Valuations 2.5
Rehabilitation Techniques and Application 3
Space: Unity and Privacy 4
Territory and Landscape 5
To Look is to Project. the Architects and the Photography 5
Urban Architecture. Historic City 2.5
Urban Management 3
Urban Notes 3
Urban Regeneration and Reconversion Seminar 3
Urbanism and Ecology. Concepts, Strategies and Projects 5
Visiting Studio Seminar I 3
Visiting Studio Seminar II 3
Visual Lab. Hybrid Drawing 2.5

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Professional opportunities

Professional opportunities

Building design.
Design of public space.
Calculation of structures in the building.
Urban and territorial planning.
Real estate management.
Interior design and the design of furniture and objects.
Design of temporary structures, exhibitions and theatre sets.
Graphic design.
Diagnosis of energy consumption of buildings and urban spaces.
Environmental impact studies.
Architecture and the law: appraisal, arbitration and valuation; dealing with procedures regarding building use.
Teaching and research.