When doing project work, you work closely in groups with other students. This gives you the opportunity to cooperate, share knowledge and to explore larger and more complex academic problems than what you would have been able to do on your own. Furthermore, the groups serve a social purpose and make it easier for you to get to know your fellow students and feel more at home at the university.?Learn more about?teamwork at AAU.

Aalborg University works closely with the business community. This means that as a student you will work with real issues from companies and organisations. Thus, while you are studying, you already have the opportunity to enhance your academic competences with a business-oriented and practical angle.

At Aalborg University teaching is research based. This means that your lecturers are doing research within the same academic field as he or she is teaching. You thus have access to the latest knowledge and dedicated teachers who are passionate about what they teach. The teaching material not only includes books but may also consist of, for example, current academic articles from journals.

As a university city Aalborg has many advantages. The city is Denmark's fourth largest, and a good 20 percent of the municipality's inhabitants are students. The city has much to offer when it comes to culture, sports and leisure, but at the same time, has a manageable size and safe environment. Compared to other major university cities, it is easy to find good student accommodations in Aalborg.?Learn more about student life in Aalborg.

Project: Sustainable-Tectonic Architecture: Integrating Social Sustainability and Climate Impact (20 ECTS)

Course: Advanced Integrated Design I: Sustainable-tectonic Design with Integrating of Structure, Site and Climate Conditions (5 ECTS)

Course: Advanced Integrated Design II: Green Building Strategies with Focus on Energy and Emission Assessment (5 ECTS)

Project: Explorations and Experiments in Sustainable-Tectonic Architectural Design (20 ECTS)

2 courses: Advanced Integrated Design III. You must choose 2 of the following electives* (10 ECTS):

• Critical-experimental Studies in Computation and Performance-aided Design to Support Sustainable-tectonic Design Thinking
• Critical-experimental Studies in Acoustics and Materiality to Support Sustainable-tectonic Design Thinking
• Critical-experimental Studies in Life Cycle Assessment and Materiality to Support Sustainable-tectonic Design Thinking
• Critical-experimental Studies in Social Sustainability, Health and Wellbeing to Support Sustainable-tectonic Design Thinking.

* (electives will be offered if 12 students or more register for the course)

Project: Independent Choice: Research, Practice or Development in Architectural Design-engineering (25 ECTS)

Course: You must choose 1 of the following electives* (5 ECTS):

• Academic Paper Writing
• Advanced Integrated Design IV: Extended Construction Management, Project Design and Life Cycle Cost Estimates.

* (electives will be offered if 12 students or more register for the course)

Master's Thesis?(30 ECTS)

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Aalborg University is famous for its problem based learning which means that you work in a group on a written assignment each semester - possibly in collaboration with an industrial partner. This study method is also called ¡°The Aalborg Model for Problem Based Learning¡±. The method is highly recognised internationally; including by UNESCO.
The problem based project work at Aalborg University gives you the opportunity to acquire new knowledge and competencies at a high academic level in an independent way. You get to apply theory to practice when you work to solve real-life problems, which will ensure that you are well prepared for your future career.
Learn more about?PBL.

When doing project work, you work closely in groups with other students who have roughly the same academic interests and ambitions as yourself. This gives you the opportunity to cooperate, share knowledge and to explore larger and more complex academic problems than you would have been able to do on your own. Furthermore, the groups serve a social purpose and make it easier for you to get to know your fellow students.
Learn more about group work at AAU.

Aalborg University works closely with the business community, which means that during your studies you work with real issues from companies and organisations. Thus, you will already have the opportunity while studying to obtain practical experience with the theory you learn at the university.

At Aalborg University, we offer research-based teaching, which in short means that your lecturers conduct research in the same area they teach. You thus have access to the latest knowledge and dedicated teachers who are passionate about what they teach. The teaching material thus not only includes books but may also consist of current articles from journals.?

The laboratories at Aalborg University are of the highest standard, and they play an important role in the teaching. You will work under the best laboratory conditions with access to state-of-the-art technology, which is vital for your benefiting from the teaching.

As a university city, Aalborg has many advantages. The city is Denmark's fourth largest, and a good 20 percent of the municipality's inhabitants are students. The city has much to offer when it comes to culture, sports and leisure, but at the same time, has a manageable size and safe environment. Compared to other university cities in Denmark, it is easy to find good student accommodation in Aalborg.
Learn more about?student life in Aalborg?and what it means?to study in Aalborg.