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Aarhus School of Architecture
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| Founded in 1695 | ||||||||
| HEAD OF THE INSTITUTION Rector Staffan Henriksson |
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| ADDRESS Nørreport 20, DK-8000 Århus C, Denmark Phone +45 8936 0000, Fax +45 8613 0645 Website http://aarch.dk/ |
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CONTACT PERSON x Kirsten Largren Nørreport 20, DK-8000 Århus C Phone +45 8936 0000, Fax +45 8613 0645 E-mail kirsten.largren[at]aarch.dk |
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OTHER CONTACT PERSONS Assistant Professor Birgitte Geert Jensen, birgitte.geert.jensen[at]aarch.dk |
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| GENERAL INFORMATION ON THE MEMBER UNIT | ||||||||
| A. ORGANIZATIONAL INFORMATION | ||||||||
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FACULTIES AND DEPARTMENTS OF THE MEMBER UNIT Department of Architecture and Aesthetics Department of Landscape and Urbanism Department of Architectural Heritage Department of Design Department of Architectural Design |
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AVAILABLE BACHELOR LEVEL OR EQUIVALENT PROGRAMS AND THE ESTIMATED DURATION OF STUDYING BA in Architecture 3 years |
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AVAILABLE MASTER LEVEL OR EQUIVALENT PROGRAMS AND THE ESTIMATED DURATION OF STUDYING MA in Architecture 2 years |
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AVAILABLE DOCTORATE LEVEL OR EQUIVALENT PROGRAMS AND THE ESTIMATED DURATION OF STUDYING Architecture and Aesthetics Landscape and Urbanism Architectural Heritage Design Architectural Design |
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CONTACT PERSON(S) FOR INQUIRIES ON DIFFERENT STUDY PROGRAMS Department of Architecture and Aesthetics Claudia Carbone, claudia.carbone[at]aarch.dk, +45 8936 0210 Department of Landscape and Urbanism Tom Nielsen, tom.nielsen[at]aarch.dk, +45 8936 0303 Department of Architectural Heritage Anne-Grete Andersen, anne-grete.andersen[at]aarch.dk, +45 8936 0236 Department of Design Tobias Løssing, tobias.loessing[at]aarch.dk, +45 8936 0314 Department of Architectural Design Lars Henriksen, lars.henriksen[at]aarch.dk, +45 8936 0120 |
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MAIN FOCUS IN EDUCATION The officially stipulated time of study of the education at the Aarhus School of Architecture is five years: a three-year Bachelor education and a two-year Master education. Bachelor of Arts in Architecture: During the first part of the education, basic architectural subjects and disciplines are taught: sketching, building technology, architectural history and theory etc. The first year’s themes are: space, form, function, construction and context; the second year: architectural planning and architectural design. Students have a fixed curriculum for each year. By the end of the first year the students have to pass an examination to be admitted to further studies. The assessment of the Bachelor-studies after six semesters is carried out with external examiners. Master of Arts in Architecture: The duration of studies is two years. The aim is to give the student the competence to practise the architectural profession in one or more of the specialized fields of the profession or to finish PhD-studies. |
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RESEARCH ACTIVITY AND MAIN RESEARCH AREAS Architecture and Aesthetics Landscape and Urbanism Architectural Heritage Design Architectural Design |
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| B. AIMS, PHILOSOPHY AND COLLABORATION | ||||||||
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SUMMARY OF MISSION STATEMENT The mission of the school is: To offer academic, profession-oriented bachelor- and graduate educations at the highest level within the field of architecture, plus PhD-education within architectural fields. To offer profession-oriented supplementary and further education within architectural fields up to and including master level. To perform research and artistic development work at the highest level directed at continuously qualifying the education, the practice of the profession, and the inter-disciplinary integration of architecture. |
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THE ROLE OF THE MEMBER UNIT IN INTERNATIONAL SECTOR AND ITS COLLABORATION WITH PARTNER UNIVERSITIES AND OTHER INSTITUTIONS The Aarhus School of Architecture participates in the Erasmus and Nordplus programmes (student exchange). AAA also cooperates with a large number of foreign architecture firms (practical training). |
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THE ROLE OF THE MEMBER UNIT IN NATIONAL AND REGIONAL SECTORS AND IN HOME CITY AND ITS COLLABORATION WITH PARTNER UNIVERSITIES, ASSOCIATIONS, INDUSTRIAL AND BUSINESS CONNECTIONS AND OTHER INSTITUTIONS. The Aarhus School of Architecture cooperates with other educational institutions (project work, workshops etc) and with public and private firms (practical training). |
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| INFORMATION ON STUDENT EXCHANGES | ||||||||
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SUBJECT AREAS FOR EXCHANGE STUDENTS Exchange students can select any of the five departments. For CUMULUS students the Department of Design is the most relevant department. |
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DEADLINES TO APPLY FOR AN EXCHANGE PERIOD 15 May for the fall semester/academic year 15 October for the spring semester |
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TEACHING LANGUAGES Primarily Danish English |
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BEGINNING AND ENDING DATES OF THE SEMESTER Autumn semester: 1 Sept - 31 January Spring semester: 1 February - 30 June |
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COSTS PER MONTH (studying and living) 5000 DKK (living) Applicants from non-EU/EEA countries enrolling as new regular or visiting students at the Aarhus School of Architecture are from 1 January 2008 required to pay tuition fee. Students exchanged on a bilateral agreement with the Aarhus School of Architecture do not have to pay the tuition fee, and neither do students with a permanent Danish residence permit. The amount of the fee has not yet been fixed, but will probably be in the vicinity of 10-12,000 EURO (60 ECTS) The tuition fee is payable biannually. Not included in the tuition fee are books and course material. |
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NUMBER OF DEGREE STUDENTS
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NUMBER OF INCOMING EXCHANGE STUDENTS 50 NUMBER OF OUTGOING EXCHANGE STUDENTS 10 NUMBER OF OTHER STUDENTS (continuing education, post-experience courses, other) n/a |
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NUMBER OF TEACHING STAFF
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