MAS ETH in Housing
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1 year
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ETH ZurichLocation
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English
Tuition languages
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Application period -
CHF 15,000
Programme fee
In brief: The MAS ETH in Housing
The programme trains architects to understand housing challenges in their broader socio-economic, cultural and political context and to work in interdisciplinary and multi-cultural environments.
Structure and content
Programme description
The MAS ETH in Housing (MAS ETH HS) trains architects to understand and respond to the housing challenges within their broader socio-economic, cultural, political, and urban context. Through an interdisciplinary approach, the MAS focuses on a wide range of housing strategies pursued by communities, governmental and non-governmental agencies in different countries and contexts. It prepares architects to work in interdisciplinary and multicultural environments by putting people and their well-being at the centre.
Objectives
Understand the links between housing, culture, livelihoods and well-being; gain knowledge on local and global housing challenges and solutions through a critical study of the multiple strategies aimed at meeting the needs of different categories of people; acquire skills to become leaders in implementing housing policies and projects; gain the ability to understand housing problems through multidisciplinary lenses and to collaborate in multidisciplinary and international housing projects.
Professional perspectives
Graduates of the MAS ETH HS will be able to carry out demanding tasks in the fields of housing, human settlements and urban development projects in private architectural or consulting firms, public planning offices, as well as governmental and non-governmental international development organisations. The MAS ETH HS may also open opportunities to pursue a career in applied research and teaching.
Structure and format
Lectures, workshops, individual and group tutorials and excursions organised in the framework of four modules:
- M1: Housing issues, challenges and strategies in Europe
- M2: Housing issues, challenges and strategies in the Global South
- M3: Housing research methods
- M4: Writing and communication skills for built environment professionals
Additional information
Tuition language(s)
English
Credits
Target group and admission
Target group
Requirements
Required language skills
English: C1 – external page Show proficiency scales
Language(s) of performance assessment
Dates and venue
Start
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Duration
Application period
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Location
Fees
Programme fee
CHF 15,000 plus costs for one-week seminar trip and two excursions, approx. CHF 1,500
Application fee
CHF 50 for persons with a Swiss university degree, CHF 150 for persons with another university degree (non-refundable, credit card payment only)
Withdrawal fee
More than 30 days after the admission date: CHF 7000
Application
Questions about the application
ETH Zurich, School for Continuing Education, HG E 17–18.5, Rämistrasse 101, 8092 Zurich, Tel. external page +41 44 632 56 59, E-mail
Application documents
- Diploma certificate and transcript (of records) of the highest or most relevant degree
- Passport or identity card
- Download Declaration of consent (PDF, 94 KB)
Additional application documents
Application letter focusing on motivation and initial ideas for an MAS thesis topic, and two references (from employers or professors at your university), which you should submit along with the registration documents.
Organiser
Programme management
Contact
Responsible body
ETH Zurich, Department of Architecture (D-ARCH), ETH CASE Centre for Research on Architecture, Society & the Built Environment