Teaching method

Features intended to favour interdisciplinarity :

The Master program in Civil Engineering in Architecture has a close link to related studies: the human sciences, philosophy and art history, art and the creative arts.

Variety of teaching methods

The teaching method used in the Master program in Civil Engineering in Architecture continues that used in the Bachelor of Engineering in Civil Engineering and Architecture: active learning, a balanced mix of group and individual work, a major place devoted to acquiring skills and knowhow in architecture.

By means of a teaching approach that encourages various ways of questioning, the program aims to develop critical thinking, enabling the students to analyse, design, imagine, verify, validate and create architectural projects.

A major feature of the program is the involvement of the students in the research groups of the teachers (in teaching sessions, case studies, projects and theses) which initiates the students into the subject matter and methods of the discipline concerned, and enables them to learn by questioning.

The thesis represents half of the workload of the final year, it offers the possibility to go more deeply into a certain area and, by its extent and the context in which it takes place, is an excellent preparation for the real work of being an architect.

Diversity of learning situations

The students will be exposed to various suitable learning situations: lectures, projects, exercise sessions, problem-solving situations, case studies, experimental laboratories, computer simulations, learning programs, visits to construction sites and factories, study trips, group work, individual work, seminars (lectures given by visiting scientists) etc. For certain material, e-learning will enable the students to learn by themselves at their own rhythm and to carry out virtual experiments.

This variety of situations enables the students to build up their knowledge in an iterative and  progressive manner, developing their autonomy, their sense of organisation, their management of time, their capacity to communicate in various ways. The latest IT resources (material, programs) are available for the students in their work.