Architectural Technology and Construction Management

Start of term: September
​Total ECTS: 30

The first semester is all about fundamental building disciplines, their documentation and the methods involved. These could be e.g. methods for basic design planning and execution, material understanding, building principles and the social, environmental and financial factors to a building project. The semester also covers mathematical principles and principles of building physics, including statistics, and technical installations and the basics of digital construction drawing.

• Communication and cooperation: 10 ECTS
• Production: 5 ECTS
• Project Design: 15 ECTS

Start of term: February
Total ECTS: 30

In the fourth semester, focus is on digital design planning and the tools of the trade. Students will make a competition project based on demand for a residential block of flats which also includes one or more commercial units.

The fourth semester is also when The Digital Days take place. The Digital Days is a case competition which is held in collaboration with other higher-education building programmes in the Northern part of Denmark (North Jutland).

• Communication and cooperation: 5 ECTS
• Production: 5 ECTS
• Project design: 5 ECTS
• Elective educational element​: 10 ECTS
• Subject element (Digital Days): 5 ECTS

Start of term: September
Total ECTS: 30

The fifth semester is all about renovating existing buildings. Students learn to document and register current buildings and state their reasons for proposing different solutions as well as handling and steering complex renovation projects. This can involve e.g. energy optimisation and adaptations or re-modelling.

• Production: 5 ECTS
• Project design: 10 ECTS
• Elective educational element: 10 ECTS
• Study trip: 5 ECTS

Start of term: February
Total ECTS: 30

In this semester, you will be going on a 20-week internship in the real world to try out your competencies in practice. In general, we see a high demand for interns. As a student, you are responsible for finding an internship place, but UCN will guide you along the way.

• Internship: 30 ECTS

Start of term: September
Total ECTS: 30

In the seventh semester, you will write your final degree project. This may be done in collaboration with a private or public company. Very often, the projects take their starting point in a case from e.g. the student’s internship or in another practice-related issue.

The purpose of the final degree project is to document that you understand the profession and that you can independently analyse and reflect on practice and methods applied.

• Bachelor's project: 20 ECTS
• Elective educational element: 10 ECTS