The Single-Cycle Master’s Degree Programme in Architecture (LM-4CU) traces its origins back to the course established in 1936, when the Higher Institute of Architecture was incorporated into the University as the Faculty of Architecture of Florence, offering five-year courses and awarding the degree of Doctor of Architecture.
The programme awards a qualification recognized in the countries of the European Community in accordance with Directive 2013/55/EU.
 

Educational objectives

The degree programme, lasting five years, offers a single curriculum aimed at developing design skills and competencies in the fields of architecture and the transformation of the city and the environment.

Professional profiles

The professional prospects and roles available upon obtaining the degree are:

• designer working as an independent or associated freelance professional;
• collaborator in the coordination and development of projects within professional firms, technical offices of construction companies, or companies producing building components and systems;
• positions of responsibility and project coordination within public institutions responsible for the governance, control, and approval of interventions in the construction or environmental sectors.

A degree in Architecture allows graduates to take the licensing exam to practice as an architect and to register in the "senior" category of the professional register. The sections accessible are all those provided by the current regulations: architecture, planning, landscape, and conservation.

Admission requirements

Admission requires a secondary school diploma or another qualification obtained abroad, recognized as suitable.

Enrollment in the programme is limited (currently 300 places). Students are admitted to the first year of the degree programme based on a nationally administered test. The test aims to assess candidates’ knowledge and aptitude in the core subjects of the programme across four disciplinary areas: drawing and representation, mathematics and physics, logic, and history.

Structure of the degree programme

The programme lasts five years. A student who has earned 300 ECTS (European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System) credits may obtain the degree before the five-year period is completed. The normal student workload corresponds, on average, to earning 60 credits per year.

Structure of the courses

Course assessments

Throughout the university programme, the knowledge acquired by the student is assessed through course examinations, which differ between theoretical courses and applied courses, i.e., laboratories.

For theoretical courses, where knowledge is primarily acquired through lectures, assessment methods may include intermediate tests and/or a final exam.

For laboratories, assessment methods involve, subject to attendance verification, an evaluation of practical design exercises both during intermediate stages and at the final stage.

To ensure a coherent educational path, students must respect the prerequisite requirements of the courses as established by the regulations.

Final degree examination

At the end of the programme, the student takes the final examination (degree thesis), which consists of an original work developed as an applied research or design project, according to the chosen focus. To be admitted to the final examination, the student must have earned all the credits from the other educational activities.