Choosing MSc tracks at the Faculty of Architecture
S. Zijlstra (TU Delft - Architecture and the Built Environment)
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Abstract
The Faculty of Architecture features five MSc tracks and several MSc programmes (see Figure 1), but just one BSc programme provides a broad base. In this programme, students take modules from six curricula (leerlijnen) that are not directly coupled to the MSc programmes. This research centres on how students choose an MSc programme, which is largely unknown. The findings show that most students enter the faculty with a predetermined plan of what to study after the BSc degree. The largest share plans to choose the MSc track in architecture, and stick to it. Nevertheless, students experience doubt during their education and choice process, and for a considerable group, the doubt remains after they have chosen a path. The doubt might be linked to the awareness of the MSc programmes on offer, the relations between curricula and MSc programmes, sources of information, and the way in which certain modules spark enthusiasm. For some curricula, including the AC (academische vaardigheden: academic skills) and MSc tracks (Management in the Built Environment and Landscape Architecture), the relations are very weak.
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