Design Sciences

Erasmus and exchange students

Incoming exchange students

Interested in studying at the Faculty of Design Sciences for 1 semester or a full year? Welcome!

Each year we welcome around 50 international students in the different programmes of our faculty. Being a faculty of Design Sciences, we can offer a mix of courses in this field. 

Please check the different study programmes below for more information on the exchange possibilities and course catalogues.

Questions? Please contact exchange.ow@uantwerpen.be.

Architecture

Incoming exchange students are welcome in:

  • 2nd cycle: 1st year Master (4th year of study)
  • Autumn/Winter semester or full year (exchange for only the Spring semester is not possible!)

Portfolio

In your application, please provide a portfolio with your best work and a short CV (max. 30 pages).

Course catalogue

Incoming exchange students can choose from the following courses, with at least 15 ECTS of courses from the study domain Architecture, including the design studio. 

Some courses are offered in English (indicated with ‘Language of instruction = English’), other courses are in Dutch, but with English facilities for exchange students.

Please note that the list of courses might change slightly due to re-arrangements in the schedule. Upon arrival the academic coordinator will check the chosen courses with each student individually. 

Overview of the course catalogue for Architecture exchange students.

Conservation-Restoration

Incoming exchange students are welcome in:

  • 2nd cycle: 1st year Master (4th year of study)
  • Autumn/Winter semester  

Course catalogue

Incoming exchange students follow master courses of Conservation-Restoration programme.

Some courses are offered in English (indicated with ‘Language of instruction = English’), other courses are in Dutch, but with English facilities for exchange students.

Please note that the list of courses might change slightly due to re-arrangements in the schedule. Upon arrival the academic coordinator will check the chosen courses with each student individually.

Overview of the course catalogue for Conservation-Restoration exchange students.

Heritage Studies

Incoming exchange students are welcome in:

  • 2nd cycle: 1st year Master (4th year of study)
  • Autumn/Winter semester or Spring/Summer semester

Course catalogue

Incoming exchange students can choose from the following courses, with at least 15 ECTS of courses from the study domain Heritage Studies.

Some courses are offered in English (indicated with ‘Language of instruction = English’), other courses are in Dutch, but with English facilities for exchange students.

Please note that the list of courses might change slightly due to re-arrangements in the schedule. Upon arrival the academic coordinator will check the chosen courses with each student individually.

Overview of the course catalogue for Heritage exchange students

Interior Architecture

Incoming exchange students are welcome in:

  • 1st cycle: 3rd year Bachelor (3rd year of study)
  • Autumn/Winter semester 

Portfolio

In your application, please provide a portfolio with your best work and a short CV (max. 30 pages).

Course catalogue

Incoming exchange students can choose from the following courses, with at least 15 ECTS of courses from the study domain Interior Architecture, including the design studios (Case Study Time and Space + Case Study Multidisciplinarity). 

Some courses are offered in English (indicated with ‘Language of instruction = English’), other courses are in Dutch, but with English facilities for exchange students.

Please note that the list of courses might change slightly due to re-arrangements in the schedule. Upon arrival the academic coordinator will check the chosen courses with each student individually.

Overview of the course catalogue for Interior Architecture exchange students.

Product Development

Incoming exchange students are welcome in:

  • 1st cycle: 3rd year Bachelor (3rd year of study) - only in Dutch!
  • 2nd cycle: 1st year Master (4th year of study) - English
  • Autumn/Winter semester 

Portfolio

In your application, please provide a portfolio with your best work and a short CV (max. 30 pages).

Course catalogue

Product Development offers a full semester (30 ECTS) of courses in English. Incoming exchange students follow the courses of the Autumn/Winter semester of the 1st master year (courses in English).

Overview of the course catalogue for Product Development exchange students - English courses (1st master)

Dutch-speaking incoming exchange students follow the courses of the Autumn/Winter semester of the 3rd bachelor year (courses in Dutch). 

Overview of the course catalogue for Product Development exchange students - Dutch courses (3rd bachelor)

Please note that the list of courses might change slightly due to re-arrangements in the schedule. Upon arrival the academic coordinator will check the chosen courses with each student individually.

Urbanism and Spatial Planning

Incoming exchange students are welcome in:

  • 2nd cycle (Master)
  • New from 24-25! - Spring/Summer semester = master thesis semester 

Course catalogue

Incoming exchange students enrol in the master thesis course of Urban Planning (21 ECTS), combined with other courses from the course catalogue for 9 ECTS. 

Some courses are offered in English (indicated with ‘Language of instruction = English’), other courses are in Dutch, but with English facilities for exchange students.

Please note that the list of courses might change slightly due to re-arrangements in the schedule. Upon arrival the academic coordinator will check the chosen courses with each student individually.

Overview of the course catalogue for Urbanism exchange students.