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Architecture The Department of Architecture at Epoka University prepares students for critical engagement with practice and ensures readiness for professional responsibilities. The Department's vision is to offer a leading Architecture program in Albania and the Balkan region. We teach sustained evaluation of principles, traditions, and requirements of building in all its aspects. Our goal is to advance the profession of architecture by combining artistic talent, technical proficiency, and social engagement in pursuit of excellence. Our programs seek to multiply insights and abilities of students, including sensitivity to the aesthetic and social responsibilities of environmental design; the cultivation of a broad, humanistic, world view; commitment to research; respect of innovation; an advanced understanding of the culture of practice; and sophisticated graphic skills and technical vocabulary. The education of students in sustainability is a major focus of the curriculum. Our programs are interdisciplinary and taught in English.
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Programs The Department of Architecture offers:
Advancement Opportunities / Career Prospects Exchange programs with several universities in other countries give our students a chance to study in a different environment for a semester or more. The Department's academic ties serve as a bridge for students interested in enrolling in M.A. or Ph.D. programs in universities abroad. Each year several students receive scholarships from U.S. and European universities for graduate studies. Our graduates are well-prepared to pursue careers in consulting firms, industry, research, non-profit organizations, and academic institutions.
Professional Internships The Department of Architecture requires students to complete at least one summer internship, for which they receive credit. To help place students in firms for their practice, we have entered in agreements with architecture studios in Albania and abroad.
Faculty Staff All our faculty members have received trainings in distinguished universities in Albania and abroad. They are in constant interaction with colleagues and institutions in many countries of the world, through exchange programs, workshops, and joint projects. |