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Graduation in Technology in Sustainable Development

Students from all faculties of the Delft University of Technology can opt for a graduation in 
Technology in Sustainable Development (TiSD, or TiDO in Dutch) and will receive a special appendix to their regular Master diploma. For architectural engineers this means that during the master some demands have to be met:

1. At least 10 ECTS of sustainable development related courses in the free choice
2. Follow a TU central colloquium of two weeks (wm0939TU) for 5 ECTS offered twice a year
3. Sustainable Development as a central element in the graduation project

Once the above mentioned demands have been met a student may obtain a signature granting the appendix if:

  • the graduation project was mentored by a TiSD / TiDO approved tutor, or one tutoring on behalf of a TiSD / TiDO co-ordinator;
  • the graduation project is submitted upon completion for approval by a TiSD / TiDO co-ordinator. This course of action is not a guaranteed success and is therefor strongly discouraged;

Students who finished the specialization successfully, have specialised themselves recognizably in sustainable development, environment and technology, in such a way that they are able to:

  • analyse effectively complex situations in which contrary interests play a role;
  • control the main methods used in their technical discipline with which environmental and sustainability problems are solved;
  • consider technological options to solve sustainability questions and to weigh these against each other;
  • indicate which organisational social changes result from the chosen options;
  • formulate new technological options and to review these options on their effectiveness (technical, economical and social).

1. At least 10 ECTS of sustainable development related courses in the free choice

You can see a list of current courses offered by the Faculty of Architecture if you click here
To see which previous courses apply you can click here
To see courses offered by other faculties click here

2. Follow a TU central colloquium of two weeks for 5 ECTS (wm0939TU) offered twice a year

The first part is a full-time week which takes place on a boat where guest lectures and workshops are held. In the second part - which is spread over about 6 weeks - students are asked to develop approaches to solve the sustainability problems. In interdisciplinary groups they focus on one subject, for example: water, energy, industry, transport, etc. There is room for about 25 students, so sign up in time.

To apply for this colloquium, the so-called Bootweek, and for the latest information we kindly refer you to the general TiDO / TiSD website: Specialisation TiSD

3. Sustainable Development as a central element in the graduation project

Within a number of studios sustainability is an integral part of the course. Notably RMIT, Architectural Engineering, SADD, Dwelling and Explore Lab offer such studios. Still, it is advisable to contact each studio co-ordinator and to ask specifically for their TiDO/TiSD tutor.

Other studios on offer may also be eligible for an TiDO/TiSD appendix, but again, students should always contact each studio co-ordinator and ask about graduating with a TiDO/TiSD appendix.
Once the studio co-ordinator and the TiDO/TiSD tutor have established an 25% sustainable contribution to the final project, students are required to hand in a form specifying all of the above mentioned requisites to obtain their TiSD/TiDO appendix.

This form can be obtained here or here, along with additional information.
After acceptance an additional TiSD/TiDO certificate will be rewarded at the graduation.

 

Current and recent courses at the Faculty of Architecture that apply

Minimum amount of credits in free choice is 10 ects.
Courses on offer at other faculties can be found here.
Note: Some courses are still in study points (stp). One stp is approx. 1,43 ects.
Note: If a course is compulsory for the graduation direction, the credits will not count for the SD annotation.
Note: No rights can be claimed by means of this table.

Code

Previous Code

Course

stp or ects

TiDO Cluster

Design, analysis

and tools

Minimum

of 3 ects

TiDO Cluster

Organisation

and society

Minimum

of 3 ects

 

bkm2u01

AR2U010

Maatschappelijke Ontwikkelingen

3 ects

 

1,5 ects

 

bkm1u01

AR1U010

AR2U070

Territory

5 ects

5 ects / 2 stp 

 

AR1U130

AR2U070

Sustainable Urban Engineering of Territory

4 ects

4 ects

 

 

bkmvk08

AR0080

Research & Design for Sustainable Development:

Knowledge program Sustainable Development

6 ects

 

6 ects

AR0072

 

Solar Decathlon / Architectural Design Studio

12 ects

12 ects

 

AR0083

AR0080

AR0085

Sustainable Development programme

3 ects

 

3 ects

 

AR0091

Research & Design for Sustainable Development:

EnvironMENTAL Design

7 ects

7 ects

 

AR0084

AR0091

Sustainable Design, Time Based

12 ects

10 ects

2 ects

AR0102

bkmvk10.2

Research & Design for Sustainable Development:

Workshop

3 ects

3 ects

 

AR0112

bkmvk11

Sun, Wind, Water Calculations

2 ects

2 ects

 

AR0190

bkmvk19

Urban Sustainability

2 ects

2 ects

 

AR0891

 

Smart Architecture

7 ects

***

7 ects ***

 

AR0530

Smart & Bio-Climatic Design

4 ects

4 ects

 

AR0531

 

Smart & Bio-Climatic Design

6 ects

6 ects

 

AR0532

 

Smart & Bio-Climatic Design Theory

3 ects

3 ects

 

AR2AE035-D4

 

Building Design & Engineering / Climate Design

3 ects

3 ects

 

AR2AE045-D2

 

Building Design & Engineering Seminars / Energy-Neutral Design

2 ects

2 ects

 

AR3B320

 

Green Building Innovation

15 ects

5 ects***

 

IE3330

 

Sustainabiltiy in the Built Environment

3 ects

3 ects

 

 *** If approved by tutor
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Previous and older courses that apply
*)                   Depending on the chosen theme, the credits will or will not be credited.
**)                   Depending on the chosen theme, the credits will be assigned to a certain cluster.
***)                  The number of credits proposed by the SD referent, yet still to be approved by the platform members

Code

Previous Code

Course

stp or ects

TiDO cluster

Design and analysis

TiDO cluster

Society and organisation

bk3s4

Grondgebied

8,4 stp

4 stp

2 stp

bk4d3

Ontwikkelingslanden

8,4 stp

2 stp

1 stp

bk4d4

Landschapsarchitectuur

8,4 stp

2 stp

 

bk4d9

Integraal ontwerpen

8,4 stp

4 stp

1 stp*)

bk4d14

Duurzame ontwikkelingen, het nieuwe IMAGO

8,4 stp

2 stp

4 stp

bkmvk07

Research & Design for Sustainable Development:

Integraal Ontwerp / Ontwikkelingsplan

9,0 stp

4 stp

1 stp*)

bkmvk14

Rollenspel: perspectieven en projecten TO

1 stp

 

1 stp

AR0090

bkmvk09

Research & Design for Sustainable Development:

Onderzoek

6 ects

3 ects **)

AR0101

bkmvk10.1

Research & Design for Sustainable Development:

Workshops Integraal Ontwerpen

2 ects

2 ects

 

AR0650

eXergy and Sustainable Building Design

5 ects

5 ects

 

AR1U050

bkm1u05

Construction and materialisation TO

2 stp

2 stp

 

AR1U060

bkm1u06

Territory and environment TO

2 stp

2 stp

 

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