Education
After completing an accredited master's program, interior architects, architects, landscape architects, or urbanists must undergo a two-year professional experience period to gain access to the architect title
Educational Trajectories
On this page, we provide information for each discipline on which master's programs you can pursue to gain access to the respective title. After completing the master's program, you first undergo a two-year professional experience period, unless the completed program qualifies for an exemption. This is done while working at a firm, company, municipality, or other government entity.
The programs listed on this page are the current programs. De nadere regeling (NL) determines which Dutch programs qualify for registration in the architects' register. This regulation outlines the educational requirements. For older programs, we refer you to de Nadere Regeling.
To gain admission to the master's program, you often need to have completed a pre-education or bachelor's degree. In some cases, it is also possible to complete a transition year or pre-master after your bachelor's to gain admission to the master's program. It also happens that students start their path to the title at the vocational level (MBO), continue at the university of applied sciences (HBO), and then complete a university master's degree.
All information about the programs and admission requirements can be found on the websites of the respective educational institutions.
Interior Architect Education
The educational trajectory to become an interior architect generally comprises an 8-year study path: HBO bachelor (4 years) + HBO master (2 years) + professional experience period (2 years). If there is no continuous line from the bachelor to the master, a mandatory bridging program may be required.
Interior Architecture
Gerrit Rietveld academie
ArtEZ Hogeschool voor de Kunsten
Avans Hogeschool
Hogeschool der kunsten Den Haag
Hogeschool Zuyd
Hogeschool voor de Kunsten Utrecht
Piet Zwart Institute Hogeschool Rotterdam
For all the above master's studies, completion of a bachelor's degree in interior design is required.
Bachelor (4 years) + master (2 years) + professional experience period (2 years) = 8.
A program that corresponds in acquired knowledge, insight, and skills to the mentioned bachelor's program.
Architect Education
The educational trajectory to become an architect generally comprises an 8-year or 7-year study path: HBO bachelor (4 years) + HBO master (4 years) or WO bachelor (3 years) + WO master (2 years) + professional experience period (2 years). If there is no continuous line from the bachelor to the master, a mandatory bridging program may be required.
Technische Universiteit Delft
Master's program Architecture (Architecture variant)
Master's program Architecture Building and Planning
Master's program Architecture, Urbanism and Building Sciences (Architecture variant)
Prerequisite: Bachelor's degree in Architecture, leading to a Bachelor of Science degree, or another program equivalent in knowledge, insight, and skills.
Technische Universiteit Eindhoven
Master's program Architecture, Building and Planning (Master track Architecture)
Prerequisite: Bachelor's degree in Architecture, leading to a Bachelor of Science degree, or another program equivalent in knowledge, insight, and skills.
Academie van Bouwkunst Amsterdam
Master's program Architecture
Prerequisite: Dutch Bachelor's or Master's degree (HBO or WO) that matches the master's program, a foreign Bachelor's or Master's degree that aligns with the master's program, or a relevant foreign pre-education combined with sufficient work experience.
Academie van Bouwkunst Rotterdam
Master's program Architecture
Prerequisite: Bachelor's degree in Architecture (HBO or WO) or a Bachelor's degree in Spatial Design or Interior Architecture (HBO), supplemented with a pre-master in architecture & technology.
Fontys Academie Architectuur en Stedenbouw Tilburg
Master's program Architecture
Prerequisite: Bachelor's degree in Architecture or Fine Arts Academy (Architecture/Interior architecture track).
ArtEZ hogeschool voor de Kunsten
Master's program Architecture, awarded by the examination board of the Academie van Bouwkunst Arnhem
Prerequisite: Bachelor's degree in Architecture (HBO or WO) or a Bachelor's degree in Interior Architecture (HBO) with demonstrably sufficient technical knowledge.
Academie van Bouwkunst Groningen
Master's program Architecture
Prerequisite: Bachelor's degree in Architecture (HBO or WO), a Bachelor's degree in Design (HBO) in Spatial Design, or a Bachelor's degree in Built Environment (HBO) from de Hanzehogeschool and a completed minor in Architectural design.
Hogeschool Zuyd
Master's program Architecture
Prerequisite: Bachelor's degree in Design, specializing in Architecture and Interior, or Built Environment, specializing in Architecture (HBO) from Hogeschool Zuyd , or a comparable Bachelor's degree (HBO or WO) from within or outside the Netherlands, specializing in architecture or bouwkunde.
The educational trajectory to become an architect generally comprises an 8-year or 7-year study path: HBO bachelor (4 years) + HBO master (4 years) or WO bachelor (3 years) + WO master (2 years) + professional experience period (2 years). If there is no continuous line from the bachelor to the master, a mandatory bridging program may be required.
Garden- and landscape Architect Education
The educational trajectory to become a garden- and landscape architect generally comprises an 8-year or 7-year study path: HBO bachelor (4 years) + HBO master (4 years) or WO bachelor (3 years) + WO master (2 years) + professional experience period (2 years). When there is no continuous learning path from the bachelor to the master, there may be a mandatory bridging program.
Wageningen Universiteit
Master's program in Landscape, Planning and Design
Provided that it is stated in the annex to the diploma that the requirements of Article 8 have been met, at Wageningen University.Landscape Architecture and Planning
Specialization in landscape architecture
Prerequisite: Bachelor's degree in Landscape Architecture leading to the degree of Bachelor of Science or an equivalent program in terms of knowledge, understanding, and skills.
Academie voor Bouwkunst Amsterdam
Master's program in Landscape Architecture
Prerequisite: Dutch Bachelor's or Master's degree (HBO or WO) that aligns with the master's program, a foreign Bachelor's or Master's degree that is in line with the master's program, or a relevant foreign qualification combined with sufficient work experience.
Technische Universiteit Delft
Certificate of successful completion of the final examination of the Landscape Architecture variant of the Master's program in Architecture, Urbanism and Building Sciences
Education: Bachelor's degree Bouwkunde offered by Technische Universiteit Delft since the academic year 2013-2014, leading to the degree of Bachelor of Science at Technische Universiteit Delft or an equivalent program in terms of knowledge, understanding, and skills.
Urbanist education
The training program to become an urbanist essentially consists of a study trajectory of 8 years or 7 years: HBO bachelor (4 years) + HBO master (4 years) or WO bachelor (3 years) + WO master (2 years) + professional experience period (2 years). When there is no continuous learning path from the bachelor to the master, there may be a mandatory bridging program.
Technische Universiteit Delft
Master's program in Architecture, variant Urbanism
Master's program in Architecture, Building and Planning, variant Urbanism
Master's program in Architecture, Urbanism and Building Sciences, variant Urbanism
Bachelor's degree in Bouwkunde, leading to the degree of Bachelor of Science or an equivalent program in terms of knowledge, understanding, and skills.
Technische Universiteit Eindhoven
Master's program in Architecture, Building and Planning, mastertrack Urban Design and Planning
Bachelor's degree in Bouwkunde, leading to the degree of Bachelor of Science or an equivalent program in terms of knowledge, understanding, and skills.
Academie van Bouwkunst Amsterdam
Master's program in Urban Planning
Education: Dutch Bachelor's or Master's degree (HBO or WO) that aligns with the master's program, a foreign Bachelor's or Master's degree that is in line with the master's program, or a relevant foreign qualification combined with sufficient work experience.
Academie van Bouwkunst Rotterdam
Master's program in Urban Planning
Prerequisite: WO Bachelor's degree in Spatial Planning and Urban Design, Landscape Architecture, or Architecture, or HBO Bachelor's degree in Spatial Planning and Urban Design, Landscape Architecture, Bouwkunde, or Spatial Design with a minor in urban planning, or supplemented with a pre-master in urban planning.
Fontys Hogescholen Tilburg
Master's program in Urban Planning
Education: Bachelor's degree in Architecture or Fine Arts (Architecture/Interior track).
