Undergraduate Education
 

Foreign Exchange Program with Hong Kong University and Delft University of Technology

Study abroad offers an opportunity for enrichment that goes beyond formal classroom education. Each fall, three MIT undergraduate students will have the opportunity to study architectural design at either Hong Kong University (HKU) or Delft University of Technology (TUD) in The Netherlands for one semester.

The architecture programs at MIT, HKU and TUD are similar in many ways. Each enjoys a high reputation, exists within an institution with strong commitments to technology and engineering, and conducts its courses in English.

BSAD Architecture Design students enroll in an advanced level studio at HKU or TUD during the first term of their senior year.

Who is eligible to apply?

Only students who can easily complete all Institute and Department requirements in time for graduation are eligible. While attending HKU or TUD, MIT students take a program that includes their final Architecture Design studio requirement (21 units) plus 27 units of unrestricted elective.

Prerequisites for the program include:

  • enrollment as Course 4 Architecture Design discipline stream student
  • completion of 4.115, 4.302, 4.401, 4.440, 4.500 and 4.605
  • No more than 48 units of coursework can be needed upon returning to MIT for the final semester (after completion of Delft program)
  • Completion of all phases of the Communications Requirement or a plan in place for completion during final term
  • Submission of the HASS Concentration Proposal
  • No more than 4 physical education points remaining

Students may apply early in the spring of junior year if they will have met these criteria by the end of that term.

For more information, download the Department's foreign exchange program handout.

Applications to the program must be made by Add Date of the spring semester of the junior year.

MIT Study Abroad

Students interested in studying abroad in a program other than the TUD or HKU/MIT exchange, may visit the MIT Study Abroad Office or the Go Global website. This office is a rich source of information and can help students learn about programs that will be a good match.

Quick Links

Department foreign exchange program handout
MIT Study Abroad Office
Go Global

 
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