Università degli Studi di Udine
Scienze dell'Architettura (L-17) · Italian
Last checked: 26 July 2026
2026/27 admissions at a glance
Scienze dell’Architettura (Udine) — Udine
Degree taught in Italian
Official admission notice · Official programme page · Tuition schedule · Checked: 26 July 2026
Programmes and campuses
Each campus is a separately comparable option: seats, and sometimes delivery mode, differ by campus even for the same programme name.
Scienze dell’Architettura (Udine)
ItalianPlaces for 2026/27
Total: 100
No Marco Polo allocation published. No provisional caveat. Manifesto URL slug says 2025_2026 but the document prints 2026/27.
International students & enrolment
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University Guide
Beyond admission: what this school is like, how it teaches architecture, and what studying here actually involves.
History
Universita degli Studi di Udine was founded in 1978, describing itself as unique in Italy for having been founded "per volonta popolare" (by popular/civic will) rather than purely by government decree. It has roughly 15,000 students.
Academic reputation
Udine participates in the Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings; no specific rank position was confirmed.
Position in Italian architecture education
A small, regional department operating within a combined "polytechnic" engineering-and-architecture structure, not a dedicated architecture faculty -- well below the profile of Politecnico di Milano, IUAV Venice, Sapienza/Roma Tre or Politecnico di Torino in name recognition and scale.
The architecture school
DPIA -- Dipartimento Politecnico di Ingegneria e Architettura — Via delle Scienze 206, Udine
DPIA is a combined department covering both Civil Engineering/Architecture and Industrial/Information Engineering -- architecture is one pole of a polytechnic department, not a standalone faculty.
Training is organised around two interconnected strands: theoretical study of architecture (humanistic, artistic, technical-scientific) and design-studio (laboratorio) practice.
The official curriculum is explicitly labelled "PIANO DI STUDI CONFORME ALL'ACCREDITAMENTO EUROPEO" (European-accreditation-compliant study plan).
Curriculum by programme
Scienze dell’Architettura (Udine)
Year 1
Subjects: Storia dell'Architettura 1; Costruzione dell'Architettura; Elementi di Composizione dell'Architettura; Matematica; Laboratorio di Rappresentazione; Laboratorio di Progettazione Architettonica 1; Laboratorio di Urbanistica; English B1
Skills developed: Representation, math foundations, first design studio integrated with urban planning
Year 2
Subjects: Statica; Storia dell'Architettura 2; Fisica e Fisica Tecnica; Laboratorio di Tecnologia dell'Architettura e Design; Laboratorio di Conservazione dell'Edilizia Storica; Laboratorio di Progettazione Architettonica 2
Skills developed: Structural statics, building physics, technology/design lab, historic-building conservation
Year 3
Subjects: Scienza e Tecnica delle Costruzioni; Progettazione Tecnologica e Valutazione del Progetto; Laboratorio di Progettazione Architettonica 3; Laboratorio Tematico di Progettazione; Abilita Informatiche e Telematiche; Tirocinio; Prova finale; electives (Estetica, Diritto Amministrativo e Ambientale)
Skills developed: Structural engineering theory, technological/evaluative design, thematic design lab, internship, final thesis
Educational characteristics
Design education
Labs integrate Architectural Composition, Drawing, Building Technology and Interior Architecture (in the Progettazione Architettonica labs), Technology plus Design, historic-building conservation, and urban planning.
Technical education
Statica (Year 2) provides the structural core, alongside Fisica e Fisica Tecnica.
Historical & cultural education
Storia dell'Architettura 1 (Y1) and 2 (Y2), plus a Laboratorio di Conservazione dell'Edilizia Storica in Year 2.
Digital education
Only a 1-CFU "Abilita Informatiche e Telematiche" course is explicitly named for digital skills; representation/digital tools are likely embedded within the design labs.
Laboratory activities
A Laboratorio di Tematico di Progettazione plus a compulsory internship (Tirocinio o altre attivita, 5 CFU) close out Year 3.
What makes it different
The single most distinctive structural feature is that architecture sits inside a combined polytechnic department (DPIA) alongside civil, industrial and information engineering, rather than a dedicated architecture school -- the official curriculum explicitly labels itself as European-accreditation-compliant.
Is this university right for you?
A good fit if you: want a small, low-cost, low-competition regional programme inside a combined engineering-and-architecture department, and are comfortable with a compact international cohort.
Less suitable if you: want a large, internationally prominent architecture school or a big-city student experience.
International environment
International students
The programme is delivered in Italian ("Lingua di erogazione: Italiano"); only 3 of 100 total seats/year are reserved for non-EU citizens resident abroad, indicating a genuinely small international cohort for this specific programme.
Exchange programmes
Uniud holds an Erasmus Charter for Higher Education 2021-2027; DPIA maintains Erasmus+ agreements as part of the university's broader mobility framework.
Career
Career outcomes
The course officially "prepares for the profession of Architetto Iunior" -- obtained after passing the State Examination and registering in Sezione B of the Ordine degli Architetti, authorising independent handling of simple civil-construction projects, building surveys, and collaboration on design/inspection/estimation of more complex projects, but explicitly excluding complex constructions, historic/protected buildings, or general urban planning without a full architect's oversight.
Internships
A "Tirocinio o altre attivita" (5 CFU / 50 hours) sits in Year 3.
Professional qualification pathway
The course is officially described as predominantly aimed at continuing studies into a Laurea Magistrale in Architettura -- the standard Italian "3+2" first-cycle pathway to full Architetto (Sezione A) registration.
Student life
Living cost level: Low
No official cost-of-living page was located; Udine is a small northeastern Italian city, generally well below Milan, Rome, Venice, Bologna or Florence on typical Italian cost-of-living comparisons.
A smaller regional Friuli city.
Admission at a glance
For exact seats, dates and fees, see the admissions section above — this is a qualitative summary only.
Frequently asked questions
What degree does Udine's architecture programme award?
An L-17 Bachelor's ("Laurea") in Scienze dell'Architettura, 180 credits over 3 years, qualifying graduates (after the State Exam) as Architetto Iunior -- not a full Architetto.
Which department runs the programme?
DPIA -- Dipartimento Politecnico di Ingegneria e Architettura, a combined engineering-and-architecture department, not a standalone architecture faculty.
Is the programme taught in English?
No -- it is delivered entirely in Italian; Udine offers separate English-taught degrees, but not this one.
Can graduates become full architects?
Not directly -- the L-17 leads to Architetto Iunior registration only; full Architetto qualification requires continuing to a Laurea Magistrale (LM-4), for which this Bachelor's is designed as the first "3+2" phase.
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Applying from outside the EU? The non-EU application guide covers pre-enrolment, the study visa and qualification recognition. Common questions are answered separately.