Umeå School of Architecture

Umeå School of Architecture

UMA Arkitekthögskolan vid Umeå universitet
Type	Public
Established	2009
Parent institution	Umeå University
Rector	Ana Betancour
Academic staff	30
Students	260
Location	Umeå, Sweden
Campus	Urban
Affiliations	The Nordic Architecture Academy (NA)
Website	Umeå School of Architecture

Umeå School of Architecture (abbreviated UMA) was founded in 2009 as the fourth academic school in Sweden to provide a professional degree in architecture. It is part of Umeå University. Unlike the other Architectural Schools in Sweden, UMA has a spoken policy of sustainable development and integrated design, and aims to grow into "an international laboratory of experimental architectural development." The Danish architect Peter Kjaer is appointed rector for the school.

The five-year architectural programme started in fall 2009 at provisionary premises in central Umeå, but could before fall 2010 move to a new building by Danish architect firm Henning Larsen Architects, close to the Umeå Institute of Design and the Umeå Academy of Fine Arts at the Umeå Arts Campus.Master's degree programs will start in fall 2010.

The School offers a five-year architecture programme leading to a Bachelor's degree (300 credits) – in Swedish

There are two Master's programmes in Sustainable Architecture Production and Immediate Architectural Intervention, leading to a Master's degree (120 credits) - in English

Other Swedish architecture schools are hosted by The Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) in Stockholm, Chalmers in Gothenburg and Lund Institute of Technology.