Bachelor of Science in Architectural Design (INDA)

INDA, the International Program in Design and Architecture at the Faculty of Architecture, Chulalongkorn University is a 4-year program that produces graduates with a Bachelor of Science in Architectural Design.

While the program's main focus is design and architecture, INDA'score philosophy is geared to produce creative critical thinkers who are highly motivated to evolve, both themselves and the world around them, through built environment. The program provides students with a solid foundation for lifelong decision-making skills and long-term career goals in both local and global opportunities. Students will understand and respect the needs of industry and society as well as have an unwavering sense of commitment to global progress. Their awareness for values, ethics and social responsibility is pursued in parallel with their rigorous intellectual development. All classes are instructed by academics at the forefront of creative design and architectural thinking and practice.

With a unique yet flexible INDA course structure, students may choose to continue on to graduate studies and become a practicing architect or choose a specialization in other design and planning disciplines such as urban design, landscape architecture, industrial design, interior design, design innovation. They may also decide to pursue graduate studies related design disciplines to become a historian / theorist, conservationist, building technologist, real estate investor, or facility manager. Another exciting possibility is to explore the business and technological aspect of architecture.

The benefits of this quite innovative program are truly endless. Upon graduation, graduates will undoubtedly have the potential and skill to become leaders in their chosen profession.

Our alumni are practicing architecture professionally and working in other related design professions around the world. In 2013 INDA was awarded accreditation from the Architecture Council of Thailand (ACT), so INDA graduates are eligible to take the professional Thai Architecture licensing exam after working in an architecture firm for at least 2 years. Many of our students also pursue further education at top universities. Other areas of career paths also include historians, theorists, conservationists, building technologists, real estate investors, or facility managers. Graduates may also decide to pursue graduate studies in other design and planning disciplines such as urban design, landscape architecture, industrial design, interior design, design innovation, or explore the business aspect of architecture.