This optional module, allows for various kinds of research studies in collaboration with planned or ongoing research projects. It is closely linked to the five units of the School of Architecture and is undertaken individually or in small teams of students. Supervision consists of guiding students towards clear results in a particular area of research. The research project is reviewed before a panel of experts from the supervising research unit.

Built Heritage & Upcycling Unit:
Would you also like to be a border crosser and cross borders with us? Ernst Sommerlad (1895-1977) was one of the first architects in the Principality of Liechtenstein and brought the architectural language of Modernism here. Despite the most adverse political circumstances, he did not allow himself to be limited by borders either architecturally or physically, and also built in Germany, Vorarlberg, St. Gallen, Appenzell and Graubünden. On the occasion of a symposium at the University of Liechtenstein in the fall of 2025, we will analyze the fast and exciting oeuvre of Sommerlad under close scientific scrutiny in cooperation with the country and the OST (Eastern Switzerland University of Applied Sciences)

Research or design studies defined by research units and under the guidance of mentors, usually closely related to current research projects, developed individually or in groups. The offers of the research semester vary each se-mester depending on the units and are coordinated with the academic director of the Master's degree pro-gramme.

Relevant reading will be made available at the beginning of the course. A list of recommended literature will be announced in the course and updated on an ongoing basis.

Minimum 75% compulsory attendance, continuous assessment and regular meetings with instructors.
The final grade is calculated according to the weighting of the following com-ponents: final submission (80%) and oral presentation (20%).

Individual appointments will be set with the tutor; group projects are also possible, as well as group work with individual submissions;

start, final submission and presentation can be individually
defined with the respective tutors.

Registration via the intranet of the University of Liechtenstein is not binding and is only valid in combination with the written consent of the respective unit. This applies to all Individual Electives in the Master's degree programme in Architecture.

This optional module allows for various kinds of research studies. It is closely connected to the five units of the Liechtenstein School of Architecture and is usually part of ongoing research projects. The supervision consists of directing the students towards clear results within a given field of research. The individual study is reviewed within the respective unit.

Urbanism, Architecture & Society:
Do you like writing, or want to gain more experience scientific writing?
Are you interested in learning about and applying methods of urban research?
Want some credit points for that?
Urbanism, Architecture & Society Unit (UASU) is happy to support independent study projects utilizing our methods and approaches, either (1) pursuing questions relevant to our group, or (2) supporting you in finding your own research questions. We can provide topics for independent study related to our research areas in the Alpine Rhine Valley, as well as various locations across the Global South.
We also encourage aligning independent study projects with our other concurrent courses including: Raum & Gesellschaft, Studio Jozi, Urban Theory, Planning & Places, Architectural Theory, or Pro Bono.

Self-defined design or research studies, developed individually or in groups agreed upon with research units and under the guidance of mentors. The size of the module is determined by the respective unit.

After successful completion of the course, students will be able to

Relevant reading will be made available at the beginning of the course. A list of recommended literature will be announced in the course and updated on an ongoing basis.

Minimum 75% compulsory attendance, regular meetings with instructors, continuous assessment, portfolio and final review.
The final grade is calculated according to the weighting of the following components: final submission (80%) and oral presentation (20%).

Individual appointments will be set with the tutor.

You can register for this independent study alone or in a group. For registration and enrolment, please get in touch with Lindsay Howe: lindsay.howe@uni.li

• Developing research questions and hypothesis
• Designing qualitative and quantitative research
• Writing and communicating research proposals

Seminar

• Students conduct structured literature reviews and identify research gaps.
• Students derive research questions and testable hypotheses, motivated on the basis of existing literature.
• Students select and apply appropriate methods to answer the hypotheses.
• Students will produce rigorous research proposals in the area of finance.
• Students will effectively communicate academic research proposals.

The thesis process starts immediately after the deadline of the Exposé.

• Praktische Einblicke in das Umfeld verschiedener Unternehmungen
• Verknüpfung der betriebswirtschaftlichen Theorie mit der Praxis
• Diskussionen mit Unternehmern
• Interkulturelle Verschiedenheiten kennen und verstehen lernen

• Einwöchige Exkursion
• Praktische Einblicke in ein neues Umfeld
• Interaktive Übungen
• Workshops

• Praktische Einblicke in das Umfeld verschiedener Unternehmungen
• Verknüpfung der betriebswirtschaftlichen Theorie mit der Praxis
• Diskussionen mit Unternehmern
• Interkulturelle Verschiedenheiten kennen und verstehen lernen

• Einwöchige Exkursion
• Praktische Einblicke in ein neues Umfeld
• Interaktive Übungen
• Workshops

Die Teilnehmenden lernen, volkswirtschaftliche Entwicklungen und deren Einflüsse auf Unternehmen zu erkennen und zu beurteilen. Sie erarbeiten sich ein fundiertes Grundwissen und setzen sich mit aktuellen Entwicklungen auseinander. Das Modul vertieft die grundlegenden Konzepte aus der Mikro- und Makroökonomie und behandelt gesamtwirtschaftliche Entwicklungsprozesse (Konjunktur, Wachstum, Strukturwandel) einschliesslich der Geldpolitik (Nationalbank, Inflation, Geldmengensteuerung, Wechselkurs). In der Betrachtung von gesamtwirtschaftlichen Prozessen wird auf die Analyse von technischem Fortschritt in der Ökonomie (Technische Pfadabhängigkeit, technologische Trajektorien, Technologiepolitik) eingegangen.

Präsentationen, Fallstudien, Diskussionen

schriftliche Prüfung