The M.Arch II Program was established in the fall of 2014. It places emphasis on “Design” as the core to cultivate graduate students’ capability of investigation in architectural profession and broaden the scope of architectural practice.
M.Arch II’s courses are organized into 3 semesters. To obtain the Master of Architecture degree, coursework of 27 minimum credits are required, and another 6 credits of thesis study.
M.Arch II’s curriculum and teaching was structured by three main axes:
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- to establish “Design by Research” as a basic idea
- to create a “Co-Advising System” for design and research
- to facilitate cross-border and interdisciplinary learning and collaboration.
M.Arch II’s courses are organized into 3 semesters. In the first semester, the two major courses are "Advanced Architectural Design" and “Special Topics in Architecture and Environmental Design”. The second semester includes “Design Integration Research” and “International Workshop”. The third semester consists of “Design Thesis’ and “Design Thesis Portfolio”. The final "Design Thesis” is the architectural design which is resulted from the previous research findings with further integration and development. In 2017, M.Arch II and the School of Architecture of Tsinghua University in Beijing launched a master's degree joint program. Each year, 1-2 students are selected for exchange for one-year training. The final design thesis is jointly supervised by the architectural professors from both universities