Degree Programmes
Master of Architecture and Urban Design
I. This program emphasizes theory and practice of Architecture and of Urban Design,
it explores:
1.The process and facts regarding historical developments of Architecture and
Urban Design both domestic and overseas, the theories and claims of all major
academic schools;
2.Architecture and Urban Morphology;
3.Green Architecture and Sustainable Urban Development;
4.Specialized Techniques in Noise and Indoor Acoustic Quality Control System;
5.Computer-aided-design in Architecture and its application
II. The professional curriculum of this program comprises the three following types:
1.Practical Curricula in Design: focus on the professional training in Planning and
Design, widely touch upon the technology and knowledge of Architecture, Urban
Planning and Design-related Fields.
2.Lectures and Seminars: teach and discuss the history, theory and research method
in Architecture and Urbanism.
3.Thesis: built upon the foundation of design theory and methodology in
Architecture and Urban Planning.
Master of Landscape and Recreation
I. This program emphasizes theory and practice of Landscape and Recreation
Planning and Design, it explores:
1.Design theory and methodology in Landscape and Recreation Planning.
2.Spatial Morphology and Construction in Landscape.
3.Recreation and Ecology in Landscape.
4.Spatial Management and Administration in Recreation.
5.Case study in the planning and design of Theme Parks.
II. The professional curriculum of this program comprises the three following types:
1.Practical Curricula in Design: focus on the professional training in Planning and
Design, widely touch upon the technology and knowledge of Landscape,
Recreation Planning and Design-related Fields.
2.Lectures and Seminars: teach and discuss the history, theory and research method
in Landscape and Recreation.
3.Thesis: built upon the foundation of design theory and methodology in Landscape
and Recreation.
Master of Architectural Design
I. This program emphasizes theory and practice of Architectural Design, it explores:
1.Basic theory of Architectural Design, process and method of Architectural Design,
Architectural Environment, design information survey and analysis.
2.Architectural History and Theory, Architectural Behavior, Urban and Landscape
Design, Economics and Ordinance.
3.Architectural Practice, Computer-aided Design in Architecture.
II. The professional curriculum of this program comprises the three following types:
1.Design Curricula: The goals of this program is to instill students with the ability
of critical thinking so as to guide and entice students to analyze and study
problems at hand in design process. Through drawing and model-making,
first-year curriculum emphasizes the importance in design projects training,
ranging from light projection to spatial design. Second-year curriculum
emphasizes various kinds of architectural design, and let students learn
professional skills such as structure, construction and equipment system.
Third-year curriculum explores the relationship between Architecture and Urban
Design, and trains students how to tackle difficult problems in architectural
design.
2.Lectures: teach professional knowledge and skills such as Architectural History,
Theory, Structure, Construction and Equipment.
3.Design Thesis: After grasping the gist of basic theory and skills in Architectural
Design, students conduct individual architectural design project (supervized by a
faculty member) so as to let students have the opportunity to synthesize his or her
architectural knowledge in the process of planning and designing good
architecture, and thus further enhance their abilities in tackling design projects.
Ph.D. in Architecture and Urban Design
In order to cultivate leaders of design profession with a global perspective, the
Graduate School of Architecture and Urban Design established Ph.D. program in 2002
after the prior establishment of Master programs. The Ph.D. program comprises at
least three-year academic research within the framework of this school’s academic
education. This program emphasizes theory and managerial practice in architectural,
urban, landscape and recreational designs, it explores:
1.Theory and developmental history in architectural, urban, landscape and
recreational planning and design.
2.Architecture and Urban Relics Preservation, Architectural Structure, Architectural
Construction and Material, Physico-environmental control.
3.Computer-aided design and practice in Architecture, Urbanism, Landscape and
Recreation.
4.Design Managerial Science, Design Policy and Management.
Apart from the four above-mentioned major areas, this program, coupled with both
curricula of Arts and Overseas study, provides a full-fledged design education ranging
from the education in Liberal Arts to the content of creative knowledge in practical
professional design and planning. The professional curriculum of this program
comprises the three following types:
1.Lectures and Seminars: teach and explore theory, skill and methodology in
relation to Architecture, Urbanism, Environment, Landscape and Recreation.
2.Overseas Study: Ph.D. students are required to study theory, skill and
methodology in a related faculty of any foreign sister university for one semester
(at least four-month duration).
3.Thesis: supervised by a faculty member, Ph.D. students conduct creative,
individual research of a chosen topic based on the theory and methodology of
Architecture, Urbanism, Landscape and Recreation.
Graduation requirement
1.Two years full-time for Master of Architecture and Urban Design: Students must
complete at least 36 credit points.
2.Two years full-time for Master of Landscape and Recreation: Students must
complete at least 36 credit points.
3.Three years full-time for Master of Architecture Design: Students must complete
at least 95 credit points.
4.Three years part-time for Master of Digital Design: Students must complete at
least 36 credit points.
5.Three years full-time for PhD: Students must complete at least 30 credit points.
Goal
The goal of the Graduate School is to train personnel in advanced academic and
technical areas of architecture and urban design, in order to raise standards and
efficiency in the Taiwan’s urban design. The School also provides students in the
polytechnic educational system with the opportunity to enter a variety of professional
and governmental careers, including architects, urban planners, technical researchers
and public servants, where their contributions raise the nation's standard of living and
their unique backgrounds give them a more diverse range of views and experiences.
The PhD program seeks to ensure that students have higher design and planning
knowledge and research abilities. In addition to helping them developing the abilities
of international view of thinking and a creative sense of research and logical integrity,
it also provides students opportunities to cultivate individual specialized areas
according to their own personal interests.