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- MAUDES(Chinese-Taught)
- MArch I Program (First Professional Degree, Chinese-Taught))
- MASDI (English-Taught)
- Admission Brochure
Admission Brochure
MAUDES(Chinese-Taught)
Master of Arch. in Urban Design and Environmental Studies (MAUDES), The program in Tunghai University offers advanced studies in architecture within an urban and rural context. Its curriculum extends from the structure of undergraduate program and benefits from the department’s strong design-orientation. The two-year program is composed of two urban design studios, three core courses, and some elective courses in specific topics on history, theory, environmental behavior, and building techniques.
In the first year students are required to take two Urban Design studios, which focus on creative thinking and professional techniques addressing selected urban or rural settings and/or restructuring issues under the trend of globalization. Besides, two majors should be chosen from among three core courses—urban studies, environmental-behavior studies, and architectural theory and critiques.
The whole set of courses and the studios will help students of this program explore a broad range of topics about the built environment and the society it exists in. It also prepares students to work either in public, private or NGO/NPO sectors and contribute to engaging in the urban development.
The MAUDES focuses on historical, theoretical, and reflexive researches, as well as community-participatory architectural and urban designs. Most of the courses in this program are taught in Chinese. Applicants should evaluate their capability of Chinese conversation, reading, and writing.
Applicant qualifications：The Master of Arch. in Urban Design and Environmental Studies (MAUDES) focuses on historical, theoretical, and reflexive researches, as well as community-participatory architectural and urban designs. Most of the courses in this program are taught in Chinese. Applicants should evaluate their capability of Chinese conversation, reading, and writing. Length of study normally takes 2-4 years. Applicants hold a Bachelor’s Degree obtained from a certified college/university.
Full-time teachers of this program：
Chi-Jeng Kuo、Meng-Chi Hsueh、Jui-pi Su、Sheng-Chieh KO、Meng-Tsun Su
In the first year students are required to take two Urban Design studios, which focus on creative thinking and professional techniques addressing selected urban or rural settings and/or restructuring issues under the trend of globalization. Besides, two majors should be chosen from among three core courses—urban studies, environmental-behavior studies, and architectural theory and critiques.
The whole set of courses and the studios will help students of this program explore a broad range of topics about the built environment and the society it exists in. It also prepares students to work either in public, private or NGO/NPO sectors and contribute to engaging in the urban development.
The MAUDES focuses on historical, theoretical, and reflexive researches, as well as community-participatory architectural and urban designs. Most of the courses in this program are taught in Chinese. Applicants should evaluate their capability of Chinese conversation, reading, and writing.
Applicant qualifications：The Master of Arch. in Urban Design and Environmental Studies (MAUDES) focuses on historical, theoretical, and reflexive researches, as well as community-participatory architectural and urban designs. Most of the courses in this program are taught in Chinese. Applicants should evaluate their capability of Chinese conversation, reading, and writing. Length of study normally takes 2-4 years. Applicants hold a Bachelor’s Degree obtained from a certified college/university.
Full-time teachers of this program：
Chi-Jeng Kuo、Meng-Chi Hsueh、Jui-pi Su、Sheng-Chieh KO、Meng-Tsun Su
MASDI (English-Taught)
The Master of Architecture in Sustainable and Digital Innovation (MASDI) is an international program offering advanced professional courses mainly in English. The curricular objective is to cultivate forward-looking and creative future design professionals and cross-disciplinary design talents, focusing on the cutting-edge research of architectural biomimicry, circular economy, recycled materials, and digital fabrication. One academic year of contemporary architectural theory combined with intensive courses of design and workshops, with humanistic thinking as the foundation of innovation. Through cross-disciplinary sustainable research and collaboration, this research-based design program intends to explore architectural evolution by design intelligence, natural inspiration, and material process. Length of study normally takes 1-2 years.
Applicants hold a Bachelor’s Degree in Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Urban Design, Urban Planning, Interior Design, or other related design programs will be considered with higher priority. Graduates with other degrees are also encouraged to apply if you can demonstrate your design and research potentials.
Full-time teachers of this program：
Hao-Hsiu Chiu、Kuowei Eleazar-Godfrey Chiu (KC)
Applicants hold a Bachelor’s Degree in Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Urban Design, Urban Planning, Interior Design, or other related design programs will be considered with higher priority. Graduates with other degrees are also encouraged to apply if you can demonstrate your design and research potentials.
Full-time teachers of this program：
Hao-Hsiu Chiu、Kuowei Eleazar-Godfrey Chiu (KC)
| M.Arch in Sustainable and Digital Innovation curriculum | |||||
| Course Title | Credit | 1st Year Semester | |||
| Fall | Spring | ||||
| Required Courses | Experimental Urban Design Studio | 6 | 6 | ||
| Directed Research | 2 | 2 | |||
| Innovative Architectural Design | 6 | 6 | |||
| Innovative Design and Exhibition | 2 | 2 | |||
| Seminar on Thesis Design | 3 | 3 | |||
| Credits of Required Courses (A) | 19 | ||||
| Elective Courses | Course Title | Credit | 1st Year | ||
| Fall | Spring | ||||
| * Advanced Design Research On Future Cities | 3 | 3 | |||
| Digital Fabrication and Material Innovation | 3 | 3 | |||
| Problems of Anthropocene and Urban Design Methods | 3 | 3 | |||
| Parametric Design and for Performative Architecture | 2 | 2 | |||
| The Philosophy of Architectural Design (Chinese-Taught) | 2 | 2 | |||
| Settlement, Tectonics and Construction | 3 | 3 | |||
| Credits of Elective Courses (B)* have to study and pass | 8 | ||||
| Total credits for graduation (A+B) | 27 | ||||
MArch I Program (First Professional Degree, Chinese-Taught))
( This project is only applicable to domestic students. )
The Master of Architecture I (MArch I) program in Tunghai University is a first professional degree that ensures flexibility and possibility for students to develop their own design talents and creativity. It is intended for students who have completed the undergraduate degree with a major other than Architecture. The emphasis of the three-year program is on the design studio, with a full range of creative and professional courses, and electives in history, theory, and building technology. The core courses are fully integrated with Tunghai’s undergraduate curriculum, which has enjoyed a strong design-concentrated tradition for the past half-century. Each student in the final term is required to work closely with a thesis advisor to prepare an independent design thesis. The final result will be published and exhibited.
In addition to the intensive and comprehensive courses, the program also provides rich international and cross disciplinary study opportunities including a summer Workshop in Rome, a Cornell exchange program, and an international workshop held each year in Tunghai University.
The Master of Architecture I (MArch I) program in Tunghai University is a first professional degree that ensures flexibility and possibility for students to develop their own design talents and creativity. It is intended for students who have completed the undergraduate degree with a major other than Architecture. The emphasis of the three-year program is on the design studio, with a full range of creative and professional courses, and electives in history, theory, and building technology. The core courses are fully integrated with Tunghai’s undergraduate curriculum, which has enjoyed a strong design-concentrated tradition for the past half-century. Each student in the final term is required to work closely with a thesis advisor to prepare an independent design thesis. The final result will be published and exhibited.
In addition to the intensive and comprehensive courses, the program also provides rich international and cross disciplinary study opportunities including a summer Workshop in Rome, a Cornell exchange program, and an international workshop held each year in Tunghai University.