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The Master of Arch. in Urban Design and Environmental Studies (MAUDES)

The MAUDES 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.

Full-time teachers of this program：
Chi-Jeng Kuo、Meng-Chi Hsueh、Jui-pi Su、Sheng-Chieh KO、Meng-Tsun Su

MArch I Program (First Professional Degree)

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.

PS. This project is only applicable to domestic students.

M.Arch in Sustainable and Digital Innovation

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、Simon Chih-Feng Shu、Kuowei Eleazar-Godfrey Chiu (KC)、Kwok On Fung、Jeong-Der Ho

Admission Overview 
Admission for Foreign Students

Criteria of graduation you should know to obtain your degree
( All of the rules for English version) 
1.THU Academic Regulations東海大學學則
2.THU Regulations Regarding Graduate Degree Examination東海大學研究生學位考試規則
3.THU Regulations Governing Violations of Academic Ethics in Degree Theses／Dissertations or not Matching Field of Study東海大學學生學位論文違反學術倫理或未符學系專業案件處理辦法
4.THU Degree Conferment Regulations 東海大學學位授予辦法
5.Tunghai University Student Examinations Rules東海大學學生考試規則
6.Implementation Directions for Education on Academic Ethics Course at Tunghai University 東海大學學術倫理教育課程實施要點
7.The key points of the students are eligible to apply the Degree Examination are summarized as follows:
(1.)All courses and credits required for the M.A. degree;
(2.) 6 hours of academic ethics courses;
Study all the core course through the website of Center for Taiwan Academic Research Ethics Education (AREE)and obtain the proof course certificate.
The password of the AREE website will be sent by email from the office of Architecture Department.
The website of Center for Taiwan Academic Research Ethics Education  http://ethics.nctu.edu.tw
for English description,  https://ethics.moe.edu.tw/newuser/2/
(3.) Finish at least two the international design competition or workshop on cross-disciplinary design, architectural design or urban design, signed and approved by your advisor to apply the Degree Examination.
(4.) Comparison of Originality of Thesis (including works in lieu of the thesis, proof of achievement together with written reports, technical reports, or professional practice reports), similarity comparison less than 20%.
Check similarity with Turnitin ( for English version website).

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  

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